Research
Experience
Research Assistant
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Advertising & Public Relations Dept., Michigan State University
[2023-2024] The research project “When Brands Talk to Consumers about Counterfeiting: Analysis of Existing Communication and Consumer Education Campaigns to Build Theory-Informed Brand Protection Strategies”, funded by MSU’s Center for Anti-Counterfeit and Product Protection (30,000 USD).
PI: Anastasia Kononova
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[2023-2024] The research project “The Global Anti-Counterfeiting Pharmaceutical Consumer Survey”, funded by Johnson & Johnson, MSU’s Center for Anti-Counterfeit and Product Protection (80,000 USD).
PI: Saleem Alhabash
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[2022-2023] The research project “A qualitative exploration of media and information/communication technology use of older adults with and without cognitive impairment and dementia”, funded by S3 Collaborative Grant Award at Michigan State University (10,000 USD).
PI: Anastasia Kononova.
Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection (A-CAPP Center), Michigan State University
[2022-2023] The research project “Global Consumer Survey: Consumer Perceptions & Beliefs Associated with Counterfeit Goods”, funded by Underwriter's Laboratories Inc. (130,000 USD).
PI: Saleem Alhabash.
Co-Investigator
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[2025-2026] The interdisciplinary project “Savvy leisure: Developing a practical guide for older adults (65+) to enjoy media and technology-based activities and protect against cognitive decline”, funded by Trifecta Initiative Facilitating Funds Award (8,000 USD).
PI: Anastasia Kononova
[2024-2025] The international project “Research and Educational Strategies for Reducing Risks of Counterfeit Household Construction Materials: A
Kazakhstan-U.S. collaboration”, funded by Institute of International Education, Kazakhstan – United States Universities Consortium (30,000 USD).
PI: Anastasia Kononova
Peer-reviewed publications
Kononova, A., Issaka, B., Moldagaliyeva, M., Li, L., Sun, F., Bender, A.
(Revise & Resubmit). A Photovoice Exploration of Experiences with Media and Information and Communication Technologies Among Mid-Aged and Older Adults with and Without Mild Cognitive Impairment: The Structuration Theory Perspective. Mass Communication and Society
[JCR 2024: Impact: 2.7; Rank: Q1 36/227 Communication]
Moldagaliyeva, M., Kononova, A., Lee, H., Alhabash, S., Huddleston, P.
(Revise & Resubmit). Predicting Global Consumer Counterfeit Purchasing: a 17-country study. Journal of International Marketing
[JCR 2024: Impact: 4.2; Rank: Q2 105/316 Business]
Moldagaliyeva, M., Kononova, A. G., & Anafina, D. (2025). Exploring Digital Divide from the Cultural Dimensions Perspective: Smartphone Use Among Central Asian Older Adults. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 1-13. DOI: 10.1080/10447318.2025.2526583
[JCR 2024: Impact: 4.9; Rank: Q1 6/31 Computer Science, Cybernetics]
Kononova, A., Huddleston, P., Moldagaliyeva, M., Lee, H., & Alhabash, S.
(2024). Influence of Cultural Values and Hierarchical Social Norms on Buying Counterfeits Online: A 17-Country Study. Frontiers in Psychology,15. DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1394660
[JCR 2024: Impact: 2.9; Rank: Q1 45/221 Psychology, Multidisciplinary]
Battocchio, A. F., Thorson, K., Hiaeshutter‑Rice, D., Smith, M., Chen, Y., Edgerly, S., Cotter, K., Choung, H., Dong, C., Moldagaliyeva, M., and Etheridge, C. (2023). Who will tell the stories of public health inequities? Platform challenges (and opportunities) in local civic information infrastructure. ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences.
DOI: 10.1177/00027162231214398
[JCR 2024: Impact: 2.6; Rank: Q1 39/271 Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary]
Manuscripts in progress
Moldagaliyeva, M., Huddleston, P. The Role of Consumer Ethnocentrism in Choosing Between Local Counterfeit and Foreign Authentic Products, Journal of Consumer Behaviour.
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Lee, H., Moldagaliyeva, M., Alhabash, S., Huddleston, P., & Kononova, A. Deliberate or Duped? Understanding Global Consumer Counterfeit Purchase Behavior Through the Lens of Protection Motivation Theory, Journal of Risk Research.
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Kononova, A., Moldagaliyeva, M., Lee, H., Huddleston, P.T., Alhabash, S., & Mundel, J. What Motivates Consumers to Buy Counterfeits Online? International Journal of Consumer Studies
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Issaka, B., Kononova, N., & Moldagaliyeva, M. “Alexa helps me out during the day”: How older adults with cognitive deficits navigate ICT use in the (post)pandemic world.
White papers
Alhabash, S., Kononova, A., Huddleston, P., Moldagaliyeva, M., & Lee, H. (2023). Global Anti-Counterfeiting Consumer Survey 2022: A 17 Country Study. East Lansing, MI: Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection, Michigan State University. https://a-capp-center.mybigcommerce.com/global-anti-counterfeiting-consumer-survey/
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Kononova, A., Alhabash, S., Huddleston, P. Moldagaliyeva, M., Lee, H., Bezbaruah, S., & Anafina, D. (2024). When Organizations Talk to Consumers about Counterfeiting: Analysis of 2005-2024 Communication and Consumer Education Campaigns to Build Theory-Informed Brand Protection Strategies. East Lansing, MI: Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection,
Michigan State University.
Conference papers & presentations
Lee, H., Moldagaliyeva, M., Anafina, D., Bezbaruah, S., Huddleston, P., Alhabash, S., Kononova A. (2025). Fighting Fakes: How Protection Motivation Shape Anti-Counterfeit Campaign Messages. Paper presented at AMA Summer Academic Conference, Chicago, Illinois, August 22-24, 2025.​
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Moldagaliyeva, M.*, Huddleston, P. (2025). The Role of Consumer Ethnocentrism in Choosing Between Local Counterfeit and Foreign Authentic Products. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 108th annual conference, San Francisco, CA, August 7-10, 2025.
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Bezbaruah, S., Anafina, D., Moldagaliyeva, M., Lee, H., Iddrisu, N., Kononova, A., Huddleston, P., Alhabash, S. (2025). Ad Exposure and Purchase of Substandard, Falsified, and Counterfeit Prescription Medications: An Eight-Country Study. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 108th annual conference, San Francisco, CA, August 7-10, 2025.
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Lee, H., Alhabash, S., Moldagaliyeva, M.*, Huddleston, P., Kononova, A. (2025). Deliberate or Duped? Understanding Global Consumer Counterfeit Purchase Behavior Through the Lens of Protection Motivation Theory. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 108th annual conference, San Francisco, CA, August 7-10, 2025.
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Huddleston, P., Kononova, A., Alhabash, S., Moldagaliyeva, M., Lee, H., Liu, Z. (2024). Counterfeit threat by retail channel: a global study. Paper presented at the 31th Recent Advances in Retailing and Consumer Services conference (RARCS), Zagreb, Croatia, July 7-10, 2025.
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Moldagaliyeva, M.*(2025). From Rules to Scales: Evaluating Netiquette in Social Media Messenger Contexts. Paper presented at International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Denver, Colorado, June 12-16, 2025.
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Bezbaruah, S., Lee, H., Moldagaliyeva, M., Iddrisu, N., Anafina, D., Liu, Z., Almanov, Y., Mundel, J., Huddleston, P., Alhabash, S., Kononova, A., (2025). The Role of Health Literacy in Risk Perceptions and Protective Behaviors related to Buying Medications Online: An Eight-Country Study. Paper presented at International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Denver, Colorado, June 12-16, 2025.
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Kononova, A., Mundel, J., Lee, H., Moldagaliyeva, M., Liu, Z., Almanov, Y., Iddrisu, N., Huddleston, P., & Alhabash, S. (2025). Anti-counterfeiting efforts leading to psychological reactance: Effectiveness of anti-counterfeiting awareness-raising messages. Paper presented at the DC Health Communication Conference, Washington DC, May 1-3, 2025.
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Kononova, A., Moldagaliyeva, M.*, Huddleston, P. Alhabash, S., Lee, H., Bezbaruah, S., & Anafina, D. (2025). (You Should) Say No to Fakes! Analysis of Public Service Anti-Counterfeiting Campaigns to Build Theory-Informed Consumer Protection Strategies. Presented at the Annual Brand Protection Strategy Summit, East Lansing, MI, March 25-27, 2025.
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Moldagaliyeva, M.*, Huddleston, P. (2025). Consumers’ Ethnocentrism and Their Dilemma on Counterfeit Local vs. Authentic Foreign Products. Poster presented at the Information & Media PhD Students’ Summer Research Poster Session, East Lansing, MI, February 21, 2025.
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Kononova, A., Moldagaliyeva, M., Anafina, D., Lee, H., Alhabash, S., Huddleston, P., Tran, P., Baker, L. (2024). (You Should) Say No to Fakes! Analysis of Public Service Anti-Counterfeit Campaigns to Build Theory-Informed Consumer Protection Strategies. Paper presented at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) 107th annual conference, Philadelphia, PA, August 8–11, 2024.
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Kononova, A., Huddleston, P., Moldagaliyeva, M., Lee, H., Alhabash, S. (2024). Buying fakes: Country’s cultural orientation shapes the relationship between consumers’ perceived social norms and counterfeit purchase behavior. Paper presented at the 22nd International Conference on Research in Advertising (ICORIA), Thessaloniki, Greece, June 27– 29, 2024.
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Moldagaliyeva, M.*, Kononova, A., Anafina, D.* (2024). A cultural dimensions perspective to studying digital divide: A qualitative study of smartphone use among Central Asian older adults. Paper presented to the Intercultural Communication (ICC) division of the 74th annual International Communication Association (ICA) conference, Gold Coast, Australia, June 21–24, 2024.
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Moldagaliyeva, M.*, Alhabash, S., Huddleston, P., Kononova, A., Lee, H. (2024). Applying the Theory of Planned Behavior to Study Counterfeit Consumers in the Digital Age: A 17-Country Study. Paper presented in the Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) annual conference, Coral Gables, FL, May 22–24, 2024.
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Kononova, A., Huddleston, P., Moldagaliyeva, M., Lee, H., Alhabash, S. (2024). Profiling consumers of substandard and falsified medications purchased on social media and e-retail platforms: a 17-country survey. Extended abstract presented at the Kentucky Conference on Health Communication (KCHC), Lexington, KY, April 3–6, 2024.
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Moldagaliyeva, M., Kononova, A., Lee, H., Huddleston, P.T., & Alhabash, S. (2024). What Motivates Consumers to Buy Counterfeits Online? Paper presented in American Academy of Advertising (AAA) annual conference, Portland, OR, March 14–17, 2024.
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Moldagaliyeva, M.*, Kononova, A., Anafina, D. (2024). A cultural perspective to studying digital divide: A qualitative study of smartphone use among Central Asian older adults. Poster presented at the Information & Media PhD Students’ Summer Research Poster Session, East Lansing, MI, February 16, 2024.
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Kononova, A., Alhabash, S., Huddleston, P. Moldagaliyeva, M., & Lee, H. (2023). What consumers think and feel: Who are consumers who buy counterfeit medications online. Annual meeting of the Association of Safe Online Pharmacies, October 2-3, Washington, D.C.
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Alhabash, S., Huddleston, P., Kononova, A., Moldagaliyeva, M., & Lee, H. (2023). 2023 Global Anti-Counterfeiting Consumer Survey. The Counterfeit Conundrum: Analyzing Global Consumer Realities in Online Marketplaces conference. September 19-20, IPR Center, Arlington, VA.
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Kononova, A., Issaka, B., Moldagaliyeva, M.*, Li, L., Sukhanovskaya, V., Sun, F., Cotten, S., Bender, A. (2023). I, Structure, and Dasein: Qualitative Exploration of Adults’ Experiences with Digital Information and Communication Technologies in the Context of Aging. Poster presented in the Mass Communication and Society Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference, Washington, D.C., August 7–10, 2023.
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Moldagaliyeva, M., Issaka, B., Kononova, A., Li, L., Sukhanovskaya, V. (2023). “Alexa helps me out during the day”: How older adults with Cognitive Deficits Navigate ICT use in the (Post)Pandemic World. Poster presented at Health Communication Conference (DCHC), Washington, D.C., April 28–29, 2023
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Alhabash, S., Huddleston, P., Kononova, A., Moldagaliyeva, M.*, Lee, H.*, Kammel, K. (2023). Using Psychological Factors to Identify Global Counterfeit Supranational Segments. Paper presented at the 95th Annual Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL, April 21–23, 2023.
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Battocchio, A. F., Cotter, K., Dong, C., Edgerly, S., Etheridge, C., Hiaeshutter-Rice, D., Kohlmeier, S., Moldagaliyeva, M., Smith, M., Thorson, K., Werth, L., Chen, Y. (2021). Local information infrastructure and the distribution of COVID-19 information on Facebook in six Great Lakes communities. Panel titled “Media Deserts, Platforms, and Community Civic Infrastructure: Tales from the Great Lakes States During COVID-19” (organized by Usher, N., Russel, A., Holcomb, J.). Presented at the National Communication Association’s annual meeting, Seattle, WA, November 18–21, 2021.
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Battocchio, A. F., Etheridge, C., Thorson, K., Moldagaliyeva, M., Hiaeshutter-Rice, D., Dong, C., Cotter, K., Chen, Y., Kohlmeier, S., Denzin, K., Draeger, M. and Edgerly, S. (2021). A systematic method of cataloging civic information infrastructure. Paper presented to the Communication Theory and Method Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) annual conference, August 5, 2021. [virtual]
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