Nadia Villafuerte

Nadia Villafuerte is an Assistant Professor in the Literature Department at UC San Diego, with affiliations in Latin American Studies and Chicanx/Latinx Studies. She holds a Ph.D. (2024) and M.F.A. (2017) from New York University, and a B.A. in Journalism from the Autonomous University of Chiapas (2003). Her research focuses on contemporary literatures of Central America, Mexico, and Chicanx/Latinx communities, migration narratives, and transborder cultural dynamics. She is also a fiction writer with works published in Spanish. Her recent scholarship includes analysis of the Undocumented Migration Project, examining material artifacts of migration. Villafuerte teaches courses on literature, creative writing, and cultural studies, contributing to interdisciplinary programs at the School of Arts and Humanities.