Rate My Professor Mark Grey

Mark Grey is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), where he also serves on the Public Health faculty. He earned his Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Colorado-Boulder in 1989. Grey has held positions within UNI's Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology, including as Head of the department. His career at UNI spans decades, beginning as an Assistant Professor as noted in early publications, and he has contributed extensively to academic and community initiatives related to immigration and diversity.

Grey's research specializations center on immigration, ethnic diversity, and immigrant integration in rural Midwest communities, particularly Iowa. He directed UNI's New Iowans Program and the Iowa Center for Immigrant Leadership and Integration, leading efforts in research, policy development, and outreach to support immigrant communities. Key publications include Postville, U.S.A.: Surviving Diversity in Small-Town America (2009, co-authored with Michele Devlin and Aaron Goldsmith), which chronicles the social transformations in Postville, Iowa, amid immigrant influxes and the 2008 federal raid. Other notable works encompass 'Human Migration and Environmental Degradation: The Toll on Vulnerable Women and Children' (2017, co-authored with Catherine Zeman), contributions to the International Journal of Global Health as editorial board member (volumes 1-6), and 'The University as an Academy of Scholars.' Grey has delivered public lectures on topics such as immigration demographics, hate crimes in the Midwest, and new immigrants' agricultural health issues. He organized citizenship naturalization ceremonies at UNI and participated in panels discussing real-life immigration events like the Postville raid documentary premiere. Awards include the Veridian Credit Union Community Engagement Award (2007) and the Immigrant Champion Award (2013). Additionally, Grey serves as an adjunct professor at the U.S. Army War College. His work has influenced discussions on demographic changes and immigrant leadership in Iowa.