N. Karla G. Trujillo is a PhD student in the Learning Sciences and Human Development program at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Trujillo holds a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley. She is a successful action media specialist, community artist, activist, dancer and co-creator. She concentrates on capturing energy, in movement, using various media that include photography, video and sound recordings. She has several years of experience working with communities in California, as part of the University-Community Links network (UC Links), providing high-quality science, art and nature focused activities that are grounded through service and culture. Trujillo works with colleagues, using innovative strategies, to engage youth and their families in developing and implementing art programs that include photographic exhibitions, dance presentations, cultural festivals, community events, and art installations that allow co-learners and co-creators to experience creativity as a collective. Where formal and informal learning happen between people of all ages. Providing co-learners with opportunities to use their own realities as the foundation for literacy practices that circulate knowledge in a non-hierarchical form. Integrating holistic practices that seek to address the accumulation of stress. Using ancestral knowledge to guide co-learners, on the road to balancing their energy, in the many landscapes they occupy. Navigating their identities to gain new literacies in achieving lifelong wellness via dialogue, storytelling and movement. Keeping at the forefront that humans learn through meaningful activities, experimentation and play. Her research interests are interdisciplinary and her work emphasis revolves around learning ecologies, sacred landscapes and the transformative power at the heart of interaction. Trujillo is currently a research assistant at the Ritual Arts & Pedagogy Lab (RAP Lab) and a lecturer for CU Engage. She is also a Miramontes Scholar with a commitment to equity, justice and cultural diversity