Muhammad E. Rasul

I graduated with a bachelor's degree from Florida State University in Psychology and Media/Communication Studies in 2019. During my time at FSU, I was a recipient of two IDEA research grants funded by FSU's Undergraduate Research office to explore how females are portrayed in political films and how news outlets employ moral disengagement strategies in their coverage of the Afghan conflict. Then, I successfully pursued a master's degree in Mass Communications from the University of South Florida. As a master's student at USF, I was a graduate teaching assistant for different courses such as Mass Media and Society. Furthermore, I successfully defended my master's thesis in 2021 and presented my work at the American Political Science Association's Political Communication preconference later that year.

After graduating from USF, I accepted a position as a doctoral student in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Davis. I was also awarded the UC Davis Provost's fellowship in the Arts, Humanities, and the Social Sciences. I continue to be a doctoral student at UC Davis. Broadly speaking, my research investigates the role of new media and technologies on political and health outcomes. I have presented my work at national and international conferences such as the American Political Science Association, National Communication Association, International Association of Communication Research, and the International Communication Association.