Dr. Shabana Mansoor has been working in the media industry and academics for over 18 years. She earned a doctorate from University of Mysore in Communication and Journalism in 2011. She was a freelancer with Times of India for a year and as Correspondent with The Hindu for two years. She has worked as a guest faculty in government colleges in Kasaragod and Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Dr. Mansoor had associated with an advertisement firm in Thiruvananthapuram in the capacity of content and copy writer. For years, she has been contributing to media firms in Kerala and Middle East. Before joining at UNext, she was an Assistant Professor at Department of Media Studies in REVA University.