Frank G. Pérez, Ph.D.

Chair of the Department of Communication

fperez1@utep.edu  

  Dr. Frank G. Pérez is Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Communication and Research Fellow at the Sam Donaldson Center for Communication Studies. He is also the founder and Co-Director of the American, African, and European Summer Program. Dr. Pérez is the Lead Instructor for the Latin American section of the UTEP/Rare Master of Arts Program. He also teaches in the Master of Leadership Studies program at UTEP’s University College. His areas of research includes: Intercultural communication, health communication, and Chicano Studies. Dr. Pérez earned his Ph.D. at the University of New Mexico.

  Dr. Pérez’s research has appeared (solo and co-authored) in Aztlán, Communication for Development and Social Change, Western Journal of Communication, Communication Yearbook, Noesis, Public Relations Quarterly, and other scholarly outlets. He is currently writing a book on communicating the fantasy heritage of Juan de Oñate in Southwest tourism.