Fredi Avalos

Fredi Avalos, Ph.D. is a Lecturer in the Department of Communication & Media Studies at California State University San Marcos (CSUSM). She has been a member of the adjunct faculty for 13 years, teaching a wide variety of courses in both Communication and Media Studies.

Dr. Avalos's research interests focus on:

• Intercultural Communication
• Media Studies
• Critical Media Literacy
• Discourse Analysis
• Social Identity

Her teaching portfolio includes Intercultural Communication (COMM 330), Mass Media and Society (COMM 360), and Power, Discourse, and Social Identity (COMM 430).

Dr. Avalos received her doctorate in Cultural and Media Studies from Claremont Graduate University in Los Angeles. Recently, she secured funding from the Collective Voices organization to develop partnerships with CSUSM students, the International Rescue Committee, and the National Latino Research Center to teach Critical Media Literacy and Public Speaking skills to at-risk high school youth.