| Name | Institution | Research Area | Year |
| Daniel Ramírez | | Religion | 2002-2003 |
José María Ramos Garcia | El Colegio de la Frontera Norte | Binational | 2003-2004 |
| Ralph Reisner | University of Illinois | Int'l. Law | 1985 1986 |
| Fernando Rello | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Rural Dev. | 1986 |
Juan Fernando Reyes Palaez | Universidad Libre de México | History | 2000 |
| Carlos Rico | Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas | Political Science | 1983-1984 |
| Alejandra Rios Cazares |
University of California, San Diego |
Political Science |
2006-2008 |
| Fernando Riosmena |
University of Colorado, Boulder |
Demography |
2007-2008 |
| Cristina Rivera Garza | San Diego State Univeristy | History | 1998-1999 |
| Gaspar Rivera Salgado | University of California, Santa Cruz | Sociology | 1998-1999 |
| Kenneth Roberts | Southwestern University | Economics | 1983 |
| America Rodríguez | University of California, San Diego | Media | 1987 1992-1993 |
| Guadalupe Rodríguez Gomez | Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social | Anthropology | 1997 |
Pedro Hipolito Rodríguez Herrero | Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social | Anthropology | 1996-1997 |
| Victor Rodríguez Padilla | Universidad Autónoma de México | Economics | 1995-1996 |
| Victoria Rodríguez | University of California, Berkeley | Political Science | 1987-1989 |
| Juan Manuel Romero Gil | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | History | 1996-1997 |
| Keith Rosenblum | The Arizona Daily Star | Media | 1989 |
| Ina Rosenthal-Urey | Wheaton College | Economics | 1983-1984 |
| Richard Rothstein | Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union | Labor Studies | 1987-1988 |
| Roger C. Rouse | Stanford University | Anthropology | 1987-1988 |
| Rosa María Rubalcava Ramos | El Colegio de México | Sociology | 1990 |
| Jeffrey W. Rubin | Amherst College | Political Science | 1993-1994 |
| Jane Rubin Kurtzman | University of California, Los Angeles | Economics | 1991 |
| Clemente Ruiz Duran | Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico | Economics | 1991 |
| Olivia Ruiz | COLEF | Anthropology | 2002-2003
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| Jan Rus III | University of California, Riverside | History | 2002-2003 |