Denise Alvarado is a tradition keeper, healer, and author of more than twenty books, including Witch Queens, Voodoo Spirits and Hoodoo Saints, The Magic of Marie Laveau, The Marie Laveau Voodoo Grimoire. She has dedicated over four decades of her life to exploring indigenous healing traditions both personally and academically.

She is a proud member of the American Anthropological Association, the Association of Indigenous Anthropologists, and the Association of Latina/o & Latinx Anthropologists. After serving on the editorial board for the Journal for Social and Behavioral Sciences, Denise brought those academic skills and experience to Hoodoo & Conjure Quarterly, The Journal of American Rootwork, Gumbo Ya Ya, and the Hoodoo Almanac. Her Catholic Creole culture of origin informs her work. Learn more at DeniseAlvarado.com.