About
Jessica Corona is a Master’s student in Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Jessica grew up on the Ciudad Juárez/El Paso border which has influenced her role as a research assistant. She specializes in representations of Latina women in archival material through practices, methods, and tools used in the digital humanities, forging their connections between her knowledge as a fronteriza. Education
M.A. (expected) Spanish, University of Texas at San Antonio, May 2025
B.A. Psychology & Spanish, Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas, May 2023, Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, Summer 2022
Publications
2023 Corona, Jessica, et al. “Mapping Feminicidios Online: Re-Envisioning Gender-Based Violence Policy in the Americas.” Wiley Journal on Sexuality, Gender & Policy (SGP). Projects
2023-present Proyecto de Memoria y Archivo: Fuerza Feminista
Upcoming Talks and Conferences
2024 Panelist. “Shaping Our Narratives: A Conversation of Latina/o/x’s Graduate Scholars and Language Identity,” Latina/x/o Studies Association Conference, Tempe, Arizona.
2024 Research Video Presenter, College of Liberal & Fine Arts Research Conference and Showcase, 2024, San Antonio, Texas.
2024 Panelist, “Embracing Borderlands Identity: The Significance of Latina Graduate Student Discourse in Academia,” 11th National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language, San Antonio, Texas.
2023 Panelist, “Acciones feministas: Investigación, pedagogía y praxis de los movimientos sociales en contra de la violencia de género y los feminicidios,” VI Encuentro de Humanistas Digitales, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Memberships
Latina/o/x Studies Association
