Mark A. Grey PhD

Mark A. Grey is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Northern Iowa. He is also Director of the Iowa Center for Immigrant Leadership and Integration and the New Iowans Program. The Center is an award-winning program that provides consultation, training and publications to Iowa communities, churches, organizations, and employers as they deal with the unique challenges and opportunities associated with influxes of immigrant and refugee newcomers. Dr. Grey received his Ph.D. in Applied Medical Anthropology at the University of Colorado-Boulder. He has published extensively in academic journals on immigration in the Midwest including recent articles in Human Organization and Religion and Education.

He has also published extensively for non-academic audiences. His handbooks include Welcoming New Iowans: A Guide for Citizens and Communities; Welcoming New Iowans: A Guide for Managers and Supervisors; and Welcoming New Iowans: A Guide for Christians and Churches. With Dr. Michele Yehieli, he recently published A Health Provider’s Pocket Guide to Working with Immigrant, Refugee and Minority Populations in Iowa; several pocket guides on providing health services to diverse seniors; and A Health Providers Pocket Guide to Working with Orthodox Jewish Patients in Hospital Settings. Dr. Grey has won numerous awards for his activities, including the Iowa Friends of Civil Rights Award, the University of Northern Iowa Distinguished Service Award, and the Iowa Regents Award for Faculty Excellence.