Anita Huizar-Hernandez (she/her)

Anita is is the Associate Director of the Hispanic Research Center and Associate Professor in the School of International Letters and Cultures at Arizona State University. Born and raised in Arizona, her teaching and research focus on the literatures and cultures of the U.S.-Mexico borderlands and investigate the ways that stories—past, present, and future—shape our ability to cultivate just and inclusive communities within the borderlands. She is an avid though terrible gardener and enjoys spending time outdoors with her growing family and dying plants.