Debra Herrick
Associate Editorial Director
(805) 893-2191
Debra joined UC Santa Barbara's Office of Public Affairs & Communications as associate editorial director in 2022. She completed her doctoral studies in Latin American literature at UCSB before pursuing a career in writing and publishing. She is also the co-founder of Lum Art, a contemporary art magazine for California’s Central Coast and a past Individual Artist Fellow (Established) for the Central California region. Her feature "Love Me, Love Me Not: Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American movie star" for UC Santa Barbara magazine received a 2024 CASE District VII "Best of" award for writing.