Felicia earned her M.A./Ph.D. in American Studies from Brown University and has worked as an administrator at the university since 2010. She is also an Adjunct Lecturer of American Studies and Ethnic Studies at Brown. Her scholarly interests include popular culture, girlhood, and feminist studies. Her dissertation “Latina Imprints and Impressions: A Study of Contemporary Popular Fiction for Latina Readers” engages in a critical analysis of the production and consumption of the “chica lit” genre. She has published her research in the journal Feminist Teacher and in the anthology Theorizing Ethnicity and Nationality in the Chick Lit Genre (Routledge, 2018). Felicia received her B.A. in Creative Arts, with a minor in Mexican-American Studies from San Jose State University. An avid food lover, she enjoys creating new recipes and sharing a meal with family and friends.

Jackie Northrup is the Assistant Director of the Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender. Prior to joining Brown, she spent 11 years at the University of Alabama’s Women and Gender Resource Center, where she developed and facilitated educational programming, supported student engagement, and helped advance initiatives related to gender equity and interpersonal violence prevention and response. Jackie earned her B.A. and M.S. in Political Science from the University of Southern Mississippi and her Ph.D. in Political Science from Northeastern University. Her academic and professional interests include gender and politics, civic and community engagement, and the ways institutions can foster belonging and equity. She has also taught undergraduate courses focused on gender, politics, and women’s experiences in the United States and globally.