Research Keywords

  • Reproductive justice
  • Media ethics
  • Journalism and Media Studies
  • Health Communication
  • Chicana Feminist Pedagogies & Methodologies

Presentations

  • De Los Santos Upton, S., Hernández L. H., Martinez, D., & Martinez, A. R. (2023). Comadrisma: A Chicana Feminist Collective Approach to Writing, Editing, and Mentorship. Competitively selected paper presented at the 2023 National Communication Association Conference. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/19/2023.
  • Hernández, L. H. (2023). Narcoviolence, necropolitics, and feminicidios: Intersectional praxis & media ethics reflections. Competitively reviewed paper presented at the 2023 National Communication Association Conference. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/17/2023.
  • Caceres, F., Hernández, L. H., Tarin, C., & De Los Santos Upton, S. (2023). "El Amor Ya Es Ley": Familia and Reproductive Justice in Cuba's 2022 Family Code. Competitively reviewed paper presented at the 2023 National Communication Association Conference. *Presented during the Latina/o Communication Studies Top Paper Panel. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/17/2023.
  • "Citizenship, Violence, and In/Justice at the US/Mexico Border." Presented at the College of Humanities Lightning Talks event on November 9, 2023. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 11/2023.
  • Hernández L. H. (2023). Health Media Activism, Latina/o/x Perspectives, and Feminist Approaches. Competitively selected paper presented at the 2023 International Communication Association Conference. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 05/2023.
  • Gender, Identity, and Reproductive Justice in a post-Roe World. Keynote lecture presented at the 10th annual Wichita State University Gender & Sexuality Conference (March 10, 2023). Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 03/2023.
  • Hernández L. H., Munz, S. M., & Hernandez, E. (2023). Pedagogy and Mentorship as Organizational Changemaking: An Autoethnographic Vignette Approach. Competitively selected paper presented at the 2023 Western States Communication Association Conference. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 02/2023.
  • "The Conversation about being Anti-racist and Anti-xenophobic." Co-presented with Drs. Dianne McAdams-Jones, Mia Kang, Trevor Warburton, and Meg Singer. Invited speakers for the UVU Roots of Knowledge Lecture Series on January 26, 2023. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 01/2023.

Publications

  • Munz, S., Hernández, L. H., & Hernandez, E. (October 2023). Pedagogy and Mentorship as Organizational Changemaking: An Autoethnographic Vignette Approach. In B. J. Van Gilder, J. T. Austin, & J. Bruscella (Eds.), Communication and Organizational Changemaking for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: A Case Studies Approach (pp. 181-194). Routledge. Published, 10/23/2023.
  • Hernández, L. H., & De Los Santos Upton, S. (Fall 2023). Reproductive Justice and the Post-Roe Landscape: Chicana Feminisms, Coraje, and Collective Solidarity. Journal of Autoethnography, 4(4), 577-585. Published, 10/10/2023.
  • Flynn, J., Hutson, G., Hernández, L. H., & Carter, D. P. (Fall 2023). Examining Attitudes towards Inclusion and Social Justice among U.S. Climbers: Analysis and Findings from a National Survey. Leisure Studies, first published online. Published, 09/2023.
  • McDermott, V. M., Housel, T., Munz, S. M., May, A., & Hernández, L. H. (Eds.)(September 2023). Women Faculty’s Educational Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Lexington Books. Published, 09/2023.
  • Pauly, J., Munz, S., & Hernández, L. H. (Eds.) (September 2023 ). Feminist Mentoring in Academia. Lexington Books. Published, 09/2023.
  • Hernández, L. H., & Munz, S. (August 2023). Leaderless Rebellions: An Analysis of Digital Feminist Anti-Violence Activism. In A. Wallace & R. Luttrell (Eds.), Strategic Social Media as Activism: Repression, Resistance, Rebellion, Reform (pp. 201-220). Routledge. Published, 08/23/2023.
  • Hernández, L. H., Munz, S. M., Diaz, A., Hernandez, E., & Ruiz, D. (August 2023). A Multigenre and Multivocal Faculty-Student Exploration of bell hooks, Teaching, and Mentorship. In K. Comeforo & M. Matacin (Ed.), bell hooks’ Engaged Pedagogy for the 21st Century Classroom: Radical Spaces of Possibility (pp. 15-25). Lexington Books. Published, 08/23/2023.
  • Hernández, L. H. (Summer 2023). When Objectivity Isn’t Enough: A Case Study on Feminicidios, Violence Against Women, and Anti-Violence Activism. In H. Schmidt (Ed.), Issues Facing Contemporary American Journalism. Routledge. Published, 06/01/2023.
  • Hernández, L. H., May, A., & McDermott, V. (2023). Roe v. Wade and the U.S. Military: Ongoing Battles for Service Members’ Reproductive Rights. Women & Language, 46(1), 293-300. Published, 03/2023.
  • De Los Santos Upton, S., & Hernández, L. H. (Spring 2023). Comadrisma, mamás, and tías: An intersectional Chicana feminist approach to creating comunidad and working towards reproductive justice. In K. Cole & V. Renegar (Eds.), Beyond biology: Rhetorics of motherhood in the 21st century. Routledge. Published, 02/01/2023.
  • Upton, S., Tarin, C. A., & Hernández, L. H., (2022). Construyendo conexiones para los niños: Environmental justice, reproductive feminicidio, and coalitional possibility in the borderlands. Health Communication, 37(9), 1242-1252. Published, 07/2022.
  • Hernández, L. H. (December 2021). COVID-19 and the Importance of Latinx Health Communication Representation. Border-Lines, XIII, 101-109. Published, 12/2021.
  • Tarin, C. A., Upton, S. D. L. S., & Hernández, L. H. (December 2021). “We Have a Lot More Work to Do”: Race, Outdoor Recreation, and Corporate Social Advocacy. Frontiers in Communication, 1-10. Published, 12/2021.
  • Spielhagen, A., Hernández, L. H., & Blevins, M. (Fall 2021). “My Dude, Are You Tired? I’m Tired:” An Intersectional Methodological Intervention. Frontiers in Communication, 6, 1-7. Published, 10/2021.
  • McDermott, V., Hernández, L. H., & May. A. (Eds.) (December 2020). Supporting the Military-Affiliated Learner: Communication Approaches to Military Pedagogy and Education. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. Published, 12/2020.
  • Hernández, L. H., Bowen, D. I., De los Santos Upton, S., & Martinez, A. R. (Eds.) (October 2019). Latina/o/x Communication Studies: Theories, Methods, and Practice. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. Published, 10/2019.
  • Hernández, L. H., & De Los Santos Upton, S. (2018) Challenging Reproductive Control and Gendered Violence in the Américas: Intersectionality, Power, and Struggles for Rights. Lanham: Lexington Books. Published, 08/2019.
  • Hernández, L. H., & Belding, J. (Eds.) (2019). Military Spouses with Graduate Degrees: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Challenges, Lessons Learned, and Thriving Amidst Uncertainty. Lanham: Lexington Books. Published, 02/2019.
  • Hernández, L. H., & Gutierrez-Perez, R. (Eds.) (2019). This Bridge We Call Communication: Anzaldúan Approaches to Theory, Method, and Praxis. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. Published, 02/2019.