Rodriguez, Nalya Arabelle
Assistant Professor

Brief Biography

Nalya A. F. Rodriguez (They/She) is an incoming Assistant Professor in Criminology and Justice Studies at the California State University, Northridge. They received their M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of California, Irvine. Nalya is a Maya Ch’orti’ activist scholar whose research focuses on race, media, policing and gang violence in the US and Central America. They are trained in mixed-methods research, Chicane/Latine Studies, Latin American Studies, and Race and Justice studies. Their work examines the socio-historical and legal constructions of Central Americans as “terrorists” in the US and the counternarratives used to resist state labeling. They have worked in secondary education programs for currently incarcerated students and students in at-promise communities. Nalya has been involved in Central American and formerly incarcerated and systems impacted student movements throughout California. Their community work centers abolitionist practices, and their research is grounded in critical reflection, accountability, and radical love. They received BAs from UC Berkeley in Sociology and Ethnic Studies.

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