Micha Cárdenas, is an artist and associate professor of critical race and ethnic studies; and performance, play and design at UC Santa Cruz. She also directs the Critical Realities Studio. Her debut novel, Atoms Never Touch, imagines trans latina love crossing multiple quantum realities. cárdenas is an artist/theorist who was the winner of the 2020 Impact Award at the Indiecade Festival and the 2016 Creative Award from the Gender Justice League. She is a member of the artist collective Electronic Disturbance Theater 2.0.