Carlos Jimenez

Carlos Jimenez is an Associate Professor in the Department of Media, Film & Journalism Studies at the University of Denver, affiliated with the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. in Film and Media Studies from the University of California Santa Barbara (2016). His research focuses on media technology's role in the lives of low-wage immigrant workers, particularly farmworkers and day laborers. Notable projects include co-founding Radio Indígena, a community radio station for Indigenous Mexican immigrants in Oxnard, California. His work examines technology adoption patterns, labor dynamics, and transnational communication. He is also associated with the Interdisciplinary Research Institute for the Study of (in)Equality.

Research interests include digital media's impact on marginalized communities, race and communication, and community-driven media initiatives. Recent scholarship analyzes mobile phone adoption among farmworkers and its effects on labor predictability in California's agricultural sector.