Loyola Marymount University is a top-ranked national university by U.S. News and World Report, which places LMU among the top six Jesuit universities in the country and in the top six private universities in California. Founded in 1911, LMU is a Catholic, Jesuit, and Marymount university with more than 7,100 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate and law students. LMU offers 56 undergraduate majors and 56 minor programs, along with 46 master’s degree programs, three doctorate programs and 12 credential/authorization programs. LMU’s intercollegiate athletics teams compete in the West Coast Conference with 14 Division I varsity sports.

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Todd Martinez received his B.A. and M.A. in communication studies from California State University, Long Beach. He specializes in interpersonal, applied, and electronically mediated communication. His current research focuses on social behavior, cognition, and memory across communication contexts. He is continuing research on social media communication's relationship with behavior and memory. Before joining the Communication Studies department at LMU, Todd worked as a small business consultant while also serving as a research associate at CSULB.

Todd Martinez

Loyola Marymount University

Biography

Education

California State University, Long Beach

California State University, Long Beach