She received her Ph.D. with a specialization in Hispanic Literatures from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Dr. Ronderos is a poet, short story writer and critic. Her short story “Círcula de Fuego” was selected for publication as a finalist in the XXI Premio de Narrativa de Mujeres sponsored by Editorial Torremozas in Madrid and her volume of poetry Estaciones en Exilio won the Carmen Conde in 2010.