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Fulbright Scholar | PhD Michigan State University USA | Media, Communication, Journalism | MixedMethod Researcher Writer

Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Technical Writing, Creative Writing, General Proofreading & Editing
Research Market Research, User Research, Feasibility Study, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection
Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting
Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights
Product Development Formulation, Product Evaluation, Concept Development
Work Experience

International Researcher

University of Design, Innovation, and Technology (UDIT) Madrid, Spain

April 2026 - Present

Assistant Professor

University of Sharjah

August 2023 - Present

Assistant Professor and Faculty

Arizona State University

August 2018 - September 2023

Education

PhD Media and Information Studies

Michigan State University, USA

August 2013 - August 2018

Certifications
  • Certification details not provided.
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
María T. Soto-Sanfiel, Syed Ali Hussain, Sanjay Saha (2026). Nostalgic appeal in prosocial deepfakes of deceased and living artists: effects on emotional engagement and credibility . Behaviour & Information Technology.
Syed Ali Hussain, Mary Bresnahan, Xiaodi Yan, Yi Zhu (2026). Exploring the Effects of Nostalgic and Tragic Narratives on Threat Perceptions of Immigrants in the U.S . Journal of Intercultural Communication Research.
Omar Daoudi, Jason Gainous, Syed Ali Hussain, Khaled Zamoum (2026). Media Bias in Sports Journalism: A Comparative Study of Qatar 2022 World Cup Coverage . Communication & Sport.
Syed Ali Hussain, Mary Bresnahan (2026). Presidential Rhetoric and Policy Direction: A Study of Current Executive Orders . Journal of Communication Inquiry.
Syed Ali Hussain, Ralf Schmälzle, Sue Lim, Nassir Bouali (2025). Comparing AI and human-generated health messages in an Arabic cultural context . Global Health Action.
Syed Ali Hussain, Mary Bresnahan, Jie Zhuang (2025). Can artificial intelligence revolutionize healthcare in the Global South? A scoping review of opportunities and challenges . DIGITAL HEALTH.
Ralf Schmälzle, Sue Lim, Juncheng Wu, Subhalakshmi Bezbaruah, Syed Ali Hussain (2025). Converging Crowds and Tied Twins . Journal of Media Psychology.
Syed Ali Hussain, Mary Bresnahan, Jie Zhuang (2025). The bias algorithm: how AI in healthcare exacerbates ethnic and racial disparities – a scoping review . Ethnicity & Health.
Yi Zhu, Mary Bresnahan, Yichao Wang, Xiaodi Yan, Syed Ali Hussain (2025). Speak English in the department or perish? A multimethod study on online public responses to an English-only incident at a US university . Language and Intercultural Communication.
Syed Ali Hussain, Hala Georges, Nawal Abdel Razaq Askar (2025). Illusion or reality: Ethical navigation in times of AI-enhanced visual communication . Social Sciences & Humanities Open.
Syed Ali Hussain, Shahbaz Aslam, B. William Silcock, Syeda Ainee Ali (2024). The visual narrative of Kashmir: Analysing conflict through social identity theory . Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies.
Syed Ali Hussain, Shireen Korkzan (2023). Ms. Marvel: A Superheroine’s Tale of Truth and Justice . American Journalism.
Rebecca de Souza, Syed Ali Hussain (2023). “Howdy Modi!”: Mediatization, Hindutva, and long distance ethnonationalism . Journal of International and Intercultural Communication.
de Souza, R., Hussain, S.A.(2023). “Howdy Modi!”: Mediatization, Hindutva, and long distance ethnonationalism . Journal of International and Intercultural Communication. 16. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 138-161.
Syed Ali Hussain (2022). Sharing Visual Narratives of Diabetes on Social Media and Its Effects on Mental Health . Healthcare.
Syed Ali Hussain (2022). Sharing Visual Narratives of Diabetes on Social Media and Its Effects on Mental Health . Healthcare.
Xiaodi Yan, Yi Zhu, Syed Ali Hussain, Mary Bresnahan (2022). Anti-Asian microaggressions in the time of COVID-19: Impact on coping, stress, and well-being . Asian American Journal of Psychology.
Soo Yun Shin, Maria Knight Lapinski, Syed Ali Hussain, Yvens Rumbold, Ruth Osoro, Donald Shell, James W. Dearing (2022). A Framework for Introducing Global Health Innovations to the US . Annals of Global Health.
Syed Ali Hussain, Saleem Alhabash(2022). Effect of nostalgia as a motivational force for depressed students to seek professional psychological help . Journal of American College Health. 70. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 484--492. Informa {UK} Limited
Hussain, S.A., Alhabash, S.(2022). Effect of nostalgia as a motivational force for depressed students to seek professional psychological help . Journal of American College Health. 70. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 484-492.
Yan, X., Bresnahan, M., Zhu, Y., Hussain, S.A.(2022). Public Reactions to Immigration in the U.S.: The Effects of Intergroup Contact and Political Orientation . Journal of Intercultural Communication Research. 51. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 42-57.
Yan, X., Zhu, Y., Hussain, S.A., Bresnahan, M.(2022). Anti-Asian Microaggressions in the Time of COVID-19: Impact on Coping, Stress, and Well-Being . Asian American Journal of Psychology. 13. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 248-258.
Hussain, S.A.(2022). Sharing Visual Narratives of Diabetes on Social Media and Its Effects on Mental Health . Healthcare (Switzerland). 10. (9).
Shin, S.Y., Lapinski, M.K., Hussain, S.A., Rumbold, Y., Osoro, R., Shell, D., Dearing, J.W.(2022). A Framework for Introducing Global Health Innovations to the US . Annals of Global Health. 88. (1).
Syed Ali Hussain, Saleem Alhabash(2021). Nostalgic Emotional Valence and Its Effects on Help-Seeking in Depression. An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior . Health Communication. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1--12. Informa {UK} Limited
Syed Ali Hussain, Helen Wieffering(2021). Heartbreaking vs. Heartwarming Facebook Advertisements by Nonprofits to Help the Rohingya Refugees . Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1--12. Informa {UK} Limited
Ali Hussain, S., Wieffering, H.(2021). Heartbreaking vs. Heartwarming Facebook Advertisements by Nonprofits to Help the Rohingya Refugees . Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs. 41. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 34-45.
Syed Ali Hussain(2020). Is this what depression looks like? Visual narratives of depression on social media . Visual Studies. 35. (2-3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 245--259. Informa {UK} Limited
Muhammad Ittefaq, Syed Ali Hussain, Maryam Fatima(2020). COVID-19 and social-politics of medical misinformation on social media in Pakistan . Media Asia. 47. (1-2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 75--80. Informa {UK} Limited
Ittefaq, M., Hussain, S.A., Fatima, M.(2020). COVID-19 and social-politics of medical misinformation on social media in Pakistan . Media Asia. 47. (1-2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 75-80.
Hussain, S.A.(2020). Is this what depression looks like? Visual narratives of depression on social media . Visual Studies. 35. (2-3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 245-259.
Hussain, S.A., Alhabash, S.(2020). Nostalgic Emotional Valence and Its Effects on Help-Seeking in Depression. An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior . Health Communication. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1-12.
Bresnahan, M., Yan, X., Zhu, Y., Hussain, S.A.(2019). The Impact of Narratives on Attitudes toward Muslim Immigrants in the U.S . Journal of Intercultural Communication Research. 48. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 400-415.
Jingbo Meng, Syed Ali Hussain, David C Mohr, Mary Czerwinski, Mi Zhang(2018). Exploring User Needs for a Mobile Behavioral-Sensing Technology for Depression Management: Qualitative Study . Journal of Medical Internet Research. 20. (7). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString e10139. {JMIR} Publications Inc.
Meng, J., Ali Hussain, S., Mohr, D.C., Czerwinski, M., Zhang, M.(2018). Exploring user needs for a mobile behavioral-sensing technology for depression management: Qualitative study . Journal of Medical Internet Research. 20. (7).
Hussain, S.A., Lapinski, M.K.(2017). Nostalgic Emotional Appeals for Smoking Prevention . Communication Research Reports. 34. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 48-57.
Peng, W., Kanthawala, S., Yuan, S., Hussain, S.A.(2016). A qualitative study of user perceptions of mobile health apps . BMC Public Health. 16. (1). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1-11.
Yuan, S., Hussain, S.A., Hales, K.D., Cotten, S.R.(2016). What do they like? Communication preferences and patterns of older adults in the United States: The role of technology . Educational Gerontology. 42. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 163-174.
BOOK
Hussain, S.A., Ogundimu, F., Bhattarai, S.(2019). Mobile Phone-Based Chatbot for Family Planning and Contraceptive Information . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). 11582 LNCS. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 342-352.
Hussain, S.A., Park, T., Yildirim, I., Xiang, Z., Abbasi, F.(2018). Virtual-Reality Videos to Relieve Depression . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). 10910 LNCS. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 77-85.
OTHER
Jingbo Meng, Syed Ali Hussain, David C Mohr, Mary Czerwinski, Mi Zhang(2018). Exploring User Needs for a Mobile Behavioral-Sensing Technology for Depression Management: Qualitative Study (Preprint) . {JMIR} Publications Inc.
CONFERENCE PAPER
Ejaz, H., Hussain, S.A., Raza, A.A.(2018). The case for IVR-based citizen journalism in Pakistan . MobileHCI 2018 - Beyond Mobile: The Next 20 Years - 20th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, Conference Proceedings Adjunct. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 87-94.
Hussain, S.A.(2016). ICT4Agriculture lessons learned from developing countries. A systematic review protocol . ACM International Conference Proceeding Series. 03-06-June-2016.
BOOK CHAPTER
Alhabash, S., Mundel, J., Hussain, S.A.(2017). Social media advertising: Unraveling the mystery box . Digital Advertising: Theory and Research, Third Edition. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 285-299.