Presentations

Refereed Scholarly Presentations

Ahmed, R., & Mao, Y. (2019, November). Measuring physicians’ religious competence in clinical health communication context: Female Muslim immigrant patients’ expectations. Competitive paper presented at the Religious Communication Association Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD, USA.

Ahmed, R. (2019, November). Student training in field data collection for a project on bullying and immigrant youth. Paper presented to a prepared panel at the Applied Communication Division panel, Outreach for survival: Applying scholarship through the NCA Anti-Bullying Taskforce, held at the National Communication Association 105th Annual Convention in Baltimore, MD, USA.   

Ahmed, R. (November 15, 2019). Navigating workplace bullying as a female minority faculty member at a majority institution. Paper presented to a prepared panel at the Peace and Conflict Communication Division panel, Surviving academic incivility: Discourses of conflict and peace in higher education, held at the National Communication Association 105th Annual Convention in Baltimore, MD, USA.   

Alghazali, I.,* & Ahmed, R. (November 16, 2019). The role of health information and communication technologies in reducing health care disparities: A systematic literature review: A systematic literature review. Competitive paper presented to the Applied Communication Division, National Communication Association 105th Annual Convention in Baltimore, MD, USA.  

Alghazali, I.,* & Ahmed, R. (2019, May). Cultural competence for better management in healthcare organizations: A systematic literature review. Competitive paper presented to the Communication and Technology Division, International Communication Association 69th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., USA.  

Ahmed, R. (2019, April). Exploring bullying experiences among immigrant youth in Canada. Competitive paper presented to the Applied Communication Interest Group of the Eastern Communication Association 110th Annual Convention in Providence, RI, USA.

Ahmed, R., Veronis, L., & Alghazali, I.* (2019, April). Syrian Refugee youth’s use of social media as a space for communicating social support during resettlement. Competitive paper presented to the Communication Technology Interest Group of the Eastern Communication Association 110th Annual Convention in Providence, RI, USA.

Ahmed, R. (2019, April). Effective communication with Gen Z students: A person-centered approach to teaching and learning. Panelist at the Instructional Communication Interest group panel, Instructing our future: The role of communication in teaching and mentoring Gen Z, at the Eastern Communication Association 110th Annual Convention in Providence, RI, USA.

Pinchin, G.,* & Ahmed, R. (November, 2018). Inuit health frameworks and maternal care: Understanding the complexities of removing and returning birth to Inuit communities in Northern Canada. Competitive paper presented to the Feminist and Women Studies Division of the National Communication Association 104th Annual Convention in Salt Lake City, UT, USA.

Carmack, H. J., Ahmed, R., & Harville, K. L. * (2018, April). Patients’ perceptions of provider cultural competence, patient communication willingness, and patient communication apprehension: Predictors of university health center patient satisfaction. Competitive paper presented to the Health Communication Interest Group of the Eastern Communication Association 109th Annual Convention in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Top Paper in Health Communication.

Ahmed, R., & Veronis, L. (2018, April). Tracing gendered practices in social media use among Syrian refugee youth in Ottawa, Canada. Competitive paper presented to the Communication and Technology Interest Group of the Eastern Communication Association 109th Annual Convention in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Khan, Z. H., & Ahmed, R. (2017, November). Patients’ perceptions of service quality of private dental care in Canada: The role of communication. Competitive paper presented to the Association for Business Communication of the National Communication Association 103rd Annual Convention in Dallas, TX, USA. Top Paper in Business Communication.

Ahmed, R., & Veronis, L. (2017, November). Digital technology for community building: An examination of ethnic media consumption across four ethnocultural and immigrant groups in Ottawa, Canada. Competitive paper presented to the Human Communication and Technology Division of the National Communication Association 103rd Annual Convention in Dallas, TX, USA.

Ahmed, R. (2017, June). Online health information seeking among female Muslim immigrants in Canada: At the crossroads of communicative empowerment and vulnerability. Paper presented at the Panel, Professional Ethics and Communicative Vulnerability in Healthcare, at the Communication, Medicine and Ethics Conference at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA.

Ahmed, R., & Schulz, P. (2017, June). The role of religious beliefs and values on knowledge and attitude toward organ and tissue donation and transplantation among Muslims in Canada: An exploratory study. Poster presented at the Communication, Medicine and Ethics Conference at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, USA.

Teng, J.,* & Ahmed, R. (2017, April). Using the health belief model to examine preconception care-related knowledge and attitudes among Chinese immigrants in Canada. Competitive paper presented to the Applied Communication Interest Group of the Eastern Communication Association 108th Annual Convention in Boston, MA, USA. Top Paper in Applied Communication.

Ahmed, R., & Qasmi, H. (2017, March). Social Media and Refugee Resettlement: The Experiences of Syrian Refugee Youth in Ottawa, Canada. Paper presented at the 19th National Metropolis Conference, Looking Forward: Migration and Mobility in 2017 and Beyond, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Ahmed, R. & Mao, Y. (2016, November). Mental Health Beliefs and Practices among Muslim Immigrant Women in Canada. Competitive paper presented at the Scholar-to-Scholar session at the National Communication Association 102nd Annual Convention in Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Sabourin, R.,* & Ahmed, R. (2016, November). Empathizing with the Criminally Insane: Establishing Good Practices for Patient-Provider Communication at Arkham Asylum. Competitive paper presented at the Game Studies Division at the National Communication Association 102nd Annual Convention in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Top Paper in Game Studies.

Khan, Z. M.,* & Ahmed, R. (2016, October).Communication about Genetically Modified Food among Immigrant Populations in Canada: A Systematic Review. Paper presented at the Association for Interdisciplinary Studies Conference, Interdisciplinary Approaches to Health, Wellness and Sustainability, in Ottawa, Canada.

Ahmed, R. & Veronis, L. (2016, July). The Role of Multicultural Media Use in Local, Diasporic, and Transnational Community Building among Refugees in Ottawa, Canada. Paper presented at the 2016 International Association for Media and communication Research Conference at the University of Leicester, United Kingdom.

Veronis, L. & Ahmed, R. (2016, July). Transnational, translocal and multilayered belonging: Multicultural media use and community building among four migrant groups in Ottawa, Canada. Paper presented at the 2016 International Association for Media and communication Research Conference at the University of Leicester, United Kingdom.

Ahmed, R. (2015, November). Enhancing women’s empowerment in Canada through promoting health literacy: The role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Paper presented to the competitively selected panel, Embracing opportunities for enhancing women’s empowerment in healthcare contexts through information and communication technologies (ICTs), at the Association for the Rhetoric of Science and Technology, Feminist and Women’s Studies Division, and Health Communication Division, National Communication Association 101st Annual Convention in Las Vegas, NV, USA.

Ahmed, R., & Veronis, L. (2015, July). Creating in-between spaces through diasporic and mainstream media consumption: A comparative study of four immigrant communities in Ottawa, Canada. Paper presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research Conference in Montreal, Canada.

Ahmed, R., Veronis, L., & Jaya, P. (2015, June). Multicultural media use and community capacity building: A comparative examination of four immigrant groups in Ottawa, Canada. Paper presented at the panel, The contingencies of multicultural media: Integration, inclusion, and civic participation of immigrants in Canada, at the Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.

Veronis, L., Ahmed, R., & Jaya, P. (2015, June). The role of multicultural media in connecting local municipal government with ethnocultural communities: The case of Ottawa. Paper presented at the roundtable, Fostering dialogue between municipal governments and ethnocultural communities: Challenges and opportunities for multicultural media, at the Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.

Jaya, P., & Ahmed, R. (2015, April). A qualitative content analysis of South Asian Mail: Representing the diversity of South Asian ethnic identity? Paper presented at the Qualitative Methods Conference in Melbourne, Australia.

Jaya, P., Ahmed, R., & Veronis, L. (2015, April). Multicultural mediascapes: Perspectives from focus group interactions with Chinese and Latin American community media users in Ottawa. Paper presented at the Qualitative Methods Conference in Melbourne, Australia.

Veronis, L., & Ahmed, R. (2015, April). Multicultural media and immigrant settlement among four communities in Ottawa, Canada. Paper presented at the Special Session, Geographies of Media III: Multicultural Media, International Migration, and Transnationalism, at the Association of American Geographers’ Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Ahmed, R., & Bates, B. R. (2014, November). To accommodate, or not to accommodate: Exploring patient satisfaction with doctors’ accommodative behaviors during the clinical encounter. Competitive paper presented to the Health Communication Division, National Communication Association 100th Annual Convention in Chicago, IL, USA.

Ahmed, R. (2014, November). Performance of emotional labor in health care settings: An ecological perspective. Paper presented to the competitively selected panel, Emotion communication, interaction, and adaptation in the workplace, at the Nonverbal Communication Division, National Communication Association 100th Annual Convention in Chicago, IL, USA.

Khan, Z. H., & Ahmed, R. (2014, October). Quality improvement and safety issues in private dental care practices in Canada: What do patients say? Paper presented at the Canadian Health Workforce Conference, Canadian Health Human Resources Network, Ottawa, Canada.

Jaya, P., & Ahmed, R. (2014, July). The cons/truction of gender in the Canadian construction industry. Paper presented at the International Sociological Association for the XVIII World Congress of Sociology in Yokohama, Japan.

Ahmed, R., & Bates, B. R. (2014, June). Do Patients who Fear their Physicians Tend to be Less Satisfied with the Clinical Encounter? Paper presented at the Conference on Communication, Medicine and Ethics in Lugano, Switzerland.

Ahmed, R. (2014, June). Perceptions of ethical issues in health care practices: The experiences of Muslim immigrant women in Canada. Paper presented at the Panel, The Contingencies of Culture, Communication and Ethics in Complex Healthcare Environments, at the Conference on Communication, Medicine and Ethics in Lugano, Switzerland.

Ahmed, R. (2014, May). The convergence of digital divide and low health literacy and in Canada: Promoting health literacy through the use of technology. Paper presented at the “Communication and ‘The Good Life’ Around the World After Two Decades of the Digital Divide” Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide (PPDD) Preconference at the International Communication Association 2014 Conference in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Ahmed, R., & Khan, Z.H. (2014, May). Meaningful work: Canadian immigrant entrepreneurs at a crossroads. Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2014 Preconference, (Re)defining and (Re)negotiating the meaning of Work, Success, Happiness, and Good Life, in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Ahmed, R. (2014, May). Multicultural media use by elderly Chinese immigrants in Ottawa. Paper presented at the Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference at the Brock University, Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

Ahmed, R., & Khan, Z. M.* (2014, May). Identity in the making: An intercultural dialogue between Twilight mom and Twilight daughter. Paper presented at the Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference at the Brock University, Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

Ahmed, R., & Bates, B. R. (2014, April). Fear of physicians and patient perceptions of physicians’ cultural competence in health care. Paper presented to the Health Communication Interest Group of the Eastern Communication Association Convention in Providence, RI, USA.

Ahmed, R. (2013, December). “Professional Face” of Emotional Labor: An Exploration into Student Health Services. Paper presented at the 3rd Global Congress for Qualitative Health Research (GCQHR): “Holistic Caring in the Global Context: Evidence from Qualitative Health Research,” at the Khonkaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

Ahmed, R. (2013, December). Cultural diversity and conflict between health care receivers and providers: Understanding sources of from health care receivers. Poster presented at the 3rd Global Congress for Qualitative Health Research (GCQHR): “Holistic Caring in the Global Context: Evidence from Qualitative Health Research,” at the Khonkaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

Ahmed, R. (2013, May). Media Use and Civic Engagement: What do we know about Somali Immigrants in Ottawa? Paper presented at the Special Panel, Media, Migration and Civil Society, at the Canadian Association for Latin American Caribbean Studies (CALACS) Congress 2013 at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

Ahmed, R. (2013, March). Multicultural Media Use and Immigrant Integration: Gender Differences among Somali, South Asian, Chinese, and Latin American Communities in Ottawa. Paper presented at the 2013 National Metropolis Conference in Ottawa, Canada.

Ahmed, R. & Jaya, P. (2013, May). Multicultural Media Use among Chinese Immigrants in Ottawa. Paper presented at the Special Panel, The Role of Multicultural Media in the Immigration Process, at the 2013 Ryerson Centre for Immigration and Settlement (RCIS) Conference at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.

Ahmed, R. (2012, September). “This is your body and you have to be careful to ask for your rights”: Muslim Immigrant Women in Canada talk about Reproductive Health Beliefs and Behavior. Paper presented at the Religion and Diversity Project Annual Meeting at St John’s College Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Ahmed, R. (2012, May). Integrating personal experiences and course materials to promote net generation student learning in an online health communication course. Competitive paper presented to the Instructional & Developmental Communication Division, International Communication Association Annual Conference in Phoenix, AZ, USA.

Jaya, P., & Ahmed, R. (2011, July). Women of color in the academy: The South Asian ‘corner.’ Paper presented at the Women’s Worlds 2011 Congress in Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada.

Ahmed, R. (2011, April). Cultural- religious approaches to reproductive justice in Canada. Paper presented at the Workshop, Sexual Diversity and Religious Diversity, at Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada.

Ahmed, R. & Bates, B. R.  (2010, June). News coverage of H1N1: Avoiding panic in pandemic flu vaccination campaign or fear mongering in media? Paper presented at the International Communication Association 2010 Preconference, Health Communication Campaigns: Issues and Strategies in Asia, Australia and Southeast Asia in Singapore.

Jaya, P. & Ahmed, R. (2010, June). Comparison of communicative practices in Bangladeshi Muslim and Indian Hindu marriage rituals. Paper presented at the Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference at Concordia University, Montréal, Canada.

Ahmed, R. & Jaya, P (2010, February). Cultural integration of internationally educated health professionals into the Canadian workforce: A meta-analysis. Paper presented at the Internationally Educated Health Professionals (IEHP) Atlantic Connection Symposium in Halifax, NS, Canada.

Ahmed, R., Islam, D., & Khan, Z.H. (2009, October). A Case Study of the Hazipur eHealth-mHealth System: A Developing Country Perspective. Poster presented at the 16th Canadian Conference on International Health in Ottawa, ON, Canada, Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Ahmed, R. & Bates, B. R. (2009, September). Communicating health in intercultural, cross-cultural, and multicultural contexts: A contextual understanding of cultural competence in provider-patient communication. Paper presented at the IAICS (International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies) Conference at Kumamoto Gakuen University, Kumamoto, Japan.

Ahmed, R. & Bates, B. R. (2009, September). Assessing the relationship between patients’ ethnocentric views and patients’ perceptions of physicians’ cultural competence in health Care interactions. Paper presented at the IAICS (International Association for Intercultural Communication Studies) Conference at Kumamoto Gakuen University, Kumamoto, Japan.

Ahmed, R. & Jaya, P (2009, May). Ethnic media and representations of south Asian women. Paper presented at the Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

Ahmed, R., Bates, B. R., & Romina, S. M. (2008, November). Assessing the Influence of Patients’ Perceptions of Physicians’ Cultural Competence on Patient Satisfaction in an Appalachian Ohio Context. Paper presented to the Health Communication Division, National Communication Association Annual Convention in San Diego, CA, USA.

Ahmed, R. & Khan, Z. H. (2008, June). Opening doors to the poorest of the poor: Grameen Bank’s Struggling (Beggar) Members Program. Paper presented at Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Ahmed, R. (2008, June). Addressing health disparity in South Asia through health Communication strategies. Paper presented to the CIDA sponsored prepared panel at the Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Ahmed, R., & Bates, B. R. (2008, May). Development and validation of scales to assess patients’ perception of physicians’ cultural competence in health care interactions. Competitive paper presented to the Health Communication Division, International Communication Association Annual Conference in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Ahmed, R. (2008, May). Teaching with technology: Enhancing student participation and learning. Paper presented at the Symposium on Teaching & Technology at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.

Ahmed, R. & Bates, B. R. (2007, May). Cultural competence and gendered experiences of health care. Paper presented to the International Sociological Association: Research Committee on Family Studies, Health in Families, Healthy Families: Gendered Explorations, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

Ahmed, R. (2007, April). Scale development to assess patients’ perception of physician cultural competency. Paper presented at the 2007 Research Update: Addressing Health Disparities in Appalachia. Appalachia Community Cancer Network: A Program of the National Cancer Institute, Dublin, OH, USA.

Ahmed, R. (2007, April). Scale development to assess patients’ perceptions of physicians’ cultural competence in health care interactions. Poster presented at the Ohio University Outreach EXPO: A Celebration of Teaching, Research and Service in Appalachia Ohio. Baker University Center, Athens, OH, USA.

Ahmed, R. (2007, March). Interface of political opportunism and Islamic extremism in Bangladesh: Rhetorical identification in governmental response. Competitive paper presented to the Rhetoric and Public Address Division, Southern States Communication Association Annual Convention in Louisville, KY, USA. Top Student Paper in Rhetoric and Public Address.

Ahmed, R., & Blankson, H. (2006, November). Learning by (doing) Dewey: Enacting pragmatist philosophies in the Basic Communication Course. Competitive paper presented to the Basic Course Division, National Communication Association Annual Convention in San Antonio, TX, USA.

Bates, B. R., & Ahmed, R. (2006, November). Disaster pornography: Hurricanes, voyeurism, and the home television viewer. Competitive paper presented to the Mass Communication Division, National Communication Association Annual Convention in San Antonio, TX, USA.

Ahmed, R. (2006, November). Interface of transnational feminism and multiracial feminism: The case of Women for Women International. Paper presented to a prepared panel at the Women’s Caucus, National Communication Association Annual Convention in San Antonio, TX, USA.

Ahmed, R. (2006, October). Who do they see?: Photography and the performance of national identity. Paper presented to a prepared panel at the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender Annual Conference in St. Louis, MO, USA.

Ahmed, R. (2006, October). Intercultural differences in the classroom: From the standpoint of an international graduate teaching associate. Competitive paper presented to a prepared panel at the Ohio Communication Association Annual Conference in Perrysburg, OH, USA.

Ahmed, R. (2006, April). A story of sustenance, dignity, and hope: Symbolic interaction perspective on emancipation. Poster presented at the Ohio University Student Research and Creative Activity Fair. Athens, OH, USA.

Ahmed, R. (2006, May). Communication, culture, and mental health: What is different about the Tsunami survivors? Competitive paper presented at the Singapore Youth and Media Conference at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore.

Ahmed, R., & Han, M. (2006, June). When body becomes symbol: Problematizing media representation of Muslim women. Paper presented at the Canadian Communication Association Annual Conference at York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Bates, B. R., Romina, S. M., Ahmed, R. & Hopson, D. (2006, April). The effect of source credibility on consumers’ perceptions of the quality of health information on the internet. Competitive paper presented to the Health Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association Annual Convention in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Top 3 Paper in Health Communication.

Ahmed, R. (2006, April). The story of an international graduate student: A narrative analysis. Paper presented to a prepared panel at the Voices of Diversity Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association Annual Convention in Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Ahmed, R. (2005, November). Experiential learning: The case study of rural action’s environmental learning program. Competitive paper presented to the Experiential Learning in Communication Division, National Communication Association Annual Convention in Boston, MA, USA. Top Paper in Experiential Learning in Communication.

Ahmed, R. (2005, November) Of Roots and Wings: Liminality and Temporality. Paper presented to a prepared panel at the Performance Studies Division, National Communication Association Annual Convention in Boston, MA, USA.

Ahmed, R., & Khan, Z. H. (2005, November) Health Promotion through Entertainment Education in Bangladesh: Making Narrativizing Matter. Poster presented to the Poster Sessions, National Communication Association Annual Convention in Boston, MA, USA.

Bates, B. R., Ahmed, R., Blankson, H., Kim, D.-K., Mumba, M., & Young, S. (2005, November). Refining the genetic discrimination instrument: the influence of national culture on attitudes linked to genetic discrimination. Paper presented to the Third Annual National Academies Keck Futures Initiatives Conference: The Genomic Revolution: Implications for Treatment and Control of Infectious Diseases, Irvine, CA, USA.

Ahmed, R., & Han, M. (2005, June). The Process of representation of Muslim women in the U.S. media. Paper presented at the MEDIACOM Workshop on The Media and International Communication, Lodz Academy of International Studies, Lodz, Poland.

Ahmed, R., & Bates, B. R. (2005, April). Young adults’ understanding of gender specific medicine. Competitive paper presented to the Health Communication Interest Group, Eastern Communication Association Annual Convention in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.