Jessica Lopez Lyman

Jessica Lopez Lyman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chicano and Latino Studies at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Her work bridges Xicana feminist scholarship with interdisciplinary performance art, focusing on how Indigenous and People of Color communities create alternative spaces for healing and envisioning new worlds. She holds a PhD in Chicana and Chicano Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

• Education: PhD, Chicana and Chicano Studies, UC Santa Barbara (2016)

Her research interests include racialized and gendered geographies in urban Minnesota, as explored in her manuscript Midwest Mujeres: Chicana/Latina Art and Performance. She also leads climate justice initiatives, such as La Luchadora, a mobile screen-printing project creating political posters with communities. Lyman serves on the Academia Cesar Chavez Board of Directors and chairs Serpentina Arts, emphasizing community-driven art and activism.