Education

M.A., English, University of Victoria, beginning September 2026 (fully funded)
B.A., English, University of California, Berkeley, 4.0 GPA

Research Experience

Collaborator, Stanford University Literary Lab, Theory Project
Annotated corpus of 4,000+ academic texts by school of criticism.
Undergraduate Honors Thesis, advised by Professor Raúl Coronado, UC Berkeley
Analyzed changing narrative style in magical realist literature.
Research Apprentice to Professor Timothy Tangherlini, UC Berkeley
Conducted data annotation of social interactions across four Icelandic Viking sagas.
SURF Fellow, advised by Professor Timothy Tangherlini, UC Berkeley
Researched minoritization based on gender and race in magical realist literature.

Honors and Awards

Chair in Transgender Studies Master's Degree Research Scholarship, University of Victoria
Graduate Entrance Award, University of Victoria
Graduate Fellowship, University of Victoria
Donor Award, University of Victoria
In Cahoots Residency Program Fellowship
Highest Distinction in General Scholarship, UC Berkeley
Highest Honors in the Major, UC Berkeley
Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, UC Berkeley
Esther Costales Forman Memorial Scholarship, Gavilan College
The John Baker Scholarship, Gavilan College

Teaching Positions

English 222: Erotic Literature, TA, Department of English, University of Victoria
English 211: How Fiction Works, TA, Department of English, University of Victoria

Presentations

"Communication Under Colonialism Within Latin American Magical Realism,"
Presented as part of the UC Berkeley SURF program

Creative Practice

* As Lavender Corazón Press    ** With the Real Lead Saloon

Un Escéptico Noé / A Skeptical Noah**, edition of 48 unnumbered
An Archive*, edition of 15, completed during a residency at In Cahoots
Artist book exploring the state of trans healthcare, pulling on research and original interviews. Thirteen letterpress printed cards inside a nonarchival chipboard box.
Divan del Tamarit**, edition of 48
Eddie's Club**, edition of 35 limited and 50 standard
Fragments of Spring, edition of 26, presented at the Berkeley Public Library
Early Poems by Jessica Hagedorn, edition of 50, coursework at UC Berkeley

Selected Collections

  • Artist Book & Fine Press Library, The CODEX Foundation
  • Arts Library, UCLA
  • Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley
  • Bowes Art & Architecture Library, Stanford University
  • In Cahoots Archive
  • Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria

Print Practice

Co-creator and printer, Lavender Corazón Press
Printer and binder, The Real Lead Saloon
Attended Letterpress Printmaking Workshop, The CODEX Foundation
Intern, The CODEX Foundation
The Handprinted Book in Its Historic Context (course), UC Berkeley

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

Volunteer Coordinator, CODEX Biannual Book Fair & Symposium
Gavilan Literary Society Staff Advisor, Gavilan College
Low-Income and Queer Affinity Groups co-lead, Bowles Hall, UC Berkeley

Workshops

Semesterly Zine Workshops, Gavilan College
Zine Workshop, LGBTQ Youth Space, Gilroy Public Library

Employment

Program Services Specialist, Gavilan College
Instructional Program Specialist, Gavilan College
Peer Tutor, Gavilan College

Languages

English
Native Language
Spanish
Intermediate reading proficiency; basic speaking and writing

References

Available Upon Request.