Instructor

Contact Information

Email: dtenorio24@unm.edu
Office Location: Humanities 319

Biography

Deanna Tenorio received her Bachelor of Arts in Interpersonal Communication and Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of New Mexico. She recently graduated from UNM with an MA in Literature, where she also taught as a Core Writing Instructor. Her areas of study include Indigenous and Chicana feminisms, the female bildungsroman in post-colonial texts, and assimilation through the education system.

Deanna is committed to community support and teaching. She is a volunteer in youth sports and co-founded a flamenco studio for children in Albuquerque. In the classroom, her teaching style is based on mentorship, practical application, and building community.

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