She received her PhD in U.S. Latino/a Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She works for Department of English, as well as with the NVC MAS program. Her research is in Mixed Race Chicano/a Identity Politics within Contemporary America. Her work has been published by Pecan Grove Press, Wings Press, and in the Sagebrush Review. In addition to teaching, V. June Pedraza is also a community activist is San Antonio. She works with community organizations such as: Somos MAS, NACCS Tejas Foco, The Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, as well as MALCS. Currently she is working on her book “Third Space Mestizaje: A Critical Approach to Literature” with Palgrave Press.