Muhammad Umar Nadeem
HOD Department of Mass Communication
- School of Social Sciences & Humanities
- 0518863600
Summary
Muhammad Umar Nadeem holds a PhD in Communication from Malaysia and has completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in China. He currently serves as an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Mass Communication at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan. He possesses expertise in intercultural effectiveness, competence, adjustment, and adaptation. His research focuses on advancing understanding of intercultural communication by examining psychological and contextual factors, with the goal of equipping individuals to navigate effectively in diverse cultural environments.
Academic Background
PhD
(Intercultural Communication) Universiti Utara Malaysia
October 19, 2015 - April 21, 2019
Honours and Awards
Publications
Barriers to Integration: The Moderating Role of Marginalization in Migrant Workers’ Intercultural Communication Competence
December 12, 2025
Journal of Intercultural Communication Research - 21 Pages
Models of intercultural communication competence: looking back and looking ahead
December 09, 2025
Handbook on Communication and Culture - Chapter 11, Pages 209-230
Family language policy and heritage language transmission in Pakistan—the intersection of family dynamics, ethnic identity and cultural practices on language proficiency and maintenance
March 06, 2025
Frontiers in Psychology - Volume 16, Article Number 1560755
Does culture matter? Re-examining cultural distance, conflict, and socio-cultural adaptation in MNCs in southwestern China
November 01, 2024
International Journal of Intercultural Relations - Volume 103, Article Number 102077
Multicultural personality traits of Chinese university students and their effects on the psychological adjustment in the aftermath of COVID-19 in Shanghai: A scale validation
March 11, 2024
Frontiers in Psychiatry - Volume 15, Article Number 1363809
A comprehensive model of intercultural communication for international students living in culturally diverse societies: evidence from China
November 30, 2023
Frontiers in Communication - Volume 8, Article Number 1332001
Assessment of university students’ energy saving behavior by integrating stimulus-organism-response (SOR) and the theory of planned behavior (TPB)
October 31, 2023
Environment and Social Psychology - Volume 8, Issue 3, Article Number 2071
The Role of Positive and Negative Emotions in Shaping Willingness to Communicate in a Second Language: Self-Perceived Communication Competence as a Moderator
August 11, 2023
Education Sciences - Volume 13(8), Article Number 823
The impact of empathy, sensation seeking, anxiety, uncertainty, and mindfulness on the intercultural communication in China during the COVID-19
July 13, 2023
Frontiers in Public Health - Volume 11, Article Number 1223215
Intercultural communication competence among migrant workers in Malaysia: a critical review and an agenda for future research
July 06, 2023
Frontiers in Communication - Volume 8, Article Number 1147707
The assessment and validation of the depression, anxiety, and stress scale (DASS-21) among frontline doctors in Pakistan during fifth wave of COVID-19
June 16, 2023
Frontiers in Public Health - Volume 11, Article Number 1192733
Impact of Positive Emotions on the Willingness to Communicate in Second Language
March 31, 2023
Linguistics and Literature Review - Volume 9(1), Pages 1-22
An Extension of the Integrated Model of Intercultural Communication Competence (IMICC) with Religiosity: An International Students’ Perspective
March 28, 2022
Sage Open - Pages 1-10
An investigation of factors influencing intercultural communication competence of the international students from a higher education institute in Malaysia
May 14, 2021
Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education - Pages 1-13
Does mindfulness moderate the relationship between anxiety, uncertainty, and intercultural communication effectiveness of the students in Pakistan?
February 06, 2021
Current Psychology - Pages 1-13
The impact of Muslim international students’ religiosity on their intercultural communication competence: A case of Malaysia
October 15, 2020
Paradigms - Volume 14(1), Pages 219-224.
Influence of International Students’ Empathy on their Attitude towards Other Cultures
July 01, 2020
NUST Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities - Volume 6(1), Pages 17-27
Influence of sensation seeking on intercultural communication competence of international students in a Malaysian university: Attitude as a mediator
January 01, 2020
International Journal of Intercultural Relations - Volume 74, Pages 30-41
Retesting integrated model of intercultural communication competence (IMICC) on international students from the Asian context of Malaysia
January 01, 2020
International Journal of Intercultural Relations - Volume 74, Pages 17-29
An Examination of Media Frames Regarding Taliban: A Comparative Study of the Editorials of Dawn and The Nation
July 01, 2019
Pakistan Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology - Volume 17, Issue No.1, Pages 68-72
An Association between International Students’ Attitude and Intercultural Communication Competence
July 01, 2019
Paradigms - Volume 13, issue 1, Pages 48-52
An Overview of Dominant Research Approaches to Measure Intercultural Communication Competence (ICC)
October 01, 2018
International Journal of Educational Research Review - Volume 3(4), Pages 141-149
International Students’ Empathy and Sensation Seeking Traits as the Antecedents of Motivation to Engage in Intercultural Communication
July 01, 2018
Paradigms: A Research Journal of Commerce, Economics, and Social Sciences - Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages 127-131
Pakistani Print Media and Taliban A Test of Media Conformity Theory
November 01, 2017
VFAST Transactions on Education and Social Sciences - Volume 13(2), Pages 1-6
Religion and Intercultural Communication Competence
July 01, 2017
Journal of Philosophy, Culture and Religion - 28(3), Pages 25-29
A Proposed Model of Intercultural Communication Competence (ICC) in Malaysian Context
July 01, 2017
International Journal of Educational Research Review - Volume 2(2), Pages 11-20
Conferences
Historical development and models of intercultural communication competence (ICC)
March 18, 2018 - March 19, 2018
Muhammad Umar Nadeem, Rosli Mohammed, Syarizan Dalib,
SMMTC Postgraduate Symposium 2018, School of Multimedia Technology and Communication (SMMTC)
Postdoctoral Fellow
SISU Intercultural Institute (SII), Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), China
October 17, 2022 - December 31, 2024
Visiting Lecturer
Asian Institute of Cambodia (AIC) Krong, Cambodia
April 01, 2018 - July 31, 2018
Visiting Lecturer
Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) Multan, Pakistan
December 01, 2014 - October 15, 2015