She was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and raised in the South Valley. Laura obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Education in 2009, and subsequently a Master’s Degree in Hispanic Literature in 2011. She completed her doctoral work at Arizona State University in Spanish, specializing in Chicano Cultural Studies, and will graduate with her PhD in December 2016. Laura is currently teaching Chicana and Chicano Studies courses at UNM, and continues to do research in Chicana and Chicano spirituality, decoloniality, and feminist studies.