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Nuurrianti Jalli

Assistant Professor of Professional Practice

Media & Strategic Communications

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  • Assistant Professor of Professional Practice
    Media & Strategic Communications

BIO & RESEARCH INTERESTs

I am Dr. Nuurrianti Jalli, an Assistant Professor of Professional Practice at the School of Media and Strategic Communications at Oklahoma State University. Prior to my appointment at OSU, I served as a faculty member (tenured and tenure-track) at various educational institutions across the United States, Malaysia, and Indonesia. I earned my Ph.D. in Mass Communication from Ohio University and bring over 15 years of professional experience in strategic communications. My background includes roles as a communication strategist, resource person, and subject expert for renowned organizations like the Prime Minister's Office of Malaysia, Malaysia's Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, the United Nations, UNESCO, ByteDance (TikTok), Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, and the Brookings Institution. My work has been featured in publications including Reuters, The Conversation, the Oxford Reuters Institute of Journalism, Newsweek, the Jakarta Post, the South China Morning Post, CNA, and many others. My research interests span aspects of media studies, specifically Media and Democracy, Propaganda and Mis/Disinfo Studies, Media and Tech Policies, Media and Information Literacy, and Media and Information Warfare.

Research Interests:

Mis/Disinformation, Propaganda, Media and Democracy, AI and Society, Media and Tech Policy, Media and Information Literacy, Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS

  • Assistant Professor of Professional Practice
    Oklahoma State University, Media & Strategic Communications, Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States2023 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Section Editor: Oxford Intersections - News, Journalism, and Trust in the Age of Generative AI -
    Oxford University Press, United Kingdon19 Jan 2026 - present
  • Research Affiliate
    Data and Democracy Research Hub, Monash University Indonesia, Indonesia1 Jul 2024 - present
  • Non Residential Visiting Research Fellow
    ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, Media, Technology, and Society Programme, Singapore, Singapore1 Nov 2024 - present
  • Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
    Northern State University, Aberdeen, United States21 Jan 2021 - 20 May 2023
  • Section Editor for Malaysian Journal of Communication
    National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia3 Jun 2021 - 2 Jan 2023
  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Strategic Communications
    Universitas Paramadina, Jakarta, Indonesia3 Aug 2020 - 29 Jan 2021
  • Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) of Mass Communication
    Universiti Teknologi MARA System, Faculty of Media and Communication Studies, Shah Alam, Malaysia16 Mar 2018 - 4 May 2020
  • CMIWS - Fellow of Media and Information Warfare
    Universiti Teknologi MARA System, Shah Alam, Malaysia6 Aug 2018 - 4 May 2020
  • Adjunct Professor of Public Relations
    Curtin University Sarawak, Miri, Malaysia5 Feb 2018 - 27 Jul 2018

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Governing Council
    Foundation for Critical Thinking in South Asia (FACTS Asia), India2 Jan 2023 - present
  • External Adviser - Community Communication Department
    Prime Minister's Department Malaysia, Malaysia1 Feb 2022 - 31 May 2022
  • Communication Strategist and Consultant
    Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, Malaysia, Malaysia1 Dec 2020 - 31 Mar 2021
  • Research Consultant
    DUN 36 - Sarawak State Government, Betong, Sarawak, Malaysia3 Aug 2020 - 29 Jan 2021
  • Sr. Corporate Communications Officer (Campaigns, CSR, Campus Events & Special Projects)
    Curtin University Sarawak, Marabu, Malaysia3 Sep 2012 - 9 Aug 2013
  • Senior Public Relations Executive cum Senior Marketing Communications
    Shah Alam Convention Centre, Shah Alam, Malaysia7 Dec 2009 - 3 Aug 2012
  • Advertising Copywriter
    Fresh Factor Sdn Bhd, Shah Alam, Malaysia5 Jan 2009 - 30 Oct 2009
  • Customer Fulfillment Profesional
    IBM (Malaysia) Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia7 Jul 2008 - 2 Jan 2009
  • Team Leader - AI Advance Policy Clinic
    Center for AI and Digital Policy, Washington DC, United States1 Sep 2024 - present

DEGREES

  • Ph.D in Mass Communication
    Ohio University, Athens, United States
  • MSc in Global Public Policy
    SOAS University London, United Kingdom

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Artificial Intelligence Policy
    Center for AI and Digital Policy, Washington DC, United States15 Jan 2024 - present
  • Artificial Intelligence: Ethics & Societal Challenges
    Lund University, Lund, Sweden
  • Data Science
    Harvard University, Cambridge, United States
  • Digital Sherlock
    Atlantic Council, Washington D.C., United States
  • Global Diplomacy
    University of London, London, United Kingdom
  • News Literacy
    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  • 4 Quality Education
  • 5 Gender Equality
  • 10 Reduced Inequalities
  • 1 No Poverty
  • 17 Partnerships for the Goals

AVAILABILITY

  • Media inquiries
  • Collaborative projects
  • Masters or PhD research supervision
  • Teaching opportunities

LANGUAGE

  • English
  • Malay
  • Indonesian
  • Iban
  • Japanese

FIELDS OF RESEARCH