Mirtha Garcia holds a Ph.D. in Sociocultural Anthropology from Arizona State University. She has researched the experiences, identities, and quality of life of migrant and non-migrant trans individuals and how they navigate both the public sector and their private lives. With her research, she hopes to assist with creating policies and academic work that can help trans communities globally. She has an M.A. in Visual Anthropology from the University of Southern California, where she completed a 30-minute ethnographic film on trans Latina immigrant women’s identity transnationally. She aims to conduct research that employs semi-structured interviews, photovoice, participant observation, and archival work.