She specializes in economic anthropology and the anthropology of international borders with an emphasis on Mexico and North America. Dr. Gauthier received her Ph.D. from Concordia University, Montreal in 2009 and she is at work on a book that explores the impact of neoliberal reforms and border security policies on smuggling and small-scale trading along the U.S.-Mexico border. Her current research builds and expands on these themes through the study of two other international borders: the Mexico-Belize border and the U.S.-Canada border. Dr. Gauthier’s other research and teaching interests include migration, transnationalism, illicit/informal economies, globalization, material culture and consumption.