She is a graduate of the University of New Mexico ('00 B.S. Biochemistry, Spanish, Honors Program) and of The University of Texas at Austin (Ph.D. Hispanic Literature and Mexican American Studies). Her published work includes the edited volume Colonial Itineraries of Contemporary Mexico (2014, U of Arizona Press), as well as two forthcoming books: a monograph on Spanish nun María de Jesús de Ágreda [Sor María de Jesús de Ágreda in New Spain, 1627-2015] and an edited volume [Cambridge History of Mexican Literature]. She loves working with the UNM community, especially the wonderful students in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese.