Papers by Mahedi Hasan
CI Compass Tech Notes, 2024
This Tech Note documents eight strategies and best practices for building a Community of Practice... more This Tech Note documents eight strategies and best practices for building a Community of Practice (CoP) among professionals working at Major and Mid-scale Facilities (MFs) funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The insights are derived from interviews conducted with MF and cyberinfrastructure (CI) professionals, focusing on collaborative learning, knowledge sharing, and community building to enhance the CI ecosystem.
Journal of Black Studies, 2023
This paper examines the exclusion of Vanessa Nakate, a Ugandan climate activist, from a group pho... more This paper examines the exclusion of Vanessa Nakate, a Ugandan climate activist, from a group photo published by the Associated Press (AP) during the 2020 World Economic Forum. Using the muted group theory, it explores the implications of Nakate's omission as the sole black individual in the image, shedding light on the broader issue of symbolic annihilation faced by black women activists in Western media. Through visual and textual analysis, the study reveals the power dynamics and biases behind AP's decision to crop Nakate, fueling subsequent controversy. Furthermore, the paper examines AP's response to the backlash, analyzing their strategies to rebuild their reputation, including issuing an apology and releasing the original photograph.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been found to result in adverse effects on both the physical and mental... more The COVID-19 pandemic has been found to result in adverse effects on both the physical and mental well-being of individuals. The adolescent population emerged as one of the most susceptible cohorts affected by the ongoing pandemic. They experienced significant adversity due to various mental health conditions. The objective of this study was to evaluate the present prevalence rates of depression, anxiety, and internet addiction among collegegoing students in Bangladesh following the post-COVID period. The study involved a cohort of 7667 students. A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the levels of depression, anxiety, and internet addiction among college-going adolescents. The assessment utilized the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), and Young's Internet Addiction Test (IAT) scales. The data was analyzed using the Pearson chi-square test and binary logistic regression. Participants averaged 15.3 years old and 64.3 % female. 63 % of students fulfilled the criterion for internet addiction, 37 % did not, 75 % met depression criteria, 25 % did not, and 60 % met anxiety requirements. Girls were more depressed and anxious than boys. Boys were more internet-addicted than girls. Social media usage from COVID-19, daily exercise, online courses, and financial concerns throughout the pandemic affected participants' mental health. Still, the students were suffering from internet addiction, depression, and anxiety after COVID-19. Early identification and intervention may lessen these difficulties' influence on adolescents' academic and personal lives. Colleges may provide mental health services, encourage healthy lives, and educate on mental health.
Journalism and Media, 2024
This study presents a systematic review of the scholarly literature on Russia-Ukraine propaganda ... more This study presents a systematic review of the scholarly literature on Russia-Ukraine propaganda on social media over the last ten years. This study performs a bibliometric analysis of articles published in the last ten years (2012-2022) and acquired from the Scopus database, followed by a brief content analysis of top articles from leading sources. Furthermore, the study aims to nd gaps in the literature and identify the research area that could be developed in this context. The VOSviewer application was used for data mining and data visualization from Microsoft Excel. Some interesting facts were found in the bibliometric analysis regarding research and other perspectives. Although the study was related to the propaganda of Russia and Ukraine, the USA is identi ed as the most attentive country in terms of research and publication on the topic. On the other hand, Russia published many articles regarding its own propaganda on social media.
Conference Presentations by Mahedi Hasan
Organizational Communication Mini Conference, 2024
This work explores the development and implementation of Communities of Practice (CoP) within “Bi... more This work explores the development and implementation of Communities of Practice (CoP) within “Big Science” Organizations. A CoP is a group of professionals who share a common interest, profession, or passion and actively engage in collaborative learning and knowledge sharing (Wenger, 1998). In the context of “big science” (e.g., large-scale observatories), a CoP plays a crucial role in fostering collaboration, enhancing knowledge exchange, and driving innovation across multiple facilities, especially in the domain of cyberinfrastructure (CI). Based on 23 interviews conducted with directors, project staff, technical staff, and scientists across various “big science” organizations funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) called Major Facilities (MFs), we used the grounded theory approach (Corbin & Strauss, 1990) as our method to analyze the data. We found eight themes that describe what MFs do to build a CoP: identifying common interests and challenges, promoting knowledge sharing, organizing guest sessions, providing networking opportunities, creating an inclusive environment, facilitating collaborative projects, and exploring new partnerships.
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRISIS AND RISK COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE, 2024
During the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations struggled with finding reliable information and effec... more During the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations struggled with finding reliable information and effective adaptations, including science organizations. This study explores the information sources and decision-making strategies utilized by science organizations, more specifically, major facilities (MF, e.g., Academic Research Fleets, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Large Hadron Collider; see https://new.nsf.gov/focus-areas/infrastructure) funded by the US National Science Foundation during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted 56 interviews with MF professionals about pandemic adaptation. Through 3 phases of data collection and analyses between December 1, 2020, and August 28, 2023, we developed initial themes. Ten key information sources were identified: (1) leaders/supervisors/managers (4.28/5), (2) health authorities (4.20/5), (3) institutions (universities) (4/5), (4) personal networks (3.88/5), (5) regional and local government (3.83/5), (6) associations/councils (e.g., UNOLS) (3.58/5), (7) funders (e.g., NSF, Research Infrastructure Guide) (3.38/5), (8) peer-reviewed articles (3.25/5), (9) mainstream media (2.92/5), and (10) social media (2.04/5).The study also revealed four primary decision-making strategies science organizations adopt: (1) conducting thorough risk assessments (4.67/5), (2) seeking input from their teams and colleagues (4.27/5), (3) triangulating information from multiple sources (4.08/5), and (4) utilizing top-down decision-making by leadership teams when necessary (3.38/5). Interestingly, the primary strategy was the scientific method of risk assessment, and the leadership-based strategy dropped to the lowestrated strategy in our second analysis. This suggests that science organizations may approach a crisis using a scientific method but rely on leadership-based sources for information.
Talks by Mahedi Hasan
CI Compass, the NSF Cyberinfrastructure Center of Excellence, Jun 28, 2024
The 2024 Cyberinfrastructure for Major Facilities (CI4MFs) Workshop, organized by U.S. National S... more The 2024 Cyberinfrastructure for Major Facilities (CI4MFs) Workshop, organized by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) CI Compass, the NSF Cyberinfrastructure Center of Excellence, brought together cyberinfrastructure (CI) professionals from the NSF major and midscale research facilities along with participants from the broader CI ecosystem to discuss issues of critical importance to the success of these facilities. The workshop, which followed the series of events hosted by NSF CI Compass, was themed “Collaboration in Action” to underscore the need for collaboration when solving challenges faced by the CI community. As such, the workshop facilitated discussions via panels, break-out sessions, and small group conversations anchored in selected presentations from NSF and the community. CI Compass also took the opportunity to update the community on activities including the CI Compass Fellowship Program (CICF), now in its third year, on the work of the Cloud and FAIR Data Topical Working Groups focused on the use of clouds for Major Facilities (MFs) and approaches of making MF data FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable), respectively, and on the research focused on building a community around CI.
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