| Name | Institution | Research Area | Year |
| Laura Macdonald | Carleton University | Political Science | 1998 |
| Horacio Mackinlay | Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana | Sociology | 1998-1999 |
| Michelle Madsen Camacho | University of California, Irvine | Anthropology | 1999-2000 |
| Kenneth Maffit | University of California, San Diego | History | 1997-1998 |
| Kristen Hill Maher | University of California, Irvine | Political Science | 1998-1999 |
| Mark Joseph Mairot | University of California, Los Angeles | History | 2001-2002 |
María del Carmen Maganda Ramírez | Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social | Env. Studies | 2002-2003 |
| Kristen Maher | San Diego State University | Immigration | 2002-2003 |
| Robert Manning | Johns Hopkins University | Sociology | 1984-1985 |
| Enrico Marcelli | University of Southern California | Economics | 1997-1999 |
| David Mares | University of California, San Diego | Political Science | 2001 |
| Philip Martin | University of California, Davis | Economics | 1993 |
| José Martínez |
University of California, San Diego |
Economics |
2006-2008 |
| Konane Martínez | University of California, Riverside | Immigration | 2002-2003 |
| Shannan Mattiace | University of Texas at Austin | Political Science | 1996-1997 |
| Sylvia Maxfield | Harvard University | Political Science | 1985-1986 |
| Craig McIntosh |
University of California,
San Diego |
Economics |
2005-2007 |
| Judy McTique | University of California, San Diego | Political Science | 1994-1995 |
| Javier Mejia | Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas | Economics | 1980-1981 |
| Lorenzo Meyer | El Colegio de Mexico | Political Science | 1982
2007 |
| Suzanne Michel | University of Colorado at Boulder | Binational | 1998 1999-2000 |
| Kevin Middlebrook | Indiana University | Political Science | 1983-1984 1990-1992 |
| Richard Mines | University of California, Berkeley | Labor | 1980-1982 |
| Juan Molinar Horcasitas | Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico | Political Science | 1983-1984 1989-1992 |
| Alejandro Monsivais | | Public Policy | 2002-2003 |
| Carlos Montalvo Corral | University of Sussex | Env. Studies | 1999 |
| Hector Luis Morales | Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Sobre Recursos Bioticos | Rural Dev. | 1984-1985 |
| Rebecca Morales | University of California, Los Angeles | Urban Dev. | 1991-1992 |
| Rick Anthony Morales | University of California, Berkeley | Sociology | 1986-1987 |
| Stephen Mumme | University of Arizona | Political Science | 1981 |
| Gail Mummert | El Colegio de Michoacan | Sociology | 1991-1992 2000-2001 |
| Gabriel Murillo Castano | Universidad de los Andes, Colombia | Political Science | 1982 1986 |
| David Myhre | Cornell University | Rural Sociology | 1992-1996 |