Dr.  Abdelmohsen Hamed Okela

Abdelmohsen Hamed Okela, Ph.D., is a Professor of Digital Media and Mass Communication at Minia University and the University of Hertfordshire in Egypt. With over 20 years of higher education experience, he conducts interdisciplinary research at the intersection of artificial intelligence, digital media literacy, and media psychology in the MENA region and the Global South.

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Dedicated to capacity building and cross-cultural academic exchange, Dr. Okela actively mentors emerging scholars and supervises numerous postgraduate theses. He has led and co-authored extensive cross-national empirical studies, publishing in top-tier Q1 Scopus- and Web of Science-indexed journals. He serves as an Associate Editor and active reviewer for prestigious publications, including PLOS ONE and Journalism and Media. A recipient of the Minia University Incentive Award in Humanities, he is fluent in Arabic and English and is deeply committed to advancing ethical, technology-enhanced research in the social sciences.