Brenda Venezia

Brenda Venezia teaches in the English department at Fresno State University, where she serves as the advisor of the San Joaquin Literary Association, a student organization. She is certified as an UndocuAlly and an LGBTQ+ SafeZone Ally on campus, and works with both the campus Dream Success and Cross-Cultural and Gender Centers. She is the director of Fresno Women Read, a community literary programming organization, and her work has appeared or is forthcoming in several literary magazines and journals.

Current Work:

Brenda Venezia's current work focuses on intersections between equity work in higher education, teaching practices in creative and academic writing, and community organizing.

Research Area Keyword(s):

Restorative practices and equity in education; community organizing; academic and creative writing pedagogies; diverse literatures