Curriculum Vitae

DR. NOOR HANAN BINTI MOHD JAFAR

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Media and Communication Studies
    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  • hananjafar

BIOGRAPHY


Noor Hanan Mohd Jafar is a Senior Lecturer from Department of Media and Communication Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences with academic specialization in visual communication, brand management, and media research. She holds a Bachelor of Graphic Design and a Master of Visual Communication and New Media from the Universiti Teknologi MARA, and a PhD from the University of Malaya.

Noor Hanan Mohd Jafar also gained industry-oriented research experience through her role as a Research Associate at Aufa Intelligence Sdn. Bhd., a research and strategic consultancy firm specializing in data-driven insights, public perception studies, reputation analysis, and policy-related impact assessment. Her work involved developing research instruments, conducting data collection and analysis, and translating empirical findings into strategic insights that could support decision-making among corporate and government stakeholders.

Her research interests include corporate reputation measurement, media consumption behaviour, visual communication strategy, and Muslim-friendly tourism communication. She has been involved in several research projects examining stakeholder perception, cross-platform media behaviour, and communication strategies that influence public engagement and reputation.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION


  • Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, (MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MASTER OF ART AND DESIGN (VISUAL COMMUNICATION AND NEW MEDIA), (ART AND DESIGN (VISUAL COMMUNICATION AND NEW MEDIA))
    Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
  • BACHELOR OF GRAPHIC DESIGN, (GRAPHIC DESIGN)
    Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

PUBLICATIONS


Article in Journal
  1. Mahmud Zuhudi, N. W., Mohd Jafar, N. H., & Muhamad Adzmi, A. (2025). Visual rhetoric in Muslim-friendly tourism: A semiotic analysis of Malaysia’s promotional imagery [Journal-article]. SEARCH, 31–51. https://fslmjournals.taylors.edu.my/search/
  2. Mohd Jafar, N. H., Ibrahim, Z. (2024). The hidden message of unethical advertising: A comprehensive framework from Malaysian television commercials. In SEARCH Journal of Media and Communication Research (Vols. 16–16, Issue 3, pp. 15–30) [Journal-article]. https://doi.org/10.58946/search-16.3.P2
Scopus
  1. Jafar N.H.M., Adnan H.M. (2022). Tell the Truth or Keep Silent: A Critical Study of Ethical Advertising Through Malaysian Advertising Self-Regulation System, Global Journal Al-Thaqafah. 12(2), 16-26. doi:10.7187/gjat122022-2
  2. Jafar N.H.M., Adnan H.M., Ahmad R. (2022). The Portrayal of Women in Persuasive Advertisement: Semiotic Analysis of Deeja Cosmetic TV Commercial, Jurnal Komunikasi: Malaysian Journal of Communication. 38(2), 297-313. doi:10.17576/JKMJC-2022-3802-18