Nadia Zepeda
Biography
Nadia Zepeda was born and raised in Santa Ana, CA. She has a PhD from the Cesar E. Chávez Department at UCLA. She is currently an assistant professor at California State University Fullerton. Her primary interest looks at Queer feminist of color collective formation.
Education
- PhD, Chicana/o Studies, UCLA (2021)
- MA, Chicana and Chicano Studies, UCLA (2017)
- BA, Chicano/Latino Studies, Spanish and Women’s Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Minor in Women’s Gender, and Sexuality Studies, CSU Long Beach (2010)
Research
- Healing Justice
- Chicana feminisms
- Women of color feminisms
- Chicana spirituality
- Chicana Indigeneity
- Healing & Self-care
- transformative justice
Selected Publications
- “Community and Home Gardens: Transformative Spaces for Lower-Income Communities of Color.” Trans. Array Latinas and Latinos at Risk: Issues in Education, Health, Community, and Justice. Santa Barbara: Greenwood, 2015. 439-447. Print.
- “Latinas in Higher Education: Resistencia and Challenges.” Trans. Array Latinas and Latinos at Risk: Issues in Education, Health, Community, and Justice. Santa Barbara: Greenwood. 2015. Print.
- “Chicana Feminist Praxis: Community Accountability Coalitions in the University.” Chicana/Latina Studies 13.2 (2014): 284-303. Print.
- “Ending Heteropatriarchal Institutional Violence in Chicano Studies: A Reflection on Our path.” Chicana/Latina Studies 13.2 (2014): 104-117. Print.
Courses
- Chicana and Chicano Studies 10B: Intro to Chicana/o/x Studies: Social Structure & Contemporary Conditions
- Chicana and Chicano Studies M110 : Chicana feminism
- LGBT Studies 114: Healing Justice
