Dr. Nur Makbul

He/Him/They Assistant Professor, Communication Arts

Contact

1310 Ben Graves Drive
Morton Hall
Room 245
Huntsville, AL 35899
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256.824.2296
nur.makbul@uah.edu

Biography

Dr. Nur E Makbul is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and an Affiliated Faculty member in the Department of Justice and Equity Studies. His research focuses on digital media, strategic communication, health communication, and LGBTQ+ communication in global and international contexts. His scholarship has been published in leading journals, including Communication Studies, Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, The Journal of Sex Research, and Discourse & Communication. He also serves as Associate Editor of Gender, Technology and Development.

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
  • Education Abroad Scholarship recipient Kansas State University, 2018
  • Study of US Institutes, University of Oklahoma and US Department of State, FY 2011

Affiliations

  • Associate Editor, Gender, Technology and Development
  • Member, National Communication Association (NCA), International Communication Association (ICA), and Southern States Communication Association (SSCA)

Expertise

  • Strategic Communication
  • Digital and Social Media
  • LGBTQ+ Communication
  • Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication
  • Health, Risk, and Crisis Communication
  • Communication for Social Justice

Recent Publications

  • Makbul, N., Haque, M., & Nasrin, S. (2026). Let them speak on their own terms: Role of meta-narration in reconstructing the perception of Rohingya refugee crisis. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication.

  • Makbul, N., & Rashid, M. (2026). The shifting terrains of framing sexuality: The difference in discourse around celebrity death, disease, and memory in news media. Discourse & Communication.

  • Makbul, N. (2025). Queer heartbreak and healing: Exploring emotional, behavioral, and psychological coping among LGBTQ+ individuals after romantic relationship breakups. LGBTQ+ Family.

  • Hale, B. J., Zannat, R., Anthony, K., & Makbul, N. (2024). Heroes, martyrs, and victims: Portrayals of frontline workers and COVID-19 patients during the early pandemic in r/coronavirus. Communication Studies.

  • 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.

  • Makbul, N. (In Press) News, Rockstar, Disease, Death, and Commemoration: The Case of Freddie Mercury (1991-2021). InterAlia: a journal of queer studies. 2023

  • Makbul, N., Zannat, R., Hale, B. (In press) Communicating sex work online: a content analysis of client and provider discourse in r/sexworkers. The Journal of Sex Research, 2023

  • Hale, B. J., Zannat, R., Anthony, K., Makbul, N. Heroes, martyrs, and victims: Portrayals of frontline workers and COVID-19 patients during the early pandemic in r/coronavirus. Health Communication [Manuscript revised and resubmitted]