Contact Information
4024 Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics Building
707 S. Mathews Ave. | MC-176
Urbana, IL 61801
707 S. Mathews Ave. | MC-176
Urbana, IL 61801
Graduate Student
Teaching Assistant
Research Interests
- Latin American Film & Cultural Studies
- Film theory & film philosophy
- Queer Studies
- Videographic Criticism
Education
PhD in Spanish Literature & Cultures, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (in progress)
M.A. in Hispanic Literatures & Cultures, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2024)
B.A. in Spanish, with a minor in world literature, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2022)
Grants
- Equity Doctoral Fellowship, Graduate College, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Graduate Language Fellowship, Illinois Global Institute, 2026-27
- Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships, European Union Center, 2025-26
- Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships, Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, 2024-25
Awards and Honors
Best Graduate Paper, Department of Spanish & Portuguese, Spring 2026
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent By Their Students (Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Summer 2025)
Courses Taught
- LLS 100 TA: Introduction to Latina/Latino Studies
- SPAN 228: Spanish Composition
- SPAN/LLS 248: Latin American Diaspora Through Film
- LAS 199/289: Internship Experiences
- LAS 302: Professional Experiences
Additional Campus Affiliations
- Graduate minor in Cinema Studies, Department of Media & Cinema Studies
- Graduate minor in Queer Studies, Department of Gender & Women Studies
- Unit for Criticism and Interpretive Theory