PhD Student

American Literary and Cultural Studies

Research Areas

Chicana Feminism, Girlhood in Literature, Social Justice Pedagogy, Storytelling as Resistance

Contact Information

Email: lnava1@unm.edu
Office Location: Parish Library

Biography

Lizette Nava graduated from Texas A&M - San Antonio with an M.A. in English. Her graduate research project centered around creative nonfiction within Chicanx Studies. She received a 4.0 at the end of her program and currently has chapter publication in review for El Mundo Zurdo. Additionally, she received a B.A in English Education and a B.A in Writing & Rhetoric with a creative writing concentration from St. Edward's University. Currently, she is teaching while pursuing a PhD with research interests in girlhood and identity among 3rd and 4th generation Chicanas. She has joined FUSION - Horizon Review as a Magazine Assistant and works on submission review, social media, and event planning. Within submission review, Lizette is able to leverage her background in writing and storytelling, while collaborating with other editors to ensure submissions are publication ready. Previously, she taught 7th grade for two years and 9th grade for 3 years in Texas. There, she used her knowledge within social justice pedagogies to understand educational censorship laws and teach required material through a resistive lens. When Lizette is not teaching, researching, or reviewing, she is thrifting, supporting a local band, or playing fetch with her cats.