Dr. Gonzalez's teaching interests are American literature, Latina/o studies, and cultural studies. Her research interests are Latina/o literature and the Gothic representations of Latinas in popular culture. She has published articles on Lorna Dee Cervantes, Cherrie Moraga, Cristina García, Latina/o children's literature and the television show Ugly Betty. Eliza Rodríguez y Gibson is an assistant professor in the Department of Chicana/o Studies at Loyola Marymount University. Dr. Rodríguez y Gibson teaches courses on literature, cultural studies and visual media. She is president of the Latina/o Literature and Culture Society of the American Literature Association, and coeditor of the journal, Chicana/Latina Studies. She is editor of the collection, Stunned Into Being: Essays on the Poetry of Lorna Dee Cervantes.