Neomi DeAnda

Neomi D. De Anda, a Tejana scholar/activist and Catholic Lay Marianist, was raised between El Paso and Corpus Christi, Texas.  She currently serves as Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Dayton. Her research interests include Latinas and Latin American women writers in religion 1600-1900; Christology; Latin@ Theology; theology and breast milk; the Intersection of race and migrations in conjunction with the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative Racial & Immigrant Justice Team; and developing a border theology in partnership with the Hope Border Institute.  She has been awarded the Louisville Institute First Book for Minority Scholars grant and fellowships from the Hispanic Theological Initiative. She regularly appears on Radio Maria (https://radiomaria.us/). For resources on her work regarding various social issues go to neomideanda.com and follow her on Twitter (https://twitter.com/NeomiDD OR @neomidd). For an open access interactive student led tool on Mary, which she oversees, visit MaryoftheAmericas.org or MaryAPParitions.org.