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Angelica Martinez

PhD

Research, Art, Design and Technology

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About

Angelica Martinez holds a PhD in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communications from the University of Texas at Dallas. Her research explores the multiple ways in which emerging digital technologies are shaping motherhood work in contemporary United States. She argues that a deep study of labor and technology is crucial to understanding motherhood identity. Angelica's work appears in various forms, including visual posters, video essays, written publications, and book chapters. She is currently teaching Transnational Film at the University of Texas at Dallas, as well as Art Appreciation and Design I at Dallas College.

Angelica was born in Mexico, where she completed her Bachelor's in Communication Science at Tecnológico de Monterrey. After graduation, she moved to Saint Petersburg, Russia, to pursue a Master’s in Management (International Business Development) at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University on a scholarship from the Russian Ministry of Education. In 2019, Angelica moved to the United States to begin a fully funded PhD program at the University of Texas at Dallas, from which she graduated with a PhD in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communications. For her doctoral studies, Angelica was awarded the CONACYT fellowship from the Mexican government and the Doctoral Dean Fellowship to complete her dissertation research.

Throughout her career, Angelica has also worked as a Digital Marketing Specialist, building the online presence of small and medium-sized enterprises. She holds a META Digital Marketing Associate Certification, Google Analytics Certifications, and a Wix Partner Certification.

Her interests include motherhood issues, labor studies, digital platform studies, geopolitics, and visual culture.

Recent work

Work
Date
Location
New Motherhood - Article
Estimated Publication date early 2025
The Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (MIRCI)
Techno-Motherhood Exhibition
Coming March 2025
Virginia Tech Perspective Gallery Director
Bioethical Dilemmas-Book Chapter
Estimated Publication date early 2026
Untangling Bioethical Dilemmas: Narrative Ethics and Bodily Rights. Edited Book.
Uncovering the politics behind Adobe Stock
2019
OTESSA Conference
Mother User- Mother Worker Panel
December 2024
Labor Tech Network
Virtual Talk: Postpartum Pressures: How FemTech and Silicon Valley Redefine Motherhood and Labor
September 2024
Speaker Series: Labor Tech Network

Reimagine Art, Teaching and Research

Technoculture

Richardson, TX

2024

Transnational Film

Richardson, TX

2024

Art Appreaciation

Farmers Branch, TX

2023-2024

Design 1

Farmers Branch, TX

2023-2024

Digital Art and Social Practice

Richardson, TX

2022-2024

Writing for ATEC

Richardson, TX

2021-2022

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