EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Mexican American Studies (in progress)
Minor: Library and Information Science
The University of Arizona​, Tucson, AZ

M.S. in Mexican American Studies (2017)
Concentration: Latino Health & Wellness
The University of Arizona​, Tucson, AZ

B.A. in Spanish and Mexican American Studies (2014)
Concentration: Translation & Interpretation, Indigenous Studies
The University of Arizona​, Tucson, AZ

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Project Assistant - Nuestra Recetas (2017 - present)
Horticultural Therapy Program
Tucson Botanical Gardens

Independent Study on Mexican Folklórico (2017 - present)
Department of Mexican American Studies
The University of Arizona

AIRCH Graduate Research Assistant (Spring 2015)
Native American Research and Training Center
The University of Arizona​

Graduate Research Assistant (Fall 2014)
Department of Mexican American Studies
The University of Arizona

Independent Study on Tucson Gardens (Fall 2013)
Department of Mexican American Studies
The University of Arizona

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Graduate Teaching Assistant (2015 - present)
Department of Mexican American Studies
The University of Arizona
*MAS 150B1: Sex and AIDS in the 21st Century
*MAS 160A1: American Indian Health and Wellness

Student Assistant / Preceptor (2013 - present)
Department of Mexican American Studies
The University of Arizona
*MAS 435/535: Mexican Traditional Medicine
*MAS 160A1: American Indian Health and Wellness

EXTRACURRICULAR EXPERIENCE

Co-Founder/Member (2014-2015; 2017 - present)
Executive Board Member (2014-2015; 2017 - present)
Mexican American Studies Student Alliance (MASA)

Bilingual Volunteer (Summer 2016)
Casa Alitas Program
Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona

Bilingual Volunteer (Summer 2016)
Jim and Vicky Click Club House
Boys and Girls Club of Tucson

Bilingual Support/Hotline/Crisis Specialist (2015 - present)
Emergency Services - Shelter/Hotline
Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse

Research and Recruitment Intern (Spring 2015)
International Development
Pima Community College - West Campus

Senior Member/Folklorista (2014 - present)
Executive Board Member (2009 - 2014)
Grupo Folklorico Miztontli

PRESENTATIONS

"Aboriginal Perspectives on Traditional Ecological Knowledge."
UA Grad Slam Preliminary Rounds
The University of Arizona (March 2017)

"Aboriginal Perspectives on Traditional Ecological Knowledge."
Panel on Innovative Presentation on Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Native American Research and Training Center Winter Institute 2017
The University of Arizona (March 2017)

"Échale! Folklórico as a Space for Civic Engagement."
Sacred Geography: What It Means to Be Human Symposium
The University of Arizona (December 2014)