Dr. Rasha Abdulla is the proud recipient of several prestigious teaching and research awards in communication. These include the AUC Excellence in Research and Creative Endeavors Award for her collective work on social media and political activism (May 2011); the Mostafa and Ali Amin Journalism Award (1993); the International Communication Association Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award (2003); and the University of Miami Graduate Research & Creativity Award (2003).

Following is a more comprehensive list of Dr. Abdulla’s awards:

• AUC Excellence in Research and Creative Endeavors Award, AUC (May 2011)


• Excellence in Research Award, School of Business, Economics, and Communication, AUC (May 2007)


• Advanced Teaching Certification, University of Miami’s Instructional Advancement Center (Dec. 2003)


• International Communication Association Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award (May. 2003)


• University of Miami Outstanding Graduate Student Award-2003 (April 2003)


• University of Miami Graduate Research & Creativity Award -1st place (March 2003)


• University of Miami Outstanding Graduate Student Award-2002 (April 2002)


• University of Miami Graduate Research & Creativity Award -2nd place (March 2002)


• University of Miami Scholarship (Aug. 2000 - Dec. 2003)


• Georgia State University Scholarship (Aug. 1999 - May 2000)


• The 1993 Mostafa and Ali Amin Journalism Award (Feb. 1993)