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Muniba Saleem

@nibasaleem.bsky.social

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Assoc Prof @ UC Santa Barbara Comm, faculty affiliate @rcgd-isr.bsky.social, PI of @mediamosaiclab.bsky.social | studying how media influences intergroup relations using social psych theories and social science methods.

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@mediamosaiclab.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 1:16 AMReposted by @nibasaleem.bsky.social

[1/3] 📢 We’re recruiting a PhD student to join @nibasaleem.bsky.social’s lab at UC Santa Barbara in Fall 2027!

Interested? Reach out to Dr. Saleem at [email protected] with your CV + a brief description of your research interests.

More details in thread ↓

#commsky #ucsb

PhD recruitment poster call for applicants for Fall 2027
@syeducation.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 3:15 PMReposted by @nibasaleem.bsky.social

Gave a talk in my dept. on the OSF transition. I wrote up a rough script of the session, which could be of interest to others. I synthesize existing resources and provide my own perspectives. Comments and corrections welcome! zenodo.org/records/2306...

the header for a paper describing "Life after OSF" #metascience
@nibasaleem.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 4:43 PM

No significant moderating effects were found, including target outgroup (Black, Latinx, Immigrant/Refugee, MENA), outcome type (cognitive, affective, behavioral, policy), media type (text or film/TV), genre (entertainment or news), or study design (cross-sectional or experimental).

@nibasaleem.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 4:43 PM

This meta-analysis of 60 studies from 49 articles found that negative media depictions of racial and ethnic minorities (k = 56, n = 16,476) lead to unfavorable evaluations of these groups, while positive portrayals (k = 24, n = 7,899) produced the opposite effect.

@nibasaleem.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 4:43 PM

So grateful that the incredible amount of work (5+ years) behind this article was recognized! Shout out to my amazing co-authors: Ian Hawkins, Steve Rains, Dana Mastro, & @stewartcoles.bsky.social @ncacsc.bsky.social #NCA2026 #commsky

@mediamosaiclab.bsky.socialSep 9, 2026, 7:38 PMReposted by @nibasaleem.bsky.social

We’re excited to announce that research from our lab led by both @ismaharif.bsky.social and @qiyaopeng.bsky.social has received the Top Paper Student Award from the Communication and Social Cognition Division at this year’s National Communication Association Annual Convention!

#NCA2026

@mediamosaiclab.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 9:36 AMReposted by @nibasaleem.bsky.social

We’re excited to share that @ismaharif.bsky.social has received the National University of Singapore Development Grant to study how generative AI may shape intergroup communication! Data collection will begin in Fall 2026.

#commsky #nus #mediamosaic #AI

@nibasaleem.bsky.socialSep 3, 2026, 6:32 PM

So proud of @nmolinarogers.bsky.social that her important dissertation work was recongized!

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