Eduardo González joins the School of Communication
The SDSU School of Communication is proud to welcome Eduardo González as an Assistant Professor of Border Studies and Communication.
González’s research focuses on smartphone use among transient refugee communities in Latin America and the Middle East, with an emphasis on Central American refugees in Mexico and Syrian refugees in Turkey. González’s research employs multilingual (English, Spanish, Turkish, and Arabic) and multimodal methods to understand how refugees in transit employ technology for socioeconomic mobility, cultural acclimation, and networks of care.
His work also considers the legal and political implications of the United States and European Union, respectively, in broader migratory processes.
Education:
- Ph.D. Communication, University of Southern California, 2024
- M.A. Communication, University of Southern California, 2022
- M.A. Politics, New York University, 2018
- B.A. Political Science and International Relations, San Francisco State University, Minor in Middle East and Islamic Studies, 2015
Languages:
- English (native fluency)
- Spanish (native fluency)
- Turkish (working proficiency)
Awards & Honors:
- Research Fellow, Fulbright-García Robles Research Grant (Mexico), August 2023–May 2024
- Doctoral Fellow, California State University Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program, June 2023
- English Teaching Assistant, Fulbright U.S. Student Program in Turkey, September 2015–June 2016
