My dissertation research foregrounds Puerto Rican women’s activism in Orlando, Florida in light of recent events, such as the economic crisis in Puerto Rico, the shooting at Pulse nightclub, the 2016 elections, and the devastation of Hurricane Maria. I explore the ways in which the socio-economic and political conditions in Puerto Rico have cultivated a local activist community in Orlando that imagines itself as part of a larger transnational Puerto Rican community.

I am currently a Scholar-in-Residence with the Puerto Rico Research Hub at the University of Central Florida.