Professional Summary
Paola Cadena-Pardo is a scholar, writer, and podcast producer whose work explores the intersections of autobiography, memory, creativity, and storytelling. She holds a Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Literatures from the University of Cincinnati, with a specialization in Latin American Literature and Culture.
Her research focuses on autobiographical writing and its relationship to the creative process. More recently, her work has examined the intersections of autobiography and biography, particularly their connections to memory, testimony, and non-fiction audio narratives. She is also interested in narratives of migration and identity, with a particular emphasis on immigrant families and Spanish heritage speakers.
Beyond her academic research, Dr. Cadena-Pardo is the founder and producer of RecordArte, a narrative non-fiction podcast dedicated to exploring personal stories, memory, and cultural experiences through audio storytelling.
She is the author of three poetry collections: Hotel (Ulrika, Bogotá, 2008), Cinema (Bid & Co. Editor, Venezuela, 2012), and Apartment 4 (3419 Telford St) (Renascentro Editores, Bogotá, 2020). She is also the author of the scholarly monograph Corpus autobiográfico de Julio Cortázar y Alejandra Pizarnik: un acercamiento a la experiencia creadora (Alción Editora, Argentina, 2018), which examines autobiographical discourse and the creative experience in the works of two major Latin American authors.
Through her teaching, research, creative writing, and audio production, Dr. Cadena-Pardo seeks to foster deeper understandings of identity, memory, language, and cultural expression across diverse communities.
Education
B.A. Humanities: Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Bogota, Colombia, 2005 (Languages and Literatures)
M.A. in Spanish: University of Cincinnati United States, 2011 (Spanish and Latin American Literature)
Pd.D. Romance Languages and Literatures: University od Cincinnati United States, 2013 (Latin American Poetry)