Rasha Abdulla

Organizations: Universities
Professions: Educator, Researcher

PERSONAL INFORMATION


Associate Professor and Chair, Journalism and Mass Communication Department, The American University in Cairo.

Rasha Abdulla

CONTACT INFORMATION / PRIVATE


rasha@aucegypt.edu

CONTACT INFORMATION / WORK


The American University in Cairo

Journalism and Mass Communication

rasha@aucegypt.edu

Education


PhD, Communication, Miami University, 2003.

MA, Journalism and Mass Communication, The American University in Cairo, 1996.

BA, Journalism and Mass Communication, The American University in Cairo, 1992.

 

languages


Arabic

English

COMPETENCES


Journalism and mass communication

New Media

Research Methods

Online journalism

Arab media

 

WORK HISTORY


Graduate Director, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, The American University in Cairo.

Assistant Professor, The American University in Cairo.

Lectured in various universities including: University of Southern California, University of Miami, and Portland State University.

Communication and Training Expert for different organizations.

Announcer, The Local European Service of Radio Cairo.

Honorary office and memberships


Member, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC).

Member, International Communication Association (ICA).

Member, National Communication Association (NCA).

Member, Arab United States Association for Communication Educators (AUSACE).

Productions and Works


“The Changing Middle East Media Over the Past 20 Years: Opportunities and Challenges.” In B. Korany (Ed.), The Changing Middle East. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. (In press).

“Policing the Internet in the Arab World.” Emirates Occasional Papers. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: The Emirates Center for Strategic Study and Research (ECSSR). 2009.

"The Federal Democratic Republic of Facebook". Democracy, 34. April. Available online.

The Internet in the Arab World: Egypt and Beyond. (2007). New York, London: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.

AWARDS


Excellence in Research; BEC School, The American University in Cairo, 2007.

Excellence in Research and Creative Endeavors. University of Miami, 2003.

Excellence in Research and Creative Endeavors. University of Miami, 2002.

The Mostafa and Ali Amin Journalism Award, 1993.

Outstanding Teaching award, The International Communication Association, 2003.