Linda Ziberi
Assistant Professor
Bio
Dr. Linda Ziberi earned her Ph.D. in Communication and Culture from Bowling Green State University, her MA in Applied Communication from Indiana University, and her BA in English Language and Literature from the University St. Kiril and Metodij in Skopje, North Macedonia.
She teaches courses such as Intercultural Communication, Business Communication, Technical Communication, and Public Speaking. Her research focuses on intercultural, international, and gender communication, analyzing discourses in media representation, health, culture, and EU accession dialogue. Her doctoral dissertation, “The Rhetorical Uses of Multiculturalism: An Ideographic Analysis of the European Union and Macedonian Discourses in the Dialogue for EU Accession,” explores EU-related rhetoric in North Macedonia. She has published and presented widely in international, regional, and local conferences and journals.
Dr. Ziberi chaired the Editorial Committee for the Erasmus+ Project STEFORA, a collaboration among six institutions in Kosovo, Albania, Sweden, and Ireland. She oversaw external evaluations of the project’s outputs and co-developed an inclusive pedagogy module for STEM faculty, applying norm-critical pedagogy with Professor Emerita Christina Mörtberg from Linnaeus University, Sweden. In addition, she serves as a Research Associate at the Global Health Communication Center at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, working on the Communication for Whole Health project in North Macedonia’s public schools. In Spring 2025, she participated in the Erasmus+ Faculty Exchange Program at Häme University of Applied Sciences (HAMK) in Finland.
Dr. Ziberi currently serves as co-chair of the RIT Global Education Committee, a role elected by the RIT Kosovo Senate. Committed to student engagement, she mentors two RIT K student-led clubs: the WiSTEM Club and the Intercultural Club.
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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.
Currently Teaching
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