Biography
Doris Morgan Rueda is a legal historian who studies the intersection of juvenile justice, the Latinx experience, and the American borderlands. She received her doctorates at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in 2022. Her research focuses on the development of juvenile justice systems in the American Southwest through the policing and incarceration of Latinx youth. She has authored articles, book chapters, and essays that explore juvenile justice, Latinx history, and the intersection of legal history and art. Her current project is a book on the history of juvenile justice in the borderlands and an article on the use of narrative and newsletters by youth incarcerated in Arizona’s Fort Grant Industrial School in the early 20th century. Her work has been supported by the American Association for University Women (AAUW), American Historical Association (AHA), the American Society for Legal History (ASLH), the Western History Association (WHA), and the Arizona Historical Society (AHS).
Additionally, she is a self-trained multimedia artist who has had her work included in several exhibits in Las Vegas, San Diego, and Palm Springs. Her work blends acrylic painting with digital collages using historical photographs and popular culture. A wide range of experiences with history, teaching, art, and technology has influenced her work and allowed her to pursue the intersection of scholarship, art, and activism in innovative and creative ways.
