E. Ornelas

E. Ornelas holds an academic appointment as an Assistant Professor of Native American and Indigenous Studies at Dartmouth College, where they are also a Mellon Faculty Fellow. Their research focuses on intersections of Indigenous feminisms, transformative justice, carceral studies, and queer/trans studies, with a particular interest in speculative fiction as a decolonial tool. Ornelas earned a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, an M.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a B.A. from Portland State University.

Recent scholarship emphasizes critical pedagogies challenging settler colonial frameworks and anarchist-feminist praxis in academia. Their work often explores decolonial futures through lenses like abolitionist strategies and queer utopianism. Notable publications include analyses of WisCon conferences, Indigenous science fiction narratives, and critiques of carceral state narratives.

Ornelas' interdisciplinary approach bridges literary analysis with social justice activism, contributing to transformative justice movements and anti-colonial thought. Their writing appears in venues like TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly and International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies.