Linda Ziberi
SOIS Program Head and Assistant Professor
Linda Ziberi
SOIS Program Head and Assistant Professor
Bio
Dr. Linda Ziberi is the SOIS Program Head and Assistant Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Kosovo (RITK). Prior to joining RITK, she held academic positions at South East European University (SEEU) in North Macedonia, where she served as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs at the Faculty of Communication, Sciences and Technology (CST) and Co-Director of the Center for Cultural Interaction and Dialogue (CCID).
Dr. Ziberi earned her Ph.D. in Communication and Culture from Bowling Green State University in the U.S., her M.A. in Applied Communication from Indiana University in the U.S., and her B.A. in English Language and Literature from the University of St. Kiril and Metodij in Skopje, North Macedonia. She teaches courses in Intercultural Communication, Business Communication, Technical Communication, and Public Speaking.
Her research focuses on intercultural, international, and gender communication, with emphasis on media representation, health discourses, and EU accession dialogue. She is the Primary Project Coordinator of the WE-MIND project (ERASMUS-EDU-2025-CBHE), leading a consortium of seven European institutions to advance mental health support and digital transformation in higher education in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina. She also serves as a Research Associate at the Global Health Communication Center at Indiana University, where she supports the implementation of the Communication for Whole Health initiative in North Macedonia’s public schools.
In addition, Dr. Ziberi contributes as a COST Expert to four European research networks: Peace Research Community Europe, Critical Perspectives on Career Guidance, Digital Mental Health for Young People, and Democratization at Stake? Anti-Gender Politics in Europe. Through these initiatives, she actively participates in interdisciplinary academic exchange across Europe, engaging in conferences, summer schools, and mobility programs while also participating in collaborative research projects.
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Ziberi, L., Lengel, L., Limani, A., & Newsom, V. (2024). Affect, Credibility, and Solidarity: Strategic Narratives of NGOs’ Relief and Advocacy Efforts for Gaza. Online Media and Global Communication.3(1): 27–54. https://doi.org/10.1515/omgc-2024-0004
Ziberi, L., Lengel, L. & Limani, A. (2023) Visualizing Conflict: Analyzing Visual Narratives of Photojournalistic Images of Balkan War Refugees. Studies in Media and Communication, 11(6). https://doi.org/10.11114/smc.v11i6.6292 https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=15057398900
Parrish-Sprowl, J., Ziberi L., Parrish-Sprowl S. (2023). Editorial: Complexity-based approaches in health communication. Frontiers in Communication, 8, https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1115983/full
Muhic, M. & Ziberi, L. (2016) The Accommodation of Diversity in the Republic of Macedonia: The Different Approaches to Diversity and the Applicability of this Concept in Non-EU Contexts. In Diversity in Transcultural and International Communication. Carola Richter, Indira Dupuis & Stefanie Averbeck-Lietz (eds.), pp. 91-120. Lit Verlag, Berlin.
Ziberi, L. (2013). Ibrahim Rugova’s nonviolent rhetoric and peaceful resistance during Kosova’s Independence movement. Diskutime, 2 (5), 211-226.
Croucher, S., DeMaris, A., Oyer, B., Yartey, F., & Ziberi, L. (2012). Jealousy in India and the United States: A cross-cultural analysis of three dimensions of jealousy. Human Communication. A Publication of the Pacific and Asian Communication Association, 15 (2), 139 – 158. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275041239_Jealousy_in_India_and_the_United_States_A_cross-cultural_analysis_of_three_dimensions_of_jealousy
Ziberi, L. (2012). An ideographic analysis of the EU, multiculturalism discourse in Macedonia. The Western Balkans Policy Review, 2(1), 39-57.
Ziberi, L. (2011). The Ohrid Framework Agreement and the “multiculturalism” discourse: How does the European Union and Macedonia construct the concept of “multiculturalism” ten years after the Ohrid Framework Agreement. In B. Reka (Eds.), 10 Years Ohrid Framework Agreement: Is Macedonia Functioning as Multi-ethnic Society? (234-248). Tetovo, Macedonia: South Estern European University.
Ziberi, L. (2011). Creating an inclusive classroom: How my teaching experiences transformed my teaching philosophy. The Language Center Bulletin: Talking About Learning. 1(1), 12-14.
Ziberi, L. (2005). Communication issues I: Repairing corporate image in crises. SEEU Review. 1 (2), 34-45.
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In the News
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February 2, 2021
Disinformation and Fake News are impacting today’s public discourse
The students of RIT Kosovo had the honor of hosting Dr. Chad Briggs and Brooke Binkowski, to talk about the way disinformation and fake news are impacting today’s public discourse