Conference Papers

Conference Papers 

  1. Parvez, N. (2025). ‘Instagram Stories as Micro-Ethnographies: A Classroom Activity on Media, Identity, and Visual Culture’. Graduate Teaching Showcase, AEJMC Annual Conference 2025, San Francisco, California, United States, August 7-10. (Live Demo Session)
  2. Parvez, N. & Ofori-Parku, S. S. (2024). ‘Click, Empower, Engage: Social Media’s Nexus with Political Efficacy in Bangladeshi Students’, ICA Annual Conference 2024, Gold Coast, Australia, June 20-24.
  3. Parvez, N. (2024). ‘Examining How Data Journalists in Bangladesh Keep Reporting Honest: Transparency, Ethical Data Visualization, and Protecting Secrets in Investigative Journalism’, NMCC’s Annual Data|Media|Digital Symposium 2024, University of Oregon, Oregon, United States, April 19. 
  4. Parvez, N. (2023). ‘Social Media and Political Influence: Analyzing the use of Facebook by Political Parties in Bangladesh’, South Asia Conference of the Pacific Northwest 2023, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States, May 5-6.
  5. Parvez, N. (2023). ‘Leveraging the power of mainstream media to eliminate the violence against women in Bangladesh’, AEJMC Southeast Colloquium 2023, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States, March 2-4.
  6. Parvez, N. (2023). ‘Digital Divide in Higher Education During COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh’, University of Oregon Graduate Research Forum 2023, Eugene, Oregon, United States, February 15.
  7. Parvez, N. (2017). ‘Advertising on Facebook: Consumerism and Trends (Case Study: Bangladesh)’, East West University Conference on New Media and Identity Formation 2017, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 21.
  8. Parvez, N. (2016). ‘Use of Social Media (Facebook) in Gulshan Terror Attack’, First National Conference on Mass Communication and Journalism 2016, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 29-30.

 

Panel Presentation

From Bias to Balance: Reimagining Global Media Narratives
International Community Topic Category Winner
Presenter: Nishat Parvez, Nishtha Yadav, Nahla Bendefaa, and Stella Zhang
University of Oregon Graduate Research Forum, 2024

  • Participated in a panel discussion examining global media narratives, with a focus on addressing bias and promoting balanced reporting strategies.

 

Research & Travel Grants

  1. Dr. Paula Poindexter Student Research Grant, The Minorities and Communication (MAC) Division at AEJMC 2025
  2. Global North-South Student Collaborative project 2025 Grant  
  3. Global Oregon Travel Award, 2025 & CSWS Graduate Student Research Grant 2025-26, University of Oregon, USA
  4. Global Oregon Summer Travel Award, 2024
  5. ICA Political Communication Division Travel Grant 2024
  6. Sweden-Bangladesh Trust Fund Fellowship 2022: For one-way travel allowance to the US for pursuing her Ph.D. 
  7. Digital Divide in Higher Education During COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh, Jahangirnagar University Research Fund, For Session: 2022-23 
  8. Leveraging the power of media to eliminate the violence against women in Bangladesh, Jahangirnagar University Research Fund, For Session: 2021-22 
  9. Corporate influence in the choice of news in the COVID-19 crisis: a review on the journalists of daily newspapers, Jahangirnagar University Research Fund, For Session: 2020-21 
  10. Is Facebook making new identity for the users: A study on the usage of Facebook usage among the Bangladeshi youths, Jahangirnagar University Research Fund, For Session: 2018-19 
  11. The impact of Digital Security Act (2018) on investigative journalism in Bangladesh: A study on online news portals, Bangladesh University Grants Commission Research Fund, For Session: 2018-19 


Invited Lectures and Presentations

2025: 

  • The Cha (Tea) Connection: Informal Political Space in Bangladesh, SOJC Research Series, University of Oregon, USA

2024:

  • Press Under Pressure: A Study of Mental Health in the Bangladeshi Media Landscape, SOJC Research Series, University of Oregon, USA
  • Ethics of AI in Journalism, Guest Lecture for Media Ethics Course, University of Oregon, USA

2023: 

  • Gender and Media in Non-Western Societies, Guest Lecture for Media and Society Course, University of Oregon, USA
  • Undergraduate Journalism Students’ Orientation, Guest Lecture, Stamford University Bangladesh


Reviewer

  1. International Communication Association Annual Conference 2023-24
  2. AEJMC Annual Conference 2023-24
  3. NCA Annual Conference 2023-24
  4. Communication Studies Journal, Taylor and Francis Group, 2024.