Crystal R. Perez

Crystal R. Perez serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at California State University, East Bay. Her academic responsibilities encompass undergraduate instruction across foundational and specialized literature courses including College Writing II, Writing about Literature, and advanced seminars on Immigration/Migration in American Literature, Latinx Literature, and Ethnic American Women's Literature.

Dr. Perez's research centers on 20th-21st century American literary traditions with concentrated expertise in Latinx and Ethnic American narratives. Her scholarly focus examines intersections of migration, cultural identity, and gender within women's literary works, utilizing literary theoretical frameworks to analyze sociohistorical contexts and representation in contemporary American literature.