Lisa Dobias is a Senior Lecturer who has been teaching full-time at UT since 1996. She is founder and Director of TexasMedia, the department's cross-disciplinary program in advanced media studies designed to provide emphasis in the key areas of media insights, interactivity and investments. Her passion is mentoring students, fostering them to become strong and ethical contributors to the various fields of communication.
Lisa has been awarded the Texas Excellence Teaching Award for the College of Communication in both 2002 and 2009. In addition, she was named the 2009 Outstanding Educator of the Year in Central Texas by the Austin Advertising Federation. Lisa has received UT system recognition, being named the recipient of a 2010 Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award.
Prior to teaching, Lisa graduated summa cum laude from the University of Texas at Austin in 1989. Lisa's industry experience is agency-side in client service and media. Her past client roster includes multi-national advertisers [McDonald's, Procter & Gamble, Tropicana, Pillsbury, Green Giant, Kellogg, United Airlines], local retail advertisers [Melvin Simon & Associates] and high-tech, business-to-business advertisers [Motorola, Tivoli]. In addition to teaching, Lisa is a wife and mother of two, a volunteer for several community organizations, an avid gardener and photographer, and she is a communications consultant focusing primarily on non-profit organizations.