Teo Rogers Mendizabal

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Ecocriticism; animal liberation; climate discourse and narrative; climate and mass media; critical animal studies; critical environmental justice; posthumanism; visual culture

Teo Rogers Mendizabal is a PhD student in the Cultural Studies program. He is originally from Alexandria, VA, from a proudly Spanish-speaking home. He currently lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, two dogs, and whichever wildlife they are rehabilitating at the moment. When not immersed in his studies, you can find him in some kind of wetland, looking for snakes, frogs, turtles, and birds. He and his wife have a goal of visiting every National Park in the country.

Teo is also very interested in working on making public lands more accessible to non---English speaking communities, and is training to become a Master Naturalist in the Fairfax County Parks system.

Courses Taught

CULT 320, Fall 2025: Globalization & Culture
CLAS 250, Fall 2020: Classical Mythology (Teaching Assistant)

Education

PhD, George Mason University, ongoing: Cultural Studies
MA, George Mason University, Spring 2021: Interdisciplinary Studies--Folklore Studies
BA, George Mason University, Spring 2018: History (Folklore and Mythology minor)