Postdoc Profile: JoAnna Reyes
National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) celebrates the significant contributions postdocs make to research and discovery, both university and nationwide. This Postdoc Profile is a part of a series to commemorate NPAW which takes place from September 15 to 23, 2022.
Q: What is your name?
JoAnna Reyes
Q: Where are you from?
Amarillo, Texas
Q: Where do you work at ASU?
School of Art
Q: Where did you earn your doctorate?
University of California
Q: What does your research focus on?
My scholarship centers on the visual and material culture of colonial Mexico and contemporary Chicana/o America. My teaching and research interests include identity formation and expression, extraction economy and the built environment, and borderland iconography.
Q: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
I finished my PhD as a single mom of two amazing children. My struggles and successes inspired me to organize toward equity for all minoritized students with an emphasis on parenting students, who are often an invisible population on college campuses.
Q: What are your career goals?
I am inspired to carry out meaningful and rigorous research while providing excellent mentorship and learning opportunities for students.
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