Ahmed Alrawi
PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Karsh Institute Digital Technology for Democracy, University of Virginia.
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​Lecturer
Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications,
The Pennsylvania State University
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Institute for Information Policy (IIP) Research Fellow
Department of Telecommunication Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, The Pennsylvania State University
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Associate Editor
The Journal of Civic Information
The University of Florida
I am a social scientist and media and communication policy researcher who uses qualitative, quantitative, and computational research tools to examine issues related to digital technology and regulations that affect individuals' lives in the U.S. and globally. My research area mainly centers on examining issues related to global media and communications regulations and policies that intersect with the following two areas:
1) AI, Surveillance, Privacy, and The Implications of ICTs
2) Broadband Policy and Deployment
Journal Articles
Publications
​​Alrawi, A. (2024). Hopeless Waiting and Apprehension of Missing Out: Evidence from Rural Iraq about the Cellular Broadband Policy Challenges. Journal of Information Policy.
Alrawi, A. (2024). Blocking Faith: How American Muslims are Chilled through the New Anti-Statues and the Security Agencies’ Surveillance in the Era of the Digital Policing. Touru Law Review.
Troy, C.; Buckley, C.; Alrawi A.; Kim, N.; Vafeiadis, M.; Overton, H. (2024). The Role of CSR in Promoting New Policy Reforms Regarding LGBTQ+ Issues. Journal of Public Relations Review.
Yuo, A., Min; R. Davis, D.; Zho, A.; Mitson, R.; Alrawi, A. (2024). Public Relations Meets Artificial Intelligence: Assessing Utilization and Outcomes. Journal of Public Relations Research.
Alrawi, A. (2023). Immigrants Are Not Felons: Legal Analysis of Immigrants' Civil Rights Chilling Effect Issues Caused by ICE's SmartLink App Surveillance. Journal of Information Policy.
Alrawi, A. (forthcoming). Rural Broadband Challenges in Iraq: An Examination of the Intersection Between Rural Broadband Policy Issues and Rural Iraqi Communities' Experience Waiting for Fixed Broadband Connections. International Journal of Communication.
Alrawi, A., Oz, Mustafa (under review). AI-Driven Digital Wellness: Emotional and Religious Support in Muslim Prayer Apps. Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research (JAIR).
Alrawi, A., Oz, Mustafa (under review). Mapping Behavioral Responses: American Muslims’ Reactions to Algorithmic Profiling in Prayer Apps. Journal of Media Law and Ethics.
Alrawi, A., Oz, Mustafa (under review). Navigating Identity Threats in Online Spaces: The Impact on Marginalized Identities and Political Engagement. New Media & Society.
Alrawi, A. (under review). How Much Will You Share? Exploring Information Privacy Concerns, Information-Sharing, and Perceived Control of Information. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies Journal.
Alrawi, A. (under review). Bridging the Digital Chasm: Unraveling Broadband Policy Challenges in Southeastern Turkey's Fault Line Region. Telematics and Informatics.
Alrawi, A.; Jeong, D.; Guo, J.; Christopher, A. (under review). “It’s all the same to me”:
Consumer perceptions of 5G in China, South Korea, and the United States. Submitted to Telecommunication Policy.
Wang, R.; Forde, S., Alrawi, A.; Solis, E.; Jayakar, K. (under review). National domain name arbitration regimes: Convergence or divergence? Submitted to Telecommunication Policy Journal.
Book Reviews
Alrawi, A. (2023). Review of New Authoritarian Practices in the Middle East and North Africa. Surveillance & Society.
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Alrawi, A. (2022). Review of Fixing Stories: Local Newsmaking and International Media in Turkey and Syria., by Noah Amir Arjomand. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly.
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Alrawi, A. (2022). Review of The Future of Digital Surveillance: Why Digital Monitoring Will Never Lose Its Appeal in a World of Algorithm-Driven AI. Surveillance & Society.
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Alrawi, A.(2022). Review of American Propaganda from the Spanish-American War to Iraq: War Stories, by Stephen R. Brydon. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly.
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Alrawi, A. (2021). Review of Media and Mapping Practices in the Middle East and North Africa: Producing Space, by Alena Strohmaier and Angela Krewani. Mass Communication and Society.
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