Education
Ph.D. in Hispanic & Portuguese Studies, University of Pennsylvania
M.A. in Hispanic & Portuguese Studies, University of Pennsylvania
B.A. in Spanish (Teaching option), Ithaca College
Select Publications
Peer Reviewed Articles
“Colorblind Aesthetics in Manuel Muñoz: Reading Race in Form and Feeling.” MELUS Journal, volume 47, Issue 3, Fall 2022, pp.71-88.
“Tears that Dare Not Speak Their Name: Safe Space and Homophobia in Luis Negrón’s “Mundo cruel” (2010).” Forthcoming in Diálogo: An Interdisciplinary Studies Journal.
Book Chapters and Encyclopedia Entries
“The Formal Turn in Latinx Literature and Criticism.” Latinx Literature and Critical Futurities, 1992-2020, edited by Laura Lomas and John Morán González, Cambridge University Press. May 2025.
Entries in The Chicana and Chicano Movement: From Aztlán to Zapatistas, edited by Adelaida del Castillo and Norma Iglesias. Forthcoming (delayed by COVID-19).
● “Sleepy Lagoon Case”
● “U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 1969 Decision on Mexican Americans”
Reviews and Public Facing Work
“The Salvadoran Speculative with Ruben Reyes, Jr.,” Intervenxions: The Latinx Project. October 25, 2025.
Review of Revolting Indolence: The Politics of Slacking, Lounging, and Daydreaming in Queer and Trans Latinx Culture by Marcos Gonzales. MELUS Journal, May 2025.
“Queer Lessons on Latinx Method,” ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America. September 18, 2023.
Review of Atmospheres: Aesthetics of Emotional Spaces by Tonino Griffero. Capacious: Journal for Emerging Affect Inquiry, pp.50-56, 2020.
Review of Decolonizing Primary English Language Teaching by Mario E. López-Gopar. Journal of Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, pp.217-218, 2017.
Review of …y no se lo tragó la tierra/And the Earth Did Not Devour Him by Tomás
Rivera and Evangelina Vigil-Piñon. Journal of South Texas Historical Association, 2017.
Fellowships & Awards
Office of Inclusive Excellence Faculty Fellow, Allegheny College 2023-2025
Jan Thaddeus Teaching Prize, History & Literature, Harvard University 2023
Voted one of Harvard College Class of ‘23 Favorite Professors, Harvard University 2022
Provostial Fund for Arts & Humanities, Harvard University 2022
Certificate of Teaching Excellence, Harvard University 2022
Arts & Sciences Dissertation Completion Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania 2021
Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Pennsylvania 2018
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