Mehrnaz Rahimi

M.A. in Social Communication Sciences , Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran, 2010
B.S. in Computer Engineering (Software), Payam-e- Noor University, Karaj, Iran, 2009
B.A. in English News Translation, School of Media Studies, Tehran, Iran, 2007

Depictions of countries, ethnicities or political and social figures especially in the Middle East made by media particularly the U.S. media, online social networking and its impacts on social movements, Internet and its impacts on printed media

Translator/interpreter at the Australian Embassy in Tehran, Iran: Translated economic news from newspapers and websites from Persian to English, provided economic reports about unemployment rate, exports and imports and inflation rate, interpreted in meetings from July 2010-July2011.
Translator in Donyay-e-Eghtesad Newspaper (Monthly Appendix) in Tehran, Iran: Translated economic articles from Dec. 2008-May 2009.
Interpreter and journalist in the first meeting of the mayors of Asian capitals and metropolises in Tehran, Iran: Interviewed mayors of capitals of Asian countries and provided a report in Nov. 2008.
Translator in UNA (United Nations Association) in Tehran, Iran: Translated newsletters and reports from English to Persian from Feb-June 2007.
Interpreter in OANA (Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies) Conference in Tehran, Iran: Interpreted for representatives of news agencies in the conference in Nov. 2006.

Rahimi, M, & Forghani, M.M. (2010). Image of Iran in US Press, content analysis of TIME and NEWSWEEK magazines in Iranian seventh and ninth presidential terms. Cultural and Communication Studies Quarterly, 19, 137-160.
Book Review
- Rahimi, M, (2009). Action Research. Social Science Monthly Review: Iranian Book Review and Information Journal, 13, pp. 66-67.
- Rahimi, M, (2009). Application of Computer in Human and Social Science. Social Science Monthly Review: Iranian Book Review and Information Journal, 12, pp. 8-9.
- Rahimi, M, (2008). Music-Media. Social Science Monthly Review: Iranian Book Review and Information Journal, 12, pp. 32-35.

Rahimi, M, (2012, October). Coverage of the 2012 U.S. primary election in the Middle East media: An analysis of Al Arabiya and Al Jazeera English news websites, presented at the Global Fusion 2012 at Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

Rahimi, M, (2012, March). News coverage of Arab spring revolution in American major newspapers, content analysis of The New York Times and The Washington Post during the uprising of Egyptians against Hosni Mobarak, presented at the Eleventh Annual Graduate Student Research Poster Competition at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.

Merle, P., El Khoury, J., & Rahimi, M, (2012, March). @Revolution 2.0: A cross-national analysis of social media’s salience during the Egypt unrests, presented at the AEJMC Midwinter Conference at Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.

Rahimi, M, (2011, November). News coverage of Arab spring revolution in American major newspapers, content analysis of The New York Times and The Washington Post during the uprising of Egyptians against Hosni Mobarak, presented at the 3rd Annual International Research Conference for Graduate Students at Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.

Rahimi, M, (2011, November). Usage of modern media by 2011 U.S. presidential candidates, presented at the 3rd Annual International Research Conference for Graduate Students at Texas State University, San Marcos, TX.