“I like teaching because it allows me to constantly learn and share ideas covering a wide range of topics. Over the past few years I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Marquette students because of the dedication they have to learn and positively shape the world."
Matthew D. Dalstrom, Ph.D.
matthew.dalstrom@marquette.edu
Courses Taught
- ANTH 1001 Introduction to Anthropology
Education
- University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
- Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology
- Mississippi State University
- M.A. - Applied Anthropology
- The University of Georgia
- B.A. - Anthropology and History
Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Rockford College (2011-present)
- Adjunct Professor, Social and Cultural Sciences, College of Professional Studies, Marquette University (2009-present)
- Social Science Instructor and Navy Pace Instructor, Distance Learning Department, Central Texas College (2007-present)
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Comparative Ethic Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2010-2011)
- Adjunct Lecturer, Sociology Department, Carroll University (2009)
- Associate Lecturer, UW-Milwaukee (2007-2009)
- Teaching Assistant, UW-Milwaukee (2005-2009)
- Lecturer, Mississippi State University (2004-2005)
Research Interests
- Medical anthropology
- Medical tourism
- Applied Anthropology
- Globalization
- Latin America
- Public Policy
Publications
- 2012 - "Strategies for Seeking Medical Care in Mexico." Practicing Anthropology. 34(4): 4-7
- 2012 "Winter Texans and the Re-Creation of the American Medical Experience in Mexico." Medical Anthropology. 31: 162-177.
- 2010 "Author Kleinman on Caregiving." Somatosphere, December 15, 2010: http://www.somatosphere.net/2010/12/arthur-kleinman-on-caregiving.html
- 2007 "Beyond Leisure: Medical Tourism Between the United States and Mexico." Global Currents. 4(1): 6-7
Presentations
- 2012 Improving Health Care Access Among Retried Americans. Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. March 27-31.
- 2012 Mexico, the Drug Cartels, and the Effects on the US. Great Decisions Lecture Series, St. Norbert College. De Pere, WI. February 22.
- 2011 Medical Tourism Strategies in Mexico. Central States Anthropological Society Annual Meeting. Iowa City, IA. April 7-9.
- 2010 Medical Enclaves and the Production of Medical Tourism Opportunities in Mexico. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Milwaukee, WI. October 27.
- 2010 Recreating the American Medical Experience in Mexico. Central States Anthropological Society Annual Meeting. Madison, WI. April 7-11.
- 2009 The Mexican Solution: Health Care Opportunities for Winter Texans. American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. December 2-6.
- 2009 Where Border People go for Health Care. Ladies of the Church, First Presbyterian Church. McAllen, TX. February 22.
- 2009 Medical Tourism in the Rio Grande Valley. University of Texas-Pan American. Edinburg, TX. January 26.
- 2008 Medical Tourism and Border Health. Texas A&M Health Science Center. McAllen, TX. November 13.
- 2007 Bodies Beyond Borders: Dental Work and the Organ Trade, Unlikely Partners. Central States Anthropological Society Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN. April 12-15.
- 2006 In Search of Truth: The Reevaluation of Substances. Central States Anthropological Society Annual Meeting. Omaha, NE. April 6-9.
- 2005 Non-vitamin, Non-mineral Supplement Use and College Students. Mississippi State University. Meridian, MS. March 15.
