Laura V. Martinez
Biography
Laura V. Martinez is an expert in organizational communication, along with disparities and development in finding identity, and acceptance in our occupational roles.
Martinez is an assistant professor in UNLV’s Department of Communication Studies. She’s also a professional circus acrobat with experience in stage management and event production. Her research has blended the two — focusing on establishing identity within a complex set of normalized roles, body work (sustaining and enduring pain as an expectation of employment), and materiality in non-traditional organizational contexts such as artistic-athletic organizations (circus).
Her work has been featured in academic and professional publications including the Journal of Autoethnography, Journal of Applied Communication Research, and Journal of Applied Sport Psychology.
Education
- Ph.D. in Communication Studies, Arizona State University
- M.A. in Communication Studies, California State University, Fullerton
- B.A. in Communication Studies, California State University, Fullerton
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More Pain, More Applause? Why Aerialists Perform Despite Their Injuries
Communication studies professor Laura Martinez researches how circus organizations and performers can support career longevity and physical health.