Dr. Erica Tom (she/her/they/them) is an educator, filmmaker, and therapeutic horsemanship facilitator. They are a third generation Asian American living on and spending time with Southern Pomo land. Her ancestors are refugees, immigrants, and colonizers; and she brings this mixed background to her interdisciplinary and trauma-informed approach to research and teaching. She is a Professor of English/Ethnic Literature at Santa Rosa Junior College. Dr. Tom previously taught at Sonoma State University (2017-2020) and served as the Director of Native American Studies (2020-2022). They earned their Ph.D. in American Studies from Rutgers University-Newark in 2017. For more information and the zoom link, email mullera@sonoma.edu