Prof. Dr. Seth M. Holmes

Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management | University of California, Berkeley

Seth M. Holmes is Chancellor’s Professor in the Division of Society and Environment and the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California, Berkeley. He holds an M.D. from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine and a Ph.D. in Medical Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley and UC San Francisco. Trained as both a physician and a cultural anthropologist, his work examines social hierarchies and health inequities, with particular attention to how structural inequalities are produced, legitimized, and challenged in contexts of transnational migration, agro-food systems, and health care. In this context, he founded the Hub for Global Social Medicine and has served as project lead for The Lancet Global Social Medicine Cases, as well as Principal Investigator of the ERC-funded project FOODCIRCUITS: Hidden Connections Between Migrants and Societies. Holmes’s research has received national and international recognition across anthropology, sociology, and geography, including the Margaret Mead Award. Beyond his academic publications, he regularly engages broader publics through contributions to outlets such as The Huffington Post and Salon, and through appearances on NPR, PRI, Pacifica Radio, and Radio Bilingüe.