Paul Espinosa

Paul Espinosa

Emeritus Professor,
Emeritus College
  • Paul.Espinosa@asu.edu
  • Phone: 619-890-9811
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Professor, School of Transborder
Studies, College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences

Education

Ph.D., Stanford University

B.A., Brown University

Bio

Winner of eight Emmy awards, an independent filmmaker specializing in
documentary and dramatic films focused on the U.S.-Mexico border
region, Dr. Espinosa currently serves as Professor inthe School of
Transborder Studies.

Research and Teaching Interests

Documentary and dramatic films focused on the U.S.-Mexico border
region, immigration, public history, cross-cultural communications.

Filmography

"The Price of Renewal" (Producer/Writer/Director), PBS 2006

"California and the American Dream" (Executive Producer),
PBS 2006

"Taco Shop Poets" (Producer/Writer/Director), PBS 2004

"The Border" (Producer/Writer/Executive Producer) PBS 1999

"The U.S.-Mexican War: 1846-1848" (Senior Producer), PBS 1998

"...and the earth did not swallow him" (Producer/Executive
Producer), PBS's American Playhouse,  1996

"The Hunt for Pancho Villa" (Producer/Writer), PBS's
American Experience, 1993

"1492 Revisited" (Producer/Director), PBS 1992

"Los Mineros" (Writer), PBS'a American Experience 1991

"Uneasy Neighbors" (Producer/Director/Writer), PBS 1990

"The New Tijuana" (Producer/Writer), PBS 1990

"In the Shadow of the Law" (Producer/Writer), PBS 1988

"The Lemon Grove Incident" (Producer/Writer), PBS 1986

"Ballad of an Unsung Hero" (Producer/Writer), PBS 1984

"The Trail North" (Producer/Writer), PBS 1983

Courses

TCL 466  Constructing the Border on Film

TCL 465  Putting History on Film

TCL 352  Chicana/o Film

TCL 202  Transborder Culture & Society

Professional Activity

Past Board Member, Arizona Humanities Council

Past Board Member, Arizona Latino Arts & Culture Consortium (ALAC)

Past National Board Member, National Alliance for Media Art and
Culture (NAMAC)

Former Board President & Founder, Media Arts Center of San Diego

Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, Former National
Board Member and Treasurer

California Council for the Humanitie, Former Board Member

Grants Reviewer: Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National
Endowment for the Humanities, Independent Television Service,
California Council for the Humanities, National Public Radio, National
Asian American Telecommunications Association, California Arts
Council, and San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture

Publications
  • Espinosa, Paul. "Transnational Explorations of a Chicano Filmmaker: Views from the U.S.-Mexico Border". Camino Real: Estudios de las Hispanidades Norteamericanas (2010).
  • Espinosa, Paul. Trailer: "The Dawning of Liberty: Padre Martinez and the Making of America". (2010).
  • Carlos Velez-Ibanez, Paul Espinosa, James Garcia, Marta Sanchez and Michelle Martinez. "The Genesis and Development of Latino/a Expressive Culture in Arizona: Theater, Literature, Film, Music and Art". State of Latino Arizona, a report presented by the Arizona Latino Research Enterprise, the ASU Department of Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies and ASU Office of Public Affairs, 2009 (2009).
  • Espinosa, Paul. California and American Dream. (2006).
  • Espinosa, Paul. The Price of Renewal. (2006).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Border Visions. (2006).
  • Espinosa, Theodore Paul. Padre Antonio Jose Martinez. The Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States (2005).
  • Espinosa, Theodore Paul. The Lemon Grove Incident. The Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States (2005).
  • Espinosa, Paul. Taco Shop Poets. (2004).
  • Espinosa, Paul. The Border. (2000).
  • Espinosa, Paul. The U.S.-Mexican War: 1846-1848. (1998).
  • Espinosa, Paul. ...and the earth did not swallow him. (1994).
  • Espinosa, Paul. The Hunt for Pancho Villa. (1993).
  • Espinosa, Paul. 1492 Revisited. (1992).
  • Espinosa, Paul. Los Mineros. (1991).
  • Espinosa, Paul. The New Tijuana. (1990).
  • Espinosa, Paul. Uneasy Neighbors. (1990).
  • Espinosa, Paul. In The Shadow Of The Law. (1988).
  • Espinosa, Paul. The Lemon Grove Incident. (1986).
  • Espinosa, Paul. Ballad Of An Unsung Hero. (1984).
  • Espinosa, Paul. The Trail North. (1983).
Presentations
  • Espinosa, Paul. "Reflections on Anthropology and Immigration". American Anthropological Association meetings (Dec 2013).
  • Espinosa, Paul. Introduced documentary film "Rabbit in the Moon". Guantanamo Public Memory Project, Phoenix Art Museum (Nov 2013).
  • Espinosa, Paul. Official welcome and introduction for "Latino Americans: Prejudice & Pride". Comparative Border Studies Fall Film Event (Nov 2013).
  • Espinosa, Paul. Provided commentary and Introduction for "Hidden Chicano Cinema" by Dr. A. Gabriel Melendez. Book Presentation and Signing, University of New Mexico Bookstore, Albuquerque (Oct 2013).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "Reflections on Putting Latino History on Film". Western History Association Annual Meetings, Tucson, Arizona (Oct 2013).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "Exploring the U.S.-Mexico Border Region". Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix Meeting (Sep 2013).
  • Espinosa, Paul. Official welcome and introduction for "Sleep Dealer". Comparative Border Studies Spring Film Event (Feb 2013).
  • Espinosa, Paul. Welcome and introduction for "The Storm that Swept Mexico". Fall Film Event, Comparative Border Studies, ASU (Oct 2012).
  • Espinosa, Paul. Screening and discussion of "Al Otro Lado". Arizona Humanities Festival: Stories of Us! (Oct 2012).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "Navigating the U.S.-Mexico Border Region: A Transnational Journey". Western Regional Conference, Comparative and International Education Society (Oct 2012).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "The Lemon Grove Incident". Phoenix Latino Film Festival (Apr 2012).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "The Lemon Grove Incident". Centennial Celebration of Free Speech in San Diego (Feb 2012).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "A Documentary Journey through the US Mexican Border Region". Brown University Alumni Event (Nov 2011).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "The U.S.-Mexico Border: A Filmmaker's Journey". W. P. Carey School of Business Lecture Series (Nov 2010).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "Navigating the U.S.-Mexico Border: A Documentary Journey". National Federation of Humanities Councils Annual Conference (Nov 2010).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "Documenting the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands on Film". Western Literature Association Annual Conference (Oct 2010).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "The U.S.-Mexico Border: Reflections of a Documentary Filmmaker". Barrett Honors College Annual Lecture (Oct 2010).
  • Espinosa, Paul. Screening and discussion of "The Lemon Grove Incident," "The US-Mexican War:1846-1848," and "…and the earth did not swallow him" (all produced/written by Paul Espinosa). Paul Espinosa Border Film Festival - Yuma (Oct 2010).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "Trauma and Immigration: Families, Separation and Round-ups - The Immigrant Experience and Trauma in Maricopa County". New Approaches to Trauma: Bridging Theory and Practice Conference (Oct 2010).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "Immigration, Labor, and the Arts". Western Literature Association Annual Conference (Oct 2010).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "Capturing the Border’s History on Film – An Evening with Filmmaker Paul Espinosa". Keynote Lecture celebrating Latino Heritage Month (Sep 2010).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "Honoring San Diego Documentary Filmmakers". Fundraiser for San Diego State University’s Chicana/o Archive (Aug 2010).
  • Espinosa, Paul. Screening and discussion of "The Lemon Grove Incident," "The US-Mexican War:1846-1848," "Los Mineros," "The Hunt for Pancho Villa" and "…and the earth did not swallow him" (all produced/written by Paul Espinosa). Paul Espinosa Border Film Festival - Tempe (May 2010).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "The Border: Looking Back and Looking Forward". New Directions in Critical Theory Conference: Borders, Power, Community (Apr 2010).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "Chicano History & Documentary Films". "Natives & Newcomers" (HIS 591) (Apr 2010).
  • Espinosa, Paul. Screening of "The U.S.-Mexican War: 1846-1848". 13th Annual ASU Spanish Graduate Conference (Mar 2010).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "The Challenges for Latinos Today: Arizona, Immigration and the U.S.-Mexico Border". Latino Institute for Corporate Inclusion (Feb 2010).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "A Filmmaker’s Take on Producing Social Justice Films". "Justice and Everyday Life" (JUS 385) (Nov 2009).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "Chicano Filmmaking". Introduction to Transborder Chicano/a & Latina/o Studies (TCL 101) (Nov 2009).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "Putting the Border on Film". Carnegie Seminar on Transborder Issues (Nov 2009).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "Covering the Immigration Story in Documentary Film". "Anonymity & Accuracy: The Challenges of Immigration Coverage" (Sep 2009).
  • Espinosa, Paul. Screening of "The Border" produced and written by Paul Espinosa. "Una retrospectiva de Cine Chicano" (Apr 2009).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "The Art and Commerce of Producing Films". "Filming Difference" (FMS 490) (Apr 2009).
  • Espinosa, Paul. Screening of 1492 Revisited, The New Tijuana, The Lemon Grove Incident, Taco Shop Poets, Uneasy Neighbors, and The Border Produced by Paul Espinosa. Institute for Humanities Research Fellows Seminar (Apr 2009).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "Documentary Filmmaking on the Border". Carnegie Seminar on Transborder Issues (Apr 2009).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "Chicano Documentary Filmmaking". "Transborder Research Methods" (TCL 304) (Apr 2009).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "Humanities and Political Conflict: A Colloquium on Transdisciplinary Research". Institute for Humanities Research Fellows Seminar (Apr 2009).
  • Espinosa, Paul. "Exploraciones Transnacionales de un cineasta Chicano: Algunas vistas". Primeras Jornadas Internacionales sobre Migración y Cultura Chicana (Mar 2009).
  • Espinosa, Paul. Screening and discussion of "…and the earth did not swallow him" produced by Paul Espinosa. Primeras Jornadas Internacionales sobre Migración y Cultura Chicana (Mar 2009).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Screening and Discussion for "La Onda Chicana/The Chicano Wave". ASU Screening (Nov 2008).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. "The Compelling Need for Public Scholarship: Moving Knowledge out of the Academy". American Studies Association Annual Meeting (Nov 2008).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Screening and Discussion for "The Last Conquistador". ASU Screening (Nov 2008).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. "Race to the White House: Latino politics in a New Age". California Chicano News Media Association (Sep 2008).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. "Recovering Chicano History on Film: Case Studies from the U.S.-Mexico Border Region". Mesa Redonda: Los retos del cine y la literatura chicanas en los EEUU (May 2008).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. "…y no se lo trago la tierra". Screening and discussion, Barcelona, Spain (May 2008).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. "Recovering Chicano History on Film: Case Studies from the U.S.-Mexico Border Region". O.C.Tanner Symposium, Utah State University (Apr 2008).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. "Reflections on Oral History and Documentary Film". O.C.Tanner Symposium, Utah State University (Apr 2008).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. "Documenting the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands". 2008 Mott Akins Speaker, Yale University (Feb 2008).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. "Master’s Tea with Paul Espinosa". Saybrook Master’s House Tea, Yale University (Feb 2008).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. "Toiling in the Contact Zone: Filmic Reflections from the U.S.-Mexico Border Region". Latina/o Images for the 21st Century, University of Bielefeld, Germany (Jan 2008).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. In the Shadow of the Law, The Border, Uneasy Neighbors & 1492 Revisited. Primer Festival de Cine Chicano en Mexico (Nov 2007).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Keynote Presentation. Primer Festival de Cine Chicano en Mexico (Nov 2007).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. A Chicano Filmmaker's Exploration of the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands. 31st Annual Conference of the American Studies Association of Turkey, "Comparative Americas" (Nov 2006).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Lemon Grove Incident. Scottsdale Community College Seminar (Nov 2006).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Craft of Documentary. Phoenix Chapter, National Association of Latino Independent Producers (Sep 2006).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Price of Renewal. 19th Annual Dallas Video Festival (Aug 2006).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Price of Renewal. Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR), 2006 National Convening (Jun 2006).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. California and the American Dream. National Hispanic Cultural Center (Jun 2006).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The U.S.-Mexico Border: A Context for Chicano Literature. 5th International Congress on Chicano Literature (May 2006).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. An Inside View of ASU's New Department of Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies. Annual Conference, National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies (Apr 2006).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Price of Renewal. (Apr 2006).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. California and the American Dream. Reel Work: May Day Labor Film Festival (Apr 2006).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Los Mineros. Reel Work: May Day Labor Film Festival (Apr 2006).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Rocks with Wings. (Apr 2006).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Price of Renewal. ASU Architecture School of Planning, College of Design (Apr 2006).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Price of Renewal. San Diego Latino Film Festival (Mar 2006).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. California and the American Dream. National Conference, National Association of Latino Independent Producers (Mar 2006).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. California and the American Dream. Phoenix Art Museum Screening (Mar 2006).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Price of Renewal. The San Diego Foundation (Dec 2005).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Visiones: The Taco Shop Poets. National Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at Smithsonian Institution (Oct 2005).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Lemon Grove Incident. Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, ASU Chicano Latino Law Students Association (Oct 2005).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Ballad of an Unsung Hero. Archives Film Festival (Oct 2005).
  • Espinosa, Theodore, Goldfarb, Lyn, Riffe, Jed. California and the American Dream. Ford Foundation (Jul 2005).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. California and the American Dream. Advancing Regional Equity: Summit on Equitable Development, Social Justice, and Smart Growth (May 2005).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. California and the American Dream. PBS Showcase (Apr 2005).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Pancho Villa at the Kerr. Second Annual CCS OnStage Benefit (Apr 2005).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The U.S.-Mexico Border: Perspectives from a Documentary Filmmaker. President's Community Enrichment Program (Mar 2005).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Lemon Grove Incident. Hernandez at 50 (Nov 2004).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Visiones: The Taco Shop Poets. Museum of Photographic Arts (Sep 2004).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Life and Times of Padre Martinez. Conference on Recovering U.S. Hispanic Religious Thought in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries (May 2003).
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Life and Times of Padre Martinez. New Mexico Historical Society Annual Meetings
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Life and Times of Padre Martinez. Recovering U.S. Hispanic Religious Thought in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The U.S.-Mexico Border: Perspectives from a Documentary Filmmaker.
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Una Mirada Alternativa a la Frontera. Tijuana and Mexico City and Centro de Estudios Cinematograficos de Baja California
  • Espinosa, Theodore. A Filmmaker's Perspective on the U.S.-Mexico Border.
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Achieving Diverse Programming. National Community Outreach Annual Conference
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Border Today: Perspectives from a Documentary Filmmaker.
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Lemon Grove Incident. Screening for 50th anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The U.S.-Mexico Border: Perspectives from a Documentary Filmmaker.
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The U.S.-Mexico Border: Perspectives from a Documentary Filmmaker. National Association of Chicano/Chicana Studies
  • Espinosa, Theodore. “Chicano/Latino History and Film”. TCLS Homecoming Presentation
  • Espinosa, Theodore. “Media and Civic Engagement: A Case Study of California and the American Dream”. 40 Years of Impact: Foundation-Funded Media – Building on the Past, Harnessing the Future
  • Espinosa, Theodore. “Media Coverage of Latino Issues: It’s Not Only Immigration". Arizona Latino Media Association & ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication
  • Espinosa, Theodore. “Mucho Mas que ¡Sabado Gigante!: The Rise of Latino Media”. National Conference of the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture
  • Espinosa, Theodore. “Padre Martínez: A Transnational Ahead of his Time”. 10th Annual Meeting of the Network of Religious Phenomena Researchers in Mexico
  • Espinosa, Theodore. “Putting History on Film: A Latino Filmmaker’s View”. ASU 2007-08 Faculty Seminar Series “Truth, Evidence, and/or Fiction in Humanistic Inquiry”
  • Espinosa, Theodore. “The Border: A View through Documentary Film”. 11th Annual International Reunion, The Border: A New Cultural Concept
  • Espinosa, Theodore. “The Lemon Grove Incident: The Busy Intersection of Legal and Oral History”. American Society of Legal History Annual Meeting
  • Espinosa, Theodore. “The Means and the Medium”. “The Imperative of the Transborder Perspective”
  • Espinosa, Theodore. “The U.S.-Mexico Border: Through the Prism of A Documentary Filmmaker”. University of Arizona Lecture Series
  • Espinosa, Theodore. 1492 Revisited. Voces Autenticas/Authentic Voices Program
  • Espinosa, Theodore. In the Shadow of the Law. In the Shadow of the Law: An Immigration Documentary
  • Espinosa, Theodore. In the Shadow of the Law. Performance in Borderlands Project
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Reframing The Border. “Screened Beyond the Wall: Reframing 25 Years of Stereotypes: A Consultative Session on the Southwest Border”
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Taco Shop Poets. Floricanto Celebration
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Border. Arizona State University Spanish Graduate Conference
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Border, Los Mineros & The Hunt for Pancho Villa. Independent Film Festival, Homecoming Weekend
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Price of Renewal. Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting
  • Espinosa, Theodore. World Cultures Program
  • Espinosa, Theodore. World Link: Third Regional Youth Town Meeting on Global Affairs
  • Espinosa, Theodore. ...and the earth did not swallow him, Uneasy Neighbors and Los Mineros. Cesar Chavez Film Festival
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Documentary Filmmaking and the Public Interest: Intersection at the US-Mexico Border. Eighth Annual Crisis Carnival for the Department of Rhetoric and Writing Studies
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Border. California's Future into the Millennium: California Studies Association Twelfth Annual Conference
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Border. The Border Academy: Border Health Session
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Border. The Latino Film and Digital Media Festival
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Border. XXI: New York Latino Film and Video Festival
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Border: A Documentary Journey. San Marcos' Arts & Lecture Series
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Lemon Grove Incident.
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Uneasy Neighbors. Film Festival with Immigration Differential, part of the San Diego/Tijuana InSITE2000 project
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Immigration and the U.S.-Mexico Border: Perspectives through Documentary Film. Keynote presentation at Annual Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference
  • Espinosa, Theodore. National Hispanic Heritage Month Highlights. United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of California
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Uneasy Neighbors in Mixed Feelings. Art and Culture on the Postborder Metropolis Border Film Festival, Fisher Gallery
  • Espinosa, Theodore. A Chat with Paul Espinosa: A Filmmaker's Perspective on the U.S.-Mexico Border. Modern Language Association Annual Meetings, Division on Ethnic Studies in Language and Literature
  • Espinosa, Theodore. A Filmmaker's View of the U.S.-Mexican Border. U.S.-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership/Alianza Fronteriza de Filantropia Mexico-EEUU
  • Espinosa, Theodore. A Vision of Justice. La Raza Lawyers Annual Banquet
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Borderland Film Festival. Centro Cultural de Tijuana
  • Espinosa, Theodore. California Stories in the Work of Paul Espinosa. California Council for the Humanities Board Retreat
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Confessions of a Practicing Anthropologist: A Filmmaker's Reflections.
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Documentary Films, Social Justice and Educational Equity. Educational Leadership Institute, California Education Round Table
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Featured Events with Filmmaker Paul Espinosa. Ninth Annual Border Book Festival
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Promoting Public History Through Film. Session "Promoting History Through the Arts", California Council for the Promotion of History, 2003 Annual Conference, Expanding the Borders of California's History
  • Espinosa, Theodore. Semana de la Raza: A Filmmaker's Reflections.
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Border Region in Documentary Film and Video. International Communication Association Annual Conference
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Border Region in Documentary Film and Video. International Communications Association Annual Meeting
  • Espinosa, Theodore. The Hunt for Pancho Villa.
Service
  • National Endowment for the Arts, Proposal Reviewer for National Funding (2013 - 2013)
  • School of Transborder Studies, Chairperson, Media & Expressive Culture Concentration (2013 - 2013)
  • School of Transborder Studies, Member, 3rd Year Review Committee, Desiree Garcia (2013 - 2013)
  • Film and Media Studies, Affiliated Faculty (2010 - 2013)
  • Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States, Book Series from Rutgers University Press, Manuscript Reviewer (2013 - 2013)
  • School of Transborder Studies, Chairperson, Ad Hoc Search Committee for STS Director (2013 - 2013)
  • School of Transborder Studies, Member, Ad Hoc Retreat Committee (2012 - 2013)
  • Arizona Humanities Council, Board Member (2007 - 2013)
  • School of Transborder Studies, Chairperson, Personnel Advisory Committte (2010 - 2013)
  • National Endowment for the Arts, Proposal Reviewer for National Funding (2012 - 2012)
  • School of Transborder Studies, Member, Ad Hoc Retreat Committee (2012 - 2012)
  • Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States, Book Series from Rutgers University Press, Board Member (2012 - 2012)
  • School of Transborder Studies, Chairperson, By Laws Committee (2012 - 2012)
  • Film and Media Studies, Affiliated Faculty (2010 - 2012)
  • North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS), Member, Faculty Advisory Council (2010 - 2012)
  • School of Transborder Studies, Chairperson, Personnel Advisory Committte (2010 - 2012)
  • Arizona Humanities Council, Board Member (2007 - 2012)
  • National Endowment for the Humanities, Proposal Reviewer for National Funding (2012 - 2012)
  • Arizona Latino Arts and Culture Center (ALAC), Board Member (2011 - 2012)
  • Feria Internacional del Libro, Attendee, International Conference (2011 - 2011)
  • Chicano/Latino Faculty and Staff Association, Past President (2010 - 2011)
  • ASU Hispanic Convocation, Participant on dais (2010 - 2010)
  • Ad-hoc Phoenix Latino Community Group, Participant (2010 - 2010)
  • Department of Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies,, Attendee, Faculty Retreat (2010 - 2010)
  • Dept of Transborder Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Chairperson, Five year Self Study Report: 2004-2010 (2010 - 2010)
  • Arizona Latino Arts & Culture Center, Chair, Strategic Planning Committee (2010 - 2010)
  • Dept of Transborder Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Member, Transborder Media & Expressive Culture Committee (2010 - 2010)
  • Film and Media Studies, Affiliated Faculty (2010 - 2010)
  • Latino Graduate Student Alliance (LGSA), Arizona State University, Faculty Advisor (2010 - 2010)
  • North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS), Member, Faculty Advisory Council (2010 - 2010)
  • Arizona Latino Arts and Culture Center (ALAC), Board Member (2009 - 2010)
  • Arizona Humanities Council, Board Member (2007 - 2010)
  • American Studies Association Annual Conference, Attendee, "Crisis, Chains and Change: American Studies for the Twenty-First Century" (2010 - 2010)
  • National Endowment for the Humanities, Proposal Viewer for National Funding (2010 - 2010)
  • Dept of Transborder Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Tenure Review Observer (2010 - 2010)
  • Latino Book & Family Festival, Juror, Latino Books into Movies Awards (2010 - 2010)
  • National Association of Latino Independent Producers, Mentor, Workshop for documentary makers of color (2010 - 2010)
  • Cave Creek Film & Arts Festival, Juror (2010 - 2010)
  • Chicano/Latino Faculty and Staff Association, President (2010 - 2010)
  • Dept of Transborder Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Chair, Evaluation of Departmental Chair (2010 - 2010)
  • ASU Hispanic Convocation, Presented CLFSA Annual Awards (2010 - 2010)
  • National Association of Latino Independent Producers, Attendee "NALIP 2010: Navigating in a Sea of Change" (2010 - 2010)
  • ASU Hispanic Convocation, Participant on dais (2009 - 2009)
  • Latino Graduate Student Alliance (LGSA), Faculty Advisor (2009 - 2009)
  • ASU Academic Senate, Representative Dept of Transborder Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Senator (2009 - 2009)
  • Chicano/Latino Faculty and Staff Association, President (2009 - 2009)
  • Arizona Latino Arts and Culture Consortium (ALAC), Board Member (2009 - 2009)
  • Chicano/Latino Faculty and Staff Association, Executive Board (2009 - 2009)
  • Dept of Transborder Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Member, Transborder Media & Expressive Culture Program Committee (2009 - 2009)
  • Film and Media Studies, Affiliated Faculty (2009 - 2009)
  • National Alliance for Media Art and Culture, National Board Member (2009 - 2009)
  • National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), Phoenix Chapter, Board Member (2009 - 2009)
  • New Mexico Community Foundation, Producer of Video Modules (2009 - 2009)
  • North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS), Member, Faculty Advisory Council (2009 - 2009)
  • Provost’s Diversity Plan Steering Committee, Committee Member (2009 - 2009)
  • Arizona Humanities Council, Board Member (2007 - 2009)
  • State of Latino Arizona, Coordinated Arts Section (2009 - 2009)
  • Chicano/Latino Faculty and Staff Association, Planned and Chaired Fall Welcome (2009 - 2009)
  • Dept of Transborder Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Chairperson, Search Committee for Dr. Desiree Garcia (2009 - 2009)
  • ACLU of Arizona, Moderator (2009 - 2009)
  • Independent Television Service, Proposal Viewer for National Open Call (2009 - 2009)
  • Phoenix Art Museum, Moderator (2009 - 2009)
  • School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Sabbatical Reviewer (2009 - 2009)
  • School of International Letters and Culture, Sabbatical Reviewer (2009 - 2009)
  • National Alliance for Media Art and Culture, Attendee National Conference (2009 - 2009)
  • Southwest Borderlands Initiative, Member, Search Committee (2009 - 2009)
  • National Association of Latino Independent Producers, Attendee "NALIP 10: A Decade of Influence" (2009 - 2009)
  • Advocates for Latino Arts and Culture, Nominee, Board Member (2008 - 2008)
  • Provost’s Diversity Plan Steering Committee, Committee Member (2008 - 2008)
  • Arizona Humanities Council, Member, AHC Committees (2008 - 2008)
  • Chicano/Latino Faculty Staff Association, Co-Chair, Ad hoc Committee (2008 - 2008)
  • Dept of Community Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, Outside Reviewer, Promotion to Full Professor (2008 - 2008)
  • Dept of Transborder Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Chairperson, Transborder Media & Expressive Culture Graduate Program Committee (2008 - 2008)
  • Dept of Transborder Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Co-Chair, Mission Statement Committee (2008 - 2008)
  • Film and Media Studies, Affiliated Faculty (2008 - 2008)
  • National Association of Latino Independent Producers, Estela Award Committee Member (2008 - 2008)
  • National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), Phoenix Chapter, Board Member (2008 - 2008)
  • New Mexico Community Foundation, Member, Albuquerque Advisory Committee (2008 - 2008)
  • North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS), Member, Faculty Advisory Council (2008 - 2008)
  • Social Documentation Program, UCSC Community Studies, Member, National Advisory Board (2008 - 2008)
  • National Alliance of Media Arts and Culture, National Board Member (2007 - 2008)
  • Arizona Humanities Council, Board Member (2007 - 2008)
  • Dept of Political Science & School of Geographical Sciences, Evaluator, Film Screening (2008 - 2008)
  • National Association of Latino Independent Producers, Mentor, Workshop for documentary makers of color (2008 - 2008)
  • Dept of Transborder Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Chairperson, Wells Fargo Distinguished Lecture Committee (2008 - 2008)
  • Cine Las Americas Film Festival, Documentary Juror (2008 - 2008)
  • San Diego Latino Film Festival, Documentary Juror (2008 - 2008)
  • NALIP National Conference, Attendee (2008 - 2008)
  • Film and Media Studies, Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee for Daniel Cutrara (2008 - 2008)
  • Chicano/Latino Faculty Staff Association, President-Elect (2008 - 2008)
  • Film and Media Production, Presentation for Documentary Production Class (2008 - 2008)
  • Film and Media Studies, Hosted Visiting Scholar (2008 - 2008)
  • National Alliance of Media Arts and Culture, National Board Member (2007 - 2007)
  • Arizona Humanities Council, Board Member (2007 - 2007)
  • Dept of Transborder Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Chair, Media, Art and Literature Concentration Committee (2007 - 2007)
  • National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), Phoenix Chapter, Board Member (2007 - 2007)
  • New Mexico Community Foundation, Member, Albuquerque Advisory Committee (2007 - 2007)
  • Master's Committee, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication, Member (2005 - 2007)
  • National Advisory Board, Master of Arts Degree in Social Documentation, Advisory Board Member (2004 - 2007)
  • Arizona Humanities Council, Member, Ad hoc Contemporary Issues Committee (2007)
  • Chicano/Latino Faculty Staff Association, Member, Ad hoc Committee (2007)
  • Dept of Transborder Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Chairperson, Wells Fargo Distinguished Lecture Committee (2007)
  • Dept of Transborder Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Member, Facilities and Space Committee (2007)
  • Documentary Film “Children in No Man’s Land”, Consulting Producer (2007)
  • Documentary Film “The Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition: 1775-1776", Consulting Producer (2007)
  • Film and Media Studies, Affiliated Faculty (2007)
  • Film and Media Studies, Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee for Daniel Cutrara (2007)
  • Film and Media Studies, Strategic Planning Assistance (2007)
  • Museo Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Participant (2007)
  • National Association of Latino Independent Producers, Estela Award Committee Member (2007)
  • National Alliance of Media Arts and Culture, Invited Participant (2007)
  • Arizona Humanities Council & Phoenix Art Museum, Moderator, Screening and DIscussion (2007)
  • PBS Affiliate KAET, Invited Guest on Horizonte (2007)
  • Film and Media Studies, Member, Retreat Committee (2007)
  • National Association of Latino Independent Producers, Mentor, Latino Producers Academcy (2007 - 2007)
  • Latino Public Broadcasting, Proposal Reviewer (2007)
  • Inter-American Development Bank, Documentary Juror, "The Faces of Exclusion" (2007 - 2007)
  • Social Documentation Program, UCSC Community Studies, Member, National Advisory Board (2007 - 2007)
  • ASU Academic Senate, Representative from Department of Chicana/o Studies, Senator (2005 - 2007)
  • Media Arts Center San Diego, Board Member (2000 - 2007)
  • Network of Religious Phenomena Researchers in Mexico, Hosted Reception (2007)
  • 11th Annual International Reunion, The Border: A New Cultural Concept, Presenter, Top Video Award (2007)
  • Border Book Festival, Attendee (2007 - 2007)
  • ASU Academic Senate, Senator (2007)
  • Barrett, The Honors College, Certificate of Appreciation (2007)
  • CLAS Undergraduate Recruitment Staff, Assisted with development of PR brochure (2007)
  • Dept of Transborder Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Chair, Evaluation of Departmental Chair (2007)
  • Dept of Transborder Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Chair, Personnel Committee (2007)
  • Dept of Transborder Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Guest Speaker “Introduction to Chicana/o Studies” (2007)
  • Dept of Transborder Chicana/o & Latina/o Studies, Member, PhD Planning Committee (2007)
  • Durango (Colorado) Independent Film Festival, Invited Presenter (2007 - 2007)
  • Independent Television Service, Proposal Reviewer (2007)
  • National Conference for Media Reform, Attendee (2007 - 2007)
  • North American Center for Transborder Studies, Affiliated Faculty (2006 - 2007)
  • New Mexico Community Foundation, Member, Albuquerque Advisory Committee (2006 - 2006)
  • Faculty Advisory Board, Center for Film and Media Research, Arizona State University, Member (2005 - 2006)
  • La Buena Onda Radio, 1190 AM Phoenix, Invited Guest (2006 - 2006)
  • National Search Committee, ASU Creative Writing Program Director, Committee Member (2005 - 2006)
  • LAT TV, Attendee (2006 - 2006)
  • ASU Center for Film and Media Research Faculty Advisory Board, Advisory Board Member (2005 - 2006)
  • Independent Television Service, Proposal Viewer for National Open Call (2006 - 2006)
  • National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), Phoenix Chapter, Board Member (2006 - 2006)
  • ASU Hispanic Convocation, Attendee (2006 - 2006)
  • Department of Chicana/o Studies, Media Tract Committee, Committee Member (2005 - 2006)
  • New Los Angeles Premiere Committee, Executive Producer (2006 - 2006)
  • PBS Affiliate KAET, Invited Guest on Horizonte (2006 - 2006)
  • PBS Affiliate KPBS San Diego, Invited Guest (2006 - 2006)
  • Radio Free Santa Cruz, Invited Guest (2006 - 2006)
  • Faculty Staff Campaign/Fulton Challenge, Social Science Representative (2006 - 2006)
  • National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), Committee Member (2005 - 2006)
  • National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture, Nominated as Board Member (2005 - 2005)
  • Search Committee, Department of Chicana/o Studies, Committee Member (2005 - 2005)
  • Chicano/a Studies Course CCS 300, Chicana/o Culture and Society, Developed Syllabus, Course Reader, and Conceptual/Intellectual (2005 - 2005)
  • Chicano/a Studies Course CSS 490, Developed Syllabus, Course Reader, and Conceptual/Intellectual (2005 - 2005)
  • Chicana/o Studies OnStage Benefit Committee, Second Annual Fundraising Event for the Department of Chicana/o Studies, Chair (2004 - 2005)
  • ASU Latina/o Graduate Students Alliance, Attendee (2005 - 2005)
  • Arizona Latino Research Enterprise, Participant (2005 - 2005)
  • Dean of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication, Advisor (2005 - 2005)
  • NBC Affiliate KNSD San Diego, Invited Guest (2005 - 2005)
  • Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication, Attendee (2005 - 2005)
  • Program in Film and Media Studies, ASU, Attendee (2005 - 2005)
  • CCS On Stage, Committee Chair (2004 - 2005)
  • Program in Film and Media Production, ASU, Attendee (2005 - 2005)
  • School of International Letters and Cultures (SILC) Planning Retreat, Participant (2005 - 2005)
  • Development Department, ASU Foundation, Invited Participant (2005 - 2005)
  • ASU School of International Letters and Cultures (SILC) Planning Retreat, Participant (2005 - 2005)
  • San Diego Latino Film Festival, Committee Chair (2005 - 2005)
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