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Biography

Rachel is originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina but now proudly makes Western North Carolina her home. She got her Master's degree from ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½'s English Department in 2014 and currently teaches courses to support ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½'s Writing, Rhetoric, and Critical Studies program and Latina/o Studies minor.

Education

• MA, ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½
• BS, Gardner-Webb University

Teaching Interests

Rachel teaches rhetoric and composition, first-year seminars in literature, and 200 level literature courses focused on Latina/o or Latin-American literature.

Research Interests

Rachel has two research interest areas: transnational literature, specifically focusing on the literature of Latina/o immigrant, first-generation, and diaspora writers, and the intersection of rhetoric and social psychology.