Position Title
PhD Student
Education
- M.A., Mass Communication (emphasis in Media Studies), University of South Florida - 2021
- B.S., Communication Studies & Psychology, Florida State University - 2019
About
Muhammad is a doctoral student in the Department of Communication at the University of California, Davis. Born in Pakistan, Muhammad received his bachelor's degree (BS) from Florida State University in 2019 and his master's degree (MA) from the University of South Florida in 2021.
Research Focus
Broadly speaking, Muhammad's research focuses on the impact of social media and new technologies on political and health outcomes. Some of his recent work has examined the relationship between social media and news consumption, misinformation, and incivility in both health and political contexts. Currently, his focus is on identifying mechanisms to reduce political meta-perceptions, incentivizing quality news consumption, and reducing health misinformation on social media.
Publications
Rasul, M. E., & Ahmed, S. (2023). Not All Conservatives Are Vaccine Hesitant: Examining the Influence of Misinformation Exposure, Political Ideology, and Flu Vaccine Acceptance on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy. Vaccines, 11(3), 586. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11030586
Ahmed, S., & Rasul, M. E. (2022). Social Media News Use and COVID-19 Misinformation Engagement: Survey Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(9), e38944. doi: 10.2196/38944
Stevens, H., Rasul, M. E., & Oh, Y. J. (2022). Emotions and Incivility in Vaccine Mandate Discourse: Natural Language Processing Insights. Jmir Infodemiology, 2(2), e37635. doi: 10.2196/37635
Ahmed, S., Rasul, M. E., & Cho, J. (2022). Social media news use induces COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy through skepticism regarding its efficacy: A longitudinal study from the United States. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.900386