Alexis Romero Walker
School of Arts and Sciences, Purchase, NY
Biography
Alexis Romero Walker (they/them), Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Communication & Media at Manhattanville University and a Senior Researcher at the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. They are a qualitative media studies researcher that specializes in decolonizing structures dominated by whiteness and heteronormativity both in entertainment media and higher education. Alexis is particularly interested in the ways in which diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice can be implemented in entertainment media from the inside to result in media that best represents all people. They received their Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Media and Communication, and have an MA in Media Literacy and Social Justice, and a BA in Media Arts with a minor in Theatre Arts. They have presented research nationally and internationally, and have provided workshops for top universities and entertainment companies.
Areas of Expertise
Media Representation
Popular Culture
Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Higher Education Pedagogy
Media Literacy
Education
2021
Ph.D Communication and Media
2018
M.A. Media Literacy and Social Justice
2016
B.A. Media Arts with minor in Theatre Arts
Links
Selected Media Appearances
CFAC Department of Theatre and Media Arts
April 2022
During a visit to her old stomping grounds, Walker demonstrated how media arts faculty and students can make the industry more inclusive through lighting
News 5 Cleveland
July 2020
Danita sat down with four local people to have an honest but difficult conversation about race. (video)