About

profess.

survive.

lover and fighter.

mediator.

partner. mother. striving chosen family. familia. friend.

second generation.

healing myself. to help heal others.

 

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PhD, English and American Literature, with additional Graduate Emphases in feminist studies and critical theory; University of California, Irvine

MA, English; University of California, Irvine

BA, English, departmental highest honors, Thompson Senior Thesis Award, with additional specialization (minor) in Education; University of California, Los Angeles

 

Associate Professor of English at Dominican University outside of Chicago, teaching classes in multiethnic US literature and creative writing