When the Title Isn’t the Point
I still feel a quiet joy whenever someone calls me “Dr. Mendoza.” It reminds me of the long, uneven journey toward finishing my PhD at the University of Canterbury in 2023—the exhaustion, the doubt, the relief, and the kindness of people who carried me when I needed it most.
Moving Through a Year of Transition — and Turning Forward
A year of transition has reshaped how I hold trust, care, and responsibility in scholarship — clarifying both the intellectual direction of my work and my commitment to kinder, more dignified academic spaces