Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. COM 230 Public Speaking and Professional Presentation COM 401 Integrated Communication Planning and Strategy MICA, Globalization and Creative Industries (PhD) Communication Research Methodologies (PhD) Participatory Theater for Social Change (PhD) Communication Theories (PhD and MA) Development Communication (PhD and MA) Introduction to Fellow Program in Communication Studies (PhD) Research Methodologies (PhD and MA) Introduction to Theory Building (PhD) Advanced Persuasion for Communication (MA) PROJECT EXPERIENCE Principle Investigator, Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs (JHUCCP), 2015 I led a project for JHUCCP to enhance capabilities of women and men to access good quality and affordable family planning and reproductive health services embedded in smart phones distributed to maternal health workers in Bihar, India. I designed, implemented and led the field-based study for the project. Principle Investigator, Neo-liberal Discourses on Transnational Surrogacy, I led a team of scholars from University of New Mexico and University of Southern Denmark to to interview surrogates who do not have access to safe health practices and are often left at the mercy of the health care providers and the benevolence of the clients. This project was partially funded by University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Evaluation of UNICEF’s digital communication campaign to spread Awaz Do awareness about Right to Free and Compulsory Education, 2011 The Awaaz Do on-line campaign was launched to mobilize Indian society to speak up for the more than eight million children currently out of school in the country. I was part of the team to evaluate the digital campaign. It was funded by KPMG, India. Principle Investigator, Entertainment-Education Effects of Radio Soap-Opera 2004 “Taru”, I led a project to assess the impact of a radio soap opera, and how it “Taru” affected its audience through processes of parasocial interaction, social learning and
Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. COM 230 Public Speaking and Professional Presentation COM 401 Integrated Communication Planning and Strategy MICA, Globalization and Creative Industries (PhD) Communication Research Methodologies (PhD) Participatory Theater for Social Change (PhD) Communication Theories (PhD and MA) Development Communication (PhD and MA) Introduction to Fellow Program in Communication Studies (PhD) Research Methodologies (PhD and MA) Introduction to Theory Building (PhD) Advanced Persuasion for Communication (MA) PROJECT EXPERIENCE Principle Investigator, Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programs (JHUCCP), 2015 I led a project for JHUCCP to enhance capabilities of women and men to access good quality and affordable family planning and reproductive health services embedded in smart phones distributed to maternal health workers in Bihar, India. I designed, implemented and led the field-based study for the project. Principle Investigator, Neo-liberal Discourses on Transnational Surrogacy, I led a team of scholars from University of New Mexico and University of Southern Denmark to to interview surrogates who do not have access to safe health practices and are often left at the mercy of the health care providers and the benevolence of the clients. This project was partially funded by University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Evaluation of UNICEF’s Awaz Do digital communication campaign to spread awareness about Right to Free and Compulsory Education, 2011 The Awaaz Do on-line campaign was launched to mobilize Indian society to speak up for the more than eight million children currently out of school in the country. I was part of the team to evaluate the digital campaign. It was funded by KPMG, India. Principle Investigator, Entertainment-Education Effects of Radio Soap-Opera “Taru”, 2004 I led a project to assess the impact of a radio soap opera, “Taru” and how it affected its audience through processes of parasocial interaction, social learning and
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