Journalism Lecturer Cal State Long Beach. Previously, associate professor of journalism at Columbia College Chicago and visiting professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York. I also write the Chicanisima blog on ChicagoNow.com and am the founder and editor of Latina-Voices.com. I am a former Chicago Tribune reporter and a former editorial board member at the Chicago Sun-Times. Also a mentor-editor, facilitator @TheOPedProject.