Arlene Gamio Cuervo is a History concentrator at Princeton University pursuing certificates in Latinx, Gender and Sexuality, and American Studies. Their current research focuses on gender-inclusive language concerning Latinidad, decolonial and postcolonial thought, the racialization of transness, and structural violence against queer and trans people of color within U.S. institutions of higher education. They were born in the Dominican Republic to Cuban parents and grew up in Hialeah, Miami. Coming from a family of teachers, Arlene gets most excited about how knowledge can transform interpersonal experiences. They find their motivation and sense of peace from su Mami, Santería, that new-book smell, laughter, and tearing down institutional injustice.

Currently, Arlene works at the Princeton LGBT Center where they have written a bilingual guide to gender-inclusive language in the Latinx community, organized programming around national and campus conversations on sexual assault, and co-planned the 2017 Northeast Queer and Trans People of Color Conference. Additionally, Arlene has presented their research at several regional conferences and has upcoming presentations at the 2017 NASPA and NCORE conferences. After Princeton, Arlene hopes to pursue a PhD in Higher Education, teach university courses, and get involved with diversity university affairs.