Adriana Nieto

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Adriana Nieto

Chair and Professor of Chicano and Chicana Studies

College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

Bio

I am a daughter of Denver's dust. My ancestors have migrated up and down the path from El Paso, Texas to Denver, Colorado for generations. I was born in El Paso, Texas with maternal roots in Las Cruces, New Mexico and paternal roots throughout 'Greater Mexico'. My parents moved to Denver when I was a baby for educational opportunities for my dad. I went to Denver Public Schools my whole life, from pre-school to South High. And I spent summers and holidays with extended family in New Mexico.


After years away from Denver after high school, I came back in 2003 with my two kids and partner. I earned my PhD in the doctoral program in Religious and Theological Studies at the Iliff School of Theology and University of Denver in 2009, and serve on the faculty in the department of Chicana and Chicano Studies.


Educational Biography


B.A. Latin American Studies & Women Studies, University of New Mexico
M.A. Latin American Studies: Gender Studies and Borderland History, University of New Mexico
PHD. Religious and Theological Studies, University of Denver & Iliff School of Theology-Joint Doctoral Program.

Degree

PhD in Religious and Theological Studies

Iliff School of Theology & University of Denver

MA in Latin American Studies: Borderlands History & Gender Studies

University of New Mexico

BA in Latin American Studies

University of New Mexico

Published Works

  • Nieto, P. A., Makley, S. M. (2021). A Brief History of Water Interdependencies the Colorado Plateau. Special Edition volume for Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs, 65(4), 645-657. .
  • Lechuga, E. C., Nieto, P. A., Wycoff, C. A. (2019). Introduction to Chicana and Chicano Studies: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Colorado/New Mexico Region. Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/introduction-chicana-and-chicano-studies-interdisciplinary-approach-coloradonew-mexico
  • Lechuga, E. C., Wright, S., Nieto, P. A. (2019). We Rise: The Earth Guardians Guide to Building a Movement that Restores the Planet, Reading and Learning Guide (MSU Denver 1Book Project). ,
  • Nieto, P. A. (2011). "Blackwaters: A Review" in e-misferica 7.2 After the Truth: Justice, Memory and Related Aftermaths. Journal of the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics, hemi.nyu.edu/hemi/en/e-misferica-72/nieto
  • Nieto, P. A. (2011). Running the Gauntlet: Francisco "Kiko" Martinez and the Colorado Martyrs" in Enduring Legacies: Ethnic Histories and Cultures of the Colorado Borderlands. (pp 365-378). University of Colorado Press.
  • Nieto, P. A. (2009). "Borderlands Religions" in Encyclopedia on Hispanic American Religious Cultures. (I, pp 83-87). ABC-CLIO Press.

Research Interests

Latino/a Religious Experience; Borderlands History & Religions; U.S. Latino/a Protestants; Chicana Feminisms; Women of Color Feminisms.


I have been developing courses related to Acequia irrigation methods in the San Luis Valley; continue to build on my research on Latinas' experiences in the borderlands; and love collaborating within and across disciplines and programs at MSU.

Office Hours

Fall 2024 Open Office Hours: Wednesdays 11-1 and by appointment