Biography and education
Liza Kalinina is an Instructor of Record and Graduate Teaching Assistant in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She teaches MC 1313 – Media Writing beginning in Fall 2025 and is pursuing her M.A. in Mass Communication.
Her connection to Texas began as a teenager, when she was selected by the U.S. Department of State for the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program and spent the 2014–2015 academic year at Wimberley High School. She later earned her Bachelor's degree with honors in International Communication from Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia.
Her connection to Texas began as a teenager, when she was selected by the U.S. Department of State for the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program and spent the 2014–2015 academic year at Wimberley High School. She later earned her Bachelor's degree with honors in International Communication from Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia.
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Tawiah, A., Kalinina, E. A., Chiedozie, P. A., & Higgins Joyce, V. D. (n.d.). Digital News and Self-Efficacy: The Role of Intentional and Incidental News Consumption in Latin America.
- Kalinina, E. A. (n.d.). From ‘“We are not going to invade anyone”’ to ‘“Why We Had to”’: A Longitudinal Framing Analysis of the Russia-Ukraine War Coverage by Russia’s Vladimir Solovyov and Tucker Carlson.
- Kalinina, E. “Liza” A. (2024, September 24). A South Texas region finally gets a children’s hospital, but many families still can’t find care. (K. J. Fox, Ed.), Texas Tribune. Retrieved from https://www.texastribune.org/2024/09/24/Driscoll-hospital-opens-challenges-remain-RGV/
- Kalinina, E. “Liza” A. (2024, May 7). In rural Texas, ERs are facing a growing mental health crisis. (K. J. Fox, Ed.), Texas Tribune. Retrieved from https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/07/texas-mental-health-hospitals-er/
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Staley and Beverly McBrayer Scholarship, Society of Professional Journalists, Fort Worth Professional Chapter. March 2025 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Bess Whitehead Scott Scribes Scholar, Headliners Foundation. May 2025
- Award / Honor Recipient: Annual Scholarship, Society of Professional Journalists San Antonio. April 2025
Featured service activities
- Other
AEJMC Broadcast and Mobile Journalism Division Session
- Reviewer / Referee
NCA 2025 Annual Convention
- Reviewer / Referee
IAMCR 2025 Annual Conference
- Volunteer
FIFA