Dr. Subervi is the Principal Investigator of a national survey of the working conditions, professional challenges, and development goals of Latino journalists. In 2010, he authored a report entitled “An Achilles Heel in Emergency Communications: The Deplorable Policies and Practices Pertaining to Non-English Speaking Populations.” Dr. Subervi has held academic appointments at the University of California-Santa Barbara, and the University of Texas at Austin (where he was also the Graduate Advisor for the Department of Radio-TV-Film). He has been UNESCO professor at the Universidade Metodista de São Paulo, and visiting professor at Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen, Germany, the Universidad Diego Portales in Santiago, Chile, and the University of Amsterdam.

As an active faculty researcher at the Center, Dr. Chapa conducts cross-cultural studies related to advertising, and Latino consumer behavior. Dr. Chapa’s interest in cross-cultural and Latino- oriented research has grown out of her experience in Mexico, China, Cuba, Peru and Chile where she has conducted several studies on consumer decision-making and advertising. Dr. Chapa has articles forthcoming and has published in the International Journal of Advertising, International Business & Economics Research, Journal of Marketing Communication, Journal of Spanish Language Media, Journal of Consumer Behavior, Journal of Multidisciplinary Business Review, Journal of Current Issues and Research in Advertising, Consumption, Markets and Culture: Resonant Representations, International Journal of Business Disciplines, and the Journal of International Consumer Marketing. She has presented research at numerous conferences, including the American Marketing Association, World Marketing Conference, the Academy of Marketing Science and the Association for Consumer Research.

As a professor, she has been selected this year as “Favorite Professor” by the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. In addition, her dedication to the graduate students has been quite evident. Until this day, 9 graduate students’ projects mentored by Dr. Chapa have been presented in national and international conferences. Dr. Chapa teaches Research Methods, International Advertising, Music Marketing and Media: with emphasis in the Latino market, Promotional Strategy and Marketing Management.

Dr. Chapa received the “2011-2012 Presidential Excellence Award in Service” in the junior faculty category at Texas State University. She served as an active service leader by organizing the Spanish International Documentary Festival Puntos de Vista 2010 and 2011;co-chairing the Latinos a Salvo Forum on Emergency communication pertaining to non-English-speaking populations, and the International Conference of the State of the Spanish-language Media. Dr. Chapa is also a member of the American Marketing Association, Society for Marketing Advances and Association for Consumer Research. She also serves on the editorial review board for the Journal of Spanish Language Media.

Olga Mayoral Wilson, APR, teaches Public Relations as an adjunct lecturer, at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and volunteers as the Public Relations Director at The Center, since 2009.  Mayoral Wilson is APR, Accredited in Public Relations by the Universal Accreditation Board of the Public Relations Society of America, and holds a Public Relations Professional License (Licensing #191-Puerto Rico, 10/10).