• BA in Spanish from Weber State University
• MA in Spanish Literature from the University of Iowa
• PhD in Spanish Literature (Colonial Latin America and Comics Studies) from the University of Iowa

eden (they/them/elle) is a course improvement partner, specializing in support and project management for work with the Hawkeye Introductory Courses.

Their PhD research deals with the ideological and political underpinnings of contemporary comic books portraying the conquest of Latin America, with a particular focus on the destruction of Tenochtitlan. Prior to coming to OTLT, eden worked in the Spanish department of the Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, where they helped coordinate and supervise the Spanish General Education program and assisted faculty in finding technological solutions for their courses.