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
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)
