What I do
Research
Teaching
Consulting
News Writing
Content Production
Workshops
Education
PhD in Information and Media Studies
2018
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
MA in Journalism
2008
University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
BA in Public Communication
2002
University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Experience
Assistant Professor
2021-Present
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Department Chair
2019-2021
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Assistant Professor
2018-2019
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Teaching/Research Assistant
2014-2018
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Reporter
2015
El Nuevo Día, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Instructor of Record
2008-2014
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
News Producer
2003-2010
Noticentro, WAPA-TV, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Public Relations Director
2002-2003
Department of Consumer Affairs, San Juan, Puerto Rico
News Production Assistant
2002
Noticentro, WAPA-TV, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Publications
Nieves-Pizarro, Y., Chávez, M., Takahashi, B. & Zhang, C. Se avecina una tempestad: Develando las fuentes de la cobertura noticiosa televisiva de catástrofes. [Pending Publication]
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. & Pagán-Muñoz, A. Influencer-Led Content: The Shifting Landscape of News Leadership in Puerto Rico. In J. Retis & L. Cueva Chacón (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Latino/a/x Journalism. Routledge. [Pending Publication]
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2024). ¡Es indignante! Por qué el público ve utilidad en los programas de comentario político. In F. Subervi Vélez & A. I. Rivera Ortiz (Eds.), Comunicación Política en Puerto Rico: Primera antología de ensayos, investigaciones y críticas. San Juan, P.R.: Editores Colina.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2022). Entre Ondas y Redes: La evolución de los contenidos de audio. Fusión 22, Communications Department, Inter American University of Puerto Rico.
Takahashi, B., Zhang, Q., Chavez, M., & Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2022). Touch in Disaster Reporting: Television Coverage before Hurricane Maria. Journalism Studies.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y., & Mundel, J. (2021). #RickyRenuncia: The Hashtag that Took Collective Outrage from Social Media to the Streets. In M. De Moya & V. Bravo (Eds.), Diaspora Media and Mediated Democracy. Chicago, Il.: Palgrave Macmillan.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2020). Radio in the Old Colony: How Family Ties, Finances, and Politics Impact Content. Caribbean Studies, 48(2).
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2020, February). Estrategias de comunicación de riesgos para las comunidades. 80 Grados.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y., & Mundel, J. (2019). Being Black and Latin@: How Telemundo Articulates Blackness within the Latin American Panethnic Identity. Journal of Latin American Communication Research, 7(1–2), 123–148.
Mundel, J., Nieves-Pizarro, Y., Wickham, D. & Aiello, M. (2019). Malvinas/Falklands Islands War: A look into Ads. Journal of Historical Research in Marketing, 11(2), 227-248. DOI: 10.1108/JHRM-01-2018-0002
Nieves-Pizarro, Y., Takahashi, B., & Chavez, M. (2019). When Everything Else Fails: Radio Journalism during Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Journalism Studies. 13(7), 799-816. DOI: 10.1080/17512786.2019.1567272
Manuschevich, D., Takahashi, B., Ramírez-Pascualli, C., Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2019). Of Catholicism, forest and management: An analysis of imaginaries in the discussion of the Native Forest Law in Chile. Environmental Communication, 13(2), 165-178, DOI: 10.1080/17524032.2018.1546200
Takahashi, B., Nieves-Pizarro, Y., & Chavez, M. (2018). Radio Practices and their Impacts During Hurricane María in Puerto Rico. Natural Hazards Center.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y., Takahashi, B., & Chavez, M. (2018). La radio y sus oyentes durante el huracán María: Un reexamen de la relación medio-audiencia en situaciones de desastres. Intersecciones, 2.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2018). The Representation of Latin@’s in Media: A Negation of Blackness. PALARA, 22. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32855/palara.2018.004
Takahashi, B., Tandoc, E. C., & Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2017). Barreras en la comunicación durante momentos de crisis: Lecciones de tres estudios sobre el tifón Hiyan en la Filipinas. Disertaciones, 10(2), 104–119.
Mundel, J., & Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2017). Advertising in Times of War: Themes in Argentine Print Advertising During the Malvinas/Falklands War. Journal of Marketing Communications, 25(2), 158-159. DOI: 10.1080/13527266.2017.1345777
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2016). Free Oscar Lopez Rivera! News Coverage of United States domestic human rights issues. Centro Journal, 28(2), 68-87.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2015, June 10). Sequía propicia bonanza para las embotelladoras. El Nuevo Día. San Juan, PR.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2015, June 22). Un desafío exportar. El Nuevo Día. San Juan, PR.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2015, July 27). De la tela a la ropa. El Nuevo Día. San Juan, PR.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2013). Las rutinas periodísticas y el espectáculo en la narrativa noticiosa televisiva. COMUNICA Revista Latinoamericana de Comunicación Social, December (116), 109–112.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2011). La espectacularización en los noticiarios televisivos. CHASQUI Revista Latinoamericana de Comunicación, 2(1), 144–153.
Consulting
(2018). National Science Foundation (NSF) Award #1824976
Infrastructure Collapse and its Effects on News Practices During Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
Invited Talks
Activism in Puerto Rico: How Citizens Use Social Media to Channel Collective Outrage. Latino Media and Communication Department, De Paul University, Chicago, Ill. June 30, 2021.
Media Activism in Puerto Rico: The Roles of Citizens and Journalists during Turmoil. Latino Media and Communication Department, De Paul University, Chicago, Ill. March 10, 2020.
News, Blogs and the Flu: Credibility of Health Prevention Messages with Mobilizing Information and its Effect on Response Efficacy and Behavior Intention among Hispanic Parents. School of Communication and Journalism, Auburn University, Auburn, Al. October 27, 2017.
Conference Presentations
Subervi Vélez, F., Nieves Pizarro, Y. & Ayala Pérez, J. L. (2024). Comunicación Política en Puerto Rico: Manipulaciones, Activismo y Temas a Explorar. Departamento de Ciencias Políticas y Escuela Graduada de Administración Pública, Universidad de Puerto Rico en Río Piedras.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y., Chávez, M., Takahashi, B., Subervi, F., Rosario, A. & Benitez, A. (2024). Constructing and Reconstructing Information for Latino Communities during Natural Disasters. Association of Latino Media, Markets and Communication Research (ALMMACR) 8th International Conference. Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2023). ¡Es indignante! Por qué el público ve utilidad en los programas radiales de comentario político. In Tendiendo Puentes, Tejiendo Solidaridades. Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Puerto Rico Chapter Conference.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2021). Health Prevention Messages’ Effect on Response Efficacy and Attitudes among Latinos: The case for the COVID-19 Vaccine. In Charlas Oficina de Investigación Universidad Interamericana Bayamón. Virtual Conference.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2021). Panel: Comunicación Global Como se construye hoy la identidad de un país en el mundo. In 5ta Semana Internacional Universidad Blas Pascal. Virtual Conference.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2021). Panel: Contextual Advertising and BLM Appropriation. Turning the Page. In Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). Virtual Conference.
Zhang, Q., Takahashi, B., Chavez, M., & Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2021). Touch in Disaster Reporting: Television Coverage before Hurricane Maria. Turning the Page: AEJMC Virtual Conference.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. & Mundel, J. (2020). PF&R Panel: The Role of the Media in Puerto Rico’s Times of Crisis. In Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). Virtual Conference.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2020). Panel: Communication Strategies and Risk Communication. In 1st Annual Meeting Early Warning Synoptic Air Quality Events to Improve Health and Well Being in the Greater Caribbean Region. Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Ciencias Médicas. San Juan, PR.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2019). Panel: Communicating Disasters: Reenvisioning University-Community Relationships in a Climate Change World. In RISE Conference 2019 Transforming University Engagement in Pre- and Post-Disaster Environments: Lessons from Puerto Rico. Albany, NY.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y., Takahashi, B., and Chávez, M. (2019). La radio y sus oyentes durante el huracán María: Un reexamen de la relación medio-audiencia en situaciones de desastres. In the Congreso Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Instituciones de Bioetica, San Juan, PR.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y., Takahashi, B., and Chávez, M. (2018). When Everything Else Fails: Radio Journalism during Hurricane María in Puerto Rico. In the Annual Conference of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). San Antonio, Tx.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2018). La representación de los latin@s en los medios: Una negación de la negritud. In 2ndo Congreso de Afrodescendencia en Puerto Rico. San Juan, PR.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y., Takahashi, B., and Chávez, M. (2018). When Everything Else Fails: Radio Journalism during Hurricane María in Puerto Rico. In the Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Washington, DC.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2018). Project-Based Multimedia Teaching in the Residential College of Arts and Humanities (RCAH). In Residential College of Arts and Humanities Spring Research Showcase. East Lansing, MI.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y., Takahashi, B., & Chavez, M. (2018). Radio Practices and their impacts during Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. In CLACS Second Annual Graduate Conference. East Lansing, MI.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y., & Mundel, J. (2017). ¡Azúcar! Afro Latin@s’ representation in the Telemundo series Celia: How Latino media articulates blackness within Latino Panethnicity. In Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Chicago, Il.
Mundel, J., Nieves-Pizarro, Y., Wickham, D., & Aiello, M. A. (2017). Comparative Content Analysis of Argentine and British Print Advertisements During the Malvinas/Falkland Islands War. In Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). Chicago, Il.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2017). Political Journalists Verification Practices, News Quality & Democracy. In 67th Annual ICA Conference Interventions: Communications Research and Practice. San Diego, Ca.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2017). Good night. Sleep tight. Don’t let the mosquitoes bite! News Coverage of the Zika Virus in Florida and Puerto Rico. In 67th Annual ICA Conference Interventions: Communications Research and Practice. San Diego, Ca.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y., Mundel, J., Deng, T., Huang, G., Kanver, D., Johnson, E., … Alhabash, S. (2016). Cultural adaptation in US and Mexican beer ads: The moderating effect of automatic bias against Hispanics on visual attention. In Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Minneapolis, MN.
Nieves-Pizarro, Y. (2016). Social Media and Social Capital. In Residential College of Arts and Humanities Spring Research Showcase. East Lansing, MI.
(2010). Panel: Televisión en Puerto Rico. In Primer Coloquio sobre Periodismo en Puerto Rico: De cara al futuro. Puerto Rico Center for the Freedom of the Press. San Juan, PR.
Honors & Awards
(2018). Dissertation Completion Fellowship, $6,000, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Michigan State University
(2017). Latino/Latin American Research Award, Third Place, $250, International Communication Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
(2017). Graduate Fellow in Undergraduate Teaching and Learning, $7,500, Residential College in Arts and Humanities, Michigan State University
(2016). Summer Research Fellowship, $1,180, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Michigan State University
(2015). Graduate Fellow in Undergraduate Teaching and Learning, $7,500, Residential College in Arts and Humanities, Michigan State University
(2014). Rasmussen Memorial Scholarship, $2,500, Michigan State University
Dra. Yadira Nieves-Pizarro 