Dr. Shahreen Binti Mat Nayan

Biography

Shahreen Mat Nayan is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Media Studies, University of Malaya. She obtained her B.A. in Communication (Advertising) Magna Cum Laude from the University of Hartford, USA. She began her academic career in 1998 as a Tutor at Multimedia University, Melaka where she taught in the Faculty of Creative Multimedia. In 1999, Shahreen pursued her M.A. in Education at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia after she was awarded a full scholarship from the Ministry of Education Malaysia. Upon completing her masters, She served as a Lecturer and Public Relations Officer at Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, Shah Alam. Between July and December 2006, she was also contributing writer for The Halal Journal Magazine. After seven years in Shah Alam, Shahreen left for the University of Denver, Colorado, USA where she obtained her PhD in Communication (Rhetoric). Her PhD dissertation explores comparative and non-violent rhetoric among ecofeminist movements. During her studies in Denver, she was a recipient of three research awards - Arts Humanities and Social Science Divisional Dissertation Fellowship (2011-2012), Graduate Studies Doctoral Fellowship for Inclusive Engagement (2011-2012), and Graduate Studies Doctoral Fellowship for Inclusive Excellence (2009-2010). 

Research Interest

Rhetoric, Strategic Communication, Media Studies, Social Change