Frank G. Pérez (Ph.D., University of New Mexico) examines fantasy heritage representations of Mexican/Americans in Southwest public memory. He also conducts research in bicultural health communication targeting Spanish-speakers in the US.

• Cordova-Puchot Scholar of the Year (2019) - NCA Latina/o Studies Division (11/01/2019-11/30/2019)
• New Grant Award Recognition Certificate - Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (UTEP) (09/22/2017)
• Certificate of Recognition - Society for Public Health Education (07/01/2008)
• Fulbright Junior Scholar Award (declined due to funding) - Fulbright Association (04/10/2004)
• Letter of Recognition - National Communication Association (01/01/2003)
• Member - Phi Kappa Phi (04/08/2002)
• Completed Dissertation Exams with Distinction - Department of Communication and Journalism, University of New Mexico (08/03/2001)
• National Communication Association Doctoral Honors Seminar Participant - National Communication Association (07/01/2001-07/31/2001)
• Service Award - Preparing Future Faculty, University of New Mexico Chapter (05/15/2001)
• Student Conference Paper Reviewer - Association of Educators of Journalism and Mass Communication (04/01/2001)
• Graduate Student of the Year - Communication and Journalism Department, University of New Mexico (10/17/1999)
• Certificate of Appreciation - Teaching Assistant Resource Center, University of New Mexico (10/29/1998)
• National Member - Pi Sigma Alpha, Department of Political Science, University of Texas at El Paso (01/01/1994)

• Ph D in Intercultural Communication, University of New Mexico (2001)
• MA in Communication Theory, University of Texas at El Paso (1997)
• BA in Political Science, University of Texas at El Paso (1993)

• El periodismo frente a la pandemia SARS-COV-2: Revisión de obstáculos y oportunidades (Journalism and the COVID pandemic: A review of obstacles and opportunities) Egregius 978-8418167461 (2020), Manuel A. Arana Nava, Irma Perea Henze, Frank G. Perez.
• Speaking Chicana/o secrets to military students: An autoethnography of teaching military senior leaders Lexington Books (2020), Frank G. Perez.
• Deconstructing Eurocentric Tourism and Heritage Narratives in Mexican American Communities: Juan de Oñate as a West Texas Icon Routledge 978-0-367-13679-6/First edition (2020), Frank G. Perez, Carlos F. Ortega.
• El poder de la (des)informacion [The power of (dis)information Ediciones Egregius (2019), Javier H. Contreras, Frank G. Perez.
• Narrativas Transmedia: Nuevas Formas de Comunicacion Alfagrama Ediciones 978-987-4458-06-3 (2018), Manuel A. Arana Nava, Frank G. Perez, Octavio Islas.
• A new family of fullerene derivatives: Fullerene-curcumin conjugates for biological and photovoltaic applications. RSC advances 8 73 (2018), Edison A. Castro, M R. Cerón, A H. Garcia, Q Kim, A Etcheverry-Berríos, M Morel, R Díaz-Torres, Wei Qian, Z Martinez, Luis J. Mendez, Frank G. Perez, C A. Santoyo, R Gimeno-Muñoz, R Esper, D A. Gutierrez, A Varela-Ramirez, Renato Aguilera, Manuel Llano, M Soler, N Aliaga-Alcalde, Luis A. Echegoyen.

• Latina/o Graduate Student and Junior Faculty Mentoring Session (2020), Volume Virtual but panel cancelled due to technical limitations and pandemic, Frank G. Perez.
• WayToServe-Español: A trial of web-based responsible beverage service training for Spanish-speaking alcohol servers (2020), Volume Warsaw, Poland, William G. Woodall, David Buller, Robert F. Saltz, Jeanny Reither, Frank G. Perez, Areli Chacon Silva.
• A brief review of student retention strategies at a Hispanic-serving institution in the Southwest (2020), Volume San Francisco, California, Frank G. Perez.
• Heritage tourism and settler colonialism in far West Texas: Moving beyond Juan de Oñate (2020), Volume Las Cruces, New Mexico, Frank G. Perez, Carlos F. Ortega.
• Using the Past in the Present: Heritage Tourism, Juan de Oñate, and the First Thanksgiving of the Americas in San Elizario, Texas (2018), Volume El Paso, Texas, Frank G. Perez, Carlos F. Ortega.
• Ethnic Labels in Play: Are We Latina/o or Latinx? (2018), Volume Salt Lake City, Frank G. Perez.
• Panel Resondent - Health communication among Hispanics: Current state and future directions. (2018), Volume Salt Lake City, Utah, Frank G. Perez.
• Vamos a Jugar: Mentorship and Social Bonding for the Latina/o/x Studies Division and La Raza Caucus (2018), Volume Salt Lake City, Frank G. Perez.
• Way to Serve-Español: Adapting an evidence-based online responsible beverage server (RBS) training for Spanish language populations in the US Southwest. (2018), Volume San Diego, California, Frank G. Perez, Areli Chacon Silva, Victoria Sanchez, Jeanny Reither, William G. Woodall, David Buller, Randall Starling, Robert Saltz, Leonel Diaz.
• Panel Paper (2017), Volume Indianapolis, Indiana, Frank G. Perez, Carlos F. Ortega.
• Meet-and-greet: Latinx mentorship initiative (2017), Volume Dallas, TX, Frank G. Perez.
• Past and present as hegemonic fantasy: Heritage tourism and Juan de Oñate in Southwest mythology (2017), Volume Dallas, TX, Frank G. Perez, Carlos F. Ortega.
• Using the curriculum to advocate for historical complexity in heritage tourism: A case study of Juan de Oñate (2017), Volume Santa Fe, New Mexico, Frank G. Perez, Carlos F. Ortega.

• Way to Serve - Espanol: A Culturally Appropriate Online Responsible Beverage Training for Spanish-Speakers