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ABOUT ME

I graduated from California State University of San Bernardino with an M.A. in Communication Studies in 2018 and was awarded as the Outstanding Graduate Student and Graduate Teaching Associate in my department that year. Coming from a media and film studies background, my previous research interest was to explore media representations of Latinas and the ideological messages attached to those productions. My current research  analyzes how (Indigenous, Chicana, and Afro-Latina womxn) content creators use creative digital resistance on social media sites. I use discourse analysis as a qualitative research method to particularly focus on affordances, digital micro-storytelling, and self presentations of these content creators. 

RESEARCH INTEREST

Digital Media and Communication

Theory, research, and history related to the impact of digital technologies on communication and society. Students will acquire knowledge and think critically about digital media communication processes and cultures in a variety of contexts.

Social Media for Social Good

Students learn theories, methods and strategies for using social media to grow personal capabilities and civic involvement and to enact change for the social good. Explores issues of ethics and social justice in social media communication.

Gender, Race, and Media

Critical and historical examination of images and representations of gender and race in the mass media. Course focuses primarily on film, television, advertising, and the press.

Latina/o, Media, and Culture

Examines mass media representations of and by Latina/os in the United States and how these representations construct culture and society. 

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