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Basics

Name Silvia Téliz
Label PhD Candidate at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
Email silvia.teliz@asc.upenn.edu
Url https://silviateliz.github.io
Summary I am a PhD candidate at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. My research explores the visual representation of social identity in Latin American political communication using computational methods.

Education

  • 2022.08 - present

    Philadelphia, PA, USA

    PhD
    Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
    Communication
  • 2022.08 - 2024.05

    Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Master of Arts
    Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
    Communication
  • 2014.08 - 2018.05

    Mexico City, Mexico

    Bachelor of Arts
    Universidad Panamericana
    Communication

Awards

  • 2025
    Graduate Scholarship in Sciences and Humanities
    Ministry of Science, Humanities, Technology and Innovation of Mexico (SECIHTI)
  • 2022
    Fulbright García-Robles Scholarship
    US-Mexico Foundation (COMEXUS)

Certificates

Certificate in College and University Teaching
Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania 2024

Work

  • 2025.05 - present
    Research fellow
    Politics, Identities, and Communication Lab - Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
    • Contributed to collaborative research projects through computational data analysis, including the collection, cleaning, and processing of large datasets.
    • Provided intellectual input and drafted significant portions of resulting peer-reviewed manuscripts.
  • 2024.08 - 2024.12
    Teaching fellow
    Children and Media - Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
    • Provided individual assistance and clarification during dedicated office hours.
    • Assisted the instructor with logistical tasks, such as managing the online learning platform and maintaining grade and attendance records.
    • Graded and provided dedicated feedback for assignments and final papers.
    • Assisted in designing and grading exams.
    • Taught lecture on racial representations in children's media.
  • 2022.08 - 2023.08
    Research fellow
    Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication - Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
    • Worked under Dr. Juan Llamas Rodriguez's supervision on the development of a mixed-methods study on the representation of gender and skin color stereotypes in Mexican telenovelas and TV series (a report commissioned by the Luminate foundation).
    • Co-wrote a book chapter on colorism and cultural activism in Mexico for Planet Digital (NYU Press).
  • 2020.01 - 2022.12
    Instructor
    Quantitative Methods for Communication Research - Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City
    • Served as the Instructor of Record for an undergraduate-level course, delivering all lectures and directing all class activities for the Communication major.
    • Designed all educational materials, including original slides, assignments, tests, and lab activities.
    • Introduced the programming language R into the curriculum as the main tool for learning Quantitative Methods.
    • Held regular office hours for student assistance and managed the grading of all assignments, including weekly lab activities and final projects.

Publications

  • 2026
    Poder Prieto: Media, Colorism, and Cultural Activism in Mexico (In press)
    Juan Llamas-Rodríguez and Silvia Téliz
    Planet Digital (NYU Press)
  • 2021
    Agresiones a periodistas y cobertura mediática de la corrupción
    Georgina Flores-Ivich and Silvia Téliz
    Crisis de estatalidad y violaciones a derechos humanos (FLACSO México)

Presentations

  • 2025.08
    Picturing Immigration: A Multimodal Computational Analysis of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Campaign
    Silvia Téliz and Gayoung Jeon
    Poster presentation
    PolNet-PACSS conference - Boston, MA, USA
  • 2025.04
    A Picture is Worth a Thousand Fictions: Visual Political Communication in the Age of Generative AI
    Silvia Téliz
    Invited talk
    CIND Workshop 2025 - Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • 2024.06
    Hues of Victory: Using Computer Vision to Examine Skin Color's Influence on Electoral Success
    Silvia Téliz
    Conference presentation
    ICA Preconference: "A Computational Turn in Journalism: Opportunities and Challenges in a Cross-Disciplinary Field" - Singapore
  • 2023.05
    Status, Color and Race: Dissecting the content of Latin American class stereotypes
    Valentina Proust Iligaray and Silvia Téliz
    Conference presentation
    ICA Preconference: "Media and Communication in Global Latinidades" - Online

Languages

Spanish
native speaker
English
advanced (C2)
French
intermediate (B2)
German
intermideate (B1)