Patricia M. Perea
Bio: Patricia M. Perea received her PhD in American studies from the University of New Mexico in 2010. She is a native of the Texas Panhandle, by way of Dilia, New Mexico and Del Rio, Texas. Perea is part-time faculty in the UNM Chicana and Chicano Studies program and chair of the Chicana/o Studies Lecture Series. She is a published poet and reads her work at local venues around New Mexico.