2026

P.h.D., Mexican-American and Latina/o Studies, The University of Texas at Austin

Dissertation: “Malcriada Performances: Queering Archives, Polaroids, and Worldmaking in the Rio Grande Valley”
Committee: Dr. Laura G. Gutiérrez, Dr. Karma Chavez, Dr. Monica Muñoz Martinez, Dr. Maria Cotera, and Dr. Deb R. Vargas

2022

M.A., Mexican-American and Latina/o Studies,
The University of Texas at Austin, Supervisor: Laura G. Gutiérrez

Thesis: “Queer Technologies of the Rio Grande Valley”

2015

B.A., Literary Studies
Eugene Lang, The New School for Liberal Arts,
Minors: Philosophy, Culture and Media

2026

UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow in Ethnic Studies University of California, Riverside

Book Project: Malcriada Archiving: Queer Worldmaking Culture in the Borderlands

2027

Salazar, Alexandra Nichole, “Memorializing Rocky Gámez: Queer Obituaries and the Praxis of Femme-Butch Memory,” Somos Lesbianas: Critical Reflections on Latina/e Lesbian Legacies and Futures, Edited by Meagan Soloman, Forthcoming.

2026

Salazar, Alexandra Nichole, “Latina/e Lesbian Archival Praxis and Memory Work: A Plática/ Roda de Conversa with Malfora Collective.” Co-authored with Melissa Aslo de la Torre, Guadalupe Ortega, Anahí Ponce, Mariana Meriqui Rodrigues, and Meagan Solomon(2026). Journal of Lesbian Studies, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/10894160.2026.2682644.

2026

Salazar, Alexandra Nichole, Foreword to I Love Us: Queer Voices from South Texas & The Borderlands, edited by Anel I. Flores and Cesar L. De Leon. Flowersong Press, Forthcoming. Co-authored with Anahí Ponce and Meagan Solomon.