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Dr. Joshua Lopez

Lecturer

University of North Texas

Department of History

Email: Joshua.Lopez@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of North Texas, 2024
    Major: History
    Specialization: Body, Place and Identity
    Dissertation: Hungers and Desires: Excavating and Creating Queer Food Histories on the Borderlands
  • GAC, University of Texas at El Paso, 2017
    Major: Women's Gender Studies
  • MA, University of Texas at El Paso, 2016
    Major: English and American Literature
  • BA, University of Texas at El Paso, 2013
    Major: English and American Literature

Professional Positions

    Professional

  • Writing Center Coordinator, El Paso Community College. El Paso Community College. (2017 - 2019).

Development Activities

  • Workshop, Early Career Workshop: End of Year Debrief, Faculty Initiatives in the UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. United States of America. (May 7, 2025 - May 7, 2025).
  • Workshop, Lunch and Learn: Developing a Study in America/Study Abroad, Department of History - UNT. United States of America. (April 9, 2025 - April 9, 2025).
  • Workshop, Early Career Workshop: Spring Roundtable, Faculty Initiatives in the UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (February 2025 - February 2025).
  • Workshop, Early Career Workshop: Organizing Your Week for Successes, Faculty Initiatives in the UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. United States of America. (January 2025 - January 2025).
  • Workshop, Career Evolution: CLASS Humanities, Faculty Initiatives in the UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. United States of America. (November 2024 - November 2024).
  • Workshop, Early Career Workshop: Roundtable Discussion, Faculty Initiatives in the UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. United States of America. (October 2024 - October 2024).
  • Workshop, Tech Bytes: AI Information Sessions, UNT Department of History. United States of America. (September 2024 - October 2024).
  • Conference Attendance, 2024 Texas Conference on Introductory History Courses, American Historical Association - Texas. San Marcos,Texas,United States of America. (October 4, 2024 - October 5, 2024).
  • Workshop, Early Career Workshop: Setting Purpose, Faculty Initiatives in the UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. United States of America. (August 2024 - August 2024).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • HIST 2610 - United States History to 1865, 11 courses.
  • HIST 2620 - United States History Since 1865, 8 courses.
  • HIST 3495 - United States Food History, 4 courses.
  • HIST 4495 - United States Food History, 1 course.
  • HIST 4900 - Special Problems, 1 course.

Teaching at Other Institutions

  • Texas Woman's University, ENG 1013 Composition I, Summer 2024.
  • Texas Woman's University, ENG 1023 Composition II, Spring 2024.
  • Texas Woman's University, ENG 1013 Composition I, Fall 2023.
  • Texas Woman's University, ENG 1023 Composition II, Spring 2023.

Awards and Honors

  • 2023 Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award, Texas Woman's University First-Year Composition.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Review

  • Lopez, J. (2025). Review of Awaiting Their Feast: Latinx Food Workers and Activism from World War II to COVID-19, by Lori A. Flores.
  • Lopez, J. Review of Food Power Politics: The Food Story of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, by Bobby J. Smith II.

    • Journal Article

  • Lopez, J., Castaneda, V., Lopez Ganem, J., Harrington, J., Olivas, D. (2025). Racial Justice in Food Studies:A Conversation with Practitioners 2024. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15528014.2025.2550051?src=#abstract

Presentations Given

    Panel Presentation

  • Lopez, J. (Panelist), 2025 AFHVS-ASFS Conference, Roundtable: Under the Apron: Sexuality, Gender, and Food Studies, ASFS, Corvallis, Oregon, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Lopez, J. (Panelist), Castaneda, V. (Panelist), Lopez Ganem, J. (Panelist), Harrington, J. (Panelist), Olivas, D. (Panelist), 2024 AFHVS-ASFS Conference, Food Studies for Racial Justice: Research and Teaching Roundtable, AFHVS-ASFS, Syracuse, New York - Attended Virtually, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).

    • Paper

  • Lopez, J. (Author & Presenter), H-Net Teaching Conference, Food, History, and the Body: Considering Embodiment in Teaching and Learning, H-Net, Virtual, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Fellowship

  • Lopez, J., "Association for the Study of Food and Society Racial Justice Pedagogy Fellowship," sponsored by Association for the Study of Food and Society, National, $3500 Funded. (2023 - 2024).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Humanities Thought Leaders. (December 2025 - December 2025).
  • Co-Director, Containing Multitudes Second Edition Revisions. (October 2024 - November 2025).
  • Discussant, Instructor's Lunch Meeting. (November 14, 2024).
  • Committee Member, LGBTQ+ History Month Lecture Committee. (October 1, 2024 - October 2, 2024).
  • Attendee, Meeting, Lecturer Discussions. (September 26, 2024).