Ruby Mendoza
Dr. Ruby Mendoza (she/her) is an award-winning scholar whose research centers around LGBTQ+ studies, rhetorical studies, and critical race theory. She joined Santa Clara University in 2025 as an Assistant Professor of English with a specialization in LGBTQ+ studies.
Her writing has appeared in several notable journals, including Rhetoric of Health and Medicine, Technical Communication and Social Justice, IEEE Pro Communication Society, The Journal of Multimodal Rhetorics, College English and several edited book collections. Currently, she is working on a full-length monograph for the University of Pittsburgh Press that focuses on the survival and resistance practices that LGBTQ+ faculty of color navigate in the political right-wing climate. In her spare time, Ruby enjoys listening to Mariah Carey and cuddling with her cat Rocky.