Yasmin Mendoza (she/her/hers) is a PhD student at the University of California, Davis studying English literature. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English and Theatre at Whittier College in the fall of 2021. She is a Mellon Mays fellow and an Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers fellow. At UC Davis, she studies contemporary American literature and is pursuing a Science and Technology Studies Designated Emphasis. She is Vice President of Graduate Scholars of Color+ and was involved in planning the 2023 Annual Graduate Anti-Racist Symposium. Her most recent work, entitled "Banning Without Bans," was published on MLA Sites in the summer of 2022.
Education
Ph.D. English. University of California, Davis. 2022 - present. (In progress).
B.A. English, Theatre. Whittier College. 2021.
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant. ENL 10C: Literatures in English III: 1900 to present. Fall 2023.
Reader. AMS 156: Race, Culture, & Society in the United States. Fall 2023.
Reader. AMS/FST 55: Food in American Culture. Summer 2023.
Service
Scholars Symposium Co-Chair, English Graduate Student Association. 2023-2024
Vice President. Graduate Scholars of Color+. 2023-current.
English Department Representative. Graduate Student Association. 2022-2023.
Inaugural Public Relations Director. Graduate Scholars of Color+. 2022.
Fellowships
Mellon Mays Fellow
Institute for the Recruitment of Teachers Fellow