Joseph Flores, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Communication Studies

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...

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Dr. Joseph Flores

Contact Information

  • Office Hours Fall 2024

    Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 12:00pm - 1:00pm


  • (509) 313-6693

Education & Curriculum Vitae

Ph. D. Communication Studies, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

M. A. Communication Studies, University of Texas at El Paso

B. A. Communication Studies, University of Texas at El Paso

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.

Flores, J. & Guillem, S. (2021, in press). Co-constructing conflict: The role of humorous memes in re-creating Donald Trump and his “others”

Flores, J. (2020). The Politics of Social Media: Mediating Ambivalences in the Era of Political Populism. In (Ed.) Kumar, V. Examining the Roles of IT and Social Media in Democratic Development and Social Change, 22 – 54

Briziarelli, M. & Flores, J. (2018). Professing Contradictions: Knowledge Work and the Neoliberal Condition of Academic Workers. tripleC, 16(1).

Briziarelli, M. & Flores, J. (2018). Mediation is the Message: Social Media Ventures in Informational Capitalism. In Chhabra, S. (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Civic Engagement and Social Change in Contemporary Society, 311 – 327.