Dr. Gregory Mendel Selber
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Department of Communication
(956) 665- 7201
Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
PhD, The University of Texas - Austin, 2001
Major: Journalism
Dissertation Title: Cycle of Change: Locating and Evaluating the Latest Journalism
Reform Movement
MA, Texas Christian University, 1997
Major: Media Studies
Dissertation Title: Toward a Personal Responsibility Model of Media Criticism
BA, Texas Christian University, 1989
Major: News-editorial sequence
EMPLOYMENT
Academic - Administrative Assignments
Account Manager, (2001 - 2015)
Advisor to The Pan American Newspaper, (September 1, 2001 - August 31, 2015)
Academic - Post-Secondary
Associate Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (August 2016)
Professional
Writer and Editor, Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame ( 2007)
Writer/Editor, 956sports.com/RGVSN.COM ( 2006)
Consultant, contributing writer/photographer, Edinburg Review ( 2005)
Associate Professor, University of Texas-Pan American (January 1, 2007 - August 31, 2015)
Broadcaster, FOX RIO Channel 2 ( 2012)
Contributing Writer, Los Arcos magazine, UTPA (2009 - 2012)
Writer/Contributor, UTPA Sports Hall of Fame (2009 - 2012)
Panelist, KGBT-TV Channel 4 (2007 - 2011)
Editor, Annual photography book, Valley Land Fund (2005 - 2008)
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Weekly columnist, El Rumbo del Valle (2006 - 2007)
Contributing Writer, Editor, Writer, Valley Athlete (2005 - 2007)
Assistant professor, University of Texas-Pan American (2001 - 2007)
Freelance journalist, Valley Morning Star (2001 - 2006)
Freelance writer, Business Times of the Rio Grande Valley (2004 - 2005)
Ad campaign manager, Kumori ( 2004)
Lecturer, University of Texas-Pan American (January 2001 - May 2001)
Assistant Instructor, University of Texas at Austin (1997 - 2000)
Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Austin (1997 - 2000)
Teaching assistant-Mass communication intro , Texas Christian University (1995 - 1997)
Teaching Assistant—Broadcast Speech, Texas Christian University (1995 - 1997)
Executive Producer/Host, KMBH (PBS) (September 1991 - December 1995)
Freelance Broadcaster, (August 1989 - July 1995)
Sports Writer, The Valley Morning Star (August 1989 - July 1995)
Intern/Journalist, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (1987 - 1989)
PUBLICATIONS
Conference Proceedings
Gregory Selber. The Difficulty of Jewish Heroes. Wright, Will and Steven Kaplan (Ed.) Images of
the Hero. (2004): 260-278.
Journal Articles
Gregory Selber. Running With the Pass. Selber, Gregory (Ed.) Coffin Corner. 32, no. 3 (2010)
Gregory Selber. Showing the Facts Under the Friday Night Lights. Coffin Corner. 31, no. 1 (2009)
Gregory Selber. Contested Indian Identities: The Risk of Re-Colonization as the Post-Colonial Task
Continues. Selber, Gregory (Ed.) Global Media Journal. (2007)
Gregory Selber. Houston Trio Were Trailblazers in Extravagant End Zone Antics. Selber, Gregory
(Ed.) Coffin Corner. 19, no. 1 (2007)
Gregory Selber. Well-Oiled Machine: The Powerful Houston Oilers of the Early 1960s. Selber,
Gregory (Ed.) Coffin Corner. 19, no. 2 (2007)
Gregory Selber. Short Fuses, Long Memories, The Minutemen and the Texas Rangers . Selber,
Gregory (Ed.) Rio Bravo. (2006)
Gregory Selber. The Masters of Versatility: Outstanding NFL Backs Beyond the Big Names. Selber,
Gregory (Ed.) Coffin Corner. 18, no. 5 (2006)
Gregory Selber. Obscure Lone Star Heroes of the NFL. Selber, Gregory (Ed.) Coffin Corner. 17, no.
5 (2005): pp. 17-.
Gregory Selber. Verne Lewellen, Forgotten Star of the 1920s. Selber, Gregory (Ed.) Coffin Corner.
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17, no. 4 (2005)
Gregory Selber. Modernization and Media in the Arab World. Selber, Gregory and Salma I. Ghanem
(Ed.) Global Media Journal. 10, (2004)
Other
Gregory Selber. Bronc Ball: The History of College Basketball at Texas-Pan American. Selber,
Gregory (Ed.) Edinburg, Tx: UTPA Press. (2013)
Gregory Selber. Encyclopedia of Sports in American Pop Culture. Selber, Gregory (Ed.) Westport,
CT: Greenwood Press. (2013)
Gregory Selber. Border Ball: The History of High School Football in the Rio Grande Valley. Selber,
Gregory (Ed.) New York, NY: Linus Publications. (September 2009)
Gregory Selber. Jessore Road Project. (2008)
Gregory Selber. Politics: Media at War. Selber, Greg (Ed.) M Magazine. (January (1st
Quarter/Winter) 2006): 20-23.
Gregory Selber. The Adventures of Hard-Luck Corral. (2005)
Media Contributions
Newspaper
The Monitor. ()
UTPA Today. ()
RUMBO. ()
Border Business. (June 27, 1905)
Radio
Davis Rankin Radio Show. ()
TV
Channels 4/5. ()
AWARDS AND HONORS
Golden Hoops Award, Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (May 2014)
First place-Best Original Sports Feature, Texas Community Newspaper (2012)
Second place-Best Original Sports News Story, Texas Community Newspaper (2012)
Second place-Original Sports Headline, Texas Community Newspaper (2012)
Best of Show, Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (2011)
Overall excellence – 2nd place, Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (2011)
Putt Powell Award, Texas High School Coaches Association (2011)
Third Place-Headline Writing, Texas Community Newspaper (2011)
Valley Writer of Year, RGV Soccer Coaches Association (2011)
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Valley Writer of Year, RGV Soccer Coaches Association (2011)
Lone Star Press Award, Houston Press Club (2010)
Overall Excellence – 1st place, Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (2010)
Best of Show - 1st place, Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (2009)
Edinburg City Writer of the Decade, ECISD (2009)
Writer of Year, Rio Grande Valley Basketball Coaches Association (2009)
Best of Show - 1st place, Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (2008)
Golden Hoops Award, Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (2006)
Overall Excellence, Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (2006)
Service Award, Edinburg High School Athletic Department (2006)
Valued Mentor Recognition, UTPA Athletic Department (2006)
Best of Show – 1st Place, Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (2005)
Writer of Year, Pro Football Researchers Association (2005)
Lone Star Press Award, Houston Press Club (March 21, 2005)
Overall Excellence – 3rd Place, Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (2004)
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. (2004)
Lone Star Press Award, Houston Press Club (July 1, 2004)
Mentor of the Year, UTPA Student Leadership Program (2003)
Overall Excellence – 3rd Place, Texas Intercollegiate Press Association (2003)
Valued Mentor Recognition, UTPA Athletic Department (2003)
PRESENTATIONS
Gregory Selber. "Narcocorridos: Art Form and Political Statement," Pan American Days, University
of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas. (April 2012)
Gregory Selber. "40 Years of Chicana Activism." NACCS Tejas Regional Conference, McAllen,
TX. (2011)
Gregory Selber. "The Anomaly of Peace," International Days, The University of Texas-Pan
American, Edinburg, Texas. (November 2011)
Gregory Selber. "Border Heroes: Chuy Guerra," FESTIBA, University of Texas-Pan American,
Edinburg, Texas. (March 2011)
Gregory Selber. "Girls in Valley Sports: The Historical Competition for Equality." National
Association for Chicano and Chicano Studies Conference, McAllen, TX. (February 2011)
Gregory Selber. "The Diversity of Diversity: Moving Toward the Next Level," Leadership Academy
Conference, The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas. (January 2011)
Gregory Selber and Arne Baruca. "The Influence of the Entertainment Industry on the Perception of
Ethics," North American Conference, Association for Consumer Research, Jacksonville, Fla.
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(October 2010)
Gregory Selber. "Why I Will Probably be the One to Catch Swine Flu," Pan American Days, The
University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas. (April 2009)
Gregory Selber. "The Assimilation Game: Technology, Globalization and Encroaching
Homogenization ," Pan American Days, The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas.
(April 2008)
Gregory Selber. "Norman Mailer: The Existentialist Beyond the Headlines." Southwest Popular
Culture Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM. (February 2008)
Gregory Selber. "The Latino MLK: The Forgotten Legacy of Hector P. Garcia," International Week,
The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas. (2007)
Gregory Selber. "The International Game: When Sports and Politics Collide," Pan American Days,
The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas. (2007)
Gregory Selber. "How the Heisman Trophy Was Won and Lost." Southwest Popular Culture
Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM. (March 2007)
Gregory Selber. "The El Mañana Affair: Violence, Journalists, and the Border ," Pan American
Days, The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas. (April 2006)
Gregory Selber. "Women in Sports: The Impact of Title IX," Women: History & Beyond
Conference, The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas. (March 2006)
Gregory Selber. "Covering Local News," El Rumbo Newspaper Company Meeting, El Rumbo,
McAllen, Texas. (April 2005)
Gregory Selber. "The International Game: When Sports and Politics Collide," Pan American Days,
The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas. (April 2005)
Gregory Selber. "UTPA and the Future of Valley Media," Pan American Days Conference, Office
of International Studies, The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas. (April 2005)
Gregory Selber. "The Minutemen Phenomenon," National Association of Hispanic Journalists
Meeting, South Texas College, McAllen, Texas. (March 2005)
Gregory Selber. "The Dialectic of the Shoah: Toward a Unity of Theological and Secular Memory."
Western Jewish Studies Association Conference, Tempe, Ariz. (March 2005)
Gregory Selber. "Role and Status of Women in Islam," Global Week, Office of International Studies,
University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas. (November 2004)
Gregory Selber. "Hispanics: The Largest Minority in the U.S.," Hispanic Heritage Week, The
University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas. (September 2004)
Gregory Selber. "Teaching Trauma in Journalism ," Teaching Trauma Journalism, Dart Center for
Journalism & Trauma, Edmond, Okla. (September 2004)
Gregory Selber. "The Difficulty of Jewish Heroes," Images of the Hero Conference, Society for
Interdisciplinary Study of Social Imagery, Colorado Springs, Col. (March 2004)
Gregory Selber. "Corruption in City Government," National Association of Hispanic Journalists
Meeting, International Museum of Arts and Science Theater, McAllen, Texas. (March 2004)
Gregory Selber. "Jewish Identity." Western Jewish Studies Association Conference, San Diego,
California. (March 2004)
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Gregory Selber. "To War or Not to War?! A discussion on the Justification for War in Iraq,"
Political Science Association & Young Adult Catholic Ministry, The University of Texas-Pan
American, Edinburg, Texas. (September 2003)
Gregory Selber, Salma Ghanem, and Jackie Nirenberg. "Dividing Lines: Association Conference."
Intercultural Communication Association Conference, San Diego, California. (May 2003)
Gregory Selber and George McLemore. "Media and War: How the Mass Media Inform and Affect
our Knowledge, our Perceptions, our World, and the Conflict in Iraq," Media and War, Center for
International Studies Lecture Series, The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, Texas.
(April 2003)
Gregory Selber. "Mass-mediated Diaspora Selves: Jewish Identity in Postmodernity." Southwest
Popular Culture Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM. (February 2003)
TEACHING
Courses Taught
Capstone Seminar in WMST
Communication Technology
Feature Writing
Intro Mass Comm
Intro to Communication
Mass Comm & Society
Mass Comm and Society
Media Race & Ethnicity
Media Race & Ethnicity
Media and Hispanics
Media, Race & Ethnicity
Media, Race, & Ethnicity
Photojournalism
Political Comm& Public Opinion
Reporting
Reporting I
Reporting II
Sp Top: Sports
Sp Top: Sports, Media&Society
Sp Top: Tech, Comm & Society
Sp Top:Mass Media, Pop Culture
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Sp Top:Political Communication
Sp Topics: Sports
Sp Tp: Race, Ethnicity & Media
Special Topics
Special Topics in Commun
Special Topics: Popular Cultur
Specialized Reporting
Thesis-Speech Comm
Writing for Mass Media
Directed Student Learning
Master's Thesis Committee Member. Kelly Owen, ( 2012)
Master's Thesis Committee Member. Omar Rodriguez, ( 2012)
Undergraduate Honors Thesis. Yngrid Fuentes, ( 2011)
Master's Thesis Committee Chair. Mindy Munoz, ( 2010)
Master's Thesis Committee Member. Diana Barrientos, ( 2010)
Master's Thesis Committee Member. Jeremy Johnson, ( 2010)
Undergraduate Honors Thesis. Norma Herrera, ( 2010)
Master's Thesis Committee Member. Sonnie Salinas, ( 2008)
Undergraduate Honors Thesis. Arianna Vazquez, ( 2004)
SERVICE
Department Service
Committee Member, Recruitment and Retention Committee. (2007 - 2008)
Committee Member, 12 Grad Work Committees. (2001 - 2008)
Committee Member, Budget Committee. (2006 - 2007)
Committee Chair, Travel Committee. (2005 - 2007)
Committee Member, Recruitment and Retention Committee. (2005 - 2006)
Committee Chair, Journalism Search Committee. (2002 - 2005)
Committee Member, Journalism Area. (2001 - 2005)
Committee Member, Budget Committee. (2002 - 2004)
Committee Member, Graduate Faculty Curriculum Committee. (2001 - 2003)
College Service
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Committee Member, Dean’s Search Committee. (2005 - 2006)
University Service
Faculty Mentor, Bridge Program. (2009 - 2011)
Workshop Organizer, Pan American Professional Development Workshops. (2003 - 2011)
Committee Member, Student Publications Committee. (2001 - 2011)
Program Organizer, High school journalism student conference. (September 2010)
Program Organizer, High school journalism student conference. (September 2009)
Committee Member, Editorial Board for Borderlines Research Journal. (2005 - 2008)
Faculty Mentor, UTPA Student Leadership Program. (2003 - 2008)
Guest Speaker, Annual Spring Student Leadership Conference. (2002 - 2008)
Program Organizer, High school journalism student conference. (October 2008)
Workshop Organizer, High school journalism adviser workshop. (October 2007)
Committee Member, International Studies Committee. (2002 - 2006)
Workshop Organizer, High school journalism adviser workshop. (September 2006)
Program Coordinator, International Cultural Night. ( 2005)
Committee Chair, Communication Dept.. (2001 - 2005)
Attendee, Orientation, People to People Ambassadors. ( 2004)
Committee Member, UAT Delegate. ( 2004)
Committee Member, Faculty Research Council. (2002 - 2004)
Program Coordinator, Talent Show Extravaganza. ( 2003)
Guest Speaker, Troxel Hall, The current crisis with Iraq. ( 2003)
Professional Service
Workshop Organizer , The Pan American Summer Migrant Internship Program
Workshop Organizer , The Pan American Summer internship program (2009 - 2012)
Editor, Journal Editor , 956sports (2007 - 2011)
Editor, Journal Editor , Edinburg Review (2005 - 2011)
Reviewer, Conference Paper , UTPA graduate term paper colloquium (2002 - 2011)
Program Coordinator , Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Conference (2007 - 2008)
Editor, Journal Editor , Panorama Student Magazine (2004 - 2008)
Editor, Journal Editor , El Rumbo Del Valle (2005 - 2006)
Editor, Journal Editor , Valley Athlete Magazine (2005 - 2006)
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Board of Advisors of a Company , Edinburg City Council Environmental Advisory Board (2004 2006)
Committee Member , Edinburg Review (2004 - 2006)
Editor, Journal Editor , Valley Morning Star (2001 - 2006)
Program Coordinator , Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Conference ( 2005)
Editor, Journal Editor , Business Times of the Rio Grande Valley (2004 - 2005)
Editor, Journal Editor , Valley Land Fund (2002 - 2004)
Professional Memberships
North American Society of sports History ( 2005)
Pro Football Researchers Association ( 2005)
International Society of Football Scholars (2005 - 2010)
College Media Advisers (2002 - 2010)
Western Jewish Studies Association (2004 - 2008)
Association for Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication (1999 - 2008)
Intercultural Communication Association (2003 - 2007)
City of Edinburg (2004 - 2006)
Public Service
• Guest Speaker , Educational Talent Search . ( 2012)
• Guest Speaker , Student Leadership Academy . (2007 - 2012)
• Guest Speaker , BETA HS of Edinburg . (October 2012)
• Program Coordinator , Freedom Communications HS Sports Awards Banquet . (2009 - 2010)
• Member , La Feria High School Student Newspaper start-up program . ( 2006)
• Guest Speaker , Rotary Club of Harlingen . (November 2005)
• Judge , UIL district 31-5A Competition . ( 2004)
• Program Coordinator , Harlingen HS sports banquet . ( 2003)
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