About

I’m a PhD candidate at Stony Brook University studying borders, bodies, violence, and war in contemporary US literature. I’m interested in the intersection of challenges and ideas that we tend to view as totalizing, all-encompassing, or comprehensive, such as perpetual war, climate change, and nationalism. In my research, I explore imaginative spaces and imagery that highlights the intersections of these types of problems in hopes of finding ways to describe and understand their vulnerabilities. My in-progress dissertation is titled “Possibly Everywhere but Hopefully Not Forever: Reading the War on Terror in US Literature from the Post-9/11 Era.”

In addition to my literary research, I am also deeply concerned with the ethics, theory, and practicalities of education. As a young Latina instructor, I strive to create learning spaces where my students and I are seen, heard, and challenged. 

Because reading is no longer a “pastime” for me, I like to spend my free time doing anything that makes me laugh and playing more Stardew Valley than I care to admit. One of my major life-goals is to move to the beach.