head of Sea Grant at UPRM Associate Director 2003 - 2006 Mass Communications Department Acting Chair - 1998
member of Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Member 2006 - Cultural Studies Division and Science Communication Interest Group Member Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Interest Group (GLBT) Member Society for Environmental Journalists Academic Member 2003 - 2007 Union for Democratic Communication Member 1996 - 2004
selected publications academic article How global is global?: A critical look at the language of globalization.. Multiculturalism, Cultural Diversity, And Global Communication. 1998 The Puerto Rican new song's movement music of resistance. Quarterly of the Union for Democratic Communications. 1997
presentations presentation Bayard Rustin: 50 years ago in the intersection between race and sexuality, Collaborator Scientific writing for the general public, Collaborator The public discourse about Bill 238, Collaborator Why is the new edition of 'Companeras Latinas Lesbianas, Lesbianas Latinas' necessary , Collaborator
professional service activities Writing and Communication Sector Coordinator 2002 - Curricular Affairs Committee - UPR Mayaguez Academic Senate Chair 2013 - 2015 University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Chair for UPR Mayaguez Academic Senate 2013 - 2015 University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Alternate Academic Senate representative 2013 - 2015 Student Affairs Committee - UPR Mayaguez Academic Senate Member 2012 - 2015 Personnel Committee Chair 2008 - 2009 Curriculum Committee Chair 2006 - 2008
education and training Ph.D. in Communication, University of Massachusetts 1995 M.A. in Master in Arts in Communication, University of Massachusetts 1990 B.A. in Psychology, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. , Magna Cum Laude 1983
awards and honors National Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar , 1992 National Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar , 1990 National Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar , 1989 Angel Ramos Foundation , conferred by University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras., 1984 Angel Ramos Foundation , conferred by University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras., 1983 Distinguished Professor, conferred by Student Government Association, Quinnipiac College, Hamden, Connecticut, 1997 - 1998