Miroslava Chávez-García is an associate professor in the Chicana/o Studies Program at the University of California at Davis. She received her doctorate in History from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1998 and has published a book and articles on gender, patriarchy, and the law in nineteenth century California and on the historic and an essay on the contemporary relationship between Chicana Studies and Women’s Studies.

Dr. Chávez-García's current research interests and publications focus on youth, juvenile justice, race, and science in early twentieth-century California reform schools. Currently, she teaches courses on Chicana/o history, Latina/o history, race and juvenile justice, U.S.-Mexico border relations, and research methodologies.

Miroslava is also working with the California Hispanic Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, Inc., assisting them in putting together the monthly newsletter for the Latino Technical Assistance and Training Institute. That newsletter provides the latest information on substance abuse and related disorders to providers and their Latino clients throughout the state. The newsletter covers a wide range of issues, including the most recent news dealing with substance abuse legislation, medical breakthroughs, and facts and figures.