river pedagogies
“El río no es solo agua. Es el camino de los espíritus, la memoria de nuestros abuelos, y la sangre de la tierra. Si el río muere, morimos todos.”
-Sabiduría colectiva de pueblos indígenas de Colombia
Welcome
The work of healing and justice begins with remembering our relationships: with each other, with land and rivers, and with the stories that shape who we are. As a first-generation immigrant Latine scholar-activist, I bridge liberation psychology, Indigenous ecopsychologies, and Latin American/Latinx studies to reimagine how we live, learn, and heal together.
My teaching, research, and justice practice are rooted in reciprocity, relational accountability, and transnational solidarity. I collaborate with survivor-led, community based movements to uplift memory, land, and ceremony as vital sources of resilience and resistance.
This site reflects three interconnected pathways of my work:
Decolonial Research & Scholarship
Centering land, rivers, and memory as healers and witnesses, through transdisciplinary research and survivor-led collaborations.
Restorative and Transformative Justice
Building practices of repair, accountability, and solidarity that reimagine justice beyond punishment and toward collective healing.
Relational & Accountable Teaching
Cultivating classrooms as communities of reciprocity, where learning is a shared practice of justice, care, and transformation.
Together, these threads form a vision of healing justice that is deeply relational, land-rooted, and community-driven.
Explore the site to learn more about ongoing projects, teaching, and pathways to collaboration.