Vallerie Matos received a BS in Speech Pathology & Audiology from NYU, an MA in English Literature from Hunter College, and is currently a PhD student in the English department at the Graduate Center. Her research and scholarly interests are in Black and Latinx literature, Digital Humanities, and Sound Studies.

Vallerie has 5-6 years of experience as Program Director for arts & social justice-based youth programming in both Bushwick, Brooklyn, and Inwood, Manhattan. She has managed teams that consisted of 15-20 staff members and programs with 90+ participants. Vallerie and her team were responsible for program design, curriculum development, community collaborations, outreach/retention, and overall programmatic implementation and execution.

Vallerie is a Research & Outreach Co-Coordinator on the Covid Student Archive project. As a Co-Researcher, she will be responsible for helping to develop the narrative structures and tools of the archive. She will also provide overall research support during the length of project planning and execution. As an Outreach Co-coordinator, Vallerie will build and sustain relationships with school administration, parents, and students. She will also be responsible for collecting and organizing archival materials. Because Vallerie is looking to learn new skills with audio/video software, she will be shadowing and assisting Maggie Delgado with any sound projects.