About me
Ruth E. Quiroa, Ph.D. is an associate professor at National Louis University, teaching graduate youth literature and writing pedagogy, theory, and research courses. A former Spanish/English bilingual teacher (K, 2), her research focuses on the history and visual narratives of Latinx youth literature, and on themes of refugee experiences in graphic novels and picturebooks. Ruth has served as a committee member for multiple US children’s literature awards, including the Américas, Pura Belpré, Randolph Caldecott, Jane Addams, and the NCTE Children’s Poetry Book Awards.
