Akber Ali, Ph.D
Assistant Professor and Chair Department of Communication Studies Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Phone: +92-03554274226
Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Communication Studies (2019) Masters of Arts, Communication Studies (2008) Bachelor of Arts (2005)
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PROFESSIONAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor 7 Chair
2019- Present Karakoram International University Gilgit
Lecturer
2008-2014 Karakoram International University Gilgit
Courtesy Lecturer
Jan- March 2023 Oregon University, United States
TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
Community and Civic Engagement
Climate Change Communication
Environmental Communication
Media Sociology
Health Communication
Qualitative and quantitative research
PROJECTS (Completed)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Project title: Suicide as a public health issue in Gilgit-Baltistan: A Media Perspective
Project ID: RPPH-51
Oregon University
Project Title: “Enhancing the study of Climate Change and Glaciology in Gilgit-Baltistan through collaboration between Karakoram International University and the University of Oregon.”
World Health Organization (WHO)
Project title: Suicide as a public health issue in Gilgit-Baltistan: Stakeholders’ Perceptions
KIU Research Grant- University Research Initiative
Project title: Assessing the quality of media reporting on suicides in Gilgit-Baltistan against the international guidelines
PUBLICATIONS
Ali, A., Naseer, N., & Mehvish, M. (2024). Pakistani students as sojourners in China: Navigating adaptation
challenges and coping strategies. Journal of Politics & International Studies, 10 (2), 165-180.
Ali, A., Muheen,. & Hussain, Z. (2024). Media framing of environmental issues: A study of press coverage
in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. , Journal of Mass Communication, 23 (2), 22-32.
Ali, A., Hussain, Z., & Abbasi, SA. (2023). National Media Discourse on Foreign Visits in Pakistan:
Implications for Public Diplomacy, Journal of Journalism, Media Science & Creative Arts, 3 (1), 1-16.
Ali, A., Munneb, F. & Hussain, R. (2021). Media Framing of US Drone Policy in the National Press of Pakistan.
Pak. Journal of Int’L Affairs, 4 (3), 55-72.
Yaseen, Z., Ali, A., & Musaraf, A. (2023). Challenges faced by the women journalists: a case study of Gilgit-
Baltistan, Journal of Mass Communication, 29 (1), 3-26.
Mueeb, F. Ali, A., & Mehmood, S. (2021). An investigation of peer-to-peer online health communication:
perspectives of Pakistani adolescent girls, Pakistan Journal of Social Research, 3 (2), 82-93.
Ali, A., Hussain, R., & Muneeb, F. (2021). China in the Global Media Sphere: A Review, Pakistan Social
Sciences Review, 5(3), 527-537.
Ali, Ali. (2022). Portrayal of China in the national Urdu-Press of Pakistan (2022). The Journal of Humanities
and Social Sciences 29 (2), 1-16.
Ali, A. (2023). Elite Press Discourse on NGOs. A Framing Analysis, Journal of Social Sciences and Media
Studies, 3 (1), 1-17.
Ali, A. (2017). Kashmir conflict and South Asian elite press: a framing analysis, Journal of Politics and
International Studies, 3 (2), 47-62.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Ali, A. (2023). Sino-Pakistan Cultural Relations: Challenges and Policy Directions. In Faqeer Muhammad, Bai Saranjum, Alam, Mehmood & Shah, Attaullah (Ed.), Silk Route Revisited; Essays and Perspectiveson China Pakistan Economic Corridor and Beyond (pp.110-124). China Study Centre, Karakoram International University Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Ali, A., (2017). Media discourse on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in Bai Gao & Zhen, Z. (ed.) The political economy of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Social Sciences Press China, 217-229.Ali, A., (2017). The Non-profit sector in Pakistan: an over view in Bai Gao & Zhen, Z. (ed.) The political economy of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Social Sciences Press China, 230-240.