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Co-Chairs: Dr. Graciela S. Cabana & Dr. Tatiana Sánchez Parra

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Fiona Martínez earned her undergraduate degree in Sociocultural Anthropology from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her research centers on genetic testing and its role in shaping identity, kinship, and belonging in Argentina. For her undergraduate degree, Fiona undertook fieldwork to examine how individuals engage with direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA testing, focusing on how genetic information is interpreted, communicated, and woven into personal and collective narratives. She is particularly interested in how these technologies intersect with broader histories of race, memory, and kinship, and how users draw on them to make sense of ancestry and family ties.

Fiona is pursuing her MA degree in Cultural Anthropology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she will continue to explore the intersections of identity and genetics.