Graduate Student
About
Specialization:
Latina gender and sexuality; Latina mothering; Digital media analysis; Plática methodology; Higher Education
Education:
| Ph.D (in Progress), Chicana and Chicano Studies | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Bachelor of Arts, Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies, minor in Psychological Science | Pomona College |
Bio:
Alejandra is a doctoral student in the Chicana and Chicano Studies Department at UC Santa Barbara. Her research is focused on the intersections between Latina sexuality and Latina mothering. She is particularly interested in using plática methodology to complicate the ways Latinas during emerging adulthood understand and reflect on their sexuality.
Publications:
Valencia Medina, J. A., Rios, K., Aleman Tovar, J., Burke, M. (2019, July). Exploring patterns between school perceptions, child behavior, and maternal well-being among Latina mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). International Journal of Developmental Disabilities.