Valéria M. Souza holds a Ph.D. in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies & Theory with a sub-specialization in Disability Studies from UMass Dartmouth (2013). Currently, she is employed as a Red Teamer for Scale A.I. She writes personal essays and poetry. Valéria lives with her family in The Greater Ville (North of Delmar), Saint Louis City, Missouri, U.S.A. She is a person with a disability, having been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2007.