A record of competitively selected papers and invited presentations delivered at leading national and international conferences. These works explore questions of media, technology, cultural resistance, and social justice, contributing to scholarly conversations across communication, American studies, Arab studies, and global media.
“Weaponized AI and the Ethics of Silence: Gaza as the Defining Case for Responsible AI”. International Association of Middle Eastern Studies (IAMES) Madrid, Spain. Will present it with Dr. Gregory Gondwe and Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb.
Indigenous Liberation Through Immersive Technologies. Will Present alongside Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb at the 2025 American Studies Association (ASA) Annual Meeting in San Juan, PR.
The Right to Look Up: Transforming Immersive Planetariums into Fugitive Spaces to Escape the “Iron Cage”. Echoes and Overlaps in Arab and African Thought on Media and Culture, organized by The Institute for Advanced Study in the Global South at Northwestern University Qatar.
The Phoenix of Gaza XR: How VR Could be Utilized as a Decolonial Tool to Preserve Culture and Rebuild a Liberated Space.
How Can Technology Be Used for Repair and Reconstruction? Introducing "Phoenix of Gaza XR. A Lens Onto Ourselves: Gaza and a Reckoning for Urban Planning Conference, MIT. A keynote speech delivered by me and Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb.
VR and Memory Preservation. Panel 4: Memory Justice: Local Perspectives. A Lens Onto Ourselves: Gaza and a Reckoning for Urban Planning Conference.
The Phoenix of Gaza: From Freedom Dreams to Falasteen Futures; a public talk I delivered alongside Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb, followed by a panel where I presented individually on the impact of VR in driving social change.
Phoenix of Gaza: Keynote and Virtual Reality Demonstration. Delivered along with Dr. Ahlam Mhutaseb. Co-sponsored by Yale Center for the Study of Race, Indigeneity, and Transnational Migration; Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage; Whitney Humanities Center; MacMillan Council on Middle East Studies; Department of the History of Art; School of Architecture; AntiArab Racism and Islamophobia Lecture Series; Center for Collaborative Arts and Media.
Beyond Boundaries: Virtual Voyages to Gaza: Fostering Empathy in the Face of Adversity. The Fire on the Mountain: Media, Religion, and Nationalism Conference, which was organized by CU Boulder’s Center for Media, Religion, and Culture.
Drama Vs. trauma: New Turkish historical drama and the “Permission to Narrate”. [competitively selected] Paper presented at the National Communication Association (NCA) 109th Annual Convention “Freedom”.
'When lions write their history': Arab viewers' reactions to new Turkish historical dramas. [competitively selected] Paper presented at the National Communication Association Conference
Gaza & San Bernardino: Helicopters of Horror and Hope. The 119th annual PAMLA Conference in Los Angeles, CA, United States.
Capturing diasporic life. ITS Tech Talks Conference. California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB).
Censorship and Disruptions: The Case of Palestinian Digital Resistance, presented with Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb and Dr. Rana Sharif at the Arab Studies Quarterly Conference in Hawaii.
Digital re/deterritorialization: How Israeli digital diplomacy excluded Palestinians and attempted to create commonalities between Israel and Arabs. [competitively selected] Paper presented at the National Communication Association Conference.
Position Paper, presented with G. Moran at the National Model United Nations, New York.
Through teaching, I strive to create inclusive and engaging learning environments that encourage students to think critically about media, communication, and culture. My courses integrate theory with practice, equipping students with analytical tools and practical skills that prepare them to navigate complex social, technological, and cultural landscapes.
University of Colorado Boulder
Department of Media Studies
Taught 4 sections as Instructor of Record
Introduces students to network structures and principles, the technology and infrastructures that allow them to flourish, and the cultures that grow up through and around them. Explores how social media enables community, how it assembles and empowers agents of change and how design informs individual and group behavior.
University of Colorado Boulder
Department of Media Studies
Taught 3 sections as Instructor of Record
Expands students' understanding of network cultures, including how social media tools influence conversation strategies, how interfaces interact with perceived communication values, and how network boundaries reinforce distinct cultural identities. Students engage in projects to measure network behavior, create strategic messages to achieve communication and information goals, and to engage in social listening.
University of Colorado Boulder Department of Media Studies
Department of Media Studies
Taught 2 sections as Instructor of Record
Examines the development of communication forms, tools, and institutions with a focus on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR); their influence on culture (forms of expression and social relationships); and their impact on social and individual experience. Applies knowledge of communication history to contemporary social issues and problems in media and society, both domestically and internationally.
California State University, San Bernardino
Department of Communication Studies
Taught 5 sections as Instructor of Record
This course introduces effective speech communication with a focus on informative and persuasive public speaking and presentation skills. Students will explore the role of oral communication across cultures, apply rhetorical theory, and adapt to audiences using ethical and logical supporting materials. They will learn to develop, organize, and deliver original speeches with effective verbal and nonverbal techniques, while also practicing active listening and constructive evaluation. The course emphasizes reducing communication apprehension and building confidence as ethical, effective public speakers.
This section highlights my peer-reviewed scholarly articles, many of which are works in progress. Several have been submitted and are currently under review, while others are in their final stages of preparation for submission. All of these articles have been presented at academic conferences, where I received valuable feedback that continues to shape and refine the work.
Masters Thesis. California State University, San Bernardino.
Read more >Journal of International & Intercultural Communication. Received “Revise & Resubmit” 2024.
Anticipated resubmission, September 2025
Submitted, January 2025
Potential Journals: Arab Studies Quarterly.
Anticipated submission: September 2025
Potential Journals: New Media & Society, Frontiers in Virtual Reality or Journal of Visual Culture
Anticipated submission: October 2025
Co-authoring with Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb and Dr. Rana Sharif
Anticipated submission: October 2025
Accepted for presentation at the International Association of Middle Eastern Studies (IAMES), which will be held on June 11, 2026, in Madrid.
Co-authoring it Dr. Gregory Gondwe and Dr. Ahlam Muhtaseb. Potential Journals: the Journal of Digital Media and Artificial Intelligence (JDMAI)
Anticipated Submission: February 2026