Faculty & Staff

Biography

Dr. Makbul's scholarly expertise is based on an interdisciplinary throughline that connects interpersonal communication, strategic communication, health, cyberspace, and social justice with an emphasis on emerging mass media and/or social media research. Over the years he has taught a variety of undergraduate classes, both in Bangladesh and the United States, and has developed research skills in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches.

Education

• PhD, Communication, University of Southern Mississippi, 2023
• MA, Communication Studies, Kansas State University, 2020
• MS, Mass Communication and Journalism, University of Dhaka, 2013

Honors & Awards

• Don George Graduate Scholar of the Year, School of Communication, University of Southern Mississippi, 2021
• Susan A. Siltanen Graduate Student Award, University of Southern Mississippi. 2022
• Bangladesh Sweden Trust Fund for Bangladeshi Scholars, FY-2018

Affiliations

• International Communication Association (ICA)
• National Communication Association (NCA)
• Southern States Communication Association (SSCA)

Expertise

• Social Justice
• Digital LGBTQ+
• Health/Crisis Communication

Recent Publications

• Makbul, N. (2023) A Jihad for Love: Narrative of homosexuality, Islam, and resistance. In Global LGBTQ Activism (pp. 329-341). Routledge.

• Makbul, N. (2023). An auto-ethnography of a South Asian (Muslim) Queer Person of Color in American Higher Education. Theory, Research, and Action in Urban Education (TRAUE). Volume 8/Issue 1.

• Makbul, N., Goni, A., (2022). Invisible Cyberqueers: Self-Image, Identity Management, and Erotic Expressions on Grindr. In Paromita Pain (Eds.), Digital LGBTQ+ Cultures: A Global Perspective, Routledge.