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I’m a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition from The University of Texas at El Paso and currently a Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow at Texas Tech University. I am a Mexican Latino born and raised on the U.S.-Mexico border, between Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, and a Mellon Research Scholar contributing to Latinx Sound Cultures Studies established in 2022 with the support of the Crossing Latinidades Humanities Initiative program at the University of Illinois, Chicago, through a grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation.
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My interdisciplinary research bridges Digital and Visual Rhetorics, Design Thinking, and Sound Studies, focusing on border soundscapes as archives of place, identity, and memory. I examine how these soundscapes reveal the socio-cultural dynamics of Latino/a/x communities and enrich the discourse on Latinx cultural experiences and intangible heritage.
•Interdisciplinary Scholar • Digital Humanities •
•Cultural Researcher • Digital Artist•
•Border Rhetorics • Sound Studies •
•Latinx Cultural Research•
Academic Appointments
Texas Tech University |
Department of English
Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow. 2025-present
First-Year Writing Program
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The University of Texas at El Paso |
Department of English
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Adjunct Faculty of English, Rhetoric, and Writing Studies.
First-Year Composition Program. 2024-2025
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Assistant Instructor of English, Rhetoric, and Writing Studies.
First-Year Composition Program. 2018-2024
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Assistant Director of The University Writing Center. 2020-2021
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El Paso Community College |
Department of English
Adjunct Faculty of English. 2025-Present
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Education
Awards
Doctoral Degree in Rhetoric and Composition/2024
University of Texas at El Paso
Dissertation Title: Border Soundscapes: Latinidad, Belonging, and Sense of Place in the Paso del Norte Region/2024
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Master's Degree in Studies and Creative Processes in Art and Design/2015​​​​
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Awards: Summa Cum Laude
CONACYT Full Program Scholarship
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Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design/2009
Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Focus on Multimedia Design and Motion Graphics ​​​
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The University of Texas at El Paso
Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Award/2023-2024
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The University of Illinois at Chicago
Crossing Latinidades Humanities Research Initiative Fellowship by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/2022
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The University of Texas at El Paso
CGS Humanities Coalition Grant Writing Project 2022
Dorrance D. Roderick Summer 2020 Fellowships
Diana Natalicio Award 2018 (Promising New Scholar)
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Computers and Writing Conference 2022
Best Webtext Award at the Computers and Writing Conference on May 20th: Flores & Dura (2021) "The border soundscapes project: Pursuing border identity through sound." https://kairos.technorhetoric.net/26.1/praxis/flores-dura/index.html
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Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Summa Cum Laude/2015
CONACYT Full Scholarship/2013
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Languages
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Spanish
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English