Curriculum Vitae
Education
Exp. 2027
M.A., English, University of Victoria, beginning September 2026 (fully funded)
2024
B.A., English, University of California, Berkeley, 4.0 GPA
Research Experience
2024–2025
Collaborator, Stanford University Literary Lab, Theory Project
Annotated corpus of 4,000+ academic texts by school of criticism.
2023–2024
Undergraduate Honors Thesis, advised by Professor Raúl Coronado, UC Berkeley
Analyzed changing narrative style in magical realist literature.
2022–2024
Research Apprentice to Professor Timothy Tangherlini, UC Berkeley
Conducted data annotation of social interactions across four Icelandic Viking sagas.
2023
SURF Fellow, advised by Professor Timothy Tangherlini, UC Berkeley
Researched minoritization based on gender and race in magical realist literature.
Honors and Awards
2026
Chair in Transgender Studies Master's Degree Research Scholarship, University of Victoria
2026
Graduate Entrance Award, University of Victoria
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
2022
Esther Costales Forman Memorial Scholarship, Gavilan College
2022
The John Baker Scholarship, Gavilan College
Teaching Positions
Exp. 2027
English 222: Erotic Literature, TA, Department of English, University of Victoria
2026
English 211: How Fiction Works, TA, Department of English, University of Victoria
Presentations
2023
"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
2026
Un Escéptico Noé / A Skeptical Noah**, edition of 48 unnumbered
2026
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.
2026
Divan del Tamarit**, edition of 48
2025
Eddie's Club**, edition of 35 limited and 50 standard
2024
Fragments of Spring, edition of 26, presented at the Berkeley Public Library
2023
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
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
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
2024–2025
Semesterly Zine Workshops, Gavilan College
2024
Zine Workshop, LGBTQ Youth Space, Gilroy Public Library
Employment
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.