Andrew Leo Lovato, Ph.D., Author, Associate Professor of Communication
Lovato has been a professor for over 35 years at The College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe Community College and The Institute of American Indian Arts.
He received his Ph.D. in Communication with an emphasis in intercultural communication from the University of New Mexico in 2000.
Lovato was selected as a Fulbright Scholar in 2008.
He was selected as Santa Fe City Historian in 2018.
Lovato’s books include:
The Big Book of Blues Guitar: The History, The Greats-and How to Play, published by Terra Nova Press 2019. www.TheBigBookofBluesGuitar.com.
Elvis Romero and Fiesta de Santa Fe: Featuring Zozobra's Great Escape, published by the Museum of New Mexico Press, 2011.
Santa Fe Hispanic Culture: Preserving Identity in a Tourist Town, published in 2004 by the University of New Mexico Press.
Lovato is a contributing writer for four other books: Our New Mexico: A Twentieth Century History; Through the Lens: Creating Santa Fe, Nuevo Mexico; A New Mexico History Anthology; The Return of the River. He has also written numerous articles and given lectures for various groups and organizations on the topic of Santa Fe and New Mexico culture.