Neda Jahanbani

Doctoral Student

New York, NY

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ABOUT

Hello! I am a Ph.D student at Columbia University studying the implementation of U.S. sanctions on Iran through the lens of political theater.

Prior to joining the Communication Program at the Columbia Journalism School, I earned my M.A. at New York University, where I wrote my thesis on issues of masculinity in intergenerational Iranian American households. I also hold a B.A. from The University of California, San Diego, where my research focused on the pre-revolutionary National Iranian Radio and Television system. In my free time, I am an advocate and foster for shelter dogs in New York City.

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WORK EXPERIENCE

September 2022- September 2023

NYU College of Arts and Sciences Academic Standards

Graduate Student Assistant

Worked directly with students to aid in petition requests
Managed emails, petitions, calls, and decision letters
Worked directly with the Dean of CAS to make sure the laws under FERPA were observed and protected

October 2021- June 2023

Barnard University Digital Humanities Center

Graduate Student Assistant

Helped plan and coordinate center events
Proofread Zoom event transcriptions for accessibility
Ran the department's Twitter, Vimeo, and Cross-List Promotions
Spearheaded the tri-semesterly newsletter and the operating system it still functions on

May 2019- June 2021

Content Strategist

FullSpeed Advertising

Conducted in depth research about marketing and E-commerce
Worked directly with clients to ensure marketing goals are met
Ghost-wrote posts for the company's blog regarding topics such as: E-commerce, online optimization, advertising benefits, and growth via social media platforms.

September 2019 - September 2020

Yelp

Franchise Account Executive

Independently managed and developed a pipeline through Salesforce CRM to generate new leads within my book of business, while working simultaneously with a team to hit our monthly goals.
Worked through the full sales cycle to generate new clients: introductory calls, qualifying business needs/goals, identifying the appropriate budget, and negotiating the close with business owners.

EDUCATION

2023- Present

Columbia University

Ph.D. student, Dept. of Communications

Columbia Graduate School of Journalism

New York, NY

2021-2023

New York University

Master's Degree, Media and Cultural Communication

New York, NY

2017-2019

University of California, San Diego

Bachelors Degree, Dept. of Communication Studies

San Diego, CA

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Columbia Doctoral Provost Diversity Fellowship Recipient (2023)
Earned "Highest Distinction" from faculty on my Honor's Thesis: The Revolution and Media: Stories from Pre- Islamic Republic Iran (2019)
Undergraduate Honor's Thesis submitted for publishing (2021)
Received full funding to present at The Conference on Communication & Media Studies in Dublin, Ireland (2022)
Winner of the Steinhardt Creative Project Grant (2022-2023)
Winner of the Emerging Scholar Award for the Seventh International Conference on Communication & Media Studies (2022)
Iranian American Immigration and Masculinity: Relationships of Fathers and Their Children (2023)

EXAMPLES OF WORK

CONTACT

Address New York, NY

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