Rasha Abdulla

Rasha A. Abdulla is a Professor in the Journalism and Mass Communication Department at The American University in Cairo (AUC). She has previously served as chair of the department. Abdulla has a PhD in communication (December 2003) from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. Her BA (’92) and MA (’96) in journalism and mass communication are both from AUC. She is the proud recipient of several teaching and research awards, including the AUC Excellence in Research and Creative Endeavors Award, the Mostafa and Ali Amin Journalism Award, and the GAPP School Research Award, among others. Abdulla is a former member of the Multistakeholder Advisory Group of the United Nations Internet Governance Forum, a group of experts appointed by the Secretary General of the United Nations. She is also a member of the board of Global Voices and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) board of Article 19. Abdulla's current research interests include the uses and effects of new media; media in transition; social media and mobilization; social media and the public sphere; and issues of freedom of expression. Her doctoral dissertation was the first large-scale academic study of the uses and gr...