Ittefaq, M., Ahmad, T., & Shah, S.F.A. (2023). Highlighting Heroes and Ignoring Villains: Visual Representation of Polio and Polio Vaccine in Newspapers. D.C. Health Communication Conference (DCHC), April 28-29, Washington, D.C. United States.
Kamboh, S.A. & Ittefaq, M. (2023). Ethical Dimensions of Climate and Environmental Issues in Pakistani Media. International Communication Association, May 25-29, Toronto, Canada.
Ejaz, W., Ittefaq, M., & Qusien, R. (2023). Visual Representations of Climate Change: A Meta-Analysis. International Communication Association, May 25-29, Toronto, Canada.
Uddin, A. & Ittefaq, M. (2023). Crisis of Authenticity in Digital Freedom: A Critical Analysis of Cybersecurity Policy and Surveillance Practices in South Asia. International Communication Association, May 25-29, Toronto, Canada.
Kamboh, S.A. & Ittefaq, M. (2023). Corporate Ownership as a Trend Setter in Ethnic Newspaper Industry in Pakistan. International Communication Association, May 25-29, Toronto, Canada.
Kamboh, S.A. & Ittefaq, M. (2023). Toward a proposed pragmatic model to bridge the gap between science and journalism in South Asia. International Environmental Communication Association, June 5-9, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States.
Ejaz, W., Ittefaq, M., & Jamil, S. (2023). Politics triumphs: A topic modeling approach of analyzing news media coverage of climate change in Pakistan. International Environmental Communication Association, June 5-9, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States.
Seo, H., Conlin, J., Diwanji, V., Baines, A., Altschwager, D., Blomberg, M., Kamanga, U., Ittefaq, M., & Pei, J. (2022). Visuals for public health campaigns: Effects of visual modality and frame in increasing vaccination intentions. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, August 3-6, Detroit, MI, United States.
Ittefaq, M., Zain, A., & Bokhari, H. (2022). Opioids as comedy: Exploring topics, sentiments, and engagement in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on YouTube. International Communication Association, May 26-30, Paris, France.
Kamboh, S. A., Ittefaq, M., & Yousaf, M. (2021). Critical analysis of South Asian advocacy journalism practices for advocating environmental issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. South Asia Communication Association (SACA) at Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, August 4-7, New Orleans, United States.
Ittefaq, M., Kamboh, S. A., Iqbal, A., Iftikhar, U., Abwao, M., & Arif, R. (2021). Understanding public reaction to celebrity suicide cases in online news comments. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, August 4-7, New Orleans, United States.
Seo, H., Liu, Y., Ittefaq, M., Shayesteh, F., Kamanga, U., & Baines, A. (2021). International migrants and COVID-19 vaccination: Social media, motivated information management & vaccination willingness. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, August 4-7, New Orleans, United States.
Baines, A., Seo, H., Ittefaq, M., Shayesteh, F., Kamanga, U., & Liu, Y. (2021). Race/ethnicity, online information & COVID-19 vaccination: Study of minority immigrants’ internet use for health-related information. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, August 4-7, New Orleans, United States.
Baines, A., Ittefaq, M., & Abwao, M. (2021). #Scamdemic, #Plandemic, or #Scaredemic: What Parler social media platform tells us about COVID-19 vaccine. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, August 4-7, New Orleans, United States.
Ittefaq, M., Ahmed, S. Z., & Pantoja, M. Y. (2021). China’s Belt and Road Initiative and soft power in Pakistan: An examination of the English press. International Association for Media and Communication Research, July 11-15, Nairobi, Kenya.
Ittefaq, M., Abwao, M., Baines, A., Belmas, G. (2021). There’s not just a pandemic of health — there’s a pandemic of hate: A qualitative content analysis of three national newspapers from three countries. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Midwinter, March 5, Oklahoma, United States.
Ittefaq, M., Vu, H., Baines, A., & Abwao, M. (2021). Automated framing analysis of polio and polio vaccination coverage in 15 regional and national Pakistani English newspapers between 2012 and 2020. International Communication Association, May 27-31, Denver, United States.
Seo, H., Liu, Y., Ebrahim, H., Ittefaq, M., & Chung, D. (2021). COVID-19 pandemic and international students: A mixed-methods approach to social media, social support & mental health. International Communication Association, May 27-31, Denver, United States.
Ittefaq, M., Baines, A., Abwao, M., Shah, S.F.A., & Ramzan, T. (2021). “Does Pakistan still have polio cases?”: Exploring discussions on polio and polio vaccine in online news comments in Pakistan. International Communication Association, May 27-31, Denver, United States.
Shah, S. F. A, Ginossar, T., Ittefaq, M. (2020). Renegotiating professionalism and journalistic identities: Small town journalists in Pakistan. National Communication Association, November 19-22, Indianapolis, United States.
Liu, P., Ittefaq, M., Abwao, M., & Kamanga, U. (2020). Facebook/WeChat use and acculturation: A study of Chinese international students in the United States. Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs, October 16-18, Online, United States.
Ittefaq, M., Seo, H., Abwao, M., & Baines, A. (2020). Social Media use for health, cultural values, and demographics: A survey of Pakistani millennials. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, August 6-9, San Francisco, United States.
Baines, A., Ittefaq, M., & Abwao, M. (2020). The power of technology: How do international graduate students at a U.S. university use of social networking sites to seek social support? Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, August 6-9, San Francisco, United States.
Ittefaq, M., Sheikh, M. A., Ejaz, W., Yousaf, M., & Fahmy, S. (2020). The marriage of inconvenience: Perception of media convergence among journalists in Pakistan. Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, August 6-9, San Francisco, United States.
Erba, J., Geana, M., Kamanga, U., Abwao, M., Ittefaq, M., Liu, P., & Watson, J. (2020). Does a doctor’s visible identity matter? Exploring self-reported and real-time responses to a doctor’s race and gender in educational videos about clinical trials. International Communication Association, May 21-25, Gold Coast, Australia.
Ittefaq, M. (2019). Reverse agenda setting via like and share: The influence of audience feedback on the media agenda. International Communication Association, May 24-28, Washington D.C. United States.
Ittefaq, M. (2019). Digital diplomacy via social networks: A cross-national analysis of governmental usage of Facebook and Twitter for digital engagement. International Communication Association, May 24-28, Washington D.C. United States.
Ittefaq, M. (2017). Comparative empirical case study of foreign news between Chinese & English social media (Twitter vs. Sina Weibo). World Communication Association, August 6-8, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Ittefaq, M. & Ahmed, A. (2017). Use of social networking sites in public diplomacy- A case study of PEHC abroad. International Conference on Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy, July 7-8, Ilmenau, Germany.