Jenny Saxton-Rodríguez is an Associate Professor in the Theatre department at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in southmost Texas, where she teaches costume design and construction and other courses. She has worked as a freelance costume designer and/or costume shop manager from the Midwest to the Northeast and Texas. She enjoys reading (N K Jemisin, Erika Johansen, Ben Aaronovitch) and knitting (badly), as well as playing nerd games with her husband Omar and their two children.