A self-described Hurban@́ (Hispanic and urban) theologian, Carmen is Professor of Hispanic Theology and Ministry, and the director of the Hispanic Theology and Ministry Program at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, USA.  Her publications include the book Theologizing en Espanglish (Orbis), as well as numerous chapters, scholarly, and pastoral articles on Latin@́ theologies, theological education, Catholic Social Teaching, im/migration, Pope Francis, sport and theology—with particular focus on béisbol/baseball. Carmen’s writing also appears in periodicals and journals such as Commonweal, National Catholic Reporter, Aztlán: Journal of Chicano Studies, The Conversation, and The Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology. Carmen founded, and, with Miguel Díaz and Jean-Pierre Ruiz, co-edits the multivolume series Disruptive Cartographers: Doing Theology Latinamente (Fordham University Press). She is currently completing her book ¿El Santo? Baseball and the Canonization of Roberto Clemente (Mercer University Press).