NICOLE NEDA ZAMANZADEH University of California, Santa Barbara

Department of Communication

4005 Social Sciences and Media Studies Bldg.,

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

n_zamanzadeh@umail.ucsb.edu

Education

2016 – Present University of California, Santa Barbara PhD in Communication (expected completion in June, 2019)

Committee Chairs: Tamara D. Afifi & Ronald E. Rice

2013 – 2016 University of California, Santa Barbara MA in Communication (June, 2016)

Title: Social and Nonsocial Media Multitasking’s Effect on Cognitive

Performance: Mood as a Mediator

Committee Chair: Daniel Linz

Committee Members: Ron Rice and Rene Weber

2009 – 2013 University of California, Los Angeles BA in Communication Studies with Honors

Title: The Effect of Feedback in Computer Mediated Communication on

Self-Concept and Self-Concept Clarity

Advisor: Travis L. Dixon

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Research Interests

New media effects

Stress and resilience

Child development

Family communication

Information processing

Quantitative methodologies and measurement

Publications

1. Zamanzadeh, N. N. & Afifi, T. D. (in press). Prosocial relationship maintenance and

resilience/thriving. In J. A. Muñiz Velázquez and C. Pulido (Eds.), Routledge handbook of

positive communication.

2. Afifi, T. D. Zamanzadeh, N. N., Harrison, K., & Acevedo Callejas, M. (2018) WIRED:

The impact of media and technology use on stress (cortisol) and inflammation (interleukin IL-6)

in fast paced families. Computers in Human Behavior.

3. Rice, R.E., Zamanzadeh, N. N., & Hagen, I. (forthcoming) College students' media mastery: Themes

of tensions, contradictions, and paradoxes in using computers and mobile phones. American

Behavioral Scientist.

4. Afifi, T. D., Zamanzadeh, N., Harrison, K., & Brandt, K. (forthcoming). Stress, coping,

and thriving: The role of interpersonal communication. In Steve Wilson and Sandi Smith (Eds).

Reflections on Interpersonal Communication. Cognella Academic Publishing.

5. Afifi, T. D., Harrison, K., Zamanzadeh, N., & Brandt, K. (forthcoming). Communication, stress and

resilience in close relationships. In K. Floyd and R. Weber, The Handbook of

Physiology/Biology in Communication.

6. Rice, R. E., Zamanzadeh, N. N. , & Hagen, I. (forthcoming). Media Mastery by college students: A

review and proposed narrative sequence. In S. Yates and R. E. Rice, Ways of Being in the

Digital Age: Interdisciplinary Reviews.

Manuscripts Under Review

1. Afifi, T.D., Harrison, K., Zamanzadeh, N. N., & Acevedo Callejas, M. (in review) Relationship

maintenance as stress management in fast paced families. Journal of Marriage and

Family.

2. Zamanzadeh, N. N. & Afifi, T.D. (forthcoming) Teen stress: Busting Myths & Answering Your

Questions. ABC-CLIO: Goleta, CA.

Manuscripts in Progress

1. Flanagin, A., Zamanzadeh, N. N., & Metzger, M. L. (in piloting) Credibility assessments of

online information and google page ranking.

2. Zamanzadeh, N. N., Linz, D., & Rice, R. E. (in data analysis) Task interactivity, cognitive load

and media multitasking habits.

3. Afifi, T. D., Zamanzadeh, N. N., Harrison, K., & Pérez Torres, D. (in data analysis) Political

identity stress and the benefits of relational maintenance.

4. Afifi, T. D., Harrison, K., Zamanzadeh, N.N., & Brandt, K. (in piloting) Relationship

maintenance in dating couples, stress and emotional eating behaviors.

5. Zamanzadeh, N.N. (in data collection) An exploration of attitudes and experiences of media

multitasking.

Conference Presentations

1. Zamanzadeh, N.N., Linz, D., & Dixon, T. L. (2015, November). Is it me you’re looking for? The

effects of CMC feedback. National Communication Association, Las Vegas, NV.

2. Zamanzadeh, N. N., & Linz, D. (2016, June). The mood regulatory function of media multitasking,

International Communication Association Fujioka, Japan.

3. Rice, R. E., Zamanazdeh, N. N. & Hagen, I. (2017, May). College students' media mastery:

Themes of tensions, contradictions, and paradoxes in using computers and mobile phones.

Presentation on panel Mapping digital divides in communication practices across major life

realms. American Behavioral Scientist

4. Rice, R. E & Zamanzadeh, N. N. (2017). Media mastery by college students: A review and proposed

narrative sequence. Paper presented at WBDA2017: Ways of Being in a Digital Age: A Review

Conference. Liverpool, UK: Univesity of London (October 20-11)

5. Zamanzadeh, N. N. (2017, November) An initial validation of the media multitasking intensity

instrument (MMTII). National Communication Association Dallas, TX

6. Afifi, T. D., Zamanzadeh, N. N., Harrison, K., & Acevedo Callejas, M. (2017, November) WIRED:

The impact of media and technology use on stress (cortisol) and inflammation (interleukin IL-6)

in fast paced families. National Communication Association Dallas, TX

7. Rice, R. E., Zamanazdeh, N. N. & Hagen, I. (2017, November). College students' media mastery:

Themes of tensions, contradictions, and paradoxes in using computers and mobile phones.

National Communication Association, Dallas, TX.

8. Zamanzadeh, N. N. (2018, May) Getting the hamster off the wheel: The search for meaningful media

effects research. International Communication Association, Prague, Czech Republic.

9. Afifi, T., Harrison, K., & Zamazadeh, N. (2018, May). Relationship maintenance as stress

management in fast paced families. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the

International Communication Association, Prague, Czech Republic.

* Top Paper Award in Interpersonal Communication Division*

Teaching Experience

Santa Barbara Community College (Fall 2017 - Present)

Adjunct Professor

COMM 101: Introduction to Communication (Fall 2017)

COMM 101: Public Speaking (Winter 2018)

University of California, Santa Barbara (September 2013 – Present)

Teaching Assistant

COMM 1: Introduction to Communication (Fall 2013, Fall 2015, Winter 2015)

COMM 87: Statistics for Social Scientists (Winter 2016)

COMM 88: Communication Research Methods (Spring 2015, Spring 2016,

Summer 2016)

o Invited Guest Lecture: Special Topics in Methods

COMM 89: Communication Theory (Winter 2014, Spring 2017, Fall 2017)

COMM 107: Interpersonal Communication (Winter 2017)

o Invited Guest Lecture: Online Communication

COMM 126: Gender and Communication (Fall 2016)

o Invited Guest Lecture: Sex, Gender and Technology

COMM 133: Children and Media (Winter 2018)

COMM 156: Health Communication (Fall 2014)

o Invited Guest Lecture: The Brain, Health & Persuasion

Honors and Recognition

2018 ICA Interpersonal Communication Division Top Paper Award

2013 Graduated with Honors in Communication Studies from UCLA

Awards and Grants

2012 – 2013 Wasserman Foundation Grant $5,000 awarded to complete one year independent research

project on cyberbullying.

Service 2017 – All-Grad representative in Graduate Student Advisors to the Chair Committee (GSACC)

2017 Designed and organized speaker series for Quantitative Methods and Social Sciences

(QMSS) emphasis

2017 Served on Early Career and Student Committee for SRCD special topics, Technology,

Media and Child Development (TMCD) conference

2016 – Reviewer for Communication and Technology Division, Children, Adolescents and

Media, Information Systems, ICA

2015 – Reviewer for Communication and the Future Interest Group, NCA

Professional Association Membership 2016 – Society of Research in Child Development (SRCD)

2013 – International Communication Association (ICA)

2012 – National Communication Association (NCA)

Skills

Software: Proficient in SPSS Amos, R, Mplus, and NVIVO

Statistical Analysis: Familiar with Item-Response Theory, Rasch Models, Factor

Analysis, Structural Equation Modeling, Mixture Modeling (e.g., Latent-Class and

Latent-Profile Analyses).

Language: Fluent in English, Proficient in Hebrew and Farsi/Persian