Curriculum Vitae

Shafiq Rahman Professor and Chair Communication & Social Sciences Department Chadron State College 1000 Main Street, Chadron NE 69337 Tel: 308-432-6327 (work) [email protected]

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Mass Communication and Media Arts, December 2007 (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale).

M.A. Communication, December 2001 (The University of Louisiana, Monroe).

M.A. Mass Communication and Journalism, June 1992 (Dhaka University, Bangladesh).

B.A. (Honors), Mass Communication and Journalism, June 1989 (Dhaka University, Bangladesh).

EMPLOYMENT: UNITED STATES

 Professor (since August 16, 2015) and Chair, Department of Communication and Social Sciences at Chadron State College, August 2016—till date.  Associate Professor, Communication and Social Sciences Department, Chadron State College, August 16, 2010—August 15, 2015.  Assistant Professor, Communication and Social Sciences Department, Chadron State College, August 16, 2007—August 15, 2010.  Instructor in record, School of Journalism, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, spring 2007(January— May).  Teaching Assistant- School of Journalism, Southern Illinois University Carbondale (August 2003— December 2006).  Research Assistant (quarter time), Aug. 2001- May 2001, and Aug. 2003-December 2006, School of Journalism, Southern Illinois University Carbondale.  Research Assistant, Dept. of Mass Communications, The University of Louisiana Monroe, Aug 1999-May 2001.  Shift Supervisor, Information Technology Computer Learning Center, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Aug 2001—May 2003.

TEACHING

I developed and taught a wide variety of classes in face-to-face and online formats. A significant part of teaching involves the instruction of graduate and undergraduate research methods and intercultural communication. I have also developed and taught media writing, media survey (introduction to media), communication theory, public speaking, persuasion, organization communication, and social media. I developed the following classes: Undergraduate--CA 430 Communication Research Methods; CA 442 Globalization of Culture and Media, CA 346 Intercultural Communication; CA 351 Organizational Communication; CA 334 Theories/Practice of Persuasion; CA 238 Intro to Mass Media, CA 260 Intro to Communication Theories, CA 133 Media Writing, CA 250 Public Relations Multimedia Writing, CA 125 Fundamentals of Oral Communication.

Graduate—CA 615 Research Process and Practice; CA 635 Cross-cultural Communication

General Studies First-Year Inquiry class-- Enemy Mine: the Extreme Other; Capstone class—Social Media and the Democratization Process.

RESEARCH

My most recent research focuses on social media use and political participation. My earlier research focused on the issues that intersect global diaspora, media, identity and citizenship. My dissertation research focuses on the Bangladeshi diaspora in the United States, especially addressing transnational connectivity, media, identity and citizenship, on which I have published an award-wining book.

PUBLICATIONS

 Rahman, Shafiqur (2011). The Bangladeshi Diaspora in the United States After 9/11: From Obscurity to High Visibility, El Paso, TX: LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC.  Rahman, Shafiqur (2010). Imagining Life under the Long Shadow of 9/11: Backlash, Media Discourse, Identity and Citizenship of the Bangladeshi Diaspora in the United States, Cultural Dynamics, 22(1), 49-72  Rahman, Shafiqur (2008). Transnational Media Reception, Islamophobia, and the Identity Constructions of a Non-Arab Muslim Diasporic Community: The Experiences of Bangladeshis in the United States Since 9/11, ProQuest Information and Learning Company, http://books.google.com/books?id=Pr93Fm6i7uQC&pg=PP1&source  =gbs_selected_pages&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false  Ramaprasad, Jyotika and Rahman, Shafiqur (2006). Tradition with a twist: A survey of Bangladeshi journalists, The International Communication Gazette 68(2), 148-165.  Rahman, Shafiqur and Ramaprasad, Jyotika (2006). Online and Offline: A comparative analysis of coverage of the Iraq Crisis in the New York Times, its online version and Yahoo News, Cyber media go to war: Role of nontraditional media during and after the 2003 Iraq war, Spokane: Marquette Books.  Rahman, Shafiqur (1997). Laws relating to press in Bangladesh: An overview, Chittagong University Studies (Law)

GRANTS AND AWARDS

 My book on the Bangladeshi diaspora received the 2011-2012 Asian/Pacific American Librarian Association’s honor award in the adult non-fiction category.  Chadron State College Research Institute grants ($2,000) for College Students’ Use of Social Media and Their Participation in the 2012 Presidential Election project (ongoing)  Chadron State College Research Institute grants ($2,000) to conduct a study on government accountability and new communication technology in Bangladesh, 2011-2012.  Dissertation Research Grant from Global Media Research Center, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, summer 2006.  Dissertation Research Award, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, fall 2005.  Graduate assistantship, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, fall 2001-summer 2005.  Mus-Ud-Khan Gold Medal, awarded for academic excellence in Master’s program in mass communication.  Dil Nousheen Khan Gold Medal, awarded for academic excellence in the Bachelor of Arts in mass communication and journalism program in Dhaka University, Bangladesh.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

 College Students’ Use of Social Media and Their Participation in the 2012 Presidential Election, 106the Annual Convention of Eastern Communication Association, Philadelphia, PA, April 22-26.  Political Use of Social Media: Challenge of Developing a Unified Measure, National Communication association Panel, Las Vegas, November 19-22, 2015.  Does Really Mean Anything? Social Media Activities and Civic Participation, 45th Annual Popular Culture Association Conference, New Orleans, April 1-4, 2015  Grieving in social media: Twitter use following the Sandy Hook massacre, paper panel in the Emotion and Interpersonal Relationships in Online Communication, the Central States Communication Association (CSCA) conference, Minneapolis, MN, April 2014.  Wishful thinking: Transparency and Confidence in Government, Transparency and Confidence in Governmental Institutions session, International Studies Association, San Diego, April, 2011. (second author)  Media use of Bangladeshi diaspora, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, Midwinter Conference, Pittsburgh, 2008.  Locking down a small town: The impact of a locally-owned AM radio station during a crisis situation, Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication, Midwinter Conference, Pittsburgh, 2008 (first author).  Panel presentation “Representational Practices and the Performance of Threatened Identity,” is accepted at 2009 Western States Communication Association Performance Studies Interest Group, Phoenix, AZ. (My proposal was accepted but I could not attend the conference).  Online and offline: A comparative analysis of coverage of the Iraq War in the New York Times, its online version, and Yahoo News, Arab-US Association for Communication Educators, Cairo, Egypt, November 18-21, 2004. (First author)  War in the Internet: An analysis of the Yahoo News content on Iraq War, Global Fusion, St. Louis, Missouri. October 29-31, 2004.  Functions of Bangladeshi journalists: Perceived importance and actual performance, International Communication Association, New Orleans, Mississippi, May 27-31, 2004 (second author).  The role of network television news in setting the public fear agenda: A longitudinal analysis of news reports vs. Victimization Reports, Broadcast Education Association Annual Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 16-18, 2004 (co-author).  The shaping of public opinion: The effects of Campaign Against Terrorism frame on audience evaluation of relations between two countries, MAPOR Annual Conference, Chicago, November 21-22, 2003.  Global media and global understanding: Can Internet use predict world affairs knowledge? Global Fusion, Austin, Texas, October 23-26, 2003.  Bangladeshi journalists: A profile, Arab-US Association for Communication Educators Annual International Conference, Dubai, UAE, October 2003 (second author).  Inspiring dual cultural identity among Bangladeshi/American children, Louisiana Communication Association Conference, Monroe, Louisiana, August 19, 2000.

CONFERENCE ATTENDENCE

 Sakai Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, July 7-10, 2009  CiTE (e-College) Conference, Denver, Colorado, March 26-28, 2008  TK 20 (Academic assessment using TK 20 software), January, 2010, Austin, Texas.

PANEL PRESENTATION

 Women, Leadership and Islam—a presentation given at the Chadron State College, spring 2008.  Gave a speech on the experiences of non-resident Bangladeshis in the United States at a conference held in New York City July 5th, 2008 at the 22nd North America Bangladesh Convention’s annual conference.  After the Tsunami, The Public Policy Institute, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, February 10, 2005.  Language, culture and national identity: Bangladesh revisited, The International Forum, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, February 21, 2003. (Panel was organized in observance of International Mother Language Day).  Newspaper Coverage of Countrywide Terrorist Bombing in Bangladesh, February 20, 2006, Global Media Research Center, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

 The role of social media in 2012 and 2016 US Presidential Elections  Student perception of the international television channels (proposal developed and the instrument approved by the IRD; currently collecting data)  The flow of money, people and ideas in a globalized world: How did they impact media, civil society, and the movement for democracy in Bangladesh?  Constructing the Islamist threat: How media, political and cultural elites in Bangladesh construct the threat of Islamists following the countrywide bombings on August 17, 2005.  Television and transnational identity: The case of Bangladeshis in North America and Europe.  New technologies and government accountability: A comparative study of Bangladesh and Mexico.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: RESEARCH

 Trainer and resource person in two workshops on the Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods, The Independent University of Bangladesh, summer, 2013.  Team member, “Women’s Work and Life Histories in Bangladesh” project. Dr. Kathryn B. Ward, Professor, Sociology Department, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, headed the project. The team members visited Bangladesh (December 2002-January 2003), conducted focus groups and in-depth interviews, and wrote research report.  Project consultant, “Portrayal of Violence against Women in Bangladesh.” Bangladesh Press Institute conducted the research project.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 Reporter, The Daily Egyptian, Campus newspaper, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, summer 2004.  Campus correspondent, Daily Banglar Bani (Voice of Bengal), a vernacular daily published from Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1987-1988.  Completed a one-month internship with the United News of Bangladesh (UNB), a local news agency.  Worked as a news writer in Bangladesh television, Chittagong station for about one year.  Wrote columns and articles in various national newspapers in Bangladesh during 1997-1998. More than 50 columns/articles were published during this period.

OTHER EXPERIENCES

 External trainer and resource person, The Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB)  External trainer and resource person, Bangladesh Center for Development Journalism and Communication, Dhaka, Bangladesh.  Program officer, training, evaluation and communication, Unity for Social and Human Action, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 1992-August 1993.

COMMITTEE WORKS

 Co-Chair, CSC Institutional Review Board.  Academic Assessment Software Implementation Committee, Chadron State College.  Academic Review Committee  Diversity Committee, Chadron State College.  Senate, Chadron State College  International Students Committee.  Information Infrastructure Committee  Graduate Council  Promotion and Tenure Committee

CAMPUS/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

 Sponsor Media Analysis and Activism Club at Chadron State College.  I served Chadron State College Watershed Team as Communication students’ mentor. Students in public relations class helped design a survey instrument and field manual for the fieldworkers. The Watershed team designed and implemented projects to revitalize the Chadron Creek watershed.  I moderated a FFYBE Focus Group on April 9, 2009 in which the first-year faculty discussed the effectiveness of FFYBE and put forward recommendations to improve it. I summarized the discussion and forwarded it to the FFYBE administrator.  My students at a Public Relations class redesigned the School of Liberal Arts website. This was their final project and I supervised it.  I was involved with Communication Arts Department’s Scholastic Day program in the summer of 2009 in which high school students participated in writing and photography competitions. I was involved in designing and grading the tests.  I was involved with a Communication Arts sponsored movie screening program for the community members, spring 2009.  I was a member of the General Studies Assessment System project committee (summer 2009). The committee was charged to create a document –a description of the electronic assessment system for the General Studies program at Chadron State College. This document was intended to work as a blueprint for the actual creation of the electronic system.  I served as documentary and web-page design judge for the 2008 Nebraska Western District History Day Competition held at Chadron State College’s Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center on March 15, 2008.