Shahira Fahmy
Associate Professor (2008)
B.A., American University (Cairo)
M.A., American University (Cairo)
Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia
Office - Marshall 325
Telephone - (520) 621-6385
E-mail - sfahmy@email.arizona.edu
Currently Teaching
Courses Taught
- J 489/J589 Survey Research Methods
- J 507 Reporting with Multimedia
- J 496M/J596M Directions in News Technology
- J 496I/J596I News Analysis
Recent Publications
- Fahmy, S. (In Press). Contrasting Visual Frames of Our Times: A framing-analysis of English-and Arabic-language Press Coverage Of War & Terrorism. International Communication Gazette, 72(7/8).
- Fahmy, S. & Roedl, S. (In Press). Lessons from Virginia Tech: Exploring disparities and commonalities between visual coverage in U.S. newspapers and victims’ families’ perceptions. Visual Communication Quarterly, 17(2).
- Johnson, T. & Fahmy, S. (In Press). ‘When Blood Becomes Cheaper than a Bottle of Water’: How Viewers of the English Version of Al-Jazeera Website Judge Graphic Images of Conflict. Media, War & Conflict, 3(1).
- Johnson, T. & Fahmy, S. (In Press). When ‘Good’ Conflicts Go Bad: Testing a frame-building model on embeds’ attitudes toward government news management in the Iraq War. International Communication Gazette, 72.
Past Academic Positions
- Assistant professor, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC), Illinois, 2003-2008
- Associate professor with Tenure, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC), 2008
Past Professional Positions
- Saachi & Saachi Advertising Agency, Cairo, Egypt, 1999
- Sports Channel Manager for Arab Radio & Television Network, Italy, 1993-1996
- Location-Scout, “El-Mohager,” a French and Egyptian co-production, 1993
- Photographer, “Malcolm X,” a Hollywood film directed by Spike Lee, 1992
- News Correspondent, Contact Middle East News Agency (CME), based in London, 1991-1993
- Production Coordinator, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Egypt, 1991
Professional Organizations
- Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
- International Communication Association (ICA)
- World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR)
- Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (MAPOR)
- International Studies Association (ISA)
- National Press Photographers Association (NPPA)
Awards
- Selected to be the guest editor for “Images of Conflict” special issue of Media, War & Conflict.
- Sage journal scheduled to appear in April 2010.
- Selected to teach resources needed to integrate multimedia skills into journalism curricula, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference, Washington, D.C., 2007.
- Recipient of the Harlan H. Mendenhall Teaching Enhancement Award, SIUC, 2004.
- Dissertation Research Travel Award, Missouri School of Journalism, 2002.
- Research & Development Award, Missouri School of Journalism, 2001.
Research Summary
A focus on visual communication with an international perspective, as well as political communication and media performance during wartime.
Shahira Fahmy's Curriculum Vitae