Alex Brandli

Fellow, von der Heyden Global Fellows 2025-26

Alex Brandli is a 6^th year PhD candidate in the History Department. He holds an MA in History from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a BA from Sarah Lawrence College. He works on 20^th Century Mexican history with an emphasis on LGBTTTQI+ health activism and transnational networks of care. His work has been generously supported by the Fulbright Foundation and Duke’s Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies Department. He spent two years conducting research in Mexico City and volunteering for a queer, activist-run archive.