Joseph Flores

Originally from El Paso, TX, Joseph received his bachelors and master’s degrees from the University of Texas at El Paso and then received his doctorate from the University of New Mexico in 2020. Taking an interest in the use of social media for political outreach and social movements, Joseph took an interest in understanding how political communication continued to morph in all of its forms. Currently, Joseph’s research lie at the intersection of political communication, like propaganda and, more recently, conspiracy theories, with a focus on the political economy of social media and its overall relationship to U.S. American politics. He has also been involved in mentorship work for first-gen and Latinx undergraduates and graduate students in recent years and is an advocate for teaching media literacy at all times.