As a young student, psychology, psychoanalysis, and counseling were my passions. Following my vocation, I completed a B.A. in psychology and worked in programs of prevention and intervention against domestic violence, as well as in private practice. While pursuing this path, I also developed a keen interest in teaching languages and literature. An invitation to be a teaching assistant at a US liberal arts college shifted my professional goals and I decided to become a full time language educator. As a graduate student, I produced and delivered conference papers on Latin American literature, Spanish drama, Golden Age narrative, World literature, and other fields. My training in psychology helped me develop a solid critical approach to literary production and, most importantly, it provides me with the skills and awareness to be attentive to the needs of my students.
Besides Latin American and Spanish literatures, I am also interested in US-Latina/o cultures, literatures, histories, and arts, and American borderlands history.
Currently I am also the review editor of Chiricú Journal: Latina/o Literatures, Arts, and Cultures, a publication dedicated to scholarly research, creative writing, and visual arts produced by individuals and collectives interested in the experiences on US-Latina/o, Latinx, Lusophone, and Indigenous communities in global contexts. BTW, Chiricú stands for Chicano, Riqueño, and Cubano, but the journal is more capacious than those labels would make us think.
