EDUCATION

2015 - 2020 (Evanston, IL)

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

PhD, Media, Technology, and Society

2011 - 2012 (Brighton, UK)

UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX

MSc, Health Psychology

2006 - 2010 (Tehran, Iran)

TEHRAN UNIVERSITY

BSc, Physiotherapy

FELLOWSHIPS

2022-24

hhmi|Tangled Bank Studios

Science Communictaion and outreach Fellow

2020-22

RITA ALLEN FOUNDATION

Misinformation Civic Science Fellow at WGBH/NOVA

2019

JACKSON WILD MEDIA LAB

Science Filmmaking Fellow

2018

MISINFORMATION SOLUTIONS FORUM

Rita Allen Foundation Fellow

2015-16, 2018-19

NORTHWESTERN SCHOOL OF COMM

Graduate Fellow

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS (SELECTED)

Maktoufi, R. , Chmiel, M. (2022) Assessment of Jackson Wild Summit Fellowships and Continuing Education Programs.

Maktoufi, R. (2021) Landscape of Science Communication in the Video Content Creation Community. Network for Nonprofit and Social Impact. https://bit.ly/ScienceVideoContent

Maktoufi, R., (2021) Understanding the Relationship Between Sharing Personal Anecdotes, Warmth, Curiosity, Risk Perception, and Mitigation in Communicating the Threat of Climate Change. JCOM (In preparation)

Neeley, L., Barker, E., Bayer, S. R., Maktoufi, R., Wu, K. J., & Zaringhalam, M. (2020). In the first-person: narrative and identity in science. Frontiers in Communication, 5, 35.

Maktoufi, R., O’Connor, A., & Shumate, M. (2020). Does the CSR Message Matter? Untangling the Relationship Between Corporate–Nonprofit Partnerships, Created Fit Messages, and Activist Evaluations. Management Communication Quarterly, 0893318919897059.Chicago

Maktoufi, R. (2020). What Contributes to Risk Perception in Climate change Communication? AAAS Annual Meeting E-poster student competition. Seattle, WA, 13-16 February.

Cooper, K. R., & Maktoufi, R. (2019). Identity and integration: The roles of relationship and retention in nonprofit mergers. Nonprofit Management and Leadership.Read this project's coverage in The New York Times, Nonprofit Quarterly, and Crain’s Chicago Business .

Maktoufi, R. (2019). Attributes of science outreach activities that foster engagement and curiosity. AAAS Annual Meeting E-poster student competition. Washington D.C. 14-17 February.

Maktoufi, R., & Samuel, K. (2018). Response to “Mind over chatter: Bias mitigation for college students”. Curbing the Spread of Misinformation, 5.Read more here.

Maktoufi, R. (2018). Science and Entertainment: How Astronomers use Pop Culture References for Science Communication. Communicating Astronomy with the Public Conference. Fukuoka, Japan, 24-28 March. For more information on this study watch these videos: The Science of Science-fiction and Science and Entertainment

Maktoufi, R. (2018). Science and Entertainment: How Pop Culture References are Used for Science Communication. AAAS Annual Meeting E-poster student competition. Austin, TX, 15-19 February.