Jason De Leon is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan and Director of the Undocumented Migration Project, a long-term anthropological study of clandestine border crossings between Mexico and the United States. His academic work has been featured in numerous media outlets, including National Public Radio, the "New York Times Magazine, ""Al Jazeera" magazine, "The Huffington Post, "and "Vice" magazine. In 2013, De Leon was named a National Geographic Emerging Explorer.