Dr. Jill Fleuriet
Professor of Anthropology and Vice Provost for Honors Education at UTSA
Dr. Jill Fleuriet is Professor of Anthropology and Vice Provost for Honors Education at UTSA. A cultural and medical anthropologist from the Rio Grande Valley, her research focuses on health, place-making, and leadership in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. She co-designed UTSA Honors College’s experiential learning curriculum, emphasizing professional development, civic engagement, and research. A widely recognized educator, Fleuriet has received multiple UT System and UTSA teaching and mentoring awards and currently serves as President of the UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers. Her book, Rhetoric and Reality on the U.S.-Mexico Border (2021), challenges misconceptions about the region through an analysis of leadership.
