She received her Ph.D. in English from the Department of English at the University of California, Riverside. Her research introduces the “conocimiento narratives” as a way to read realist fiction within Latinx children’s and young adult literature. She is currently working on her book manuscript on this research and on her first middle grade novel. She is a contributor to the “Latin@s in Kid Lit” blog and serves moderator for the LatinxKidLit Instagram profile.