Border disorder -- Image chaos on the US/Mexico line: Dr. Richard Pineda at TEDxElPaso

Richard D. Pineda (PhD - Wayne State University) is a native El Pasoan who returned home ten years ago to join the faculty at The University of Texas at El Paso. Pineda is Director of the Sam Donaldson Center for Communication Studies and a tenured, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication. Dr. Pineda's research examines the rhetorical dimensions of media, politics, and ethnic identity in the United States. In addition to his academic research, Pineda is fascinated with El Paso history and contemporary local politics.

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