Current Courses

Courses I Teach

• COMM 3190 - Intercultural Communication
  Systematic study of communication processes that involve contact and interaction between people of different cultures. Readings, exercises, assignments, and electronic media contribute to understanding intercultural processes.
• COMM 5660 - Media Ethics
  Professional ethics in media; emphasis on news work. Philosophical concepts, moral reasoning, and media values and principles. Current issues through case studies. Institutions through which media have addressed moral dilemmas.

Pedagogical Publications

• Martinez, A. R., Hernández, L. H., Tarin, C. A., & Guzman, J. (December 2022). La Raza Mentorship Initiative: Creating a Fortifying Pathway for Mentorship Within the Caucus. Forthcoming in Atay & Trebing (Eds.), Mentoring Interculturally/Mentoring in Intercultural Contexts. New York: Peter Lang. Paper published, 12/2022.
• Hernández, L. H., & Munz, S. M. (Spring 2021). Autoethnography as assessment: Communication pedagogies as social justice activism. Communication Teacher, first published online. Paper published, 04/2021.
• 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. Paper published, 12/2020.
  https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793618092/Supporting-t...

Teaching Awards & Recognition