Jessica Retis
Associate Professor

Brief Biography

Jessica Retis joined CSUN in 2008. She earned her B.A. in Communications from Universidad de Lima, Peru, her Masters in Latin American Studies from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma México, and her Ph.D. in Contemporary Latin America from Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. For more than twenty years she has taught at universities in the United States, Spain, Mexico and Ecuador. As a researcher, she specializes in Latin American diasporas and the media, international migration and mobility, critical discourse analysis, political economy of media, history of Hispanic media in the U.S. and Europe. Dr. Retis has twice received the Polished Apple Award (2008, 2012), the CSUN excellence in teaching award. Before becoming college professor, she worked for over 18 years as a journalist for various international print and broadcast media in Peru, Mexico, and Spain. She served as CSU International Programs Resident Director in Spain for the 2014-15 academic year. She also served as Vice Chair of the Diaspora and the Media Working Group at the International Association of Mass Communication Research (2011-2014) and as Academic Officer for the National Association of Hispanic Journalists – Los Angeles Chapter (2011-2014).
Latest Research:
The Transnational Restructuring of Communication and Consumption Practices
Latino Diasporas and the Media

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