Dr. Hanan Abdalla Elsayed

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Dr. Hanan Abdalla Elsayed
Assistant Professor
College of Mass Communication
drhanan.e@uaqu.ac.ae

  • Biography

    Dr. Hanan Elsayed is an Assistant Professor in the College of Mass Communication at Umm Al Quwain University, with more than two decades of combined experience in higher education, academic coordination, and media production. She holds a Ph.D. in Mass Communication, specializing in Radio and Television, from Cairo University and a Master of Media Studies from the University of Wollongong. Her doctoral research examined reliance on traditional and digital media for information during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Arab Emirates. Her research interests encompass crisis communication, digital media consumption, information-seeking behaviour, social media and culture, artificial intelligence, and technology-supported learning.

    Before joining Umm Al Quwain University in 2026, Dr. Elsayed served as a Senior Instructor and Academic Coordinator at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah from 2018 to 2026. Her earlier experience includes teaching appointments at East Carolina University in the United States and supervising media laboratories and studios at the University of Sharjah. Her professional background also includes working as an Art Director at Fortune Advertising. She has contributed to curriculum development, academic advising, quality assurance, and committee service, with experience aligning course learning outcomes with accreditation requirements. Her student mentorship has supported award-winning media projects, including a first-place achievement at the International Student Media Arts Festival in Seoul in 2024 and an honourable mention at ZUMEFF in 2025. She has also undertaken peer review for Information, Communication & Society and the University of Sharjah's ACADEMY Magazine.

    Dr. Elsayed's teaching connects communication theory with practical media production and applied research. Her areas of expertise include crisis communication, strategic planning, journalism, public relations, intercultural communication, photography, graphic design, multimedia, film and video production, visual storytelling, and research methods. Through project-based learning, digital platforms, and industry-standard tools, she develops students' creative, analytical, and professional skills. Her teaching-related scholarship includes a published case study examining TikTok's role in developing university students' Arabic language skills.

    Beyond teaching, Dr. Elsayed contributed to the Guinness World Record-setting "Largest Mural of Sheikh Zayed," dedicating two years to design work using Adobe Illustrator as part of this internationally recognised project.

    She is a member of ICA (Institutional), the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), and the TASET Association of Science, Education, and Technology.

    Terminal Degree

    Ph.D. in Mass Communication (Radio and Television), Cairo University, Egypt.

  • Academic Publications

    • Iriqat, S. A. M., Al-Kazlah, S. A. H., Mohamed, Z. A. I., Al Tobi, A. A., Bendaado, L. M. A., Daher, A., Aboulaithe, M. R., Hussain, A. N., Elsayed, H., & Alsarrah, A. S. M. E. (2026). The impact of generative artificial intelligence on decision-making quality: A comparative cross-country analysis. Computer and Decision Making: An International Journal, 3(2S), 331–353. View Publication
    • Al-Shurman, Y. M., Shatat, D. Y., Daher, A., Elsayed, H., Al Kalbani, R. A. K., Noureddine, B., Aboulaithe, M. R., Mohammed, S. A. M., Zeyada, R. M. M., & Ali, D. S. S. (2026). Mental and social health in digital societies - Participating countries: Jordan, Palestine, UAE, Oman, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia. Computer and Decision Making: An International Journal, 3(2S), 407–421. View Publication
    • Kalita, P., Sanasam, R., Elsayed, H., and others. (2026). Technology-mediated language pedagogy and gender equity: An empirical exploration in a North-East Indian context. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 16(4). View Publication
    • Antar, D., & Elsayed, H. (2025). Enhancing University Students' Arabic Language Skills Through Social Media: A Case Study of TikTok. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 15(8). View Publication
    • Elsayed, H. (2025). Traditional and digital media coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UAE. Egyptian Journal of Media Research, 90.
    • Elsayed, H. (2024). Traditional and digital media as sources of information for the Emirati public about the coronavirus pandemic and its effects on them. Scientific Journal of Radio and Television Research, 30(2), 31–66.
    • Elsayed, H. (2023). Book Review: Technology, media literacy, and the human subject: A posthuman approach. Information, Communication & Society. View Publication
    • El-Sayed, H., Firoz, M., & Dzamtoska, S. (2015). Social changes & social media usage amongst Emirati females. Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, 5(Special Issue), 102–116.
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