Essah Díaz, based in Puerto Rico, is currently a Diaspora Solidarities Lab Senior Research Fellow at Mellon Foundation, bringing experience from previous roles at National Endowment for the Humanities, ProGeorgia, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras and NUC University. Essah Díaz holds a 2018 - 2023 Doctor of Philosophy - PhD in Caribbean Literature @ University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras.