Mehnaz Gul

Mehnaz Gul

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Dr. Mehnaz Gul

University of Peshwar, Pakistan
Profile

Dr. Mehnaz Gul is an experienced academic and researcher who currently serves as an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Management Studies, University of Peshawar, Pakistan. She holds a strong academic background, with a PhD in Communication from Florida State University, United States, and an MPhil in Public Administration from the University of Bergen, Norway. In addition to her academic career in Pakistan, Dr. Gul is actively engaged internationally, including her role as Director of Graduate Programs at the Zakat Foundation Institute and her recent appointment as a Visiting Research Fellow at the Faculty of Da‘wah and Communication Sciences (FDIKOM), UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta.

With more than 20 years of academic experience, Dr. Gul’s research expertise spans several strategic fields, including public diplomacy, media policy, negotiation, and women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship. She is actively involved in teaching, postgraduate research supervision, and scholarly publication, with a particular focus on humanitarian communication and Islamic philanthropy. Her commitment to education is further reflected in her participation in numerous faculty capacity-building initiatives and teacher training programs at both national and international levels.

In 2025, Dr. Gul serves as a Visiting Fellow at the Faculty of Da‘wah and Communication Sciences (FDIKOM), UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. In this role, she engages in academic and research collaboration with Dr. Bintan Humaira, a faculty member of FDIKOM UIN Jakarta. This collaboration is expected to strengthen UIN Jakarta’s international academic networks while advancing the integration of globally benchmarked scholarship and research.

Peer reviewed publications
  • – Shah, S.B., Gul, M., & Obaid, Z. (2024). The significance of communication in resolving disputes: Insights into the negotiation process in BRT project, Peshawar. Business and Economic Review, 16 (1) pp. 1-24.
  • – Shah, S.B., Gul, M., & Obaid, Z. (2023). Improvisation, training and resources are key for decision making in unforeseen situations: An exploratory study of managers’ decision-making process. Journal of Applied Economics and Business Studies, 7(2), 23-42.
  • – Farid, G., Gul, M., Obaid, Z. (2023). Convenience, courtesy, and care: the impact of MTI reforms in public sector teaching hospitals on patients’ satisfaction. Business and Economic Review, 15(1).
  • – Iqbal, M., Gul, M., Ullah, H. (2022). A comparative study of the role of middle management in strategy implementation at public and private sector universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Business & Economic Review. Vol. 14, Issue 1, 17-46.
  • – Iqbal, M., Gul, M., Khan, Z. Ullah, H. (2022). Dynamics of strategic implementation in higher education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan) with focus on the role of middle management. Sarhad Journal of Management Sciences. 8(2) 243–270.
  • – Shad, F., Gul, M., Noor, U., & Khan, F., (2020). A phenomenological study of communication apprehensions experience of the business students: A case study of University of Peshawar. City University Research Journal. 10 (1), 17-25.
  • – Taj, A., Ali, S., Zaheer, Z., & Gul, M., (2020). Impact of envy on employee wellbeing: Role of self-efficacy and job satisfaction. Journal of Behavioural Sciences. 30 (2), 97-117.
  • – Shad, F., Gul, M., & Zahid, M., (2019). Leadership and decision making in the project management life cycle: A Knowledge management perspective. Journal of Business and Tourism. 5 (2), 89-97
  • – Groton, D. B., Gromer, J. M., Mennicke, A. M., Lee, J., Gul, M., Dupree, E. M., & Munn, J. (2017). “Give Us a Chance”: Understanding job seeking among women experiencing homelessness. Journal of Employment Counseling, 54, 115–131
  • – Obaid, Z., Gul, M., Khan, A.Q., Hussain, A., & Ali, S. (2017). The role of media in framing political imaginaries: Comparative analysis of media response to 9/11. Journal of Managerial Science, 11(03), 1-18
  • – Gul, M., Obaid, Z., & Ali, S. (2017). Liberalization of media in Pakistan: A challenge to democracy. The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, XXV (1),37-54
  • – Obaid, Z., Gul, M., & Hussain, A. (2017). Using media to further political ideology: A case of Rush Limbaugh’s radio shows & EPA in USA. PUTAJ-Humanities and Social Sciences, 25 (Special Issue- Media Matters No.1-2), 83-98
  • – Obaid, Z., & Gul, M. (2016). Qualitative methods: Triangulation to tackle issues of reliability and validity in public diplomacy and propaganda studies. Journal of Law and Society. 153-178
  • – Gul, M., Obaid, Z., & Hussain, A. (2016). VOA Dewaa radio: Propaganda or persuasion? PUTAJ-Humanities and Social Sciences, 23(1), 67-73
  • – Hussain, A., Ismaile, S., Obaid, Z., & Gul, M. (2014). Determining the relationship between inflation and unemployment in emerging economy of Pakistan. Journal of Law and Society, 45(65), 191-212
  • – Gul, M., Obaid, Z., & Hussain, A. (2014). Who makes decision?: A study of two union councils in Peshawar district of Pakistan. Journal of Law and Society, 45(65), 157-190.
  • – Obaid, Z., Hussain, A., & Gul, M. (2013). How public administration theory and practice have contributed to totalitarian tendencies? Journal of Law and Society, 44(63), 1-11
  • – Ullah, I., Obaid, Z., Hussain, A., & Gul, M. (2013). Profitability of commercial banks in Pakistan: A case study of National Bank of Pakistan. Journal of Law and Society, 44(64), 243-264
  • – Hussain, A., Shah, F., Obaid, Z., & Gul, M. (2013). Advantages of most favorable nation status granted to India by Pakistan. Journal of Law and Society, 44 (64), 225-242
  • – Gul, M. (2013). Development Challenges Confronting Pakistan. International Review of Public Administration, 18 (1), 209-213
  • – McDowell, D. S, Rasul A., Sheikh, M., Gul, M. (2012). Perspectives on Media Performance: Media, Conflict, and Institution Building in Pakistan. Journal of Pakistan Vision, Vol. 13, No 02. Pp. 1 -13.
Contact

📧 Email: mehnazgul@uop.edu.pk