Ismaharif Ismail investigates the role of communication in group processes, intergroup relations and social identities. His research focuses on understanding and bridging differences between social groups.
Ismaharif Ismail is a doctoral candidate whose research broadly examines group processes, intergroup relations, and social identities in communication. His recent research focuses on how communication technologies are transforming intergroup communication and shaping broader intergroup dynamics. He uses a multimethod approach spanning laboratory experiments, longitudinal studies, fieldwork interventions, big-team science, latent variable modeling, and Monte Carlo simulations.
Ismaharif has published in leading journals across communication, psychology and the broader social sciences, including Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Computers in Human Behavior, Social Psychological and Personality Science, Political Psychology, and Human Communication Research. His research has received international recognition, including top paper awards from the International Communication Association (2020, 2025), Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (2018), and National Communication Association (2026). He has also received university and departmental recognition through the UCSB Regents Fellowship and Putnam Interdisciplinary Scholar Award. His research has been supported by external funding from sources including the MOE-START Scheme and DSO National Laboratories, as well as internal funding such as UCSB’s African and Asian Students in STEM Scholarship.
M.Soc.Sci. (2019) National University of Singapore, Social and Organizational Psychology
B.Soc.Sci. (2017) National University of Singapore, Psychology