Curriculum Vitae
Education
2027 (Planned)
M.A., English, University of Victoria (In Progress)
2024
B.A., English, University of California, Berkeley, 4.0 GPA
Research Experience
2024–2025
Annotated a corpus of 4,000+ academic texts by school of criticism.
2023–2024
Undergraduate Honors Thesis, advised by Professor Raúl Coronado, UC Berkeley
Analyzed shifts in narrative style in magical realist literature.
2022–2024
Annotated every instance of social interaction across four sagas.
2023
Researched portrayals of gender and race in magical realist literature.
Creative Practice
* As Lavender Corazón Press † Designed, Printed, and Bound with the Real Lead Saloon
2026
Un Escéptico Noé / A Skeptical Noah,† edition of 48 unnumbered
By Alberto Blanco; new translation by Forrest Gander.
2026
An Archive,* edition of 15, completed during a residency at In Cahoots
Concept, research, interviews, letterpress printing, and binding.
2026
Divan del Tamarit,† edition of 48
By Theresa Whitehill.
2025
Eddie's Club,† edition of 35 limited and 50 standard
By David E. Thomas.
2024
Fragments of Spring, edition of 20
Poems, printing, and binding by Autumn de León; illustrations by Rune de León.
2023
Early Poems by Jessica Hagedorn, edition of 50
Coursework at UC Berkeley.
Selected Collections Holding Solo Work
- CODEX Foundation, Artist Book & Fine Press Library
- Ohio University, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections
- Stanford University, Bowes Art & Architecture Library
- University of California, Berkeley, Bancroft Library
- University of California, Los Angeles, Arts Library
- University of Oxford, Bodleian Libraries
- University of Toronto, Thomas Fisher Rare Books Library
- University of Victoria, Special Collections and University Archives
- Wellcome Collection, London
- Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Print Practice
2025–present
Co-creator and printer, Lavender Corazón Press
2024–present
Printer and binder, The Real Lead Saloon
2025
Attended Letterpress Printmaking Workshop, The CODEX Foundation
2023–2024
Intern, The CODEX Foundation
2023
The Handprinted Book in Its Historic Context (course), UC Berkeley
Presentations
2027
"Passing Culture: Aesthetics of Value in Small Press Production,"
Paper Presentation, Modern Language Association Conference
2026
"Materializing Research: The Artists’ Book as Essay,"
Oral Presentation, Excellence in Graduate Research Symposium, University of Victoria
2026
Lightning Talk, American Printing History Association Conference
2023
Oral Presentation, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, UC Berkeley.
Teaching Positions
2027 (Planned)
English 222: Erotic Literature, TA, Department of English, University of Victoria
2026
English 211: How Fiction Works, TA, Department of English, University of Victoria
Selected Honors and Awards
2026
Graduate Fellowship, University of Victoria
2026
Donor Award, University of Victoria
2026
In Cahoots Residency Program Fellowship
2024
Highest Distinction in General Scholarship, UC Berkeley
2024
Highest Honors in the Major, UC Berkeley
2024
Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
2023
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, UC Berkeley
2023, 2024
Bowles Hall Scholarship, UC Berkeley
2022
Esther Costales Forman Memorial Scholarship, Gavilan College
2022
The John Baker Scholarship, Gavilan College
Research Areas
Book Production
Contemporary fine-press, artist's books, and ephemera
Book History
Material bibliography in the tradition of D.F. McKenzie's "Sociology of Texts"
Print Culture
The artist-printer as author, labor and creative agency in book production
Trans Studies
Material textuality and embodiment
Leadership and Community Involvement
2025–2026
Volunteer Coordinator, CODEX Biannual Book Fair & Symposium
2024–2026
Gavilan Literary Society Staff Advisor, Gavilan College
2022–2024
Low-Income and Queer Affinity Groups co-lead, Bowles Hall, UC Berkeley
Workshops and Public Programs
2024–2025
Semesterly Zine Workshops, Gavilan College
2024
Invited speaker, Indivisible East Bay
reading and discussion of Fragments of Spring at the Berkeley Public Library
2024
Zine Workshop, LGBTQ Youth Space, Gilroy Public Library
Professional Experience
2024–2026
Program Services Specialist, Gavilan College
2022–2023
Instructional Program Specialist, Gavilan College
2020–2022
Peer Tutor, Gavilan College
Languages
English
Native Language
Spanish
Intermediate reading proficiency; basic speaking and writing
References
Available Upon Request.