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  • Rahima Aissani, Ph.D

Rahima Aissani, Ph.D

Dean, College of Communication and Media
Associate Professor

Al Ain Campus

Education

  • Ph.D., in Information and Communication Sciences, University of Algeria
  • M.Sc., Communication, University of Annaba, Algeria
  • B. Sc., Information Sciences, University of Constantine, Algeria

Research Interests

  • Theories of communication and human interaction.
  • The impact of media and communication.
  • Digital media.

Selected Publications

  1. Mohammed Alkharusi, Rahima Aissani, Bushra AlBusaidi, Suad Alkharusi, Islam Hatamleh. (2026). Digital Public Relations and Building a Corporate Image of Educational Institutions: A Case Study of Users of Al Bayan College Platforms in the Sultanate of Oman, Social Sciences, 15, 381. (In Scopus). https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci15060381
  2. Rahima Aissani, (2025), We Communicate to Know, Dirasat: Human and Social Sciences, Vol. 52 No. 6. DOI 10.35516/hum.v52i6.7966. (In Scopus).
  3. Amjad Omar Safori, Amer Khalid Ahmed, Maram Mohammad Manajreh, Rania Abdel-Qader Abdallah, and Rahima Aissani (2025), Digital Transformation and its Impact on the Journalistic Industry in Jordan, Dirasat: Human and Social Sciences, Vol. 52 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v52i5.7613. (In Scopus).
  4. Islam Hatamleh, Rahima Aissani, and Raneem Alduwairi (2024), The Role of Social Media Motivation in Enhancing Social Responsibility, Social Sciences, 13(8). (In Scopus).
  5. Islam Habis Mohammad Hatamleh, Rahima Aissani, (2024), Investigating the Dynamics of Social Media Addiction and Well-Being in Jordan: An Empirical AnalysisSocial Sciences, 13(7). (In Scopus).
  6. Rania Abdallah, Reneh Abokhoza, and Rahima Aissani (2024), The Use of Multimedia in Newspapers: A Study on the Websites of Emirati Newspapers, Studies in Media and Communication, 12 (2). . (In Scopus). 
  7. Islam Habis Mohammad Hatamleh, Amjad Omar Safori, Mohammed Habes, Othman Tahat, Amer Khaled Ahmad, Rania Abdel-Qader Abdallah, and Rahima Aissani. (2023), Trust in Social Media: Enhancing Social Relationships, Social Sciences, 12: 416. (In Scopus).
  8. Abdulrahman Essa Al Lily, Abdelrahim Fathy Ismail, Rahima Aissani, Fathi M. Abunasser, Saima M. Shahpo, Ali Khalifa Atwa Abdullatif, and Ghada N. Elmorsy. (2023), Sociocultural Causes of Ambiguity in Arab Academic Writings, Publications, 11, 25.(In Scopus). 
  9. Rahima Aissani, Abdoulaye Kaba, Ghaleb A. El-Refae, Maysaa Hassan Wehbe, Haneen Kanaan. (2023). Evaluating Distance Learning Experience during Corona Pandemic as Perceived by Media Students in Arab Universities, Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice Vol. 23(4), (In Scopus). 
  10. Rahima Aissani, (2023), AAU Uses of Communication and Education Technology in Distance Learning during a Corona Pandemic- Presentation and Evaluation EAMMIS 2022 Conference “From the Internet of Things to the Internet of Ideas: The role of Artificial Intelligence“ in Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems. Vol. 557

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