María Elizabeth Len-Ríos

Associate Director and Professor, she/her/ella

Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass Communication

204 Murphy Hall

206 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Collegiate Affiliation

Educational Background & Specialties

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Educational Background

Ph.D.: Journalism, Missouri School of Journalism, The University of Missouri
M.A.: Journalism & Mass Communication, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, The University of Georgia
B. A.: Speech Communication, Spanish Literature, International Studies, Macalester College

Public Relations, Health Communication, Media and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Publications

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Len-Ríos, M. E. (2022, online first). Child immigrant detention: Spokesperson key messages, engineered frames, and cultural rules. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990221082158
Len-Ríos, M. E., & Perry, E.P. (Eds.). (2019/20). Cross-cultural journalism and strategic communication: Storytelling and diversity. New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
Nowak, G. J., Evans, N. J., Wojdynski, B.W., Ahn, S.J.G., Len-Ríos, M. E., Carera, K., Hale, S., & McFalls, D. (2020). Using immersive virtual reality to improve the beliefs and intentions of influenza vaccine avoidant 18-to-49-year-olds: Considerations, effects, and lessons learned. Vaccine, 38(5), 1225-1233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.11.009
Len-Ríos, M. E. (2017). The politics of Latino publics: Immigration reform, political participation, and intention to vote. Public Relations Review, 43(1), 249-257.