Dr. Dura’s interdisciplinary work centers on how health/advocacy/environmental change-related messages are structured most effectively in the design, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of organizational, system, culture, and social change interventions or research.

• Ph D in Eng Rhetoric & Composition, The University of Texas at El Paso (2011)
• MA in English , The University of Texas at El Paso (2006)

• Other - Liberating Structures for K-12 Teachers (2013-06-01 - 2013-07-31). Workshop, Coordinator. NNER/COE. UTEP. Judith Munter. Arvind Singhal. Lucia Dura.
• Creative Activities Outside of Teaching - Social Justice Initiative Product Line (2011-08-01 - 2012-08-01). Social Justice Initiative. El Paso, Texas. Lucia Dura. Gabriela Morales. Graduate. Sara Sanchez. Graduate.
• Art - Exhibition, Group - Nuestra Casa: The Exhibition (2011-09-01 - 2012-01-19). Tuberculosis awareness project. Donaldson Funds. El Paso, TX, USA . Guillermina Nunez-Mchiri. Undergraduate and Graduate. Eva Moya. Undergraduate and Doctoral. William Wood. Undergraduate and Graduate. Lucia Dura. Undergraduate and Graduate. Arvind Singhal. Undergraduate and Graduate. .

• Transforming Community through Self-Discovery, Dialogue, and Action: The Rising Tide of Positive Deviance Approach in Development Communication AMIC (2012), Arvind Singhal, Lucia Dura.
• Liberating Structures in the Classroom Social Justice Initiative, Department of Communication (2011), Lucia Dura, Robert D. Gutierrez, Arvind Singhal.

• Liberate your Structure: Unleash Creativity and Participation in Meetings (2017), Volume University of Texas at El Paso, Eva M. Moya, Lucia Dura, Antonio Martinez, Lauren Perez, Vanessa Sandoval, Arvind Singhal, Maria Torres.
• Engaging Students and Transforming Classrooms with Liberating Structures (2017), Volume El Paso, Texas, Arvind Singhal, Lucia Dura, Meagan Kendall, Kristin Kosyluk, Lauren Perez.
• Photovoice: Using Photos and Stories to Create Community Change (2017), Volume University of Texas at El Paso, Eva M. Moya, Lucia Dura, Antonio Martinez, Lauren Perez, Vanessa Sandoval, Maria Torres.
• Recognizing Assets of Our Students: A QEP-inspired Conversation (2016), Volume UTEP, Lawrence M. Lesser, Lucia Dura, Steven T. Varela.
• Liberating Structures: unleashing participation and creativity (2012), Lucia Dura, Arvind Singhal, Eva M. Moya, Harry H. Meeuwsen, Guillermina Nunez-Mchiri, Jennifer Alarcon, Patricia M. Juarez-Carrillo, Lawrence M. Lesser, Kathryn Schmidt, William H. Robertson, Rodolfo Rincones.

• Who are the Positive Deviants? Factors for Success in Medical School among Current and Former UTEP Students