A PhD student in Hispanic Studies, she is interested in studying maternities, intergenerational feminine dialogue and migrations particularly from Mexico, Central American and the Caribbean. Most recently, she graduated with an M.A. in Spanish from the University of Notre Dame where she also worked at the William J. Shaw Center for Women and Children. Before returning to academia, she taught in the Texas public school system and worked for various non-profits to advance the rights of migrants, women and other marginalized groups. She enjoys walks, hiking, good books and all things cooking and baking.

Interests

• Changing motherhood and maternities
• Intergenerational feminine dialogue and silence
• Lantinx mobilities and migrations
• Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean

From Notre Dame University:

• Social Justice Award in 2023
• ILS José E. Limón Best Essay in Latino Studies 2023 Prize

Graduate Supervisor: Dr. Tamara Mitchell

• Latinx Studies Association (July 2022; Presenter and Co-leader)
  “The Construction of Womanhood in Emerging Afro-Latinx Spaces”
• McGil Student Conference (May 2024; Presenter)
  “The Construction of Afro-Latinx Spaces in Mexican Visual and Literary Arts”
• Latin American Studies Association (June 2024; Presenter)
  “No Way Out: The Cost of Humanity in Salas-Rivera’s Depiction of Post-Hurricane Maria”
• Afro-Latin American Research Institute (July 2024; Presenter, organizer and moderator)
  “Segregación, feminismo y la recuperación de lo perdido: Nancy Morejón y la posición sudafricana.”
• SECOLAS (April 2025; Presenter)
  “Javier Zamora and the Trauma and Family Separation: From the Personal to the Collective Perspective”
• LASA 2025 (May 2025; Presenter)
  “Divergent immigrant archives: the contribution of the personal feminine experience”