Education

• Ph.D., Media and Information Studies, Michigan State University, USA
• M.S., Mass Communication (Digital Journalism), Arkansas State University, USA
• PGDip., International Political Economy, Yarmouk University, Jordan
• B.A., Journalism and Mass Communication, Yarmouk University, Jordan

Research Interests

• Digital Media & Artificial Intelligence
• Online Privacy
• Journalism Ethics
• Media Psychology

 

Selected Publications

• Bassoumi, N., Makhadmeh, N. M., & Bowe, B. J (2026). Facebook Community Standards: The New Gatekeeper for Palestinian News Organizations? Journalism Studies. Taylor & Francis Group, 1-20.
• Khwaileh, K. M., & Makhadmeh, N. M. (2026). Criminal liability for spreading fake news: a study of Jordanian law in light of international standards. Frontiers in Sociology, 11, 1815400.
• Khwaileh, K. M., Makhadmeh, N. M., Makhadmeh, N. M., & Al-Marashdeh, Z. M. E.  (2026). The International Sporting Boycott of Russia after the Ukraine Invasion: A Case Study on Impact, Legal Frameworks, and Media Framing. Frontiers in Political Science, 8, 1765219.
• Haddad, I., Makhadmeh, N., & Malkawi, M. (2026) The Role of Social Media in Raising Awareness of the Unemployment Crisis: A Survey Study on a Sample of Yarmouk University Students. Dirasat-Human and Social Sciences, 53(9), 1.
• Khwaileh, K. M., Rafat, A., Makhadmeh, N. M., & Makhadmeh, N. M. (2025). International Organizations and Youth Unemployment in the MENA Region: Challenges, Initiatives, and Policy Implications. Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change, 1640-1651.
• Alzoubi, H., Karasneh, R., Irshaidat, S., Makhadmeh, N., etc. (2023). Exploring the Use of YouTube as a Pathology Learning Tool and Its Relationship With Pathology Scores Among Medical Students: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR Medical Education, 9.
• Makhadmeh, N., & Rihani, R. (2023). The Effect of Instagram Influencer Ads on Female Students' Purchasing Behavior at Jordanian Universities. Studies in Media and Communication, 11 (3), 92-105.
• Makhadmeh, M. & Jaber, Q. (2023). Treatment of Arab Issues in Television Investigative Reports at ARIJ Network: An Analytical Study, Abhath Al-Yarmouk Humanities and Social Sciences, Yarmouk University.
• Makhadmeh, N., & Ghassan, N. (2023). Press coverage of the refugee women’s issues on Al Jazeera website: A comparative study between the Arabic and English versions.Scientific Journal of Journalism Research. 25 (1).
• Makhadmeh, N., & Shannaq, N. (2022). How Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabia News Websites covered the Iranian nuclear file?.Scientific Journal of Journalism Research. 24 (2).
• Khwaileh, K., Almawla, N., Makhadmeh, N. (2022). The Impact of the United States Sanctions on International Relations, IUS Law Journal. 1 (2).
• Makhadmeh, N., Khwaileh, K., & Rawabdeh, N. (2022). The Degree of Commitment of Jordanian Journalists to Ethics and Laws of Journalism via Facebook from their Point of View.The Egyptian Journal of Media Research. 81 (2).
• Rawabdeh, N., & Makhadmeh, N. (2022). Jordanian women's attitudes towards watching satellite channels specialized in cooking. The Egyptian Journal of Media Research. 81 (1).
• Al-Shawabkeh, A., Makhadmeh, N. , & Rawashdeh, M. (2021). Impact of designing a program on Jordan TV based on “TRIZ”theory in developing the awareness of national security amongJordanian university students. Dirasat-Human and Social Sciences. 
• Makhadmeh, N., & Zeldes, G. (2019). Framing Natural Disaster, Terrorist Attack and Civil Unrest Crises by Egyptian Journalist and Citizen Bloggers. In Smart Technologies and Innovation for a Sustainable Future (pp. 149-175).

Teaching Courses

• Data Journalism
• Investigative Journalism
• Electronic Media & AI
• Developing News Websites
• Online Journalism and Blogging
• Research Methods in Journalism
• Digital Media Theories

Memberships

• Kappa Tau Alpha —  Honor Society for Academic Excellence in Journalism and Mass Communications, USA.
• The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), USA.
• A member of accreditation and quality assurance committees at several universities locally and across the Arab region (Oman, Bahrain, Jordan).

 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals:

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):