Dr. Hana Noor Al-Deen holds the academic rank of Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at UNCW where she has been teaching since 1985. She teaches new digital multimedia, advertising, and intercultural/international communication. Dr. Noor Al-Deen earned her Ph.D. in 1988 from SUNY-Buffalo, her two master degrees are from CSU-Sacramento, and she acquired post-doctoral work in digital multimedia from both Stanford University and University of Central Oklahoma. Her international communication research focuses on the Middle East and North Africa while her work has appeared in more than 50 academic publications and presentations at the international, national, and regional levels. She served the SSCA in various elected positions over 6 years. Besides membership in academic professional societies, she is an active member of numerous animal rights organizations. Dr. Noor Al-Deen lives with her husband and two precious dogs. |
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| Technology Based Courses | Non-technology Based Courses |
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| 3D Computer Animation Digital Multimedia Advanced Digital Multimedia Graphic Design for Media |
Advertising in Mass Communication Intercultural Communication International Communication |
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RESEARCH
Her research has appeared in books, journals and conventions at the national and international levels. These are some of the publications and presentations:
Publications
The evolution of Rai music. Changes and challenges of the Iraqi media. Edited Book. Cross-cultural communication and aging in the United States. Trends in cross-generational communication among Arab Americans. The Algerian press: 1830 to present. Mass media in Oman. Understanding the Arab Americans: A matter of diversities. A comparative analysis of newspaper headlines: A case study from the Gulf War. Mass media, modernity and development: Arab States of the Gulf. Literacy and information content of magazine advertising: United States v. Saudi Arabia. Teleconferencing media and corporate communication. Barnett, Palmer, & Noor Al-Deen, H.S. Translation accuracy Arabic & English: Using multidimensional scaling, in R. N. Bostrom (Ed.), Communication Yearbook 8. Asante & Noor Al-Deen, Social interaction of black and white college students: A research report.
Publishers
Global Media Journal; Journal of Black Studies; International Journal of Advertising; World Communication Journal; International Communication Bulletin (a publication of the Association for Education in Journalism & Mass Communication); Lawrence Erlbaum Associates; Greenwood Publishing; Roxbury Publishing; Sage Publications.
Presentations
An Analysis of the Usage of 3D Motion Capture and 3D Laser Scanner. Digital Manipulation: An Analysis of 2D (Photographic Images), 3D (Photorealistic Images), & 3D Virtual Objects. Podcast advertising: Is it pull or push media? Visual communication: Computer generated images. From rabbit ears to puppy tales: Animals in ads on TV. Consumer products and animal testing. Advertising and the baby boomers in the 90s. A comparative analysis of international magazine ads: A case study. The impact of Rai music on Algerians. Democratization and the African media: Selected countries. A changing wind in North Africa: The case of Algeria. Intergenerational communicative exchange among the Lumbees: An intercultural perspective. The Romeo and Juliet effect: Intercultural marriages. Cultural diversity among Arab women. Arab women: Education and communication within the framework of culture. The impact of the mass media on the mass culture: A case study. U.S. television programming in Arab countries: An acculturation analysis. The Single European Act for 1992 and U.S. television programming. The guns from August 1990: An analysis of international reportage of the Gulf War. The new world order: Changes and challenges for the Middle East. Arab Americans and the Gulf Crisis. Cultural diversity and communication: Exploring the curriculum. Education moves into high gear on the teleconferencing highway. The adoption of teleconferencing media: Causal relationships. Language as cultural identity.
National & International Global Conferences
International Symposium of Interactive Media Design, Istanbul, Turkey. Global Communication and Development Conference, Shanghai, P.R. China. Annual Conference of Arab U.S. Association for Communication Educators (cosponsored by The U.S. Information Agency & The Egyptian Ministry of Information, Cairo, Egypt. International Communication Association Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Broadcast Education Association Convention. Hawaii International Conference on Arts & Humanities. Honolulu, HI. Global Fusion Conference. Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association. Speech Communication Association.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Professor, Communication Studies, UNC Wilmington (1998- present). Director of Internship Program, UNC Wilmington (1994-1997). Lecturer, Assistant Professor, & Associate Professor – Communication Studies, UNC Wilmington (1985-1997). A Ph.D. student (1981-1984). Instructor, English as a Second Language, Yarmouk University - Irbid, Jordan (1980-81)
REGIONAL SERVICE
For the Southern States Communication Annual Convention, she served as program planner and elected chair for intercultural communication, popular communication, & mass communication divisions - Southern States Communication Annual Convention (1992-1997). Also, she served as Chair for the Constitutional Committee and on the Executive Council (1993-95 & 1997-98).
MEMBERSHIP
In addition to membership in academic professional societies, she is a member of The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF).
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Dr. Noor Al-Deen lives with her husband and two precious dogs. Her oldest and most beloved dog (Yorkshire Terrier) passed away in November 2007 at age 17.