CV
Experience & Expertise
EDUCATION
Texas A&M University College Station, TX
Ph.D. Student Philosophy in Communication Coursework and focus in Media, Race and Identity in relation to Popular Culture
August 2018 – Present
Fall 2018 - Teaching Assistant – COMM 203 and COMM 101
Fall 2018 - Graphic Designer and Graphic Facilitator for “Media Literacy and Civic Engagement in Digital Age” Conference
Fall 2018 – Fall 2020 - Hispanic/Latino Graduate Student Association President
Spring 2019 – Teaching Assistant COMM 203
Spring 2019 – Facilitator of Difficult Dialogue
Fall 2019 – Teaching Assistant COMM 275
Fall 2019 – Facilitator of Difficult Dialogue
Fall 2019 – COMM 340 Grading Assistant
Spring 2020 – Teaching Assistant COMM 205 and COMM 275
Spring 2020 – Research Assistant for Dr. Srividya Ramasubramanian
Spring 2020 – Logistics Coordinator for Difficult Dialogues
Spring 2020 – Graphic Designer and Graphic Facilitator for Communication Diversity Conference
University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) El Paso, TX M.A. in Communication
Coursework in Comic Book Studies, Identity and Popular CultureAugust 2013 – May 2015
Thesis: “Comic book fandom: An exploration study into the world of comic book fan social identity
through parasocial theory”
Communication Graduate Student Association (CGSA) Vice President – Fall 2014
Communication Graduate Student Association (CGSA) President – Spring 2015
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society – Spring 2015
University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) El Paso, TX
B.F.A. in Drawing/ Graphic Design August 2007 – May 2012
PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Conference Presentations
Western States Communication Association San Diego, CA
February 2016
“Assessing Cultural Difference in New & Recent Superhero Movies:
Or, Giving An Account of Representation in Popular Superhero Movies, 2000-2015”
Communicating Diversity Conference College Station, TX
March 2019
“Identidad Heroica: Latinx Identity of Blue Beetle and the characters of Border Town”
Global Fusion Conference Austin, TX
October 2019
“Historias de La Frontera: A framing analysis of Latinx identity and border representation in comic books”
National Communication Association Conference Baltimore, MA
November 2019
“Identidad Heroica: Latinx Identity of Blue Beetle and the characters of Border Town”
Invited Lectures:
Texas A&M University
February 2020 College Station, TX
Guest Lecturer for COMM 330 “Popular Music”
Texas A&M University College Station, TX
November 2019
Guest Lecturer for COMM 330 “Video Games”
Texas A&M University College Station, TX
November 2018 & March 2019
Guest Lecturer for COMM 101 “Popular Culture: Comic Books and Identity”
El Paso Community College El Paso, TX
October 2017
“Popular Culture: Comic Books and Identity”
El Paso Community College El Paso, TX
January 2017
Student success panel discussion
HIGHER EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
El Paso Community College, Student Support Services Program (SSSP) El Paso, TX
Program Advisor
Feb 2017 – Present
• Supervise academic tutors and make sure they turn in any weekly/monthly reports.
• Provide students with an introduction presentation to the program.
• Provide assistance any information they might have on the program or college.
• Assist students to complete and submit FAFSA and scholarship applications.
• Assist students with registration process.
• Provide academic tutoring for developmental and college level courses in English and other language arts
classes to all program participants.
• Conduct follow ups to keep track of students’ academic progress and to assess student needs.
• Deliver study skills and financial literacy workshops.
• Keep records of program participants and prepare daily and monthly reports.
• Refer students to other departments for further assistance and guidance.
• Conduct class presentations and other outreach activities to promote program services.
• Maintain a close working relationship with faculty and staff to facilitate referrals and better assist students.
• Assist with various projects such as designing the program newsletter and flyers.
• Run the social media web pages for the program.
El Paso Community College, Student Support Services Program (SSSP) El Paso, TX
Academic Tutor
Oct 2015 – Feb 2017
• Assist students to complete and submit FAFSA and scholarship applications.
• Assist students to register for classes system.
• Provide academic tutoring for developmental and college-level courses in English to all program participants.
• Conduct follow-ups to keep track of students’ academic progress and to assess student needs.
• Deliver study skills and financial literacy workshops.
• Keep records of program participants and prepare daily and monthly reports.
• Refer students to other departments for further assistance and guidance.
• Conduct class presentations and other outreach activities to promote program services.
• Assist with various projects such as designing the program newsletter.
SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator. Adobe InDesign
Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Publisher
Basic HTML/XHTML
Windows OS | Mac OS
UT System (BIS/Define)
Banner
Language: Bilingual speaker of both English and Spanish