Ashik’s research interests include framing of political events in social media, news reception and credibility on online networks and entertainment use of user-generate sites. He has published a book chapter on the use of Facebook in the 2012 election and another chapter the role of television as a public sphere in Bangladesh. Courses taught includes: Research methods in communication and public relations (COM 4210), Survey of Mass Communication (COM 1500), and Oral Communications (COM 1010). He worked as a newspaper reporter in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and as an intern at a think tank in Washington DC.

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Curriculum Vitae

Education:

• Fourth year doctoral student (Passed Comprehensive exam in November, 2014) Department of Communication Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

• Master of Arts in Mass Communication (with thesis) Texas Tech University, TX. December, 2011, GPA 3.64

• Bachelor of Social Science in Mass Communication and Journalism University of Dhaka, Bangladesh September, 2008, second division.

Publications:

Book Chapters: Shafi, A. & Vultee, F (In press). Facebook as a political campaign tool? Agenda and rhetorical contents of the Facebook posts of presidential candidates in the 2012 US election cam- paign. In I. Vobic & T. Dezelan (Eds.), (R)evolutionizing Political Communication through Social Media. Hershey, PA: IGI Global publications. Shafi, A. & Genilo, J.W. (2013). Television and public sphere in Bangladesh. In B. Shoesmith, J.W. Genilo & M. Asiuzzaman (Eds.), Bangladesh’s changing mediascape: From state control to market forces. London: Intellect Publications.

Conference paper: Shafi, A. (2014). Debates on Effect of New Media: Tracing the Roots of Pro and Anti- Tech- nology Views. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Central States Communication Association, April 2-4, Minneapolis, MN. Shafi, A. & Wilkinson, K. (2015). De-westernizing mass communication theories: A study of the agenda-setting theory of the mass media in Bangladesh. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Central States Communication Association, April 27-28, Madison, WI. Shafi, A. (2015). Campaign for Campaign’s Sake? Interactivity and Engagement in Social Media Campaigns in the 2012 Presidential Elections. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Central States Communication Association, April 27-28, Madison, WI.Masters’ thesis: Shafi, A. (2011). Agenda-setting effect of the media in Bangladesh. Unpublished master’s the- sis, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.

Panel discussion: Chaired a discussion panel titled ‘Teaching the possible: unique approaches and challenges to the public speaking course’ at annual conference of the Central States Communication Association, Kansas City, MO, April 6, 2013. Shafi, A. (2014). I gave them a voice: Narrative of the marginalized communities in a stratified city. Panel discussion at the annual conference of the National Communication Association, Chicago, IL, November 27, 2014.

Presentations: Shafi, A. (2015). Inner and outer network cues in political discussion in social media. Re- search Colloquium, Department of Communication, Wayne State University, April 3. Shafi, A. (2013). Characteristics of Facebook posts by the two presidential candidates in the 2012 presidential election. Poster presentation, Communication Research Day, Wayne State University, April 19.

Courses taken:

• Political communication • Mass Communication theories • Research methods • Science Communication • Special topics: Women in Journalism • Health Communication • Public relations campaign • Content analysis • Statistics for Political science II • Multivariate Statistics in Psychology • Structural Equation Modelling • American Political Process

Courses taught:

• Research methods in communication and public relations • Communication research • Survey of Mass Communication • Public Speaking

Courses assisted:

• Communication law • News reporting • Mass media and society • Introduction to photography • Survey of mass communication • Principles of journalism

Work Experience

➢ Graduate Teaching Assistant August 2012- present Department of Communication Wayne State University, Detroit, MI.

➢ Lecturer February 2012- August 2012 Department of media studies and journalism University of Liberal Arts Dhaka, Bangladesh

➢ Research Associate Intern July 2011 - December 2011 Hudson Institute, Washington D.C., USA

➢ Graduate Assistant August 2009 - May 2011 College of Mass Communication Texas Tech University, USA.

➢ University Correspondent June 2004 - September 2006 The Daily News Today, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Training: Summer Doctoral Seminar, Wayne State University, titled ‘Manufacturing controversies and managing crisis: Framing Public Issue and Political Opinion’ with Dr. Gerald Kosicki, 2014, June 9-11. Summer Doctoral Seminar, Wayne State University, titled ‘Computer Mediated Communication: Technological Evolution and Theoretical Adaptation’ with Dr. Joseph Walther, 2015, June 2-5.

Organizations: Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Wayne State Graduate Students Association Mass Communication Graduate Student Association, Texas Tech University Institute for Hispanic and International Communication, Texas Tech University Dhaka University Journalists’ Association

Scholarships and Grants: Grant for Master’s thesis from Institute of Hispanic and International Communication, Texas Tech University

Website: ashikshafi.net