Seth Holmes

Seth Holmes is a Chancellor’s Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, holding joint appointments in the Department of Anthropology and the Division of Society and Environment. He earned his M.D. from UC San Francisco and a Ph.D. in Medical Anthropology from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco. His research examines structural vulnerability, racialization, and citizenship hierarchies in migrant farm labor, global health, and clinical ethics. Recent publications include *Vulnerabilidad Estructural y Jerarquías de Etnicidad y Ciudadanía en la Finca* (2026) and *Translational Social Medicine for Global Health* in *The Lancet* (2025). He co-directs the UCSF-UC Berkeley MD/PhD Track in Medical Anthropology and co-chairs the Berkeley Center for Social Medicine, collaborating with institutions across the Americas, Europe, and Africa.