Mimi joined the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub with more than two decades of experience in communications. She has worked as a journalist, including 14 years at the Los Angeles Times, and as a higher education public information officer, including eight years at Cal State Fullerton. Her work has earned a number of awards over the years. As communications manager for the Hub, an initiative of the UC Humanities Research Institute based at UC Irvine, she is responsible for public and media relations and publications, as well as overseeing content development for DMLhub.net and DMLcentral.net.