Marilisa Jiménez García, PhD
Associate Professor of Childhood Studies
marilisa.jimenez@rutgers.edu
Phone: 856-225-8741
Office: 329 Cooper Street, Room 116
Marilisa Jiménez García is an Associate Professor of Childhood Studies teaching courses in Children’s and Young Adult Literary Cultures. She is a specialist in Puerto Rican, Caribbean and Latinx Studies. Before Rutgers-Camden, Dr. J was at Simmons University in Boston and Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. Her book Side by Side: US Empire, Puerto Rico, and the Roots of American Youth Literature and Culture (UPMiss, 2021) won the 2023 Book Award from the Children’s Literature Association. She is also the co-author with National Ambassador for Children’s Literature, Meg Medina of She Persisted: Pura Belpré (Philomel, 2023) for young readers. Dr. J teaches courses on US Studies, youth media and television, fantasy and science fiction, youth literature and social justice, and Latinx literatures and media. She loves Disney and dance!
