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Research Handbook on Public Communication

This forward-thinking Handbook advances research and practice in public communication, bridging theory, methodology, and application. Its interdisciplinary approach utilizes frameworks, tools, and evidence-based insights to understand and evaluate communication processes across diverse societal contexts.

Get your copy today to explore my chapter, which examines cases of decolonizing digital access in Sub-Saharan Africa, advancing the argument that we must move from a digital savior complex to digital solidarity, thereby marking a critical technological turn for the region and for how we tell Africa's digital story.

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BLACK IDENTITIES & MEDIA IN THE 21ST CENTURY

This book presents original scholarly essays, drawn from a range of theory-based applications and methodologies, that analyze media representations, effects, and practices relating to Black communities and their varying identities, with particular attention to attributes such as gender, sexuality, class, and ability status. By surveying newsprint, television, social media, podcasts, and more, this innovative collection explores intersections of identities and perspectives while centering the role of Black media creators, including producers, journalists, and influencers, to highlight Black representation across genres of mass-media.

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Jihad in Sub-Saharan Africa: The role of digital media

This is a book about terrorism in sub-Saharan Africa. It examines how emerging and established terrorist organizations leverage digital media to advance their agenda on the continent and globally. It looks into their online communication, recruiting messaging, and collaborative tactics. This book provides lots of practical, implementable insights, strategies, and solutions for governments, policymakers, agencies, experts, institutions, students, and the general public. It is co-authored by renowned experts in the field.

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  • Handbook of conflict

    The Handbook of Social and Political Conflict offers a comprehensive exploration of conflict from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, merging insights from fields including sociology, political science, psychology, communication, and conflict resolution. Bringing together original work by experts from around the world, this authoritative volume provides readers with a deep understanding of the mechanisms, causes, and consequences of conflict.

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  • Framing Terrorism Survivors

    This study analyzed how African, American, and British online mainstream news sources visually represent Boko Haram survivors. Drawing from agenda-setting and cultural dimensions frameworks, the study identified major differences in survivors’ gender, emotional expressions, and personally identifiable information across all three online news platforms.

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  • Analysis of Michelle Obama...

    Several existing studies have examined the feminist rhetorical strategies Michelle Obama used in her public addresses; however, there are no current studies that examine the rhetorical strategies she employed while communicating about the 2014 terrorist abduction of the Nigerian Chibok schoolgirls by Boko Haram.

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PUBLICATIONS

  • Jihad in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Digital Media. New York: Springer.

  • Framing terrorism survivors: Visual representation of Boko Haram survivors in international news media. Western Journal of Communication.

    A Critical-Rhetorical Analysis of Michelle Obama’s messages on the abduction of the Nigerian Chibok Girls. Journal of Communication and Media Research.

    Empowerment through silence: A critical discourse analysis of Boko Haram Survivor Narratives. International Gender Research.

    Feminizing resilience: Transcending toughness in testimonies of Jewish Holocaust survivors. International Gender Research.

    Decolonizing digital access: A meta-analytic review of Boko Haram Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). Journal of Information Technology.

    Spoilers in a democratic peace process: A critical assessment of the 2023 Nigeria Presidential Election. Peace Studies.

    The existing and evolving aspects of mobilities in the global south: A comparative analysis of individuals affected by COVID-19 in India and East Africa. Mobilities.

  • Communication Approaches to Community Peacebuilding. In A.S. Samoilenko & S. Simmons (Eds.), Wiley Handbook on Social and Political Conflict. Wiley Press.

    Digitized: The Visual Rhetoric of Black Feminist Storytellers on Instagram. In K.S. Haydel & D. Stamps (Eds.), At the Intersection of Black Identities & Mass Media: Black Identities and Media, 310–328. LSU Press.

    (Re)Imagining Communication in a Digital World. In G. Hummel & A. Hall (Eds.), Perspectives on Communication. Kendall Hunt.

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