Associate Director 
Education
- M.F.A., Creative Writing with Distinction, University of New Mexico. 2011.
- B.A., English, University of California, Berkeley. 2003.
Teaching and Research Interests
Creative writing (fiction, creative non-fiction, & poetry), First-year Composition, Anti-racist Pedagogy
Selected Publications, Presentations, and Professional Activities
Selected Poems
"Study in White" & "Study in Black" Tri-Quarterly, Issue 158, Summer/Fall 2020.
"Study in Blue" & "(Re)incarnation" Puerto del Sol. Vol. 55.1, Spring 2020.
"Asiatic Bittersweet." Zone 3. Volume 34, No. 1, Spring 2019
"I Never Talk About the Blood." Contrary. Winter 2019.
Selected Prose
“Parrish Hall.” Foglifter. Volume 3, Issue 1. April 2018.
“Cash Cow.” The Sun. September 2015. Issue 477.
"Asking For It." Phoebe. Fall 2010.
Contact Information
E-mail: socena@ucmerced.edu
Websites: samanthatetangco.ink
