Beginning from the academic year 2022-2023, Dr. Nshom will begin his tenure as co-chair of the communication section of the World Social Science Communication Association (WSSA) and a member of the nominating committee of the Intercultural Division of the Western States Communication Association (WSCA). In his role as co-chair of the communication section of WSSA, Dr. Nshom will be evaluating submissions, composing and scheduling panels, communicating with participants,…
In the academic sector, awards are usually given to recognized excellence in research. In November 2021, Dr. Nshom received a top paper award from the Peace and Conflict Division of the National Communication Association (NCA) held in Seattle, Washington for his paper titled Cameroonian-Nigerian Intergroup Conflict” This paper investigates Cameroonian attitudes towards Nigerians living in Cameroon through the lens of the integrated threat theory. In this paper, the…
The GEM award is an initiative started by the College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral & Social Sciences (CHABSS) at California State University San Marcos; my current institution. CHABSS asked students to voluntarily write in and tell how their professors are “Going the Extra Mile” (GEM) for them, especially during this time of Covid-19. The college then shares the kudos with the professor and its social media networks. I…
ETMU (The Society for the Study of Ethnic Relations and International Migration) is a multidisciplinary scientific association that promotes research on ethnic relations and migration in Finland. ETMU does this through key activities such annual conferences, publishing the NJMR and the blog Liikkeessa yli rajojen, organizing the annual ETMU award and influencing policy-making and public debates. I am excited to join a purely Finnish scientific community through which…
I am happy to announce that I have been appointed Review Editor and Board Member of Culture and Communication (a specialty section of Frontiers in Communication). Frontiers is a leading open-access publisher and open science platform that publishes peer-reviewed academic articles. Frontiers’ mission is to make science open. The section Culture and Communication “aims to publish research that emphasizes the varied intersections of culture and human communication”. As a…
Are Chinese immigrants in Cameroon perceived as a threat? This is the title of my most recent publication in the journal Africa Review. This article was published online in July 2020 and has not yet been assigned an issue. This article is part of a completed research project titled “Prejudice towards minorities in Cameroon” in Cameroon where I served as principal investigator. This is the last of 3…
From January 12th – 14th, I will be presenting three papers at the Joint 20th Nordic Migration Research Conference & 17th ETMU Conference on 12 ̶14 January 2021 at the University of Helsinki, Finland. These three papers are part of an ongoing research project I am leading in Finland titled “Finnish-Immigrant Mutual Relations”. The papers that have been accepted are as follows: (1) “Perceived threat or perceived benefit?…
I’m happy to announce that as of November 13th, 2020, I have become a member of the World Communication Association (WCA). I share in WCA’s belief that “to maintain peace throughout the world there must be a mutual understanding among people of the world that grows from individual and group interaction”. WCA is committed to the improvement of communication worldwide. According to WCA’s constitution, its purpose is (a)…
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