J. Alexander Navarro

J. Alexander Navarro, PhD., received his doctorate in history from the University of Michigan. A diplomatic, political, and intellectual historian by training, Dr. Navarro has taught and conducted research on a wide range of topics, including U.S.-Latin American history and U.S.-Southeast Asian relations, Western labor history, 20th-century urban history, race and racism, and issues of national identity. Since joining the Center for the History of Medicine, Dr. Navarro has focused his research on the historical, social, economic, and political ramifications of the 1918 and 2009 influenza pandemics. In addition to supervising the Center’s large research projects, Dr. Navarro assists in the management of the Center’s operations.