Warshel is an assistant professor of telecommunications and media industries in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, an assistant professor of African studies in the College of the Liberal Arts, a research associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, and an affiliate faculty member of international affairs, international and comparative education, and Middle Eastern studies.
She also is vice president of the American Institute for Maghrib Studies, the North and Northwest African Studies Association, and a Stanford University-University of California at Berkeley John Gardner Public Service Fellow.
The award from the National Communication Association (NCA) is the fourth for the book, which was previously honored by NCA in 2022 with the Sue DeWine Distinguished Scholarly Book Award. The book was published by Cambridge University Press in 2021.