Raisa Alvarado
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Raisa Fernanda Alvarado (Ph.D., University of Denver) is an Assistant Professor of Communication and Media at California State University, San Bernardino. Her current research and teaching specializations are rooted in critical gender studies with a focus on Latine and Chicana/o/x Rhetorical Criticism, Feminist Media Studies, and the Rhetoric of Social Movements. Her work has appeared in the International Journal of Communication, Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, and the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication.
Dr. Alvarado serves on the inaugural editorial board of Communication and Race and is currently serving on the executive board of the Rhetorical Theory and Communication Division of the National Communication Association. Most recently, Dr. Alvarado was nominated Vice President for the Organization for Feminist Research on Gender and Communication (OFRGC).
Education
Ph.D., University of Denver, 2018
M.A., California State University, Long Beach, 2014
B.A., California State University, San Marcos, 2011
Courses/Teaching
COMM 6013 Special Topics in Gender Communication: Feminist Media Studies (Graduate Course)
COMM 5952 Graduate Independent Study
COMM 4302 Latinx, Media, and Cultures
COMM 4301 Gender, Race, and Class in Media
COMM 4211 Communication and Gender
COMM 4102 Ethical Aspects of Communication
COMM 3319 Special Topics in Media Studies: Girl Power Social Movements
COMM 3101 Communication, Self, and Others
COMM 1006 Oral Communication
Specialization
Latine/Chicana/o/x Rhetorical Criticism
Textual Analysis
Qualitative Research Methods
Intersectional Feminist Methodologies
The Rhetoric of Social Movements
Critical Girl Studies
Feminist Media Studies
Critical Cultural Studies
Research and Teaching Interests
Social Media Research (Instagram, TikTok, etc.)
"Girl Power" Social Movements
Latinidad
Border Rhetoric
Visual Culture
Youth Studies
Disney Media