Faculty

Dr John Mathew

Dean of the Arts and the Humanities, and Professor of the History of Science

From the 17^th of March, 2005,  Dean of the Arts and the Humanities at AUW and shall be teaching in General Education and the Humanities, with excursions into Biology and Environmental Sciences. Previously taught at Harvard University, the University of Massachusetts Boston, Duke University, the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, and Krea University. Hold Bachelor’s, Master’s and MPhil degrees in Zoology from the Madras Christian College, a Master’s in Medical Anthropology from Harvard University, a PhD in Ecological Sciences from Old Dominion University, and a PhD in the History of Science from Harvard University.

Teaching

Interdictions (Spring)

An Introduction to the History of Medicine, Science, and Technology (Summer)

Evolution in Science and Society (Summer, team taught)

Research interests
The History of Natural History in Eurocolonial India, the History of the Bombay Plague and the Great Influenza/Spanish Flu in India.

Project involvements

Overseeing a project on the mosquito diversity in Jeypore, Odisha/Orissa, India following a paper from 1913 by Major E. L. Perry.

Grants Obtained

Krea Faculty Grant for the study of mosquito diversity in Jeypore, Odisha.

Authored Books

Writing Zoological Natural History for British India (due late 2025, Oxford University Press, UK)

Book Chapters, etc.

Mathew, J., Medicine, Natural History, and the Curious Case of Soorjo Coomar Goodeve Chuckerbutty. In Suvobrata Sarkar (ed.), History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine in India (New Delhi: Routledge India, 2021), 29-40.

Mathew, J., and P. Sohoni, Teaching and Research in Colonial Bombay. In K. Chang

and A. Rocke (eds.), A Global History of Research Education: Disciplines, Institutes and Nations (Oxford University Press, 2021), History of Universities Vol. XXXIV/1, 259-281

Journal Articles

Nair, S.,  P. Kannan, K. Mehta, A. Raju, J. Mathew, and P. Ramachandran, The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on mental health services: the provider perspective. Journal of Public Health Vol. 43, Supp. (2021): ii50-ii55

Mathew, J., Krea University, its Interwoven Model, and the Implications for the Study of History. Backchannels. The Society for Social Studies of Science, (February 15^th, 2021). Online: https://www.4sonline.org/krea-university-india/

Reviews

Inscriptions of Nature: Geology and the Naturalization of Antiquity, Studies in History, Vol. 38 No. 2 (2022), pp. 185-188

Instrumental Lives Isis Vol. 112 No. 3 (2021), pp. 638-639

Dr Simon Clarke

Professor of Philosophy; Associate Dean and Director of General Education; Interim Programme Director of Humanities

Simon Clarke is the Professor of Philosophy; Associate Dean and Director of General Education; Interim Programme Director of Humanities.

He studied at the University of Auckland, New Zealand and received his doctorate from Oxford University. He taught at AUW in 2012-2014 before rejoining in 2022. He has also taught at the University of Canterbury (NZ) and the American University of Armenia. He is the author of Foundations of Freedom: Welfare-Based Arguments Against Paternalism (Routledge, 2012) as well as articles published in the Journal of Political Philosophy, Political Studies, Ethical Perspectives, Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, and Journal of Applied Philosophy.

Research interests

Political philosophy, moral philosophy, bioethics, and the history of political thought.

Book Chapters, etc.

• ‘Populism in Armenia: A Conceptual Framework and its Application’, in Reinhard Heinisch (editor) Diverse Voices on Populism- New Insights from the European “Periphery” (Nomos Publishing, 2022, forthcoming).

Journal Articles

• Compulsory Vaccination and Nozickian Rights’, Journal of Applied Philosophy, forthcoming 2022.
• ‘Freedom and Happiness: Does freedom make people happy?’ Journal of Political Science: Bulletin of Yerevan University, volume 1, 2022.

Working Papers / Reports

• ‘The Case Against Mandatory Vaccination’, Dilemmas, Center for Population-Level Bioethics, Rutgers University, 2021.
• ‘Voluntary Euthanasia: For and Against’ Scoop, September 2020.
• ‘Was the Revolution Justified?’ EVN Report, November 2018.

Dr Suparna Das

Associate Professor of Economics; Associate Dean of Social Sciences; and Program Director of Economics

Dr. Suparna Das has obtained a doctorate in Economics with Summa Cum Laude from Central European University, Hungary in 2019. Currently, she is teaching as Associate Professor of Economics in Asian University for Women (AUW) and also serves as Director of the Economics Program. Earlier, she completed Teaching Fellows Pedagogical Course for Global Teaching Fellows 2017/18 at CERGE-EI, Czech Republic in 2017 and taught in the School of Economics, Corvinus University in Budapest in 2017-18. Dr Das is a Gender Economist with around twenty years of research experience in various international and national institutes, think tanks and NGOs of India. Her research focuses on microeconomics issues in relevance with gender, household/family bargaining theory, education, unpaid household chores and care work, violence against women and labor market discrimination.

She has numerous research papers published as articles in national and international peer review journals, as chapters in edited volumes and also working papers. Since 2019, around 11 Economics major students have successfully completed their senior thesis under her supervision in AUW.

Teaching

Principles of Microeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Research Methodology,

Gender Economics, Labor Economics, Development Economics.

Research

Research interests

Gender Economics, Household economics, Applied Microeconomics, Development

Economics

Project involvements

Household bargaining and domestic violence

Women’s justification of wife-beating: Causes and consequences

Rohingya Women’s struggle and challenges faced living in the Camps

Book Chapters, etc.

Das, S. (forthcoming). Reshaping Working Women’s Status at Home in reference to Covid pandemic. Reshaping Gender in the Post-COVID Era: Paradigm Shifts, Transformative Narratives, and Empowered Voices, Routledge.

Das, S. (2023). An Economic Analysis of Demand Side Constraints for Girls’ Education in India. In: Mangalagiri, A. (Ed). Driving the Change: Towards the Sustainable Development Goal of Education, Institute of Social Science, Aakar Books, Delhi

Ahmed, M., and Das, S. (2022). A deplorable future for the stateless Rohingya ethnic minority? NGO intervention in refugee camps in Bangladesh. In: Gul Inanc, G. and Lewis, T. (ed) Forced Displacement and NGOs in Asia and the Pacific (pp. 48-70). Routledge, London

Mehta, A.K.; Das, S. and Satpathy, T. (2007). Beyond Micro-credit: Financial Inclusion and Micro-enterprise Development for Poverty Reduction presented at the NCAER-ADB seminar on 9th January and is published as 9th chapter in ‘Understanding Poverty in India’ ADB publication.

Journal Articles

Das, S. (forthcoming). Normalizing Domestic Violence Through Victim-Blaming Attitude: An Analysis of Indian Household.

Das, S. (forthcoming). Women against women: Who justify violence. International Multidisciplinary Research Journal.

Das, S. (2023). Impact of Covid on the Trend of Domestic Violence in Indian Households. Sexuality and Gender Studies Journal, 1(1), 31–46.

Das, S (2021). The Co-existence of Biased Sex Ratio and Crime against Women in India: Examining the Causality, Journal of Academic Perspectives, Vol 2020, No 4.

Das, S (2020). Impact of ‘Having a Son’ on Women’s Intra-household Status, International Journal of Gender and Women’s Studies, Vol 8, No. 2.

Das, S. (2019). An economic analysis of the gender gap in household demand for education: Evidence from India, Journal of Academic Perspectives, Vol 2019, No 2.

Working Papers / Reports

Mehta, A.K.; Pratap, S. and Das Mukherjee, S. (2015). Efforts to Reduce Chronic Poverty: A Few Best Practice Cases, CPRC Working Paper 50, CPRC and IIPA Publication.

Chowdhury, S.; Mehta, A.K.; Das, S. and Ghosh, S. (2011). An Exploratory Analysis of Deprivation and Ill-Health led Poverty in Urban India: A Case Study of Delhi, CPRC Working Paper 49, CPRC and IIPA Publication.

Mehta, A.K.; Mahapatra, G.; Ali, A. and Das Mukherjee, S. (2009). MNRE – UNDP – FRG Project on Renewable Energy for Rural Livelihoods in villages in Rajasthan and Uttaranchal, A Report sponsored by MNRE, Government of India.

Education

Ph.D. in Economics, Central European University, Hungary

MA in Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

BSc with Economics (Hons), Calcutta University, India

Dr Mohiuddin Ahsanul Kabir Chowdhury

Associate Professor of Public Health; Takeda Chair; Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (Natural Sciences); Programme Director of Public Health; Interim Programme Director of Computer Science

Dr. Chowdhury is the Associate Professor of Public Health; Takeda Chair; Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (Natural Sciences); Programme Director of Public Health; Interim Programme Director of Computer Science.  He is conducting research activities besides teaching students. He received his PhD in Epidemiology from the University of South Carolina. Earlier, he has a prior experience of teaching as an Assistant Professor at BRAC University and also worked as an Assistant Scientist at icddr,b, a renowned research organization.

Dr. Chowdhury will be teaching Research Methods in Public Health. Social and Behavioral Sciences in Public Health, and Maternal and Child Health during this academic year.

Research interests
Maternal and Child Health, Implementation Research, Health Systems Research, Autism and disability, Migration and health, Gender based violence, and health disparities

Journal Articles

1. Anemia prevalence in women of reproductive age in low-and-middle-income countries between 2000 and 2018. Kinyoki D, Osgood-Zimmerman AE, Bhattacharjee NV, Local Burden of Disease Anaemia Collaborators, Kassebaum NJ, Hay SI. Nature Medicine. 2021
2. Global, regional, and national mortality among young people aged 10–24 years, 1950–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. GBD 2019 Adolescent Mortality Collaborators. The Lancet. 2021
3. Fatal police violence by race and state in the USA, 1980–2019: a network meta-regression. GBD 2019 Police Violence US Subnational Collaborators. The Lancet. 2021
4. Mapping inequalities in exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle-income countries, 2000–2018.Bhattacharjee VN, Schaeffer LE, Hay SI, Local Burden of Disease Exclusive Breastfeeding Collaborators. Nature Human behaviour. 2021
5. Mapping subnational HIV mortality in six Latin American countries with incomplete vital registration systems. Local Burden of Diseases HIV Collaborators. BMC Medicine. 2021
6. Subnational mapping of HIV incidence and mortality among individuals aged 15–49 years in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–18: a modelling study. Local Burden of Diseases HIV Collaborators. The Lancet HIV. 2021
7. Are childbirth location and mode of delivery associated with favorable early breastfeeding practices in hard-to-reach areas of Bangladesh? Ali NB, Karim F, Billah SM, Hoque DME, Khan ANS, Hasan MM, Simi SM, Arifeen SE, Chowdhury MAK. PLoS ONE. 2020
8. The Interaction of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resiliency on the Outcome of Depression Among Children and Youth, 8-17 years old. Elmore A, Crouch E, Chowdhury MAK. Child abuse and neglect. 2020
9. Morbidity and mortality from road injuries: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. James SL, GBD collaborators. Injury prevention. 2020
10. The burden of unintentional drowning: global, regional and national estimates of mortality from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 Study. Franklin RC, GBD collaborators. Injury prevention. 2020
11. Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. James SL, GBD collaborators . Injury prevention. 2020
12. Estimating global injuries morbidity and mortality: methods and data used in Global Burden of Disease 2017 study. James SL, GBD collaborators . Injury prevention. 2020
13. Prevalence and factors associated with caesarean section in four Hard-to-Reach areas of Bangladesh: Findings from a cross-sectional survey. Karim F, Ali NB, Khan ANS, Hassan A, Hasan MM, Hoque DME, Billah SM, Arifeen SE, Chowdhury MAK. PLoS ONE. 2020
14. RELISH-DB a large expert-curated database for benchmarking biomedical literature search Brown P, RELISH Consortium, Zhou Y . Scientific data. 2019
15. Large expert-curated database for benchmarking document similarity detection in biomedical literature search. Brown P, RELISH Consortium, Zhou Y. Database. 2019
16. Prevalence and risk factors of postpartum depression among women living in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Azad R, Fahmi R, Shtestha S, Joshi H, Hasan M, Khan ANS, Chowdhury MAK, Arifeen SE, Billah SM. PLoS ONE. 2019
17. Prevalence and determinants of initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of birth: an analysis of the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, 2014. Karim F, Khan ANS, Tasnim F, Chowdhury MAK, Billah SM, Karim T, Arifeen SE, Garnett SP. PLoS ONE. 2019
18. Quality of care during childbirth at public health facilities in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study using WHO/UNICEF ‘Every Mother Every Newborn (EMEN)’standards. Billah SM, Chowdhury MAK, Khan ANS, Karim F, Hassan A, Zaka N, Arifeen SE, Manu A. BMJ Open Quality. 2019
19. Competence of healthcare professionals in diagnosing and managing obstetric complications and conducting neonatal care: a clinical vignette-based assessment in district and subdistrict hospitals in northern Bangladesh. Khan ANS, Karim F, Chowdhury MAK, Zaka N, Manu A, Arifeen SE, Billah SM. BMJ Open. 2019
20. Ambiguous Genitalia – A social dilemma in Bangladesh: A Case Report. Chowdhury MAK, Anwar MR, Saha A. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. 2018
21. Knowledge and Acceptance of HPV Vaccine for Cervical Cancer Prevention among Corporate Women in Bangladesh: A Mixed Method Study. Bhuiyan A, Sultana F, Islam JY, Chowdhury MAK, Nahar Q. BioResearch Open Access. 2018
22. A community-based cluster randomized controlled trial (cRCT) to evaluate the impact and operational assessment of “Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health Promotion Package”: Study Protocol. Hoque DME, Chowdhury MAK, Rahman AE, Billah SM, Bari S, Tahsina T, Islam T, Mori R, Arifeen SE. BMC Public Health. 2018
23. Domestic violence against women in urban slums of Bangladesh: A cross sectional survey. Chowdhury MAK, Rahman AE, Morium S, Hasan MM, Bhuiyan A, Arifeen SE. Journal of interpersonal violence. 2018
24. Child marriage: historical reality around the globe and in Bangladesh. Chowdhury MAK, Morium S. Archives of Psychology. 2018
25. Initiation of breastfeeding within one hour of birth and its determinants among normal vaginal deliveries at primary and secondary health facilities in Bangladesh: A case-observation study. Karim F, Billah SM, Chowdhury MAK, Zaka N, Manu A, Arifeen SE, Khan ANS. PLoS ONE. 2018

Working Papers / Reports

1. Report on demographic profiling and needs assessment of maternal and child health(MCH) care for the Rohingya Refugee population in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Chowdhury MAK, Billah SM, Karim F, Khan ANS, Islam S, Arifeen SE. icddr,b. 2018

Education

Ph.D. Epidemiology, University of South Carolina, USA

MPH, BRAC University, Bangladesh

BMBBS, Chittagong Medical College, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

Dr Moinul Islam

Professor of Economics

Research

Professor Islam studies development economics, international economics, environmental economics, and monetary economics. His current research projects include:

“Consumers’ Attitude towards Eco-products/ organic Foods: Evidence from Bangladesh Cities” (With Mohammad N. Nobi)

“Households’ Willingness to pay to Avoid Water Logging in Bakalia of Chittagong City Corporation” (With Meherun Ahmed and Mohammad Nur Nobi)

“Influence of Parent’s Profession and Education on Student Performances at Tertiary Level: A Cross Country Study” (With Meherun Ahmed and Mohammad Nur Nobi)

Publications

Articles:

“Long Term Impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on Economic Growth of Bangladesh” Allato Academic Studies, International Ataturk Alatoo University Bishkek, KYRGYZSTAN (2016). Co-authored with Afroza Alam and Mohammed N. Nobi,

“A Demand for Money Function with Output Uncertainty, Monetary Volatility, and Financial Innovations: Evidence from Japan”: Research Journal for Management Sciences, Vol.4(5), pp.15-20 May (2015)

“Economic Growth, Economic Freedom, and Corruption: Evidence from Panel Data”: International Research Journal for Social Sciences, Vol.4(5), pp.37-42 May (2015)

Role of Rural Women in Environment Conservation: A Case Study of a Bangladesh Village (Co-authored With T.A. Chowdhury) submitted for publication in the forthcoming issue of International Research Journal for Social Sciences.

Working Papers/Reports:

“Estimating the Environmental Cost of Shrimp Farming in Coastal Areas of Chittagong and Cox’s Bazaar in Bangladesh” (Coauthored with Mohammad N, Nobi)

“Does Facebook Reduce Unemployment? A Holistic Research on How Beauty Index Affects a Facebooker’s Chance of Getting Jobs” (Co-authored with Tram Pham)

Export Performance – Disadvantage of the landlocked countries (Co-authored with Kritika Kumari)

“Socioeconomic Disparities between Eastern and Western Part of Bangladesh: An Empirical Analysis” (with Jeenat Binta Jabbar)

“Impact of Remittance Inflows on Economic Growth in South Asia: Evidence from Panel data” (with Jyothi Nair)

Migrants’ Remittance Income and its Impact on Households’ Savings in Nepal

Education

Ph.D. Economics, Southern Illinois University, USA

M.S. Economics, Illinois State University, USA

M.S.S. Economics, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

B.S.S. Economics, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

Dr Md Kamrujjaman

Professor of Mathematics, and Program Director of Applied Mathematics and Data Science

M Kamrujjaman, a Professor of Mathematics and an advanced researcher dedicated to advancing mathematical biology and its applications brings a wealth of expertise to the Asian University for Women. The academic focus encompasses both foundational and advanced topics in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Statistics, with a commitment to fostering a rich learning environment that encourages analytical rigor and practical application. With extensive research experience from distinguished institutions, including the University of Dhaka, the University of Calgary, and other globally recognized research centers, the professor’s academic journey culminated in a Ph.D. from the University of Calgary, Canada, where an interdisciplinary approach to complex research questions was solidified.

As a creative mathematical biologist and computational innovator, the professor is driven by the ambition to expand the frontiers of mathematical biology and computational mathematics. Research efforts focus on critical global challenges—such as climate change, public health, and ecological systems—utilizing mathematical models and computational techniques to unravel complex issues. The research portfolio leverages methodologies that include modeling, rigorous analysis, data analytics, machine learning, and computational techniques to provide insights into the transmission dynamics of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases with significant public health impacts. This work entails the design, analysis, parameterization, and simulation of innovative models that illuminate disease transmission and guide effective control strategies. At the Asian University for Women, the professor aims to contribute to a vibrant academic community, promoting a deeper understanding of mathematical biology and inspiring the next generation of researchers and scholars.

Teaching

GE-MATH1001-1: Mathematics

GE-MATH1001-2: Mathematics

GE-MPAS1001-3: Probability and Statistics

Research interests
Mathematical Biology; Infectious Disease Modeling; Theoretical Ecology; Analysis of Partial Differential Equations; Machine Learning; Computational Mathematics.

Project involvements
1. Weighted Residual-Compact Finite Difference Approximations of Parabolic Partial Differential Equations and Applications to Ecology.

2. Mangrove forest in Sundarban due to climate issue and global ecological modeling: Theoretical and computational analysis.

3. Disease modeling with data science and spreading control strategies based on mathematical analysis.

4. Modeling Study of Vector Borne and Cancer Diseases with Controlling Strategy: A Global Analysis.

Grants Obtained

I received early carrier research grants from The World Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Bose Centre of Advanced Research and Study in Natural Sciences, University Grants Commission, and Dhaka University Centennial Research.

Authored Books

1. Kamrujjaman, MATHEMATICA Including Theory and Lab-I, 2008, Titas publication, Bangladesh.
2. Kamrujjaman: MATH LAB II, FORTRAN, Titas publication, 2016, Bangladesh.
3. Kamrujjaman and Md. Ilias Hossain, INTEGRAL CALCULUS I, 2020, Titas publication, Bangladesh.

Book Chapters, etc.

1. Shahriar Mahmud, Md. Kamrujjaman, and Md. Shafiqul Islam (2021): A spatially dependent vaccination model with therapeutic impact and non-linear incidence, book chapter: Recent Trends in Applied Mathematics, Select Proceedings of AMSE 2019, Springer Nature, Singapore.
2. The Importance of Immediate Planning for Sesquicentennial Celebration of Dhaka University, book chapter: Celebrating 100 Years of The University of  Dhaka, Vol 7, Futures of Higher Education, Chapter 11, 183-195, Sep 2023.

Journal Articles

I published more than 100 research articles. A few them are listed here.

1. Kazi Mehedi Mohammad and Md. Kamrujjaman, Stochastic Differential Equations to Model Influenza Transmission with Continuous and Discrete-Time Markov Chains, Alexandria Engineering Journal.
2. Mayesha Sharmim Tisha, Md. Kamrujjaman, and Ishrat Zahan (2023), DynamicsofReaction-Diffusion-Advection System and its Impact on River Ecology in the Presence of Spatial Heterogeneity, Partial Differential Equations in Applied Mathematics, 11(2024).
3. Asma Akter Akhi, Kazi Mehedi Mohammad, and Md. Kamrujjaman (2023), Seasonal Variability and Stochastic Branching Process in Malaria Outbreak Probability, Acta Tropica, 5 July 2024, 107311.
4. Kazi Mehedi Mohammad, Mayesha Sharmim Tisha, and Md. Kamrujjaman (2024), Wiener and L´ evy Processes to Prevent Disease Outbreaks: Predictable vs Stochastic Analysis, Partial Differential Equations in Applied Mathematics, 10(2024)100712
5. Ishrat Zahan and Md. Kamrujjaman (2024): Evolution of dispersal and the analysis of a resource flourished population model with harvesting, Heliyon, 10(2024) e30737
6. Kamrujjaman, et. al (2024), The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Education in Bangladesh and Its Mitigation, Bulletin of Biomathematics, 2024, 2(1), 57–84.
7. Zasmin Haque, Md. Kamrujjaman, Md Shah Alam and Md. Haider Ali Biswas (2024): Marburg virus and risk factor among infected population: A modeling study, Malaysian Journal of Mathematical Sciences, 18(1): 141–165 (2024).
8. Akter, Mansura and Alam, Muntasir and Md. Kamrujjaman (2024), An In-Silico Game Theoretic Approach to Study the Efficacy of Several Health Interventions to Appease the Rapid Transmission of Multi-Strained Epidemics. Healthcare Analytics, S2772-4425(24)00020-0.
9. Mohammad Sharif Ullah, Md. Kamrujjaman, K.M Ariful Kabir (2024): Understanding the Relationship Between Stay-at-Home Measures and Vaccine Shortages: A Conventional, Heterogeneous, and Fractional Dynamic Approach, Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, (2024) 43:32.
10. Umma Kulsum, Muntasir Alam, and Md. Kamrujjaman (2024): Modeling and investigating the dilemma of early and delayed vaccination driven by the dynamics of imitation and aspiration, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 178, 2024, 114364.
11. Mobin, M. A., and Md. Kamrujjaman (2023): Downscaling epidemiological time series data for improving fore casting accuracy: An algorithmic approach. PLoS ONE 18(12): e0295803.
12. Md Kamrujjaman, Sayeda Irin Akter, Asma Akter Akhi, Shohel Ahmed, and Mahadee Al Mobin (2023): Monte Carlo Sampling and Computational Analysis of a Three-Component Tumor Radiotherapy Mathematical Model, Network Biology, 2023, 13(4): 213-229.
13. Asma Akter Akhi, Md Kamrujjaman, Kaniz Fatema Nipa and Taufiquar Khan (2023): A Continuous-Time Markov Chain and Stochastic Differential Equations Approach for Modeling Malaria Propagation, Healthcare Ana lytics, 100239.
14. Ishrat Zahan, Md Kamrujjaman, Md. Abdul Alim, Md. Shahidul Islam, and Taufiquar Khan (2023): Evolution of resource distributions, slow diffusion and dispersal strategies on heterogeneous populations, Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, 26 June 2023, Sec. Mathematical Biology, Volume 9- 2023,
15. Muhammad Mohebujjaman, Clarisa Buenrostro, Md Kamrujjaman, and Taufiquar Khan (2023): Decoupled algorithms for non-linearly coupled reaction–diffusion competition model with harvesting and stocking, Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 115421
16. Amzad Hossain, Md. Mamun Molla, Md Kamrujjaman, Muhammad Mohebujjaman, and Suvash C Saha (2023): MHD Mixed Convection of Non-Newtonian Bingham Nanofluid in a Wavy Enclosure with Temperature-Dependent Thermophysical Properties: A Sensitivity Analysis by Response Surface Methodology. Energies 2023, 16, 4408.
17. Sadia Akter Lima, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Hazrat Ali, and Md Kamrujjaman (2023): Numerical method to solve generalized nonlinear system of second-order boundary value problems: Galerkin approach, Advances in the Theory of Nonlinear Analysis and its Applications, 7 (2023) No. 2, 280-291
18. Farah Tasnim, Md Kamrujjaman and Taufiquar Khan (2023): Structural changes in Mangroves of Sundarban in Bangladesh: Effects of climate change and human disturbances, Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-023-01699-1
19. Pritam Saha, Jayanta Kumar Ghosh, Md Kamrujjaman and Uttam Ghosh (2023): Transmission dynamics of COVID-19 withSaturated Treatment: a case study of Spain, Brazilian Journal of Physics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13538 023-01267-z.
20. Asma Akter Akhi, Farah Tasnim, Saima Akter, and Md Kamrujjaman (2023): A mathematical model of a diphtheria outbreak in Rohingya settlement in Bangladesh, Journal of Mahani Mathematical Research Center, 12(2): 547-563, 2023, DOI: 10.22103/jmmr.2023.19459.1256.
21. MMI Yasin Adan, Md Kamrujjaman, Md. Mamun Molla, Muhammad Mohebujjaman, and Clarisa Buenrostro (2023): The interplay of harvesting and growth rate for spatially diversified populations and testing of a decoupled scheme, Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 20(4): 6374–6399.
22. Ishrat Zahan, Md Kamrujjaman, and Saleh Tanveer (2022): Mathematical Study of a Resource Based Diffusion Model with Gilpin-Ayala Growth and Harvesting, Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, DOI 10.1007/s11538-022-01074 8.
23. Mohammad Abu Taher, Sadia Siddiqa, Md Kamrujjaman, Md. Mamun Molla (2022): Free Convection of Temperature-Dependent Thermal Conductivity Based Ethylene Glycol-Al2O3 Nanofluid in an Open Cavity with Wall Heat Flux International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, International Communications On Heat & Mass Transfer, Volume 138, 2022, 106379.
24. Ishrat Zahan, Md Kamrujjaman, Md. Abdul Alim, Muhammad Mohebujjaman and Taufiquar Khan (2022): Dynamics of heterogeneous population due to spatially distributed parameters and an ideal free pair, Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, 8:949585. DOI 10.3389/fams.2022.949585.
25. Hazrat Ali & Md Kamrujjaman(2022): Numerical solutions of nonlinear parabolic equations with Robin condition: Galerkin approach, TWMS Journal of Applied and Engineering Mathematics, 12(3), 2022, pp. 851-863.
26. MdKamrujjaman, Ishrat Zahan, Kamrun Nahar Keya &MdNazmulIslam(2022): Interplay of resource mappings and evolutionary diffusion: Competitive exclusion and coexistence analysis, Partial Differential Equations in Applied Mathematics, 5(2022) 100398
27. Md Kamrujjaman, Pritam Saha, Md. Shahidul Islam, & Uttam Ghosh (2022): Dynamics of SEIR Model: A case study of COVID-19 in Italy, Results in Control and Optimization, 7(2022), 100119, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rico.2022.100119.
28. MdFarhad Hasan, Md. Mamun Molla, Md Kamrujjaman, and Sadia Siddiqa (2022): Natural convection flow over a vertical permeable circular cone with uniform surface heat flux in temperature-dependent viscosity with three-fold solutions within the boundary layer, Computation, 10, 60.
29. Mashnoon Islam, Md Farhad Hasan, Sidhartha Bhowmick, Md Kamrujjaman & Md. Mamun Molla (2022): GPU optimized LBM-MRT simulation of free convection and entropy generation of non-Newtonian power-law nanofluids in a porous enclosure at REV scale, International Journal of Ambient Energy, DOI: 10.1080/01430750.2022.2160811
30. Md Shahriar Mahmud, Md Kamrujjaman, Md Mashih Ibn Yasin Adan, Md Alamgir Hossain, Md Mizanur Rahman, Md Shahidul Islam, Muhammad Mohebujjaman, Md Mamun Molla (2022): Vaccine efficacy and SARS CoV-2 control in California and U.S. during the session 2020–2026: A modeling study, Infectious Disease Modelling, vol.7 , no.1 , pp.62-81 , 2022

31. Aimon Rahman, Didarul Ahsan Redwan, Sharaban Thohura, Md Kamrujjaman, & Md. Mamun Molla (2022): Natural Convection and Entropy Generation of non-Newtonian Nanofluids with Different Angles of External Mag netic Field using GPU Accelerated MRT-LBM, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 30 (2022), 101769
32. Hazrat Ali, Trishna Datta & Md Kamrujjaman (2021): Efficient family of iterative methods for solving nonlinear simultaneous equations: A comparative study, Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computation, 5(4), 331–337, DOI: 10.26855/jamc.2021.12.011.
33. Shohel Ahmed, Sumaiya Rahman & Md Kamrujjaman (2021): Optimal Treatment Strategies to Control Acute HIV Infection, Infectious Disease Modelling, 6, 1202-1219.
34. Sadia Akter Lima, Md Kamrujjaman, and Md. Shafiqul Islam (2021): Numerical Solution of Convection Diffusion-Reaction Equations by a Finite Element Method with Error Correlation, AIP Advances, 11(8). DOI: 10.1063/5.0050792.
35. Md Nazmul Hassan, Md. Shahriar Mahmud, Kaniz Fatema Nipa, & Md Kamrujjaman (2021): Mathematical Modeling and Covid-19 Forecast in Texas, USA: a prediction model analysis and the probability of disease outbreak, Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 1-27.
36. Kamrun Nahar Keya, Md Kamrujjaman &Shafiqul Islam (2021): The Influence of Density in Population Dynamics with Strong and Weak Allee Effect, Journal of the Egyptian Mathematical Society, 29:4, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42787 021-00114-x.
37. Md Kamrujjaman et al. (2021): SARS-CoV-2 and Rohingya Refugee Camp, Bangladesh: Uncertainty and how the government took over the situation, Biology, 10, 124, 1-18.
38. Md Kamrujjaman, MD. Shahriar Mahmud & Md Shafiqul Islam (2020): Dynamics of a Diffusive Vaccination Model with Therapeutic Impact and Non-linear Incidence in Epidemiology, Journal of Biological Dynamics, 1-29.
39. Hazrat Ali, Md Kamrujjaman & Afroza Shirin (2020): Numerical solution of a fractional order Bagley-Torvik equation by quadratic finite element method, Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computing, 1–17.
40. Shohel Ahmed, Md Kamrujjaman & Sumaiya Rahman (2020): Dynamics of a Viral Infectiology under Treatment, Journal of Applied Analysis and Computation, 10(5), 1800–1822.
41. MM Rahman, C Zhang, KT Swe, MS Rahman, MR Islam, Md Kamrujjaman, et al. (2020): Disease-specific out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure in urban Bangladesh: A Bayesian analysis. PLOS ONE, 15(1), e0227565.
42. Md Kamrujjaman (2019): Directed vs Regular Diffusion Strategy: Evolutionary Stability Analysis of a Compe tition Model and an Ideal Free Pair, Differential Equations and Applications, 11(2), 267–290.
43. MdKamrujjaman(2019): Interplay of Resource Distributions and Diffusion Strategies for Spatially Heterogeneous Populations, Journal Mathematical Modeling, 7(2), 175–198.
44. Md Kamrujjaman, M. A. Hossain & Jahrul Alam (2016): Mixed convection flow along a horizontal circular cylinder with small amplitude oscillation in surface temperature and free stream, Mechanical Engineering Research, 6(2), 34–47.
45. Braverman & Md Kamrujjaman (2016): Lotka systems with directed dispersal dynamics: Competition and influence of diffusion strategies, Mathematical Biosciences, 279, 1–12.
46. Braverman & Md Kamrujjaman (2016): Competitive–cooperative models with various diffusion strategies, Computer and Mathematics with Applications, 72, 653–662.
47. Braverman, Md Kamrujjaman & L. Korobenko (2015): Competitive spatially distributed population dynamics models: does diversity in diffusion strategies promote coexistence? Mathematical Biosciences, 264, 63–73.
48. Korobenko, Md Kamrujjaman & E. Braverman (2013): Persistence and extinction in spatial models with a carrying capacity driven diffusion and harvesting, Journal of Mathematical Analysis & Applications, 399, 352–368.
49. Md Kamrujjaman & M. A. Hossain (2010): Effect of fluctuating surface temperature on natural convection flow over cylinders of elliptic cross section, The Open Transport Phenomena Journal, 2, 35–47.
50. A.Hossain, Md Kamrujjaman&R.S.R.Gorla(2009): Fluctuating free convection flow along heated horizontal circular cylinders, International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research, 36(2), 207–230.

Working Papers / Reports

10 articles are under review and on progress to submit in peer-reviewed journal.

Dr AKM Moinul Haque Meaze

Professor of Physics

AKM Moinul Haque Meaze is a Professor of Physics at AUW. He stood first class first in both his BSc (Honors) and MSc (Thesis) in Physics from the University of Chittagong (CU). He received his PhD in Physics from KNU, Korea. He completed a two-year postdoc at INFN, Bari, Italy, where he worked on the n_TOF experiment at CERN, Geneva.

Meaze is a Grade 1 permanent Professor in the Department of Physics, CU. He has 25+ years of teaching and research experience in public university. He is currently on lien leave from CU and is a permanent faculty at AUW.

Meaze was a regular associate of the ICTP, Trieste for seven years. He is a fellow of the Bangladesh Physical Society and the author of four peer reviewed books and over 50 journal articles.

Teaching

General Physics

Physics I & II

Advanced Physics

Research interests

Nuclear reaction cross-sections across a wide energy range (Nuclear Physics); radiation therapy, dosimetry, quality assurance, and radiation protection (Medical Physics).

Project involvements

Led various CU and UGC funded projects on neutron cross-section, photon beam dose characterization, dosimetric simulation, dose to out-of-field organs and associated risks

Authored Books

1. AKM Moinul Haque Meaze, Radiation Physics (University Grants Commission, Bangladesh, 2022)
2. AKM Moinul Haque Meaze, Dictionary of Physics (University of Chittagong, 2022)
3. AKM Moinul Haque Meaze, An Introduction to Particles (University Grants Commission, Bangladesh, 2020)

Journal Articles

1. n_TOF Collaboration, “Neutron-induced fission cross sections of 232Th and 233U up to 1 GeV using parallel plate avalanche counters at the CERN n_TOF facility,” Rev. C 107, 044616 (2023).
2. AKM Rezaur Rahman, T Hoque Happy, M Khalid Ovi, A Awal, MA Bromuela, MJR Akhand, SR Chakraborty, and AKM Moinul Haque Meaze, “Neutron induced 55Mn reaction in the energy range 0.001 MeV to 40 MeV,” Malaysian J. Sci. 42(3), 65–74 (2023).
3. SS Rubai, S Purohit, T Siddiqua, MS Rahman, and AKM Moinul Haque Meaze, “Investigation of some regular X-ray imaging parameters in suggestive radiography of four hospitals in Bangladesh,” Suan Sunandha Sci. Tech. J. 10(2), 158–164 (2023).
4. MM Hossain, S Purohit, T Siddiqua, MS Rahman, MD Alam Mojumder, MJR Akhand, and AKM Moinul Haque Meaze, “Measurement of absorbed dose to water using Co-60 gamma source teletherapy units according to IAEA dosimetry protocols,” Iraqi J. Sci. 63(10), 4267–4272 (2022).
5. NM Rasel, S Purohit, MS Rahman, AKM Moinul Haque Meaze, and MY Ali, “Monte Carlo simulation and experimental determination of tissue phantom ratio for photon beams delivered from Medical linear accelerator,” J. Phys. Res. 21(3), 51–61 (2021).
6. AKM Moinul Haque Meaze, S Purohit, MS Rahman, A Sattar, SME Kabir, MKA Patwary, K Kali, and MJR Akhand, “Studies of dosimetry protocols for accelerated photons and electrons delivered from medical linear accelerator,” East Eur. J. Phys. 1, 20–26 (2021).
7. S Purohit, AKM Moinul Haque Meaze, SME Kabir, MS Rahman, and MKA Patwary, “Suitability of chambers in relative dose measurement of small fields for accelerated photons delivered from medical linear accelerator,” J. Medical Phys. 18(4), 293–299 (2021).
8. R Azim, AKM Moinul Haque Meaze, A Affandi, MM Alam, R Aktar, MS Mia, T Alam, MS Zaman, and MT Islam, “A multi-slotted antenna for LTE/5G Sub-6 GHz wireless communication applications,” J. Microw. Wirel. Technol. 13(5), 486–496 (2021).
9. NS Resma, AKM Moinul Haque Meaze, S Hossain, MU Khandaker, M Kamala, and N Deb, “The presence of toxic metals in popular farmed fish species and estimation of health risks through their consumption,” Open 5, 100052 (2020).
10. AKM Rezaur Rahman, AKM Moinul Haque Meaze, SR Chakraborty, and M Mohsin, “Evaluations of n + 27Al reaction in the energy range 0.1–200 MeV,” J. Phys. 94, 1255–1262 (2020).

Dr Sangita Rayamajhi

Professor of Literature and Gender Studies

Sangita Rayamajhi is a Professor and teaches courses on Literature and Gender Studies. She was a Pofessor at AUW from 2009-2015 before rejoining in 2025. She also taught at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. Prior to rejoining AUW she was Chair of the Coordination Committee and Professor at the Institute of Advanced Communication, Education and Research (IACER), Pokhara University. She is the Director of Center for Advanced Studies in South Asia (CASSA) and South Asian Foundation for Academic Research (SAFAR), which are Academic Organizations. She earned her PhD from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, and her Post Doctorate from Pomona College of the Claremont Colleges, CA. She is the recipient of National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Fellowship, Fulbright Scholarship and Scholar Rescue Fund Fellowship (SRF).

Teaching

LITR/HUM South Asian Literature. (GE)

SOCA Introduction to Gender Studies (GE)

Research

Research interests
Gendered Violence, girl/women trafficking, conflict management (gender), multiple structures of inequality, such as race, ethnicity, nationality, citizenship, class and gender, Western Non-western literature and theater.

Project involvements
Redefining Feminism in the South Asia (Forthcoming book)

Fiction writing (Forthcoming)

Women and Violence: Global Lives in Focus (Women and Society around the World). ABC CLIO, Nov. 30, 2019 (Co author and co-editor)

Kapilvastu and Takshila: Conceptualizing the Context. ­Kathmandu, 2019.

Publications

Women’s Roles in Asia (Women’s Roles through History), Greenwood Press, 2013 (Co-author)

All Mothers are Working Mothers (play).

Book Chapters, etc.

“Teaching Toni Morrison to a Culturally Diverse Class: Experiences from Bangladesh” Shands, Kerstin W., Giulia Grillo Mikrut, and Hilary Emmett, Editors, in Living Language, Living Memory: Essays on the Works of Toni Morrison. Sodertorn Academic Studies XX.  Sweden 2014.

“Women’s Travel Maps: Text, Power and Space.” Gender, Social Change and the Media. Schimdt, Johannes Dragsbaek, Torsten Rodel Berg, Eds. India. Rawat Publications.2012

“The Agora Where Gods and Humans Meet.” Nepal: Nostalgia and Modernity. Marga. Ed. Deepak Shimkhada. The Marga Foundation, Kolkata, India.  September 2011.

Journal Articles

“Cultural Traditions Must Evolve with the Times.” in World Geography Database: Enduring Question Series: [written in response to question, how can women’s rights in India advance without sacrificing cultural traditions?].(Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2014). [Academic Essay]

“Born to be sold: Sex Trafficking in Nepal,” The NIEW Journal: The Voice of the NAM Woman. Vol. 4. Malaysia. December 2012

Working Papers / Reports

“Policy and Advocacy for Women’s Economic Empowerment” South Asian Women’s International Conference 2024. May 12-13 2024. Kathmandu.

“Rethinking the Visible Transgender/s of Mythology in Contemporary Times,” The Poetic Imagining(s) of South Asia: Borders and Nations, South Asian University. Delhi, India. April 22-23, 2019.

“Is the Media Gendered?” Centre for Media Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. March 23-25, 2018.

Dr Taufique Sayeed

Professor and Program Director of Computer Science

Professor Taufique Sayeed has over 18 years of experience in teaching, research, and academic leadership. He currently teaches core and advanced Computer Science courses and contributes to curriculum development and thesis supervision.

Professor Sayeed earned his PhD through the prestigious Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate in Computer Science and Engineering, jointly awarded by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain, and Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt, Austria. His research focused on wearable sensor-based gait analysis for Parkinson’s disease. He holds an MSc in Information Technology from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, and a BSc in Electronics and Computer Science from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Bangladesh.

Before joining AUW full-time, he served as adjunct faculty and Advisor to the Undergraduate Program in Computer Science at AUW. His professional journey includes significant academic and administrative roles at Premier University, Chittagong, where he served as Treasurer, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chairman of the CSE Department, and Director of the Institutional Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC). He was also Academic Manager and adjunct faculty at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) College, Bangladesh.

His research interests span cybersecurity for vulnerable populations, AI-driven healthcare technologies, mental health-aware systems, and educational quality assurance. He is committed to fostering inclusive learning environments and leveraging technology to empower learners, educators, and underserved communities in the digital age.

Teaching

CSCI4007: Software Engineering and Mobile Apps Development

CSCI3015: Human Computer Interaction

CSCI2002: Object Oriented Programming

CSCI3010: Machine/Deep Learning

CSCI5000: Senior Thesis in Computer Science I

Research interests

Cybersecurity for vulnerable populations, Human-centered cybersecurity and policy development, Digital well-being and inclusive technology, Human Computer Interaction, Pervasive Healthcare, and Ambient Intelligence.

Project involvements

1. Establishment of IQAC at Premier University under Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP) and University Grants Commission (UGC), Bangladesh. From 2016-2018.
2. Rempark project, CETpD research center, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (2012-2015)

Grants Obtained

IQAC project was funded by World Bank through University Grants Commission (UGC).

Book Chapters, etc.

• Sabrina Tarannum, Syed Mohammod Minhaz Hossain, and Taufique Sayeed. “Cyber Security Issues: Web Attack Investigation.”, In Proc. of 18th Information Assurance and Security 2022 (IAS-2022), Online, Book Chapter – Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems: Scopus indexed, DBLP indexed, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27409-1_115

Journal Articles

• Das, K. Deb, T. Sayeed, P. K. Dhar and T. Shimamura, “Outdoor Trash Detection in Natural Environment Using a Deep Learning Model,” in IEEE Access, vol. 11, pp. 97549-97566, 2023, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3313166.
• Dhoom, T. Sayeed, “Artwork Classification and Recognition System based on Convolutional Neural Network,” In Premier University Critical Perspective, 2022.
• Matin, J. Paul, and Taufique Sayeed, “Segment based co-factor detection and elimination for effective gait recognition,” in 2017 IEEE International Conference on Imaging, Vision and Pattern Recognition, icIVPR 2017, 2017.

Working Papers / Reports

• Jahid Ahmed, Nafis Ahmed, Taufiquzzaman Emon, Taufique Sayeed “Developing Scalable Machine Learning Models for Dyslexia Prediction Using Alphabet Image Datasets”.

Prataya Bhowmick, Shawny Diya Mitra, Taufique Sayeed “Offside and Foul Classification Using Deep Learning”

Dr Mosae Selvakumar Paulraj

Associate Professor of Chemistry & Director of Environmental Sciences Program

Dr. Mosae Selvakumar Paulraj is a chemistry educator and researcher with over 20 years of experience in academia/Research/Industries across India, Germany, Srilanka and Bangladesh. He received his Bachelors and Masters degree in Chemistry from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tamilnadu, India. He is a Diploma holder in teacher education and Master degree holder in psychology. He started his professional career in Jubilant Biosys Ltd, Bangalore, as a scientist in the cheminformatics division. Then he joined as a research fellow at Central Salt And Marine Chemical Research Institute (CSMCRI) – a unit of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, and obtained his Ph.D. degree. He also worked as a DAAD research fellow in Technical University, Kaiserslautern, Germany. Presently, Dr. Mosae is working as Associate Professor of Chemistry at Asian university for Women (AUW), Chattogram, Bangladesh. Before joining AUW, Dr. Mosae has worked as Assistant professor of chemistry at Karunya University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu. His expertise spans supramolecular chemistry, Green chemistry, Nanomaterials, and Palmyraculture for Sustainable Development with a strong focus on advancing scientific understanding and developing practical applications for societal benefit. He has developed curricula and pedagogies for both undergraduate and postgraduate programs, covering a wide range of subjects including general chemistry, organic chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Analytical chemistry, Nano Science and Nano technology, Green Chemistry, Supramolecular chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Bio chemistry and Environmental Science.

He received several awards/fellowships and recognitions, including Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) in Chemistry from CSIR-India and DAAD fellowship from DAAD, Germany and  DST Fast track for Young Scientists. He is a Member of the International union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN), the Chemical Research Society of India(CRSI), the Material Research Society of India(MRSI) and the Luminescent Society of India(LSI). He has contributed to over 100 research publications including research articles, review papers, and book chapters, and filed a few patents on applications of natural materials.

His notable contribution to the society, Palmyraculture and the Green Bangle Project, focuses on environmental conservation through women involvement, empowerment, ecopreneurship and sustainable development through community involvement in Bangladesh and Asia.

Teaching

General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Introduction to Environmental Science, Women in Science, Bio Chemistry

Research interests

Supramolecular Chemistry, Chemo Bio Sensor,     ⁠Green Chemistry, Water treatment,  Waste to Wealth, Molecules and Nano-materials, Palmyraculture for Sustainable Development

Project involvements
1. Green Bangle Project – Plantation of 30,000 palms and mangroves in Sitakundu beach to fight rising sea levels and climate change.

2. A pilot study on packaging palmyra fruit juice with natural preservatives
3. Design, Synthesis and characterization of novel supramolecular helicates for their application in molecular recognition

Grants Obtained

1. Green Bangle Project – Plantation of 30,000 palms and mangroves in Sitakundu beach to fight rising sea levels and climate change- Swiss Philanthrophy Foundation Funded Project
2. A pilot study on packaging palmyra fruit juice with natural preservatives- AUW Faculty Research Grant
3. Design, Synthesis and characterization of novel supramolecular helicates for their application in molecular recognition- DST SERB Funded Project

Authored Books

Hussain, C.M., Selvakumar, P.M., Nuzhat, S. (2021). Source Reduction and Waste minimization, Elsevier, ISBN: 9780128243206

Book Chapters, etc.

Kuldeep, S.A., Paulraj, M.S. (2024). Role of Nanofillers in Food Packaging. In: Mallakpour, S., Hussain, C.M. (eds) Handbook of Nanofillers. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3516-1_114-1

Auishe, P.F., Haider, S.B., Mona, S.C., Paulraj, M.S.K. (2024). The Role of Nanofillers in the Environmental Industry. In: Mallakpour, S., Hussain, C.M. (eds) Handbook of Nanofillers. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3516-1_62-1

Huda, R.N., Pires, Z.B.D.G., Amin, R., Paulraj, M.S. (2024). Nanofillers in Environmental, Legal, Health, and Safety Issues. In: Mallakpour, S., Hussain, C.M. (eds) Handbook of Nanofillers. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3516-1_156-1

Selvakumar, P.M., Nuzhat, S., Quadrey, M.M., Monichan, S., Samdavid Thanapaul, R.J.R., Muthukumar Nadar, M.S.A. (2021). Green Nanomaterials: Design, Synthesis, Properties, and Industrial Applications. In: Hussain, C.M., Di Sia, P. (eds) Handbook of Smart Materials, Technologies, and Devices. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58675-1_98-1

Samdavid Thanapaul, R.J.R., Paulraj, M.S., Roh, D.S. (2022). Nanobiotechnology-Based Anti-aging Products. In: Handbook of Consumer Nanoproducts. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8698-6_62

Rozbu, M.R., Nuzhat, S., Selvakumar, P.M. (2022). Role of Nanotechnology in Cosmeceuticals. In: Handbook of Consumer Nanoproducts. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8698-6_60

Chowdhury, A.T., Rafa, N., Kabir, A., Selvakumar, P.M. (2022). Consumer Nanoproducts for Environment. In: Handbook of Consumer Nanoproducts. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8698-6_67

Rozbu, M. R., Kabir, A., & Selvakumar, P. M. (2021). Functionalized Bio‐carbon Nanomaterials for Environmental Utilizations. Environmental Applications of Carbon Nanomaterials‐Based Devices, 347-374  https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527830978.ch15

Journal Articles( Recent)

Selvan, G. Tamil, Joel Samson, P. Rajasingh, Xuesong Li, A. Ravi Kumar, Nuanfei Zhu, Sweety Angela Kuldeep, P. Mosae Selvakumar, P. Jun Tang, and Zhen Zhang. (2024). A captivating approach to elevate the detection of Al3+ ions incorporates the utilization of a tripodal receptor intricately embellishing the surface of zinc oxide. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 124339.

Selvan, G. Tamil, Israel MV Enoch, V. Srinivasadesikan, R. Mariselvam, A. Ravi Kumar, Xuesong Li, P. Jun Tang, P. Mosae Selvakumar, and Zhen Zhan (2024). Surface-modified gold nanoparticles: A novel chemical probe for precise fluorescent detection of aluminium (Al3+) ions; investigating DFT insights and molecular logic gate behaviour. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 397, 124039.

Paulraj, M. S., Eringathodi, S., Mollah, A. M., Alexis Thayaparan, C. T., Kuldeep, S. A., Subramanian, P. S., & Dhanaraj, P. (2024). 2-[(E)-(2-carboxybenzylidene) amino] ethan ammonium-like amino acid zwitterions: crystal structure, functional studies and its molecular dynamic simulation study with drug target receptors. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 42(12), 6081-6090..

Thevamirtha, C., Balasubramaniyam, A., Srithayalan, S., & Selvakumar, P. M. (2023). An Insight into the antioxidant activity of the facial cream, solid soap and liquid soap made using the carotenoid extract of palmyrah (Borassus flabellifer) fruit pulp. Industrial Crops and Products, 195, 116413.

Ghosh, G., Mukherjee, D., Ghosh, R., Singh, P., Pal, U., Chattopadhyay, A., Santra, M., Ahn, K.H., Selvakumar, P.M., Das, R. and Pal, S.K., . (2023). A novel molecular reporter for probing protein DNA recognition: An optical spectroscopic and molecular modeling study. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 291, 122313.

Dhanaraj P, Muthiah I, Rozbu MR, Nuzhat S and Paulraj MS (2021) Computational Studies on T2Rs Agonist-Based Anti–COVID-19 Drug Design. Front. Mol. Biosci. 8:637124. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.637124

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Patents Filed:

Ranjit singh, A.J.A., Mariselvam, R., Usha Raja Nanthini, A., Selvakumar, P.M. Eco friendly golden yellow dye from Syzygium cumini (L.) Jambolan) fruit seed endosperm extract and its application in the preparation of antimicrobial fabric, Indian Patent Application Number-2560/CHE/2014

Selvakumar, P.M., Dakshinamurthy, A., & Deena, S. Method of making antimicrobial fabric using silver nanoparticles, banana sap and natural dye, Indian Patent Application Number-3774/CHE/2014

Selvakumar, P.M., Ranjit singh, A.J.A., Mariselvam, R. Development of eco – friendly wound healing bandage from palmyra palm leaf secretions, Indian Patent Application Number-4011/CHE/2015.

Sureshkumar, C., Mariappan, C., Palavesm, A., & Selvakumar, P.M.. Method for the removal ofhighly resistantPseudomonas aeruginosa /Aeromonas hydrophila / Burkholderia cepacia from infeed Bore well water to different purification stages of water purification system at aseptic pharmaceutical manufacturing, Indian Patent Application Number-201641033678 A

Dr Richard Sherman

Associate Professor of International Relations and Political Science

Dr. Sherman is the Associate Professor of International Relations and Political Science.

Professor Sherman offers courses in the Politics, Philosophy and Economics program. His research and teaching are in the area of international relations, with a focus on economic issues. He comes to AUW after holding academic positions at Syracuse University, Leiden University, the University of Utah, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Korea University, and the American University of Phnom Penh. He received the Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Washington. He also serves as AUW’s Associate Dean of Academic Affairs.

Teaching

AY 2023-2024:

PPE 2020, Research Methods

PPE 3105, Foundations of International Relations

PPE/ECON 3500, International Political Economy

PPE 3080, PPE Capstone

Research interests

International trade and financial policy

Politics and economics of migration

Political methodology and statistical computing

Political economy and microeconomic theory

Project involvements

Privatizing Commercial Diplomacy, a project on the role of domestic interest groups in US-EU trade politics

Grants Obtained

Small grants from Syracuse University’s Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs Institute and Center for European Studies

Book Chapters, etc.

“Rational Compliance with Rationalized Bureaucracy,” in Christopher Clague (ed.), Institutions and Economic Development: Growth and Governance in Less-Developed and Post-Socialist Countries (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997): 316-340 (with Margaret Levi)

Journal Articles

“Foreign Direct Investment and U.S. Industry Demands for Trade Protection,” Review of International Political Economy vol. 16 no. 5 (December, 2009), pp. 778-802. (with Ka Zeng)

“Privatizing Commercial Diplomacy: Institutional Innovation on the Domestic- International Frontier,” Current Politics and Economics of Europe vol. 18 no. 3/4, 2007 (with Johan Eliasson)

“Trade Disputes and Non-State Actors: New Institutional Arrangements and the Privatisation of Commercial Diplomacy,” The World Economy vol. 29 no. 4, (April 2006): 473-489 (with Johan Eliasson)

“Delegation, Ratification, and US Trade Policy,” Comparative Political Studies vol. 35 no. 2 (December 2002): 1171-1197

“Targeting Democracies: Regime Type and America’s ‘Aggressively Unilateral’ Trade Policy,” Social Science Quarterly vol. 83 no. 4 (December 2002): 1063-1078

“Import Prices and the Political Economy of Tariffs: Evidence from Germany, Japan, and the United States, 1954-1994,” Economics Letters vol. 76 no. 1 (June 2002): 11-17

“Endogenous Protection and Trade Negotiations,” International Politics vol. 39 no. 4 (December 2002)

“Democracy and Trade Conflict,” International Interactions vol. 27 no. 1 (June 2001): 1-28

“Fairness and the Dynamic Stability of Institutions,” Journal of Conflict Resolution vol. 45 no. 3 (June 2001): 297-219

Working Papers / Reports

“IR Theory’s Evolving Economic Metaphor” (with M. Scott Solomon)

“New Evidence on Interdependence and Conflict”

Dr Tuhin Biswas

Assistant Professor of Public Health

Tuhin working as a Assistant Professor of Public Health at Asian University for Women. Before that, he worked as a Post-Doctoral Research fellow (Group: Health and Society) at the Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR), the University of Queensland in Australia. A public health by training, Tuhin’s research focuses on understanding the social and economic consequences of health and demographic change, particularly in developed and developing countries. He has been collaborating with multidisciplinary researchers and institutions in countries including Australia, USA, UK, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. His research interest in obesity and co-morbidities development and early prevention, diabetes, hypertension, adolescent health, health system, health policy, systematic review and meta-analysis. He started his research career as a research fellow in one of the centre of excellence “Centre for Control of Chronic Diseases” at icddr,b which was established with funding support from National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), USA. His PhD research focused on double burden of malnutrition among the women in South and Southeast Asia and its geographical variation, health inequality and health achievement.

Project involvements

1. Exposure to Trihalomethanes in pregnancy and birth outcomes in Queensland: integrated data analysis and case studies for better policy and health outcomes.
2. Mobile phone-based technology to improve health, population and nutrition services in Rural Bangladesh.
3. Community based lifestyle intervention for diabetes management in Nepal: A clustered randomized trial.
4. Obesity prevalence and patterns of diet and physical activity among children and adolescents in urban areas in Bangladesh.
5. Prevalence Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases among the Elders in Old-age Homes in Bangladesh.
6. Mobile Phone Intervention for Increasing Adherence to Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes in an Urban Area of Bangladesh: a Randomized Controlled Trial.
7. Social and economic impact of diabetics in Bangladesh: a case–control study.
8. Early life exposure to famine and its influence on later life metabolic syndrome: protocol for a community-based study on 1974 famine exposed population in rural Bangladesh.
9. Prevalence of maternal depression of autistic children in Dhaka city and feasibility of implementing household-based training for parents.
10. Factors determining development of effective policy strategy to improve rural retention of medical doctors in Bangladesh.
11. Assessing emerging challenges and solutions on Faculty Development in the Health sector in Bangladesh.
12. Situation analyses of health, nutrition, and water, hygiene and sanitation among Undocumented Myanmar Nationals (UMN) and people in host communities in Cox’s Bazar district in Bangladesh.
13. Determining the challenges and opportunities for strengthening NCD corners in Bangladesh: A situation analyses.

Journal Articles

1. Mannan A, Hasan MM, Akter F, Rana MM, Chowdhury NA, Rawal LB, Biswas T. Factors associated with low adherence to medication among patients with type 2 diabetes at different healthcare facilities in southern Bangladesh. Global Health Action. 2021 Jan 1;14(1):1872895.
2. Biswas T, Scott JG, Munir K, Thomas HJ, Huda MM, Hasan MM, de Vries TD, Baxter J, Mamun AA. Global variation in the prevalence of bullying victimisation amongst adolescents: Role of peer and parental supports. EClinicalMedicine. 2020 Mar 1;20:100276.
3. Biswas T, Scott JG, Munir K, Renzaho AM, Rawal LB, Baxter J, Mamun AA. Global variation in the prevalence of suicidal ideation, anxiety and their correlates among adolescents: A population based study of 82 countries. EClinicalMedicine. 2020 Jul 1;24:100395.
4. Islam MS, Biswas T. Prevalence and correlates of the composite index of anthropometric failure among children under 5 years old in Bangladesh. Maternal & child nutrition. 2020 Apr;16(2):e12930.
5. Islam SM, Uddin R, Zaman SB, Biswas T, Tansi T, Chegini Z, Moni MA, Niessen L, Naheed A. Healthcare seeking behavior and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes attending a tertiary hospital. International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries. 2020 Oct 8:1-8.
6. Begum T, Saif‐Ur‐Rahman KM, Yaqoot F, Stekelenburg J, Anuradha S, Biswas T, Doi SA, Mamun AA. Global incidence of caesarean deliveries on maternal request: a systematic review and meta‐regression. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 2020 Sep 1.
7. Biswas T, Magalhaes RS, Townsend N, Das SK, Mamun A. Double burden of underweight and overweight among women in South and Southeast Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Advances in Nutrition. 2020 Jan 1;11(1):128-43.
8. Hasan MM, Magalhaes RJ, Ahmed S, Ahmed S, Biswas T, Fatima Y, Islam MS, Hossain MS, Mamun AA. Meeting the Global Target in Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health Care Services in Low-and Middle-Income Countries. Global Health: Science and Practice. 2020 Dec 23;8(4):654-65
9. Ahmed S, Pervin S, Biswas T, Chowdhury MA, Hasnat MA, Shuvra MM. Undiagnosed isolated systolic and diastolic hypertension subtypes and their correlates in Bangladesh: a nationwide Survey. Osong public health and research perspectives. 2019 Feb;10(1):12.
10. Biswas T, Townsend N, Magalhaes RS, Hasan M, Mamun A. Patterns and determinants of the double burden of malnutrition at the household level in South and Southeast Asia. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2020 Sep 2:1-7.
11. Rawal LB, Kharel C, Yadav UN, Kanda K, Biswas T, Vandelanotte C, Baral S, Abdullah AS. Community health workers for non-communicable disease prevention and control in Nepal: a qualitative study. BMJ open. 2020 Dec 1;10(12):e040350.
12. Biswas T, Townsend N, Magalhaes RS, Islam MS, Hasan MM, Mamun A. Current progress and future directions in the double burden of malnutrition among women in South and Southeast Asian countries. Current developments in nutrition. 2019 Jul;3(7):nzz026.
13. Das S, Fahim SM, Islam MS, Biswas T, Mahfuz M, Ahmed T. Prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of household-level double burden of malnutrition in Bangladesh. Public health nutrition. 2019 Jun;22(8):1425-32.
14. Rawal LB, Kanda K, Biswas T, Tanim MI, Poudel P, Renzaho AM, Abdullah AS, Islam SM, Ahmed SM. Non-communicable disease (NCD) corners in public sector health facilities in Bangladesh: a qualitative study assessing challenges and opportunities for improving NCD services at the primary healthcare level. BMJ open. 2019 Oct 1;9(10):e029562.
15. Biswas T, Townsend N, Islam MS, Islam MR, Gupta RD, Das SK, Al Mamun A. Association between socioeconomic status and prevalence of non-communicable diseases risk factors and comorbidities in Bangladesh: findings from a nationwide cross-sectional survey. BMJ open. 2019 Mar 1;9(3):e025538.
16. Biswas T, Haider MM, Gupta RD, Uddin J. Assessing the readiness of health facilities for diabetes and cardiovascular services in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ open. 2018 Oct 1;8(10):e0228
17. 1Das Gupta R, Gupta S, Das A, Biswas T, Haider MR, Sarker M. Ethnic predisposition of diabetes mellitus in the patients with previous history of gestational diabetes mellitus: a review. Expert review of endocrinology & metabolism. 2018 May 4;13(3):149-58.
18. GBD 2017 Causes of Death Collaborators (Tuhin Included). Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet 2018; 392: 1736– 88.
19. GBD 2017 Population and Fertility Collaborators (Tuhin included). Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet 2018; 392: 1995–2051.
20. GBD 2017 Mortality Collaborators (Tuhin included). Global, regional, and national age- sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet 2018; 392: 1684–735.
21. GBD 2017 Risk Factor Collaborators (Tuhin included). Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet 2018; 392: 1923–94.
22. GBD 2017 SDG Collaborators (Tuhin included). Measuring progress from 1990 to 2017 and projecting attainment to 2030 of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for 195 countries and territories: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet 2018; 392: 2091–138.
23. Khandker NN, Biswas T, Khan AN, Hasib E, Rawal LB. Socio-demographic characteristics and tobacco use among the adults in urban slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Tobacco induced diseases. 2017 Dec;15(1):1-8.
24. Islam MS, Hussain MA, Islam S, Mahumud RA, Biswas T, Islam SM. Age at menarche and its socioeconomic determinants among female students in an urban area in Bangladesh. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. 2017 Jun 1;12:88-92.
25. Biswas T, Garnett SP, Pervin S, Rawal LB. The prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi adults: Data from a national survey. PloS one. 2017 May 16;12(5):e0177395.
26. Biswas T, Uddin MJ, Mamun AA, Pervin S, P Garnett S. Increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity in Bangladeshi women of reproductive age: Findings from 2004 to 2014. PloS one. 2017 Jul 28;12(7):e0181080.
27. Rawal LB, Biswas T, Khandker NN, Saha SR, Bidat Chowdhury MM, Khan AN, Chowdhury EH, Renzaho A. Non-communicable disease (NCD) risk factors and diabetes among adults living in slum areas of Dhaka, Bangladesh. PloS one. 2017 Oct 3;12(10):e0184967.
28. Biswas T, Islam A, Islam MS, Pervin S, Rawal LB. Overweight and obesity among children and adolescents in Bangladesh: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Public Health. 2017 Jan 1;142:94-101.
29. Biswas T, Pervin S, Tanim MI, Niessen L, Islam A. Bangladesh policy on prevention and control of non-communicable diseases: a policy analysis. BMC Public Health. 2017 Dec;17(1):1-1.
30. Islam SM, Biswas T, Bhuiyan FA, Mustafa K, Islam A. Patients’ perspective of disease and medication adherence for type 2 diabetes in an urban area in Bangladesh: a qualitative study. BMC research notes. 2017 Dec;10(1):1-8.
31. Uddin J, Biswas T, Adhikary G, Ali W, Alam N, Palit R, Uddin N, Uddin A, Khatun F, Bhuiya A. Impact of mobile phone-based technology to improve health, population and nutrition services in Rural Bangladesh: a study protocol. BMC medical informatics and decision making. 2017 Dec;17(1):1-9.
32. Islam SM, Niessen LW, Seissler J, Ferrari U, Biswas T, Islam A, Lechner A. Diabetes knowledge and glycemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes in Bangladesh. SpringerPlus. 2015 Dec;4(1):1-7.
33. Islam SM, Biswas T, Bhuiyan FA, Islam MS, Rahman MM, Nessa H. Injecting drug users and their health seeking behavior: a cross-sectional study in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Journal of addiction. 2015;2015.
34. Shariful Islam SM, Biswas T, Bhuiyan FA, Islam M, Rahman MM, Nessa H. Injecting drug users and their health seeking behavior: A cross-sectional study in dhaka, Bangladesh. Journal of Addiction. 2015 Jan 1;2015.

Dr Alastair Hagger

Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and Media / Director of the Writing Center and English Language Program

Dr Alastair Hagger is Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and Media / Director of the Writing Center and English Language Program. He has been teaching Writing, Journalism and Literature at AUW since January 2025.

Dr Hagger is formerly a Lecturer in Creative and Professional Writing at the University of the West of England. He gained a PhD in Creative Writing (Screenwriting and Adaptation Studies) for his practice as research project ‘Turpin: the Notorious’.

He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in the UK, and holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (PGCert LTHE). He is also a journalist (Forbes Africa) and professional copywriter.

alastairhagger.contently.com

Teaching

Writing, Journalism, Literature

Research interests
Adaptation Studies, Creative Writing, Journalism

Project involvements
Project Director, Shakespeare Lives in Botswana (British Council, UK GREAT Campaign, UK High Commission in Botswana)

Journal Articles

• ‘Dick Turpin – The Pre-Postmodern Outlaw’, New Vistas, vol.7 no.2
• ‘Turpin: the Notorious’, Sightlines – The Journal of Screen Production Education and Research, Issue 6

Dr Md Anowar Hossain

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Dr. Md. Anowar Hossain is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Asian University for women. Dr. Hossain is a distinguished researcher in the field of computational science. With a multidisciplinary academic foundation and a deep commitment to research excellence, Dr. Hossain has emerged as a leading expert in traffic flow dynamics, complex systems, and multi-agent simulation.

Dr. Hossain earned his Ph.D. from Kyushu University, Japan. His doctoral thesis focused on mathematical modeling and multi-agent simulation of traffic flow dynamics, a theme that continues to be central to his research. Prior to that, he completed his Master of Science in Mathematics from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), where he ranked first in his class and was awarded a gold medal for his academic excellence. His undergraduate degree in Mathematics was completed at Pabna University of Science and Technology, where he graduated with distinction.

Dr. Hossain has held several academic and research positions, including roles as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Japan, for 2 years and at Kyushu University, Japan, for 5 months. In Bangladesh, he contributed to academia as a Lecturer of Mathematics at Daffodil International University and City University for more than 2.5 years.

Dr. Hossain is the recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship for both doctoral and research studies. He is also a grantee of the JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) for his ongoing work in traffic modeling and simulation.

Dr. Hossain continues to contribute to cutting-edge research at the intersection of mathematics, engineering, and computer science.

Teaching

1. GE-MATH1001 Mathematics
2. GE-MATH1002 Calculus I
3. GE-MPAS1001 Probability and Statistics

Research interests
Mathematical Modeling, Multi-Agent Simulation, Developing Next-Generation Autonomous Vehicular System relies on AI, Complex Science, Complex Network, Social Dilemma Analysis, and Decision-Making Process.

Project involvements

Project Tittle: A traffic movement control mitigated social dilemma for an emergency evacuation by minimizing time-cost.

Grants Obtained

1. JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (KAKENHI) 2025, Grant No. JP 25K00232, Monetary value: 50,00,000 JPY

Journal Articles

1. A. Hossain, N. ITO, and J. Tanimoto, An intellectual drivers’ sensitivity traffic model for adapting taillight effects, Nonlinear Dyn. 112 (20), 18121–18135 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/S11071-024-09964-3
2. Z. Hosen, M. A. Hossain, and J. Tanimoto, Traffic Model for the Dynamical Behavioral Study of a Traffic System Imposing Push and Pull Effects, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications 129816 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2024.129816
3. A. Hossain, and J. Tanimoto, Diverse reactivity model for traffic flow dynamics in Eulerian scope, Nonlinear Dyn. 111 (18), 17369–17378 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-023-08734-x
4. A. Hossain and J. Tanimoto, A dynamical traffic flow model for a cognitive drivers’ sensitivity in Lagrangian scope, Scientific Reports 2022 121 12, 1–14 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22412-9
5. A. Hossain and J. Tanimoto, The “Backward-Looking” Effect in the Continuum Model Considering a New Backward Equilibrium Velocity Function, Nonlinear Dyn. 106 (3), 2061-2072 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/S11071-021-06894-2
6. A. Hossain and J. Tanimoto, A Mixed-Flow Model for Heterogeneous Vehicles Enforcing a Movement Control Protocol Utilizing a Vehicular Size-Based Equilibrium Speed Function, Heliyon 10, e23975 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e23975
7. Masaka, F. Sueyoshi, M. A. Hossain, and J. Tanimoto, Traffic jam mitigation by the policy of maximum velocity limitation, Modern phy. C. vol. 17, Dec. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1142/S012918312450075X
8. Si, M. A. Hossain, and J. Tanimoto, An improved microscopic traffic model for heterogeneous vehicles using the vehicle’s mass effect, Heliyon, vol. 9, (e16731) May 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16731
9. Masaka, F. Sueyoshi, M. A. Hossain, S. Utsumi, and J. Tanimoto, Can the introduction of CAVs mitigate social dilemmas causing traffic jams on highways?, Physics Open, vol. 17, Dec. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physo.2023.100176
10. Nishimura, M. R. Arefin, Y. Tatsukawa, S. Utsumi, M. A. Hossain, and J. Tanimoto, Social dilemma analysis on vaccination game accounting for the effect of immunity waning, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 171, 113426 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2023.113426
11. Okita, Y. Tatsukawa, S. Utsumi, M. R. Arefin, M. A. Hossain, and J. Tanimoto, Stochastic Resonance Effect Observed in a Vaccination Game with Effectiveness Framework Obeying the SIR Process on a Scale-Free Network, Chaos, Solitons & Fractals 167, 113029 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2022.113029
12. A. Hossain and J. Tanimoto, A Microscopic Traffic Flow Model for Sharing Information from a Vehicle to Vehicle by Considering System Time Delay Effect, Phys. A Stat. Mech. Its Appl. 585, 126437 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2021.126437
13. A. Hossain, K. M. A. Kabir, J. Tanimoto, Improved Car-Following Model Considering Modified Backward Optimal Velocity and Velocity Difference with Backward-Looking Effect, J. Appl. Math. Phys. 9, 242 (2021). https://doi.org/10.4236/JAMP.2021.92018
14. Sueyoshi, M. A. Hossain, and J. Tanimoto, A dilemma study of the traffic flow system emerged due to the lane-change by follower’s tailgating effect, (Accepted by Scientific Reports) Preprint. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4483521/v1
15. Z. Hosen, M. A. Hossain, and J. Tanimoto, Study of an Eco-Friendly Traffic Flow Model Utilizing Pulling and Brake Light Effects from the Microscopic Perspective, (Accepted by Heliyon) Preprint. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4934775

Conferences paper

1. A. Hossain, N. Ito, and J. Tanimoto, A Traffic Model for Adjusting Backlight Effects in Eulerian Scope, Proceedings of International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME), 212-1-6 (2023). https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.4874326
2. Si, M. A. Hossain, and J. Tanimoto, Linear s-tability analysis of an improved car-following model considering vehicle’s inertia effect, Proceedings of International Exchange and Innovation Conference on Engineering & Sciences (IEICES). 8, pp.196-200, (2022). https://doi.org/10.5109/5909091
3. 末吉郁, A. Hossain, 谷本 潤, Microscopic Traffic Flow Simulation Considering Threaten Driving Behavior, Proceedings of the 27^th Symposium on Traffic Flow and Self-driven Particles, Nagoya, Japan 2021. http://traffic.phys.cs.is.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~mstf/prog2021.html
4. Fayz-Al-Asad, M. A. Hossain, and M. M. A. Sarker, Numerical Investigation of MHD Mixed Convection Heat Transfer Having Vertical Fin in a Lid-Driven Square Cavity, AIP Conf. Proc. 2121, 030023 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5115868
5. A. Hossain, K. M. A. Kabir, and M. M. A. Sarker, Mathematical Modeling of the Thermofluid Characteristics of Solar Collector for Variable Solar Radiation in Climatic Condition of Bangladesh, AIP Conf. Proc. 1980, 050022 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5044358
6. A. Hossain, K. M. A. Kabir, and M. M. A. Sarker, Study of Fluid Flow in a Channel with Heated Obstacle, AIP Conf. Proc. 1851, 020071 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4984700
7. A. Hossain, and N. ITO, A driver’s sensitivity designed for next-level performance of autonomous vehicles, presented in AROB conference, Japan, Jan. 2025 https://isarob.org/symposium/index.php?main_page=timetable#OS25

Invited Talk

1. Cognitive Driver’s Sensitivity for Next-generation Automated Cruising Traffic. The 271st R-CCS Café, RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Japan, 11^th October 2024. https://www.r-ccs.riken.jp/outreach/r-ccs-cafe/271/
2. Evaluation of a traffic flow field’s social dilemma emerged due to the lane-change by follower’s threatened effect. The 256th R-CCS Café, RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Japan, 24^th November 2023. https://www.r-ccs.riken.jp/en/outreach/r-ccs-cafe/256/

Dr Ahmedul Kabir

Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Dr Md Junayed Nayeem

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Dr. Md Junayed Nayeem is an Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at the Asian University for Women (AUW), having joined in the Spring of 2025. Prior to his appointment at AUW, Dr. Nayeem completed postdoctoral fellowship at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center in Osaka, Japan. Dr. Nayeem obtained his Ph.D. from the Department of Physiology, Aichi Medical University, Nagoya, Japan. Dr. Nayeem completed his B.Sc. (Honor’s) and M.S. from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chittagong. Dr. Nayeem has been awarded numerous fellowship for his academic excellence including Japan Educational Exchange and Services (JEES) fellowship, JASSO scholarship, 3S Foundation scholarship, Aichi Medical University Graduate fellowship, National Science & Technology (NST) fellowship, from the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. At AUW, Dr. Nayeem will be teaching the major courses of Biological Science Program.

Teaching

1. GE-NSCI 1002: GENERAL BIOLOGY (SECTION 2)
2. BIOL 3013: HUMAN DISEASE BIOLOGY
3. BIOL 4011: VACCINE TECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS

Research interests
Epidemiological factors leading to Cardiovascular diseases

Pulmonary hypertension

Tyrosine kinase receptors in prostate cancer and breast cancer

Project involvements
1. Understanding the impact of diabetes on the development of pulmonary hypertension (In collaboration with National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (NCVC), Osaka, Japan).

2. Growth-factor mediated mechanism of pulmonary hypertension (In collaboration with Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan).

Journal Articles (Selected publications)

• Waddingham MT, Tsuchimochi H, Sonobe T, Sequeira V, Nayeem MJ, Shirai M, Pearson JT, Ogo T. The selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor paroxetine improves right ventricular systolic function in experimental pulmonary hypertension (2024). J Mol Cell Cardiol Plus, 8:100072.
• Yamamura A, Fujiwara M, Kawade A, Amano T, Hossain A, Nayeem MJ, Kondo R, Suzuki Y, Inoue Y, Hayashi H, Suzuki S, Sato M, Yamamura H. Corosolic acid attenuates platelet-derived growth factor signaling in macrophages and smooth muscle cells of pulmonary arterial hypertension (2024). Eur J Pharmacol, 973:176564.
• Nayeem MJ, Yamamura A, Hayashi H, Muramatsu H, Nakamura K, Sassa N, Sato M. Imatinib mesylate inhibits androgen-independent PC-3 cell viability, proliferation, migration, and tumor growth by targeting platelet-derived growth factor receptor-α (2022). Life Sci, 288:120171.
• Yamamura A, Nayeem MJ, Muramatsu H, Nakamura K, Sato M. MAZ51 blocks the tumor growth of prostate cancer by inhibiting vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3 (2021). Front Pharmacol, 12:667474.
• Yamamura A, Nayeem MJ, Sato M. Roles of growth factors on vascular remodeling in pulmonary hypertension (2021). Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi, 156(3):161-165. [Review]
• Yamamura A, Nayeem MJ, Sato M. The Rho kinase 2 (ROCK2)-specific inhibitor KD025 ameliorates the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2021), 534:795-801.
• Mamun AA, Hayashi H, Yamamura A, Nayeem MJ, Sato M. Hypoxia induces the translocation of glucose transporter 1 to the plasma membrane in vascular endothelial cells (2020). J Physiol Sci, 70(1):44.

Selected Conference proceedings and presentations:

1. Nayeem MJ, Waddingham MT, Tsuchimochi H, Pearson JT. Effect of insulin resistance on the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activity in the onset of pulmonary hypertension (Poster). The 130^th Japanese Society of Anatomy, 102^nd Japanese Physiological Society, and 98^th Japanese Pharmacological Society joint meeting was held on March 17-19, 2025 Chiba, Japan.
2. Nayeem MJ, Waddingham MT, Tsuchimochi H, Pearson JT. Understanding the Role of EGF pathway ligands in exacerbating pulmonary hypertension due to insulin resistance (Poster). The 101^st Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan March 28-30, 2024 Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan.
3. Nayeem MJ, Kitamura F, Nakamura K, Sato M, Yamamura A. Inhibition of PDGFRα by imatinib reduced the proliferation and migration of human prostate cancer PC-3 cells (Oral). Drug Discovery / Medical Pharmacology Symposium at Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan on August 28, 2021.
4. Nayeem MJ, Yamamura A, Takahashi R, Hayashi H, Sato M. PDGF signal contributes to the proliferation and migration of human androgen-independent prostate cancer cell PC-3 (Poster). The 9th Federation of the Asian and Oceanian Physiological Society Congress (FAOPS) in conjunction with the 96^th Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan held on March 28-31, 2019 in Kobe, Japan.

Working Papers / Reports

Role of Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) in the metastasis of breast cancer cell lines.

Dr Md Mamunur Rasid

Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Data Science, and Director of Mathematics

Dr. Md Mamunur Rasid is Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Data Science, and  Director of Mathematics at the Asian University for Women. He specializes in mathematics, with research expertise in computational mathematics, data science, and artificial intelligence. He holds a Ph.D. from Kanazawa University, Japan, where his work focused on advanced numerical methods for fluid dynamics. Dr. Rasid has 3+ years of teaching experience in Bangladesh and 1+ years of working experience as an IT programmer in Japan before joining AUW.

Teaching

• MATH1001: CALCULUS II (Section 1)
• MATH3000: DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS (Section 1)
• GE-MATH1001: MATHEMATICS (Section 3 & 4)

Research interests

• Computational Mathematics
• Pure and Applied Mathematics
• Storm Surge and Tsunami Modeling
• Analytical solutions for nonlinear partial differential equations
• Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence

Some Selected Articles:M. Rasid, M. M. Miah, A. H. Ganie, H. M. Alshehri, M. S. Osman, and W.-X. Ma, “Further advanced investigation of the complex hirota-dynamical model to extract soliton solutions,” Modern Physics Letters B, vol. 38, no. 10, p. 2 450 074, 2024.

M. Rasid, M. Kimura, M. M. Murshed, E. R. Wijayanti, and H. Notsu, “A Two-Step Lagrange–Galerkin Scheme for the Shallow water Equations with a Transmission Boundary Condition and Its Application to the Bay of Bengal Region; Part I: Flat Bottom Topography,” Mathematics, vol. 11, no. 7, 2023, issn: 2227-7390.

Hossain, Md Nur, Rasid, Md Mamunur, Abouelfarag, I., El-Rashidy, K., Miah, M. Mamun and Kanan, Mohammad. “A new investigation of the extended Sakovich equation for abundant soliton solution in industrial engineering via two efficient techniques” Open Physics, vol. 22, no. 1, 2024, pp. 20240096.

A. Iqbal, M. M. Miah, M. M. Rasid, A. Hashim M., and M. S. Osman, “An investigation of two integro-differential kp hierarchy equations to find out closed form solitons in mathematical physics,” Arab Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 535–545, 2023.

H. Ganie, L. H. Sadek, M. Tharwat, M.M. Rasid et al., “New investigation of the analytical behaviors for some nonlinear pdes in mathematical physics and modern engineering,” Partial Differential Equations in Applied Mathematics, vol. 9, p. 100 608, 2024, issn: 2666-8181.

A. Chowdhury, M. M. Miah, M. M. Rasid, et al., “Further quality analytical investigation on soliton solutions of some nonlinear pdes with analyses: Bifurcation, sensitivity, and chaotic phenomena,” Alexandria Engineering Journal, vol. 103, pp. 74–87, 2024, issn: 1110-0168.

C. Paul, M. M. Murshed, M. M. Rasid, and M. M. B. Shiraj, “Approximation of a complex Geometric Domain in Polar Coordinates,” Ganit: Journal of Bangladesh Mathematical Society, vol. 38, 2018.

Working Papers / Reports

M. Rasid, M. Kimura, M. M. Murshed, E. R. Wijayanti, and H. Notsu, “Two-Step Lagrange–Galerkin Scheme for the Shallow water Equations with a Transmission Boundary Condition and Its Application to the Bay of Bengal Region;Part II: Non-homogeneity of bottom topography, wind-stress and Coriolis force effect (full draft),”

M. Rasid, “An adpaitve Lagrange–Galerkin Scheme of second order in time for the Shallow water Equations with a Transmission Boundary Condition (Manuscript in preparation),”

Some Selected Conference Proceedings and Presentations:

M. Rasid, M. Kimura, M. M. Murshed, E. R. Wijayanti, and H. Notsu, “A Lagrange–Galerkin Scheme of second order in time for the Shallow water Equations with a Transmission Boundary Condition,” in Workshop on Scientific Computing, Děčín Czech Rep.+online, 2022.

M. Rasid (invited), M. Kimura, M. M. Murshed, E. R. Wijayanti, and H. Notsu, “A

Lagrange–Galerkin Scheme of second order in time for the Shallow water Equations with a

Transmission Boundary Condition and Its Application to the Bay of Bengal Region,” in Joint Seminar on Mathematics, Kanazawa University-University of the Philippines Baguio, (zoom online), 2022.

M. Rasid, M. M. B. Shiraj, M. D. Haque, and M. M. Murshed, “On the generation of tidal oscillation at some stations along the coast of bangladesh using cubic spline interpolation,” in International Conference on Botanical Pesticides and Environmental Sustainability (Oral), University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 2016.

M. Rasid, M. M. B. Shiraj, M. D. Haque, and M. M. Murshed, “On the generation of bathymetric data for the coast of bangladesh using two way cubic spline interpolation (oral),” in Proceeding of International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biostatistics for Agriculture, Health and Environment, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 2017.

M. Rasid, M. Kimura, M. M. Murshed, E. R. Wijayanti, and H. Notsu, “A Two-Step

Lagrange–Galerkin Scheme for the Shallow water Equations with a Transmission Boundary Condition and Its Application to the Bay of Bengal Region,” Kanazawa University, Japan: International Forum of the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology 2022.

Dr Ayan Roy

Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics & Joint Programme Director for Biological Sciences

I am an Assistant Professor in Bioinformatics at AUW. I joined AUW in the Spring of 2023. I am interested in teaching courses related to bioinformatics and computational biology that include multi-omics analyses, genome biology and evolution, computer-aided drug designing, R and Python programming, machine learning and AI. Previously I worked as an Associate Research Scientist in the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at the Columbia University, USA. I did my postdoctoral research from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. I am a computational biologist with an expertise of 13 years in the fields of sequence analysis, multi-omics data analysis, evolutionary modeling and computer-aided drug designing. I hold a Ph.D. degree from the University of North Bengal, India.

Teaching

1. Advance Bioinformatics with Programming [COURSE CODE: BINF4000]
2. BIOL 1100: BIOLOGY I- LECTURE
3. BIOL.1101: BIOLOGY II LECTURE

Research Interests:

• Multi-omics analyses and predictive modeling using machine learning and AI
• Genome sequence analyses
• Codon usage biology
• Computer-aided drug designing
• Viral and bacterial pathogenomics

Project involvements:
1) Multi-omics analyses in long-COVID, Autism and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (in collaboration with Columbia University, USA)

2) Biomarker discovery in Autism using machine learning and AI (in collaboration with Columbia University, USA)

3) Computational drug design against coronavirus (in collaboration with Teesside University, UK and Mangosuthu University, South Africa)

2) Codon usage and evolution of pathogenesis in viral and bacterial pathogens causing human infections (in collaboration with South China Agricultural University, China)

Research Collaborations

• Prof Ian Lipkin, Columbia University, NY, USA
• Yongyi Shen, South China Agricultural University, China
• Claudio Angione, Teesside University, United Kingdom
• devashan Naidoo, Mangosuthu University, South Africa
• Balachandar Vellingiri, Central University of Punjab, India
• Surajit Basak, Scientist-C, ICMR, India

* I am currently accepting students for thesis, and Teaching Assistants

* I am looking for collaborations in multi-omics at AUW

Book Chapters.

Singh B, Roy A*. (2020). Metagenomics and Drug-Discovery. In ed. Metagenomics: Techniques, Applications, Challenges and Opportunities. Springer Nature.

Journal Articles

Journal Manuscripts (Published: 43)

Impact Factor: 274.563 (JCR Thomson Reuters impact factor)

Citations: 557

h-index: 13

i10-index: 16

Publications:

Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BUYlhpsAAAAJ&hl=en

Selected Publications:

1. Roy A, Guo F, Singh B, Gupta S, Paul K, Chen X, Sharma NR, Jaishee N, Irwin DM, Shen Y. (2021). Base Composition and Host Adaptation of the SARS-CoV-2: Insight From the Codon Usage Perspective. Frontiers in Microbiology 12:548275.(IF: 6.064)
2. Kar P, Saleh-E-In MM, Jaishee N, Anandraj A, Kormuth E, Vellingiri B, Angione C, Rahman PKSM, Pillay S, Sen A, Naidoo D, Roy A*, Choi YE. (2022) Computational profiling of natural compounds as promising inhibitors against the spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2 wild type and the variants of concern, viral cell-entry process, and cytokine storm in COVID-19. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry123(5):964-986. (IF: 4.480)

*Corresponding Author

Dr Ayan Saha

Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics & Joint Programme Director for Biological Sciences

Dr. Ayan Saha is an Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics at the Asian University for Women (AUW). Dr. Ayan has joined AUW during Fall, 2022. Before joining AUW, Dr. Ayan worked for a year and a half as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology at East West University, Dhaka.

Dr. Ayan graduated from the University of Chittagong with a BSc (Hons.) in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology degree in 2012 and completed an MSc in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology in 2013. Later, Dr. Ayan completed his second MSc in Translational Oncology degree in 2015 at the University of Hull, UK with a Commonwealth Shared Scholarship. There, he worked on the role of bisphosphonates (BPs) in the MMP-2 level of breast cancer. Later in 2016, Dr. Ayan went to Australia to start his doctoral research at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) under the TF Scholarship. His research focused on new treatments for high-risk paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. As part of his project, he developed a noble in vivo patient-derived xenograft (PDX) mouse model to study minimal residual disease (MRD) cells, identical with patient samples. Dr. Ayan received his PhD in medicine from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, in 2020.

Dr. Ayan has been awarded the National Institute of Physiological Sciences Internship with Fellowship, Japan-2014, Commonwealth Shared Scholarship, UK-2014 and Children’s Cancer Institute Completion Scholarship, Australia-2019.

Research interests

Cancer Biology, Clinical Epidemiology and Computational Biology

Project involvements

• Risk Factors Related to Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Bangladesh.
• Genetics, clinical profile and risk factors of Down syndrome population of Bangladesh.

Journal Articles

• A Saha*, KKS Marma, A Rashid, N Tarannum, S Das, et al. (2022) ‘Risk factors associated with self-medication among the indigenous communities of Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh’. PLOS ONE 17(6): e0269622.
• TB Mahmood, A Saha, MI Hossan, S Mizan, SMAS Aman, and AS Chowdhury. (2021) ‘A next generation sequencing (NGS) analysis to reveal genomic and proteomic mutation landscapes of SARS-CoV-2 in South Asia’. Current Research in Microbial Sciences; Volume 2; 100065
• M Das, S Das, AT Bhuiyan, SD Nath, R Biswas, JD Gupta, A Ball, MJ Alam, MH Karim, RK Nath, and A Saha*. (2021) ‘Factors affecting the outcome of the usage of high-flow nasal cannula on severe or critically ill COVID-19 patients: a multicentric study from a developing nation’. Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research; 7(3), 260–272.
• A Saha*, MM Ahsan, T-U Quader, MUS Shohan, S Naher, P Dutta, et al. (2021) ‘Characteristics, management and outcomes of critically ill COVID-19 patients admitted to ICU in hospitals in Bangladesh: a retrospective study’. The Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene; Apr 29;62(1):E33-E45.
• FM Omar, A Saha, I Khan, Z Hassan, and L Ali. (2021) ‘Pro12Ala Polymorphism in PPAR-γ Gene of Impaired Glucose Tolerance Subjects in Bangladeshi Population’. (2021) Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences 44 (2):179-89.
• A Saha*, MM Ahsan, T-U Quader, S Naher, F Akter, HMH Mehedi, et al. (2020) ‘Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 infected diabetic patients admitted in ICUs of the southern region of Bangladesh’. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews; Dec 30;15(1):229-235.
• RH Chowdhury, I Bhuiyan, A Saha*, IMHAI Mosleh, S Mondol, and CMS Ahmed. (2014) ‘Identification and analysis of potential targets in Streptococcus sanguinis using computer aided protein data analysis’. Advances and Applications in Bioinformatics and Chemistry; Dovepress 7.45.
• RH Chowdhury, R Saha, KMM Islam, K Fatema, F Afrin, MM Hossain, and A Saha. (2014) ‘Analgesic and neuropharmacological effect on ethyl acetate extract of ipomoea pes-tigridis in albino mice’. European Scientific Journal; 10 (27): 344–353.
• KUM Ashraf, P Barua, A Saha, N Mahammad, J Ferdoush, D Das, MH Hussain, and JM Alam. (2014) ‘An immunoinformatics approach towards epitope based vaccine design through computational tools from Bungarus caeruleus’s neurotoxin’. Journal of Young Pharmacists; 6(2): 35–43.
• MM Rahman, R Habib, MA Hasan, MA Amin, A Saha, M Shohel, and A Mannan. (2013) ‘Comparative assessment on in vitro antioxidant activities of ethanol extracts from Averrhoa bilimbi, Gymnema sylvestreand, Capsicum frutescens’. Pharmacognosy Research; 6(1): 36–41.
• J Das, Z Datta, A Saha, SM Nur, P Barua, MM Rahman, KAA Chowdhury, MM Chowdhury, RH Chowdhury, and A Mannan. (2013) ‘A comprehensive study on antioxidant, antibacterial, cytotoxic and phytochemical properties of Averrhoa carambola’. Journal of Bioassay; 2:5.
• A Saha, MJ Alam, KUM Ashraf, and A Mannan. (2013) ‘Computational analysis of bovine alpha-1 collagen sequences’. Bioinformation; 9(1): 042–048.

*Corresponding Author

Working Papers / Reports

• Downregulated expression of APC and AXIN2 is aggravating multiple cancer prognosis: Evidence from a multi-omics study.
• Structural analysis and conformational dynamics of SOCS1 gene mutations involved in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.
• Prevalence and determinants of self-medication practices among general population: A cross-sectional study in Thimphu, Bhutan and Chattogram, Bangladesh.
• Risk factors associated with self-medication among the garments worker of Bangladesh.

Ms Amina Akhter

Senior Instructor of Computer Science

Amina Akhter has returned back to Asian University for Women in November, 2023 after teaching here from the year 2010 to 2019 in the Department of Computer Science. She led the Computer Science Program at AUW during her first stint at AUW. In addition to teaching responsibilities, currently she is also the Coordinator of AUW PortFolio Learning Program which offers a series of externally certified, skill-oriented courses like Google and CISCO. She is a United Board scholar for pursuing PhD program in the Department of Computing, Macquarie University, Australia.

Amina started her career with university teaching and worked as a researcher in internet education and research laboratory (intERLab), AIT before joining AUW in 2010.

Her research interest focuses on but not limited to Computer Networking, Cybersecurity, IoT, Data science and leveraging the technology for developing the socio-economic infrastructure of the rising countries in Asia.

Selected Publications

“Learning with MOOCs: Integrating Digital Platform in the Learning Pedagogy to Achieve Global Standard Education”, Innovation in Education: Opportunities and Challenges in Southeast Asia conference, Indonesia, October 29-30, 2019, Amina Akhter, Nabila Alam.

• “Modified AODV for multi constrained QoS routing and performance optimization in MANET”, ECTI Transaction on Computer and Information Technology Proceedings, PP 263- 268, IEEExplore PP 234-238, 2010, Thailand, Amina Akhter, Dr. Teerapat Saungankotchakorn.
• “AAR: Agent Aided Routing for Faster and Efficient Spreading of Messages in Delay Tolerant Networks”, ECTI Transactions on Computer and Information Technology (ECTI-CIT), vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 123-132, 2014, Thailand, Shahid Md. Asif Iqbal, Alok Kumar Chowdhury , Amina Akhter

Working Paper

Review on IoT DDoS Attacks & Mitigation Technique using Machine Learning

Education

PhD: PhD Candidate, Department of Computing, Macquarie University, Australia.

Masters in Engineering: Information and Communication Technologies, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.

BSc in Engineering: Computer Science and Engineering, KUET, Bangladesh.

Mr Mohammad Masudur Rahman

Professor of Practice and Assistant Director of General Education

Masudur Rahman started his journey in performing arts in his childhood. He first performed drama on stage at his age 7, in 1992. Cherishing this continuity, he succeeded to get an academic career in filmmaking and performing arts, and joined as an instructor of Performing Arts at Asian University for Women (AUW) in 2017. Currently he is working as the Professor of Practice in Performing Arts in the same institute.

He is an M.A. in English from the University of Chittagong. He received a scholarship from National Institute of Mass Communication (NIMC) on postgraduate course on Film Direction. Besides, he successfully completed a documentary film making course with an individual film production from Auroville Film Institute, India and a sound design workshop from Satyajit Roy Film and Television Institute, India. He has directed many music videos, short films, and promotional documentaries. He supervised more than 400 students’ film in last 7 years.

His documentary film ‘The Scrap’ received the Best Film Project Award in the Exposition of Young Film Talents 2022 program, organized by Liberation War Museum. His recently completed documentary film, ‘Unrecognized’ won the Best Film Award in the 11^th Liberation Docfest 2023. It was officially selected for screening in the 21^st Dhaka International Film Festival 2023 and in the 4^th Screen Film Award 2023, India.

He received the Mishuk Munier Memorial Award 2023 for his film ‘Unrecognized’.

 Teaching

1. Fiction Filmmaking
2. Documentary Filmmaking
3. Acting (on camera and stage)
4. Pantomime
5. Public Speaking
6. Screenplay Writing
7. Fundamentals of Journalism

Project involvements

Documentary: ‘We Gotta Rock it’, a documentary film project on the first Rock Star of Bangla Music.

Grants Obtained

Film Production Grant from Liberation War Museum (2022)

FILMOGRAPHY

• The Scrap (2023), received Best Documentary Film Project Award 2022 in Exposition of Young Film Talent 2022 organized by Liberation War Museum, Bangladesh, Best Documentary- National Category in Liberation Docfest 2024.
• Unrecognized (2022), a documentary film that explores the identity of an unrecognized freedom fighter, received Best Film Award in 11^th Liberation Docfest organized by Liberation War Museum, Bangladesh.
• A Friendship Deal (2021), officially selected for 6 international film festivals including Britain, Philippines and India, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eRHQS9TROs&t=49s
• The Circle of Desire (2021), officially selected for 3 international film festivals, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OBHNtf-_JM&t=153s
• Ekusher Gaan (2021), music video, a song in 10 tribal languages of Asia to celebrate the Internatinal Mother Language day,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sehAGJc-9GY

• If…If…If… (2020), officially selected for exhibition in Mumbai International Film Festival 2022
• Nothingness and Being (2020), a one-minute documentary, officially selected for Just a Minute Festival, USA
• Hungriocracy (2020), a short photomontage film
• Dump Stories (2021), a short experimental film
• Fire Flood (2018), music video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vUEDJybWk4&t=83s
• Mega City Blues (2019), music video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb6Y0N0EDFk
• Why did you do it (2019), music video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYPlQ18qG5w

AWARDS AND SCREENINGS

Nothingness and Being

1. Official Selection: Just a Minute Festival 2021, USA

A Friendship Deal

1. Official Selection: Nabunturan Independent Film Exhibition 2021, Philippines
2. Official Selection: Art Gallery Film Festival 2021, India
3. Official Selection: Lift Off Global Network Sessions 2021, England
4. Official Selection: Cinephilia Flair Film Festival 2022, Pakistan
5. Official Selection: One Earth Award 2022, Banglore, India
6. Finalist: Indie World Film Festival 2022, Kerala, India

Circle of Desire 22

1. Official Selection: Lift Off Global Network Sessions 2021, England
2. Official Selection: One Earth Award 2022, Banglore, India
3. Finalist: Indie World Film Festival 2022, Kerala, India

The Scrap

1. Award: Best Film Project Award 2022 in Exposition of Young Film Talent 2022, Liberation War Museum, Bangladesh
2. Award: Best Film-National Category, in Liberation Docfest 2024
3. Official Selection: Dhaka international Film Festival, January 2024

If…If…If…

1. Official selection: Mumbai International Film Festival 2022

Unrecognized

1. Official selection: 21st Dhaka International Film Festival’ (DIFF) 2023, Wide Angle Section
2. 4^th Screen – Online Film Award 2022 (Screening Date: December 07, 2022)
3. Award: Best Film : Youth Juri, 11^th Liberation DocFest Bangladesh 2023
4. Award: Best Film: Mishuk Munir Memorial Award, September 2023
5. Official Selection: Cinemaking Filmfestival December 2023

Authored Books

Translations:

Gibran, Kahlil. A Tear and a Smile. Translated by Mohammad Masudur Rahman, 2017.

Journal Articles

• Article: “Pantomime Story Writing” published in Mime Directors Meet Journal (2018)
• Article: “Mime form of Bangladesh: A Draft of Some Aspects” published in Mime Directors’ Meet Journal 2019
• Article: “Adam Surat: A Seminal Creation of Tareque Masud,” https://www.newagebd.net/article/131923/adam-surat-the-seminal-creation-of-tareque-masud

Article: “How to Make Your Every Click Meaningful? A Short Note on Documentary Shot Content”

Ms Rubaiyat Kabir

Lecturer of Writing and Composition

Ms. Rubaiyat Kabir is an educator with 12+ years of collective teaching experience in English in the United States and Bangladesh. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (Genre: Fiction) from The New School in New York, and attained her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Knox College, IL. Ms. Kabir also pursued a Post Baccalaureate in Theatre and Creative Writing after her graduation, and participated in the prestigious London-Florence program hosted by the American Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) during her junior year at Knox College. She was also the 2001 recipient of the Eugene & Ella Stewart Davenport Literary Award in Fiction.

Ms. Rubaiyat Kabir is a widely published writer and poet with short stories, poems and essays published in various anthologies. Ms. Kabir is also a former journalist and feature writer for The Daily Star Newspaper and Daily New Age in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Along with writing, teaching is her passion, and holds within her a sacred space. She aims to inspire her students to not only be active and engaged learners but to help them explore and discover the intricacies of selfhood through the craft of writing.

Mohammad Moinul Haque

Fashion Marketing Management & Marketing Research

I have been working as a faculty member in the Department of Business Administration at Premier University for more than 24 years. In addition to my role as a professor, I am honored to serve as the Chairman of the same department and as the Assistant Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration at Premier University. My academic journey began at the University of Chittagong, where I completed my undergraduate and graduate degrees. Currently, I am pursuing my PhD at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Dhaka University, the premier business school in the country. My academic and research endeavors are driven by a commitment to advancing knowledge in the field of business. My research findings have been disseminated through publications in esteemed peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Service Theory and Practice [Emerald], Journal of Business Administration [IBA], Global Business and Organizational Excellence [Wiley], and IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review [Sage], among others. I also serve as a reviewer for indexed journals like Young Consumers [Emerald], Asia Pacific Management Review [ScienceDirect], and South Asian Journal of Human Resource Management [Sage], etc.

Qualifications:

PhD Candidate (IBA, Dhaka University), MBA (Chittagong University), BBA (Chittagong University)

Areas of Expertise:

Employee Engagement, Customer Engagement, Work-Life Balance. Organizational Commitment.

S M Sohrab Uddin

Accounting & Financial Management

Currently serving the Department of Finance, University of Chittagong as Professor. Also, worked as Director, Bureau of Business Research, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Chittagong from March 10, 2020 – March 9, 2024. I have been serving the Business School of different private universities of Bangladesh as an Adjunct Faculty since 2004. I have taught different courses at undergraduate and graduate levels including Introduction to Business, Managerial Finance, Multinational Corporate Finance, Entrepreneurial Finance, Islamic Finance, Investment Analysis & Portfolio Management, Working Capital Management, Accounting, and Macroeconomics.

Qualifications:

PhD in Asia Pacific Studies (Specialization in Finance)

Areas of Expertise:

Financial markets, institutions, and instruments with particular emphasis on banking sector development including Islamic finance in developing countries.

Abhi Mishra Das

Apparel Manufacturing Technology and Textile Science

Former Asst. Professor & HoD of Textile & Clothing Technology at Chattogram

BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology (CBUFT). Additionally, serving as a Proctor of CBUFT. Working as Guest Faculty, Department of Fashion Design & Technology at Premier University, Chattogram. Previously worked in the Merchandising Department at Indocine Textiles (bd) ltd & Softex Sweater industries (pvt) Ltd.

Qualifications:

M.Sc. in Textile Engineering, B.Sc. in Apparel Manufacturing Technology, LL.B

Areas of Expertise:

Apparel Manufacturing, Apparel Merchandising, Textile Science

Afroza Rahman

The Elements and Principles of Design and Graphic Fashion Design (Summer 2025)

I am a Fashion Designer. Almost nine years of experience in the field of industry, teaching and research. I have great interest in research in the field of Sustainability in fashion and the fashion business and the social impact of Fashion etc. My expertise includes are Elements & Principles of Fashion Design, Creative Design Analysis, Flat Pattern Making, Draping, E-Fashion, Surface Ornamentation & Decoration, Product Development, Collection Development, Fashion Portfolio.

Qualifications :

M.Sc. in Fashion Design, B.Sc. Hon’s in Fashion Design & Technology (FDT).

Areas of Expertise :

Teaching in the field of Fashion Design & Technology (FDT), Designing Apparel

Products and Fashion Technologist in RMG sector.

Shanewaz Mahmood Sohel

Business Communication & Negotiation and Management Essentials

I am currently serving as a Professor in the Department of Human Resource Management at the University of Chittagong, a position I have held since 14th July 2023. Prior to this, I served as Chairman of the same department from 9th February 2020 to 8th February 2023. I was an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Resource Management at the University of Chittagong from 25th November 2017 to 13th July 2023, and before that, I held the position of Associate Professor in the Department of Management at the same university from 31st March 2016 to 24th November 2017. My academic journey at the University of Chittagong began as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management from 26th July 2010 to 30th March 2016, following my initial appointment as a Lecturer in the same department from 6th April 2008 to 25th July 2010. Prior to joining the University of Chittagong, I served as a Lecturer in the Faculty of Business Studies at Premier University, Chittagong from 4th February 2006 to 5th April 2008.

Qualifications:

MBA, University of Chester, UK, MBA, University of Chittagong

Areas of Expertise:

Human Resource Management, Management, research & publication

Deepasri Baul

Textile Humanities

I am a historian of South Asia, interested in the constitution of the colonial urban in the early twentieth century. My work analyzes how urban space was produced through the intersection of religion and property in late colonial Delhi. My research interests also include religion and history in popular print cultures of contemporary North India. I completed my PhD in modern history from the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. I have taught in the University of Delhi. Currently, I am in the process of turning my doctoral project into a book manuscript. Currently working as an assistant professor in the Department of History at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Qualifications:

D.Phil., M.Phil., M.A. (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India), B.A. (University of Delhi)

Areas of Expertise:

Modern history of colonial south Asia, Urban History, Urban property, popular religion

Julie Hodson

International Retailing & Visual Merchandising, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Fashion Product Development and International Buying & Merchandising

I am the Industry Liaison and a Senior Lecturer for Manchester Fashion Institute teaching across the three fashion business courses: – (Fashion Business and Management, Fashion Buying and Merchandising and Fashion Marketing. I graduated from Liverpool John Moores University majoring in Business Studies and Purchasing, furthering my studies at master’s level at Manchester Metropolitan University. My specialist area of expertise is Supply Chain Transparency, International Fashion Supply Chain Management, and the Circular Economy. Subjects in which I have conducted research for the retail industry, written trade articles and published journal articles internationally.

I am active in research, academic enterprise and work closely with the international retail industry. In addition to my role as Industry Liaison Lead, I also facilitate student’s personal development and academic progress, achievement, career readiness aspirations and transitions into and out of university education.

Qualifications:

BA (Hons) Business and Management, MA Res Fashion Retailing, Postgraduate Certificate in teaching and learning in Higher Education

Areas of Expertise:

Supply Chain Transparency, Buyer/Supplier relationships

Mike Hansell

International Retailing & Visual Merchandising, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Fashion Product Development and International Buying & Merchandising

Since graduating from University of Westminster in London and The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York with an Honours Degree in Fashion Management and Product Development, I have worked at Senior Management levels within the Fashion Industry in own-brand menswear for several international fashion retailers. Experience and areas of specialism include trend forecasting/adaptation, product development, the fashion supply chain and global sourcing, range planning and range building and merchandising. I am currently a Senior Lecturer in Fashion Buying and Merchandising within Manchester Fashion Institute. My extensive industry experience enables me to share relevant and contemporary business information with my students, whether that relates to blue chip retail or entrepreneurship. I take keen interest in researching and discussing contemporary fashion industry practice in buying, merchandising and product development.

Qualifications:

BA (Hons) Fashion Management and Product Development. Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice in Higher Education.

Areas of Expertise:

Buying and Merchandising, Supply Chain Management, Product Development and Management.

Kamruddinn Md Harum

Export Import Documentation

Profile:

Deputy General Manager, Commercial, American & Efird (BD) Ltd.

Qualifications:

Master of Commerce (Accounting)

Areas of Expertise:

Commercial

Abu Mohammad Atiqur Rahman

Course: Business Ethics

Professor in the Department of Management at the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. With over three decades of experience in teaching and academic leadership, he began his career as a lecturer in 1993 and rose through the ranks to become a full professor in 2014. Professor Rahman has contributed to national and international academia through ten published research articles and has held key administrative roles, including Chairman of the Department of Management and membership in the University’s Senate and Finance Committee. Actively involved in community engagement, he served as President and Secretary of the Chittagong University Teachers’ Club (Town) and has mentored students through extracurricular initiatives such as the Management Communication Club.

Qualifications:

Master in Project Evaluation and Management, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Master of Commerce, University of Dhaka.

Dr Saladdin Ahmed

Andrew Mellon Senior Fellow in the Humanities

Saladdin Ahmed is a philosopher and critical theorist. He joined AUW at the beginning of 2025 to teach philosophy and continue his research. Since receiving his PhD in 2013 at the University of Ottawa, he has worked at eight universities in six countries. From fall 2018 to fall 2023, he taught at two liberal arts colleges in New York State. He has designed and taught over twenty-five courses in the areas of philosophy, political science, sociology, race and ethnic studies, and linguistics. He is a trilingual author. Some of his English articles and commentaries have been translated into several European and Asian languages. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4636-8217

Teaching

Home/lessness

Comparative Philosophy

Research interests

Philosophical theory; critical philosophy; comparative philosophy; dialectics

Critical social theory; critical education; “critical theory of social space”

Social space; “spatial literacy”

“Conventional and advanced” totalitarianism

Fascism studies; the rise of exclusionary movements; “postnihilism”

Marginalization; othering; culturalization

Ideology critique; the production of knowledge; alternative epistemologies

Creative and egalitarian movements of self-emancipation

Racism and anti-racism; neoracism; culturalism

Homelessness; “biopolitical economy of housing”; displacement; immigration; exile 

Art and “elsewhereness”

Project involvements

The annual conference of the New University in Exile Consortium, scheduled to take place in Berlin in April 2025

Grants Obtained

Small research grants for conducting parts of two of my books.

Authored Books

Fascism or Whatever You Want to Call It: Confronting the Beast Locally and Globally. Berlin: De Gruyter, April 2025.

Fascism in the Middle East: Nationalism, Islamism, and Imagining Other Futures. London: Routledge, 2025.

Elsewhereness. Cantley, Canada: Daraja Press, 2024.

The Death of Home: Aura and Space in the Age of Digitalization. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2024.

Critical Theory from the Margins: Horizons of Possibility in the Age of Extremism. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2023 (Paperback edition, 2024).

Revolutionary Hope after Nihilism: Marginalized Voices and Dissent. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.

Totalitarian Space and the Destruction of Aura. Albany, NY: SUNY Press, 2019 (Paperback edition, 2020).

Under contract: Exile and Spatiality.

Journal Articles

The Chinese translation of “Negativity as the Compass of Revolution: A Marxist Rejection of the No-alternative Ethos.” Translated by Liu Yunshan 马克思主义与现实 [Marxism and Reality] 1, (2024): 190-200.

“Exile and Spatiality.” Social Research: An International Quarterly 91, no. 2 (Summer 2024): 707-727.

“Transparence, aura et totalitarisme.” [Transparency, Aura, and Totalitarianism]. Translated by Memphis Krickerberg. Revue Illusio 20 (January 2023): 563-582. https://www.revueillusio.fr/revue/numéros-de-la-revue/illusio-20/

“Problematizing Exclusionary Politics in the Middle East and North Africa.” New Political Science 45, no. 3 (June 2023): 500-525. https://doi.org/10.1080/07393148.2023.2219170

“Fascism as an Ideological Form: A Critical Theory.” Critical Sociology 49, no. 4-9 (July 2022): 669-687. DIO:10.1177/08969205221109869

“The Cost of Freedom in the Neoliberal World of Blood and Oil.” Marxism & Sciences 2, no. 1 (Summer 2022): 223-241.

“Negativity as the Compass of Revolution: A Marxist Rejection of the No-alternative Ethos.” Science & Society 86, no. 3 (July 2022): 409-438.

“The Marginalized and Critical Theory: Dialectics of Universalism.” International Critical Thought 12, no. 2 (2022):305-26.

“The Ecological Crisis, Apocalypticism, and the Internalization of Unfreedom.” World Review of Political Economy 11, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 115-140.

“Womenless Space: The Islamist Exclusion of Women from Public Space.” Telos: Critical Theory of the Contemporary 188, (Fall 2019): 33-53.

Recent Interview

Historical Expertise, February 2025: https://www.istorex.org/post/saladdin-ahmed-bahozde

Working Papers

“Exile: The Dialectics of Hope and Hopelessness”

“Philosophy vs. Theology”

“Religion vs. the State”

“The Rise of Right-Wing Extremism”

“Religion vs. Democracy: A Case Against Culturalism and Religious Politics”

Dr Bennett Comerford

Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in the Humanities

Bennett Comerford, an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in the Humanities, received his doctorate from Harvard University’s Committee on the Study of Religion in the spring of 2023. His dissertation, “Is This What is Called Civilization?: Religion and Race in the Writings of Michael Madhusudan Datta,” explores the critical and literary works of the widely influential Bengali dramatist, poet, and intellectual (1824–1873). Prior to his time at Harvard, Bennett earned a master’s degree with a focus on comparative religious studies and a B.A. in philosophy and Italian studies, both from Boston College.

Bennett’s research explores the intersections of religion, literature, and colonialism in modern South Asia, with a particular focus on nineteenth-century Bengal. His scholarship investigates how religious and racial concepts and identities came to be constructed, intertwined, and contested in the literary and historical texts of the time. Other research interests include theories and methods in comparative religious studies and the role of place in comparative theology.

Bennett has presented at numerous academic conferences, including the American Academy of Religion and the Modern Language Association, and his writing has appeared in publications such as Reading Religion and the Harvard Theological Review. Most recently, he contributed a chapter to the Wiley Blackwell Companion to Comparative Theology (2023) and he is currently developing an essay on the Bangladeshi scholar and literary historian, Ghulam Murshid, for an upcoming edited volume.

Bennett has held academic appointments at Harvard University, the University of Southern Maine, and Brandeis University. He has designed and taught courses on comparative religion, South Asian religious traditions, Bengali literature, and the philosophy of religion, fostering interdisciplinary engagement and critical inquiry in the classroom. Beyond teaching, he has actively contributed to initiatives promoting intercultural dialogue, translation projects, writing center leadership, and community-based education programs. His work has been supported by grants and fellowships from the American Institute of Bangladesh Studies, the American Institute of Indian Studies, the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, the Harvard Asia Center, and the U.S. Library of Congress. In his free time, Bennett enjoys traveling with his family, hiking, playing basketball, and engaging in adda with friends.

Ashfeen Aribea

Assistant Director, General Studies program

MA, Molecular Biology

Sharmin Rahmatullah

Assistant Director of Student Success

Sharmin Rahmatullah has been working at AUW since 2016. She has been teaching English Reading and Writing in the Pre-Access, Access, and the current Pre-UG program. Sharmin also teaches Writing in the UG as an adjunct faculty. Before taking up the position of Assistant Director of Student Success, Sharmin was the English Coordinator, followed by the Promotion Coordinator of the Pre UG. Besides teaching, Sharmin is involved in various Teacher Training sessions and Continuous Professional Development sessions at the Pre UG Level.

Prior to working at AUW, Sharmin taught at BRAC University and The British Council as an English Lecturer and IELTS Teacher. She also has experience in teaching IELTS in the London English Academy, in Malaysia.

With over 10 years of teaching experience and a CELTA qualification, Sharmin has a BA in English and an MA in ELT.

Md Noman Udin

Asst. Director of Pre-UG Math Programs

MA, Mathematics

Noman was a member of the mathematics Faculty at Asian University for Women (AUW) for over seven years (From 2010 July to 2017 December). During this time, he worked to develop Mathematics Curriculum and implementing several large scale projects at AUW. In 2018 he went to University Technology Malaysia, Malaysia, for higher study in Mathematics. In 2021 he came back to AUW and join as an instructor of Precalculus in the Access Academy (AA). His responsibilities include lecturing, develop clear learning objectives and prepare comprehensive syllabi.

He received MS degree specialized in Mathematical Science from the university Technology Malaysia, Malaysia. He received a special Award by Faculty of Science University Technology Malaysia 2021. He also obtained Bsc (Hons) in Applied Mathematics from the university of Chittagong.

Research

Cosmology, Partial differential Equations (PDE)

Abdul Wahid

Asst. Director of Pre-UG English Programs and Senior Instructor of English

Master of Education (TESOL)

Cambridge CELTA

Wahid has four years of experience in teaching English at tertiary level. Before joining AUW as a Language Instructor, he taught Language and Linguistics at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) and at IUBAT – International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Dhaka. He completed his Master of Education (TESOL) from the University of South Australia (UniSA), with a thesis in refugee education. Wahid also has a CELTA from the British Council. Previously, he worked as an Interpreter in Africa under the United Nations for some time. During his University years in Adelaide, he attended the evening school of ‘Ann Peter’s School of Acting’ which sparked his interest in psychology of human behavior and communication. His research interest includes inner speech and bilingualism, psychology of language, education psychology and the like.

Master’s Thesis:

“Factors that affect the academic performance of African refugee students at UniSA”

Conference Paper:   

1. Wahid, “Learning and Education – shouldn’t they be same? : A conceptual review”. In the pursuit of Quality in Higher Education: Challenges Ahead, (2019).

Working Paper:

“Intervention of Self-limiting L1 Inner Speech during L2 Presentations: A Study of Bangla-English Late Bilinguals”

Supervised Theses:

Postgraduate

1. Face to Face and Online ELT Classes: A Comparative Study
2. Academic Self-concept and Academic Performance: A Co-relational Study
3. Role of L1 in English Language Learning and Teaching: A Perspective of Schools in Bangladesh
4. Challenges in Adapting Reading Materials in an ELT Class: A Case Study

Undergraduate

5. The Role of Previous Knowledge in Reading Comprehension
6. Individual Learner Differences and Speaking Performance : A Case Study
7. Persuasive Techniques used in English Bulletins in Bangladeshi Television Channels
8. First Language Acquisition of A Three Year Old Bangladeshi Child : A Case Study

Conducted Workshops:

“Your Language Thoughts, Your Language Reality”; 2^nd September 2019; University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) Auditorium.

“You Are Who You Think You Are”; 3rd April, 2019; University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) Auditorium.

“Self-development and Learning”; 13th November, 2018; University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) Auditorium.

Kausar Ferdous

Teaching Fellow Training, Senior Instructor

MA, English Literature

MA, ELT

Afrida Oishee

Admissions: Instructor

MA, Disaster Management
(ACCESS)

Education

Umme Aymun Siddiqua

Computer Studies: Instructor

MA, Computer Science

Umme Aymun Siddiqua received B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering from the International Islamic University Chittagong, Bangladesh in 2016 and her M.Eng. degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan in 2019. Currently, she is serving as a Junior Instructor in Computer Science at Asian University for Women. Her research interests include natural language processing, multimodal opinion mining and knowledge discovery from social media data especially stance detection, sentiment analysis, emotion analysis, and hate speech detection using deep learning. She is the author or co-author of several articles in journals, conferences and research workshop contributions and presented her research at national and international conferences in the USA and China. She has received recognition for her excellent academic performance and research activities, including Merit-based Scholarship, Monbukagakusho Honors Scholarship and Best Paper Award.

Courses Teach:

Introduction to Computing and Programming
CS50’s Introduction to Computer Science by Harvard University (Lab)

Research Interests:
Natural Language Processing
Social Media Analysis
Multimodal Opinion Mining and Knowledge Discovery
Computational Linguistics
Machine Learning
Deep Learning

Journal Articles

Tweet Stance Detection using Multi-Kernel Convolution and Attentive LSTM Variants
Umme Aymun Siddiqua, Abu Nowshed Chy, and Masaki Aono
IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems (IEICE TOIS), Vol.E102-D, No.12, pp.2493-2503, December 2019.

Exploiting Transfer Learning and Hand-Crafted Features in a Unified Neural Model for Identifying Actionable Informative Tweets
Abu Nowshed Chy, Umme Aymun Siddiqua, and Masaki Aono
Journal of Information Processing, Vol.29, pp.16-29, January 2021.

Peer-Reviewed International Conferences

A Neural Network Model to Identify the Crisis-related Actionable Informative Tweets for Disaster Management.
Abu Nowshed Chy, Umme Aymun Siddiqua, and Masaki Aono
Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE Region 10 Symposium (TENSYMP), 5-7 June 2020, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Best Paper Award (as a co-author)

Tweet Stance Detection Using an Attention based Neural Ensemble Model
Umme Aymun Siddiqua, Abu Nowshed Chy, and Masaki Aono
Proceedings of the 2019 Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics: Human Language Technologies (NAACL-HLT 2019), ACL, 2-5 June 2019, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Stance Detection on Microblog Focusing on Syntactic Tree Representation
Umme Aymun Siddiqua, Abu Nowshed Chy, and Masaki Aono
3rd International Conference on Data Mining and Big Data (DMBD 2018), Springer, 17-22 June 2018, Shanghai, China.

Combining a Rule-based Classifier with Ensemble of Feature Sets and Machine Learning Techniques for Sentiment Analysis on Microblog
Umme Aymun Siddiqua, Tanveer Ahsan, and Abu Nowshed Chy
International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT 2016), IEEE, 18-20 December 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Combining a Rule-based Classifier with Weakly Supervised Learning for Twitter Sentiment Analysis
Umme Aymun Siddiqua, Tanveer Ahsan, and Abu Nowshed Chy
International Conference on Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology (ICISET 2016), IEEE, 28-29 October 2016, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

International Research Workshops

KDEHatEval at SemEval-2019 Task5: A Neural Network Model for Detecting Hate Speech in Twitter
Umme Aymun Siddiqua, Abu Nowshed Chy, and Masaki Aono
Proceedings of the 13th International Workshops on Semantic Evaluation (SemEval 2019) ACL, 6-7 June 2019, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Neural Networks and Support Vector Machine based Approach for Classifying Tweets by Information Types at TREC2018 Incident Streams Task
Abu Nowshed Chy, Umme Aymun Siddiqua, and Masaki Aono
Proceedings of the 27th Text REtrieval Conference (TREC 2018), NIST, 14-16 November 2018, Maryland, USA.

Publication Records Summary:
https://scholar.google.co.jp/citations?user=zVDq8EAAAAAJ&hl=en

Sabrina Naoshin

Testing, Senior Instructor

Sabrina Naoshin is a highly motivated and dedicated individual who loves to promote positive thinking in her personal and professional life. She joined AUW in 2018 with around five years of prior teaching experience. As a big fan of technology, Sabrina utilizes related technology in her teaching approaches. She believes that student-centered and interactive classroom approaches increase students’ and teachers’ productivity and motivation at the same time. Sabrina devotes a significant portion of her time to personal and professional development. As a part of her professional development process, she is pursuing a Master of Education in Advanced Teaching (M.Ed.) with a concentration in STEM fields at the University of the People, California. Sabrina has completed her MBA from Premier University, Chattogram, Bangladesh. Working with students from different nationalities, cultures, and educational backgrounds helped her become a person with patience, dedication, and enthusiasm. Her interests include reading, spending time with family, playing Sudoku, and writing.

Shuva Karmaker

Learning Center, Instructor

Mr. Shuva Karmaker, an esteemed educator, writer, artist, and activist, began his journey with the Asian University for Women (AUW) in 2023. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Language, Literature, Applied Linguistics, and ELT, along with a Master’s in ELT from Jahangirnagar University, and a second Master’s in Educational Leadership and School Improvement from BRAC University. His approach to promoting a comprehensive educational experience is rooted in his diverse background, encompassing language studies, educational innovation, music, and cultural research.

With a wide-reaching professional portfolio, Shuva has contributed extensively to advancing women’s education, supporting underprivileged communities, collaborating with government institutions, and integrating academic frameworks such as Cambridge and liberal arts curricula. As an alumnus of Teach For Bangladesh and Teach For All, he has engaged in internationally recognized programs, including the 2019 World’s Largest Lesson & Empatico Fellowship through UNESCO & UNICEF, as well as the Global Girls’ Education Fellowship by Teach For All.

In addition to his academic pursuits, Shuva is an independent musician and lifelong Hindustani classical artist with training in Indian classical music from an early age. As a certified Nazrul Sangeet Artist and Teacher Trainer from the Nazrul Institute in Dhaka, he has also released several original singles, blending his passion for music with cultural preservation. His dedication to both education and the arts reflects his commitment to promoting intercultural understanding, using the power of creativity to inspire personal and academic growth in his students and community.

Teaching

1. English Reading and Writing
2. Study Skills Program
3. UG Preparation Seminar

Research

Shuva’s research interests span ELT, Applied Linguistics, Educational Leadership, School Improvement, and South Asian Cultural Studies. He has been involved in projects related to Language Education and South Asian Cultural Studies, with notable research on Bengali Music and literary figures, notably Kazi Nazrul Islam.

Journal Articles

1. Karmaker, S. (2023). Understanding Parental Support in Children’s Education at Home. BRAC University.
2. Karmaker, S. (2022). Radha-Krishna; A Historical Exploration.
3. Karmaker, S. (2021). The Words of Language.
4. Karmaker, S. (2019). Modernization Theory & Educational Approach, BRAC University
5. Bengali Songs and I, Swarbyanjan, 2022
6. In Search of the Temple of Peace, Swarbyanjan, 2021
7. Development of Indian Classical Music, Banglanews24.com, Swarbyanjan, 2016
8. Story of the Festival, Swarbyanjan, 2020
9. The Loop-Hole of GPS Education, Swarbyanjan, 2019

Stories:

1. Karmaker, S. (2023). The Lady Named Maya.

Poetry Book:

1. Whispers Woven With Winds (শ্বাসের পাণ্ডুলিপি)

Working Papers / Reports

1. Karmaker, S. (2025). Barriers to Effective Parental Involvement in Primary Education in Bangladesh

Rayhana Fatema Chowdhury

Advisement: Instructor

Rayhana Fatema Chowdhury is an Instructor of English Language in Pre-Undergraduate Program. Currently, she is pursuing her PhD at University of Malaya in Educational Psychology and Counseling. She has obtained two Masters Degrees in ELT and English Literature. Before joining AUW in 2023, she had been teaching English language and literature at Port City International University as an Assistant Professor. In her long teaching career since 2013, she has supervised almost hundred thesis papers. She had also served as the Chairman of the Department of English at PCIU where she was a Syndicate Member.

Teaching

English Reading and Writing

English Listening and Speaking

Research

Psycholinguistics

Neuro-linguistics

Special Education

Educational Psychology and Counseling

Publications

Journal Articles

International Journal (03)

1. REASONS OF RETICENCE IN SPEAKING ENGLISH AMONG THE FRESHMEN IN PORT

CITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY; CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH: A CASE STUDY. ELK

ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES. ISSN 2394-9392; DOI:

10.16962/EAPJSS/issn.2394-9392/2014; Volume 2 Issue 3 (2016). (Solo Author). JD Impact

Factor : 2014: 1.112

2. THE FACTORS THAT AFFECT LEARNER AUTONOMY IN LEARNING ENGLISH AS A

FOREIGN LANGUAGE (EFL) AT TERTIARY LEVEL IN BANGLADESH. ELK ASIA PACIFIC

JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES. ISSN 2394-9392; DOI: 10.16962/EAPJMRM/issn. 2349-

2317/2015; Volume 2 Issue 4 (2016). (Co-Author). JD Impact Factor : 2014: 1.112

3. FEEDBACK PRACTICES IN THE TERTIARY LEVEL EFL WRITING CLASSROOM IN

BANGLADESH, “Australasian Journal of Business, Social Science and Information

Technology” ISSN 2206-4451 Volume 4 Issue 4 (2018).

National Journal (02)

1. Integrating Language and Literature in Teaching English: A Critical Study. “Port City International

University Journal” Volume – 1, Issue – 1, 2014, ISSN: 2311-3146 (Solo Author).

2. Eye-Heart: A Mortal War or Oneness in Love in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 46 and 47, “Port City

International University Journal” Volume – 2, Issue – 2, 2015, ISSN: 2311-3146 (Solo Author).

Israt Happy

Science, Instructor

MA, Public Health
(Pathways)

Israt has always been passionate about teaching and this is her 4^th year at AUW as a faculty. She received her bachelor’s degree in Public Health from Asian University for Women in 2015 and also earned her Master’s degree in Public Health from American International University Bangladesh in 2017. Currently, she is responsible for teaching English Language course to Pre Access-Academy (PAA) students.  Previously, she educated PAA students for two years and taught Leadership Seminar course to Access Academy students for one year. Israt believes that instilling confidence into students enables them to be higher achievers in their lives. Hence, her lessons are focused on breeding confidence, allowing students to speak, make mistakes and learn at their own pace.

Arif Chowdhury

Lecturer of Writing and Composition, Pre-UG and UG Programs

MA, ELT
(General Studies, ACCESS)

I have been teaching at AUW in General Studies Program for developing four language skills for more than 5 months and I am currently teaching academic Reading and Writing at AUW’s Pre-UG (Access) program.

Previously, I have taught various ESL, EFL and Academic English, and departmental courses at Huddersfield University, British Council recognized English language centers, UK and University of Creative Technology Chittagong.

My academic qualifications include a master’s degree from London Metropolitan University in Int’l ELT and Applied Language Studies; a Trinity CertTESOL; a Teaching English for Academic Purposes (TEAP) certificate from London School of Economics (LSE); and more than 10 years of experience as an educator.

Ashraf Siddique

Senior Instructor

MA, TESOL

CELTA

DELTA

Sharmin Siddiqui

Senior Instructor

Sharmin Siddiqui started as a senior instructor at the Asian University for Women, Chittagong, in September 2023. She began her career in January 2007 as a teaching assistant at Southeast University Bangladesh. After that, she joined Stamford University Bangladesh as a lecturer in English in February of the same year. She was employed as an English lecturer at King Khalid University in Abha, Saudi Arabia, in 2009.  From September 2009 to August 2023, she worked at King Khalid University.

Sharmin Siddiqui completed her BA (Hons) in English and MA in Applied Linguistics and ELT from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Teaching

Reading across the Disciplines 6

Reading across the Disciplines 5

Language and Composition 5

Research interests

Sociolinguistics, ELT, Psycholinguistics, Second Language Acquisition

Journal Articles

• Faruquzzaman, A., Almosa, A., Siddiqui, S., Chowdhury, G., Ahamed, M. M., Mishu, A., Ahmed, J., and Sultana, S. (2023). On Linguistic Reviews of Arabic and Bangla: A Comprehensive Study. Theory and Practice of Language Studies. Vol. 13, No. 9, 2375-2383. DOI://https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1309.25

• Siddiqui, S., Ahamed, M. M., Chowdhury, G., & Mishu, A. (In Press). Teaching Writing to EFL Learners: Issues and Concerns. Journal of Language Teaching and Research. Journal of Language Teaching Research.
• Ahamed, M.M. & Siddiqui, S. (2021). From the Normal to the New Normal: Reflecting Metamorphosis in Pedagogies. Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Special Issue on CALL (7). 419-434. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/call7.29
• Siddiqui, S. and Ahamed, M. (2020). Teachers’ Roles Beyond and Within the Context: An Ever-Changing Concept. Arab World English Journal, 11(1), 282-296. DOI:https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol11no1.21

Presentations

• “Learning Goals and Teachers’ Roles,” Language Research Center, King Khalid University, KSA, April 2019.
• “Creating Future Leaders by Teachers as Core Professionals,” Language Research Center, King Khalid University, KSA, February 2020.
• “From Normal to New Normal: Rethinking the Methodologies,” Language Research Center, King Khalid University, KSA, January 2021.
• “Enhancing Communicative Competence in English: Some Needs to be Addressed,” Language Research Center, King Khalid University, KSA, March 2022.

Md Aftab Uddin Chowdhury

Senior Instructor

Md. Aftab Uddin Chowdhury joined as a Senior Instructor of English at the Asian University for Women (AUW) in 2023. He had previously worked as an Assistant Professor in English at the State University of Bangladesh (SUB) for almost three years and as a Lecturer in English at BRAC Institute of Languages (BIL) for nearly seven years. Prior to joining BRAC University, he had been working as a Research Assistant in the Department of English and Modern Languages at North South University. He also completed the E-Teacher course offered by Oregon University, USA in 2014. To his credit, he was selected for the English Language Program Award by the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh for attending the ‘TESOL Certificate: Advanced Practitioner’ program offered by TESOL International Association in 2015-2016. In addition, he completed his (PGCHE) in Higher Education at Falmouth University, UK in 2018-2019 and his M.A. in English (Linguistics) at North South University in 2012. He is also keenly interested in research and publication and has had some of his research articles published in international journals.

Teaching

Reading Across Discipline (RAD) with level 5 and level 6

Research interests
Discourse Analysis, Classroom Management, Classroom Instruction, Curriculum Development

Journal Articles

1. Chowdhury, A. U., & Mohammad Akteruzzaman. (2021). The application of guided peer feedback in facilitating L2 writing: Action research with tertiary-level language learners in Bangladesh. The Asian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 7(2), 171–185.
2. Chowdhury, A. U., & Akteruzzaman, M. (2015). Teaching the Structures of Academic Writing Through Peer Review: A Study on the Beginners of English Language Courses at BRAC University. GSTF Journal on Education, 3(1).
3. Akteruzzaman, M., & Chowdhury, A. U. (2015). Transforming Ineffective Feedback of the Students to Effective Feedback: A Study on the Students of ENG 091 and ENG 101 of BIL at BRAC University. International E-Journal of Advances in Education (IJAEDU), 1(2).

Tahmina Akter Mili

Senior Instructor

Tahmina Akter Mili is an enthusiastic and passionate teacher. Her extensive experience in the field of education has led her to the firm belief that education can be a tool for women’s empowerment. Ms. Mili holds a Master of Education in TESOL from the University of the West of Scotland. She has also earned her Master of Arts in English Language and Literature from Eden Mahila College under the National University of Bangladesh and a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature from Eden Mahila College under the National University of Bangladesh. Previously, she taught English in Abdul Kadir Molla International School as well as summer school programs in St. Andrews Language College and MLI International. She is interested in working with bilingual and multilingual English Language speakers.

Peter A Birmingham II

Instructor

Pete is very excited to join AUW as an Instructor of English in the Pre-Undergraduate Program.  His work in non-traditional education over 15 years has been in six developing countries, with a diversity of learners, and he remains motivated by the transformative potential of a shared, engaging learning process.  In recent years, he has taught language arts and leadership at a Somali high school, supported Honduran teachers in developing more student-centered and democratic classrooms, volunteered to build a post-grad prep curriculum for Indian school-leavers, and served Afghan refugee families near his hometown of Cincinnati.  Here at the University, Pete looks forward to collaborating in a rich, multicultural environment that helps prepare committed young women for success as global humanitarians!  Outside of school, you can usually find him reading, exploring, or behind a camera.

BS, International Business; BA, Global Development; BA, German

MA, International Development for Education

• Thesis: “Education and Social Development in Ukraine” (2014)

Certified in TEFL, SEL, and fitness instruction

Research Interests
– women in development

– neurodiversity in the learning process

– mindfulness and youth mental health

Project Involvements
– women’s university club soccer fitness coach

– twice director of healthy lifestyles summer camps

– twice co-director of residential camps for at-risk youth

Grants Obtained

– PEPFAR community grant for HIV / AIDS education

– small project assistance (SPA) grant for student journalism

BMK Haider

Instructor

MA, International Relations
MA, History
(ACCESS)

Md Ariful Hasan

Instructor

Md Ariful Hasan is an Instructor of English Language in Pre-Undergraduate Program. Currently, he is pursuing his MEd in ELT at Kathmandu University, Nepal. He has done another Master’s Degree in English from Jagannath University, Bangladesh. He passed his CELTA course in 2018. Before joining AUW in 2024, he had been teaching English language and literature at University of Creative Technology Chittagong as a Lecturer & Coordinator. In his long teaching career since 2010, he had taught in many renowned schools and colleges of Bangladesh.

Teaching

English Writing (L&C)

English Reading and Writing

Presentation Skills

Research interests

Education

Syllabus Design, Testing & Evaluation

ESL/EFL

Homayra Binta Hafiz Silvee

Instructor

Ms. Silvee is teaching at AUW for last 2 years. Before that she worked with UNICEF and Ministry of Information and various renowned English Medium schools. She completed her Masters in Literature in English. She is CELTA certified too.

She worked on creating 3 consecutive courses namely “Presentation Skills”, “Public Speaking and Debate” and “Ethics and Critical Thinking”.

Teaching

“Presentation Skills” and “Ethics and Critical Thinking”.

Tanzim M Ahmed

Junior Instructor

Tanzim joined Asian University for Women in September 2024 as a Junior Instructor in Mathematics in the Pre-UG Department. He previously taught Fundamentals of Quantitative Reasoning and Student Development Seminars courses in Access Academy at East Delta University, Chattogram, Bangladesh. He is pursuing a Master of Science in Computational Mathematics from Premier University, Chattogram, Bangladesh, and he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and Engineering from East Delta University. He ranked 5th at the Final Round of the 12th iteration of the National Undergraduate Mathematics Olympiad (NUMO) held under Bangladesh Mathematical Society. He was also the champion of the Intra-University Engineering Olympiad (2021) organized by East Delta University.

Teaching

Pre-Calculus (MATH 400)

Research interests:

Natural Language Processing, Computational Drug Discovery, Computer Vision

Jannatul Akmam

Junior Instructor

ACCESS and Pathways

MA, English

Jannatul Akmam did BA and MA in English from Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. During her career of teaching for more than 9 years, she taught at higher secondary and tertiary levels of different institutions including teaching as an Adjunct Faculty of Core at Asian University for Women. She was awarded Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Fellowship in Spring 2022 (Gender Cohort) and received professional development training at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. She has joined AUW in Fall 2022 as a Junior Instructor of English Language; and teaches ESL and Presentation Skills.

Research Interest: Education and Leadership of Muslim Women, Gender Studies, Post-colonial Studies, Disability Studies and Cultural Studies.

Research Works:

Gender Expectations and Balancing Identities: Education about Gender in High Schools in Bangladesh. (Presented online) Twenty-ninth International Conference on Learning at Universitat de Valencia – Facultat de Magisteri, Valencia, Spain, 13-15 July, 2022.

Eastern Women’s Entrepreneurship: Liberating the Enslaved Mind beyond the Patriarchal Gaze. Eastern Perspectives on Women’s Roles and Advancement in Business edited by Ela Burcu Uçel, by IGI Global, Hershey, PA, USA, EISBN13: 9781799887447 (Chapter 7, Page 139-154), February, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8742-3.ch007.

Islamic Schools in France: A Tool for Change towards Inclusiveness. Virtual Conference of New England Educational Assessment Network Fall Forum 2021, 5 November 2021.

Living Parallel-ly in Real and Virtual: Internet as an Extension of Self. (Co-authored with Nafisa Huq) Defining Identity and the Changing Scope of Culture in the Digital Age edited by Alison Novak and Imaani Jamillah El-Burki, by IGI Global, Hershey PA, USA, ISBN 9781522502128 (Chapter 14, Page 230-239), May, 2016. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0212-8.ch014

Women in War-Wounded or Wonderful? Relativity in Revelation (In the Light of Nasiruddin Yusuf’s “Guerilla” and Mrityunjay Devvrat’s “Children of War”). (Co-authored with Nafisa Huq and Prakash Sarkar) International Conference “Diasporas and Diversities: Teaching English in a Changing World”, Department of English, Independent University Bangladesh, 5-7 November 2015.

Partition across the Border: A Study of the novels The Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh and Clear Light of Day by Anita Desai. Trends in Indian English Novels edited by Nagraj G. Holeyannavar, Manglam Publisher, India, ISBN 9789382983231 (Page no. 222), 21 October, 2014.

Dream Identity beyond the Patriarchal Gaze: Liberating the Enslaved Mind. 1st International Conference on Social Science and Humanities August 23-25, 2014, Center for Social Science Research, School of Liberal Arts and Humanities, Independent University of Bangladesh.

New Police on the Block: Reading Contemporary Advertisement as Panopticon. Dissertation, Master of Arts Program, 2012. (Publication-in-progress)

Ngugi’s Petals of Blood: A Critical Analysis from Fanon’s Concept of Violence. Short Research Paper, Undergraduate Program, 2011. (Publication-in-progress)

Ibtida Tahera Aziz

Junior Instructor

Ibtida Tahera Aziz is serving at AUW since January, 2024. Previously she worked as a faculty of Mathematics in Military Institute of Science and Technology,  Bangladesh. She has obtain her BS and MS degree in Pure Mathematics from University of Dhaka. In 2022, she has also received A. F. Mujibur Rahman Gold Medal for her excellence in Mathematics.

Teaching

Ibtida teaches the course Precalculus to level 4 and level 6 students in AUW.

She has the experience of teaching university level mathematics courses e.g. Complex Analysis, Laplace and Fourier Transform, Vector Analysis throughout her teaching career.

Project involvements

APPLICATION AND SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS IN TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS  FOR REAL LIFE DATA  |University of Dhaka

Supervised by:   Dr. Mohammad Babul Hasan,  Professor, Department of Mathematics  University of Dhaka.

Grants Obtained

NST Fellowship (2019) for Master’s thesis.

Sensitivity Analysis of Transportation Problems: Monitoring Changes in Market Equilibrium Implementing Optimization Methods and Business Software, MIST Journal of Science and Humanities, Vol 1, Nov 2022, pp. 6-13.

Benjamin C. Jones

Junior Instructor

Equipped with a Bachelor’s Degree in History and Southeast Asian Studies, with a minor in Chinese Professional Communication, Benjamin C. Jones has taught English to students of all age levels and abilities. As a Peace Corps Volunteer at the Kratie Provincial Teacher Training College he taught English and English Teaching Methodology to trainees, inspiring Cambodia’s next generation of teachers. His appointment as a labor investigator for the US federal government granted him a unique insight into adversarial collaboration, project tracking, and research application. Having recently been bestowed the honor of joining AUW’s dedicated faculty, he is determined to apply his expertise teaching English to the bright students in the Pre-Undergraduate program.

In his free time, he enjoys reading books about history and anthropology, connecting with friends, and brushing up on his Vietnamese, Mandarin, and Khmer. With time he hopes to add Bangla to his repertoire.

Teaching

English 101

Research Interests

1. Cold War History
2. Zomia Studies
3. Decolonization
4. Political Philosophy

Hasan Mahfuj

Junior Instructor

MA ELT

CELTA

ESL and Foundation

Hasan Mahfuj joined AUW as an instructor of English as a Second Language in August 2022. He has set foot at AUW with an experience of 16 years of teaching English in IGCSE and ESL areas.

Hasan’s academic qualifications include an MA in ELT; a BA in English Language & Literature; and a CELTA.

Sofia Siddiqua

Junior Instructor

Ms Sofia Siddiqua has been an education professional at the tertiary level for half a decade now. Her professional scope spans from teaching basic English language skills to Rohingya, Afghan and several other national communities to teaching linguistics, presentation, and debating skills courses. Previously, she has taught as a Lecturer at two reputed universities in Dhaka; Daffodil International University and United International University.

Ms Sofia has had a flawless academic background in English Language and Literature. She is an M.A. in TESOL from North South University and is a Cambridge CELTA certified teacher and is currently a DELTA enrolled active candidate and an author of academic publication.

Her work includes all dimensions of English language and skills teaching, effective lesson plan and material development, ensuring individualistic development of several groups of students across General Studies and Pre-UG programs. Her skills include effective classroom management, coordinating across unexpected situations, addressing cross-cultural pedagogical, affective and individualistic needs, relevant administrative tasks, managing assessment, tracking individual performance and gradual academic development and providing feedback and support. 

Ms Sofia characterizes her performance with dedication, sincerity, ownership, transparency, and fairness. She intends to keep evolving as a professional through consistent CPD, higher studies and self-reflection.

Teaching

General Studies: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking skills.

Pre-UG: Reading Across the Disciplines, Presentation Skills, Public Speaking and Debate.

Research

Research interests: Second Language Acquisition, writing skill development, grammatical/ systemic aspects of language and skills, language and culture, teaching and learning process, classroom strategies, phonology and phonetics, sociolinguistics, testing and evaluation, and education policy and procedure.

Publications

Journal Articles: Decolonizing English Studies in Bangladesh and Integrating Bengali Literature into English Language and Literature Education at Tertiary Level: A Case Study

Working Papers: Writing apprehension at tertiary level and framework of teaching.

Nargis Sultana

Junior Instructor

Highest Degree – MELT

Nusrat Tahsin

Junior Instructor

MA, ELT
(General Studies)

Nusrat Tahsin joined Asian University for Women (AUW) as a Junior Instructor for Pathways for Promise Program in August, 2022. She has been in teaching career since 2014. Before Joining AUW she was a secondary level English teacher who had been teaching English Language in O level for almost eight years. She completed the Cambridge International Examinations Professional Development course for O level Examination. Nusrat is an US Department of State Exchange Alumni who received training as an international educator in Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Program in Montana State University, USA. As a part of TEA program, she also served as a guest teacher in Chief Joseph Middle School at Bozeman, Montana, USA. She is also involved in charitable Access program funded by US Department of State for teaching underprivileged students. Besides teaching she served as an Academic coordinator in English Access Microscholarship Program, Chattogram for one and half year. Her aim is to finding potential and empowering students from disadvantage class and Pathways program in AUW is the perfect area to fulfill her goal.

Academic Qualification

MA in English Language and Literature. International Islamic University Chittagong

B.A. (Hons) in English Language and Literature. International Islamic University Chittagong

Tahira Tazreen

Junior Instructor

MA,
(Pathways)

I am working as Junior Instructor of Pathways for Promise in AUW. Although it is my first-time teaching in Pathways, I have experience of working with them in different ways. After graduating from AUW in 2018, I joined Pathways for Promise as Program Officer and got the opportunity to work directly with the students, as well as with the instructors. Earlier, as a student of under graduation program, I worked as academic mentor for the students of Pathways, where I facilitated them in learning English (speaking, writing, and reading).

Umma Salma

Junior Instructor

Ms. Salma is a TESOL graduate from North South University, Dhaka and joined Asian University for Women as a Junior Instructor.

Teaching

Currently teaching Presentation Skill for the level 3 students along with 2 courses on ESL for the level 2.

Research

Salma is deeply interested in the Critical Pedagogical field that includes mainstreaming morality and ethics education at every level. Also, diasporic discourse, cultural imperialism, ethnocentrism etc. are some of the areas that she is mostly invested in.

Mehzabeen Zaman

Junior Instructor

BS, Environmental Science
(General Studies, Pathways)

Mehzabeen joined as Junior Instructor for pathways in January 2022, a long-held aspiration of her started when pathways began its journey back in 2016. Besides teaching English curricular she is determined to be a great mentor for her students building confidence in their personal and professional lives. She hopes for her students to be higher achievers in their lives and serve as a strong woman in their community. Previously she served as a residential life coordinator at AUW where she acted as mentor, advisor and trusted friend to the residential students.

Majored in Environmental Science and minored in Development Studies from Asian University for Women.

Ruheya Khourshed

Junior Instructor

With a keen eye for detail and a natural aptitude for education, I am thrilled to join Asian University for Women (AUW) as a Junior Instructor of Mathematics for the Pre-Undergraduate Program. Throughout my four years of one-on-one tutoring experience with multiple students spanning from high school to university, I have honed my skills in creating a stimulating and supportive learning environment. With a BA in Economics and minors in Mathematics and Finance from AUW, I have a strong academic background that I am eager to apply to my role as an instructor. In addition, my experience as a Creative Director at Lussotica, a startup fashion label, and as HR Member at Youth’s Voice Organization, respectively, has given me valuable leadership and management skills. I am excited to contribute to the university’s mission of building a more progressive society through education and am delighted to be part of the esteemed faculty at AUW.

Teaching

Mathematics for the Pre-Undergraduate Program

Tasnuva Rahman

Junior Instructor

Tasnuva Rahman joined AUW in January 2024. She has completed her BA in English Literature from Chittagong Independent University. Later, she pursued her Master’s in English, majoring in TESOL at East Delta University.

From February 2022, she continued working at The English Academy as an EFL Instructor for a year. Later, Tasnuva worked for the Speakers’ Council as an EFL Instructor and maintained a full-time position as an English Teacher at Al-Hidaayah International School.

Teaching

English Reading and Writing

English Listening and Speaking

Research interests

Tasnuva Rahman is interested in teaching psychology, including adult students’ attitudes toward learning a foreign language. She focuses on making use of literature and arts as an effective method of teaching a language, which includes value added participation. Tasnuva believes inspiration always comes from the real world. From this vision she carries interest in fictional characters’ psychological perspectives and connecting them with nonfictional behaviors. Her preferred areas of exploration are human psychology, perspective, and reasoning.

Khadija Sultana

Junior Instructor

With 10 years of formal teaching experience and keen interest in the field of education from a very young age, Khadija has joined AUW as a Senior Fellow of English in the Pre-UG Program in Spring ‘24. Prior to this, she has completed her BA in English and Humanities with a minor in Sustainable Development from University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh followed by MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL from the same institution. Alongside education, she loves to conduct social activities, especially for women. Notably, she has organized a workshop titled ‘Being Period Positive’ in a street children’s home, and another titled ‘Good Touch, Bad Touch’ in a school alongside multiple other events. The reason Khadija chose AUW to make a contribution through her knowledge is also because of the same cause, she aims to work for the empowerment of women.

Teaching

English Reading & Writing

Presentation Skills

Research Interests

Applied Linguistics

Discourse Analysis

Social cause including basic human rights

Fariha Anjum

Junior Instructor

Fariha Anjum received B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering from the International Islamic University Chittagong, Bangladesh in 2022. She is serving as a Junior Instructor in Computer Science at Asian University for Women since January 2023.  During her final year, she has worked as a Health Data Analytics Intern in the eSystems Research and Development Lab of BUET for a period of three months.

Teaching

Information Technology, General Studies

Computer Literacy, Pre-UG

Research interests:

Data Science, Natural Language Processing, Image Processing, Health Data Analytics, Human Activity Recognition.

Peer-Reviewed International Conferences:

1. Anjum, S. Alam, E. H. Bahadur, A. K. M. Masum, and M. Z. Rahman, “Deep Learning for Depression Symptomatic Activity Recognition,” in 2022 International Conference on Innovations in Science, Engineering and Technology (ICISET), 2022, pp. 510-515: IEEE.

Journal Articles

“Recognition Exhibiting Symptoms Activity of Depression Employing Deep Learning” (under review by Hindawi)

On-Going Research

“Smartphone Sensors Based Heart-Rate Prediction and Pattern Recognition of Activity Intensity for Early Staging of Depression”

Publication Records Summary:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CYGJJ8oAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra

Syeda Reiyan Azim

Junior Instructor

Mathematics (Pathways)

BA, Economics, Asian University for Women

Naima Halim Tushi

Junior Instructor

MA, Developmental Studies
(General Studies, Pathways)

Naima started teaching the Pre-UG Program at the Asian University for Women in January 2022 to help students be ready for the institution’s undergraduate degree programs. In addition to teaching Naima encourages females to become future leaders. Naima completed her undergraduate studies from Asian University for Women (AUW) with PPE (Politics, Philosophy & Economics) major and Development Studies minor on 2018. After that, she pursued her graduate studies at University of Malaya (UM) in Malaysia and graduated from the Department of Development Studies. Naima’s research interests lie on women and gender issues which have been published in renowned international journals. She has received a best paper award on an international conference.

Senior Thesis: Status of E-Learning at University Level in Bangladesh: Opportunities & Limitations

Journal Articles:

Shamsi, T., & Tushi, N. H. (2019). Empowering Rohingya Women For A Sustainable Refugee Camp. International Journal of Legal Developments and Allied Issues, 5(4).

Tushi, N. H., & Shamsi, T. (2020). Dowry Practices in Bangladesh and India. Journal of Legal Studies and Research, 6 (2).

Conference Acceptances:

Tushi, N. H., & Shamsi, T. (2020). International Social Sciences Research Colloquium. India

Jannatul Bakya

Junior Instructor

I will be working as a junior instructor of mathematics in the pre-undergraduate program. I am required to teach a maximum of 15 credit-hours per trimester. On August 28, 2022, I started teaching at AUW. I had been working as a teaching assistant for three courses at my academic level.

Education:

B.Sc. Bioinformatics and Public Health, Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Khadija Kubra

Junior Instructor

Khadija Kubra is a Senior Fellow of Computer Science, Pre-UG. She has joined AUW in January 2023. She is teaching Computer literacy. She has completed her Bachelors of Science and Masters from American University-Bangladesh. She was an intern teaching assistant at AIUB. Her research interests include machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, Pattern Recognition, object detection & Classification. She is extremely motivated to have a positive influence on the fields of teaching, research, and education. She is constantly driven by a desire to increase the interests of young students in learning and study.

Teaching

Computer Literacy

Research Interest

• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
• Computer Vision
• Pattern Recognition
• Object Detection & Classification

Project involvements

• DeepFBAs: Fetal Brain Abnormalities Detection from MRI Images using CNN with Stacking Strategy
• Fisher Motion descriptor for LSTM-based gait analysis using SVM Classification.
• Robust Walking Pattern Recognition Using Silhouette and Pose Estimation

Tasnuva Khan Tanisha

Junior Instructor

Tasnuva Khan Tanisha has joined Asian University for Women (AUW) as a Junior Instructor of English in January, 2023. She will be teaching Level 1 ESL and Level 3 Reading Across the Discipline in Pre-Undergraduate Programs. Before joining AUW, she worked at American School Chittagong for 4 months.

Tasnuva Khan Tanisha has received her Bachelor in Arts in English Language and Literature from Premier University, Chittagong in the year 2021. Currently, she is pursuing her Master of Arts in English Language Teaching (ELT) from Premier University.

Teaching

Level-1 (Reading and Writing)

Level-1 (Listening and Speaking)

Level-3 (Reading Across the Discipline)

Research interests:

• Learning Disability
• Feminism in Ancient Literature

Isthina Rafique Rini

Junior Instructor

M.A in English from East Delta University

B.A (Hons.) in English from East Delta University

ACCESS and Pathways

Farishta Murad

Junior Instructor

With a formal teaching experience spanning from high school to university, including almost four years of working as a part-time teaching assistant in parallel to being a full-time student at Asian University for Women (AUW), I am thrilled to advance into representing the university as a Junior Instructor of Mathematics in Pre-UG. AUW has contributed significantly to my career accomplishments , from qualifying for a mid-senior level Banking position at HSBC as my first job to launching my own Graphic designing company called Grafiqe, and finally transitioning to a Math Faculty. I believe my calculative decision to gear into this occupation will wholly compensate my gratification level as I am driven by passion for numbers. Looking forward to accelerating the university’s ideals to build a more progressive society through education and beyond.

Teaching
Mathematics, Pre-UG.

Research
Research interests: Education and Housewives
Project involvements: I have conducted four independent research projects as a part of academics including my senior thesis – “The Worth of Housewives’ Time: A Micro-level Analysis in Chattogram, Bangladesh.”

Afifa Afrin Shifa

Junior Instructor

Ms. Afifa Afrin is a Senior Fellow of the English Language in Pre-Undergraduate Program. She had worked in three different universities. Before joining AUW in 2024, she had been teaching English language and literature at University of Science and Technology Chittagong as a Lecturer. She completed her B.A. (hons.)  in English Language and Literature from premier university Chittagong and M.A. in TESOL from North South University, Dhaka. She had received gold medals from both of the universities for her excellent result. Moreover, She completed the French Course (till B1) from  Alliance Française de Dhaka. She has keen interest in research and has some publications in the pipeline.

Teaching

English Listening and Speaking (Level-1)

English Reading and Writing (Level-1)

Research interests

Her research interests are particularly based on sociolinguistics, comparative linguistics, applied linguistics and TESOL in Bangladesh.

Ornika Jaman Akhai

Senior Fellow

Ornika joined AUW back in August 2022 as an adjunct math faculty and from summer 2023 semester, she is working as a fellow in the Pre-UG program. She is required to teach a maximum of 15 credit hours per trimester. Along with teaching mathematics, she is committed to mentoring her students and helping them become more confident in both their personal and professional lives.

Ornika started her journey with AUW as a formal student. She graduated from AUW in 2022 with a major in Economics and a minor in Development Studies. Prior to joining AUW as a faculty member, she worked as a Teaching Assistant at her academic level for two different courses.

Teaching

Mathematics in Pre-UG

Research

Research interests
Economics and Developments of Bangladesh, Women’s education

Project involvements

Worked with BRAC (WASH) and Breaking The Silence project, and also worked with UNDP to “Stop cyberbullying and fake news spreading”

Grants Obtained

Received $5000 from UNDP after wining the competition

Shaneeza Binte Alam

Senior Fellow

Shaneeza Binte Alam is currently serving as a Senior Fellow of Mathematics for the Pre-UG program. She joined Asian University for Women as an adjunct instructor in Fall 2023. She earned a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from AUW in 2014, followed by a Master’s in Business Administration with a major in Finance from East Delta University in 2016. In 2018, she embarked on her entrepreneurial journey by launching Jardin de Fleurs, a home décor business that allows her to express her creativity while working with clients with unique preferences and requirements

She attended a training program titled “Changing Perception and Building Classroom Communities,” in 2017, which deepened her passion for education. Being part of the academic journey of enthusiastic students at AUW, helping them build confidence and fostering a love for learning is deeply rewarding for her.

Teaching

Quantitative Reasoning, Level 1 and 2

Research interests

Her primary research interest focuses on the economic dependency of women on male family members, regardless of their own educational backgrounds. She is particularly interested in understanding this dynamic and exploring the social, cultural or religious factors that shape the mindset of women in this regard.

Shaikat Das

Senior Fellow

Shaikat Das joined AUW as a Senior Fellow of English in the pre-UG program in the Spring 2025.  Before joining, he taught at two universities. He has also worked as an EAP instructor for OSUN (Open Society University Network), an NGO facilitating refugee higher education in Kenya, Bangladesh, and Jordan. He received the Honorable Dean’s Award on his graduation day for his academic excellence. Moreover, he has been participating in various national and international conferences, seminars, and workshops.

Teaching

• Reading and Writing (Level 4)
• Public Speaking & Debate

Research interests: Shaikat’s area of research interest revolves around refugee higher education, education in the displaced context, and remote teaching. He has co-authored a research paper on refugee education which is currently in the pipeline.

Journal Articles: http://languageinindia.com/nov2023/shaikatmastersdissertation.html

Jyoti Tina Devi

Senior Fellow

Jyoti is a Senior Fellow of Science in the Pre-UG program, with a passion for health, nutrition, and empowering young girls through education. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health from the Asian University for Women (AUW). Jyoti worked on a research project focused on women’s reproductive health for one and a half years before beginning her career in education. Her dedication to teaching and creating health awareness among young women is a driving force in her academic and professional pursuits.

Teaching

1. Integrated Science
2. Women’s Health

Samiha Mannan

Senior Fellow

Senior Fellow at the Pre-undergraduate level – Mathematics, Asian University for Women, Bangladesh

M.Sc. in Water Science, Policy, and Management, University of Oxford (2022-2023), United Kingdom

B.Sc. degree in Environmental Sciences with minor in Mathematics, Asian University for Women (2017-2021), Bangladesh

Teaching

Pre-UG Mathematics Level 300 & 400

Research

Wastewater Management and Water security issues in developing countries.

Abrar Taher

Senior Fellow

Abrar Taher, a Computer Studies Fellow at Asian University for Women, previously served as a Lecturer in the CSE department at Port City International University. He received his B.Sc. (Engg.) in Computer Science and Engineering from Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET), Chittagong, Bangladesh in 2023. His research centers on image processing. He published his thesis work at an International conference in Bangladesh organized by IEEE Bangladesh section. He possesses a strong affinity for acquiring and imparting knowledge in programming languages. His enthusiasm is focused on creating a beneficial influence within the realms of education, teaching, and research. He consistently demonstrates a keen dedication to assisting aspiring students in fostering a genuine interest in learning and research.

Teaching

1. Computational Thinking & Programming
2. Computer Literacy

Research interests:

1. Image Processing
2. Medical Images
3. Deep Learning
4. Regression & Classification

Akhtari Zameel

Senior Fellow

Akhtari Zameel is serving as a Fellow in Computer Science at Asian University for Women. She received her B.Sc. (Eng.) in Computer Science and Engineering from the International Islamic University Chittagong and her M.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering from the Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey. Currently, she is attending a doctoral degree at Sakarya University, Turkey. She is the author of several articles in journals and conferences. She has received recognition for her excellent academic performance, awarded by TUBITAK and Erasmus + scholarship program, Turkish Gov. full funded scholarship for both her masters and Ph.D. She is extremely motivated to have a beneficial influence in the fields of teaching, research, and education.  She is constantly driven by a desire to increase the interests of students in learning and study.

Teaching

Computer Fundamental

Research interests

• Internet of Things (IoT),
• Wireless Communication,
• Blockchain,
• Machine Learning,
• Deep Learning.

Project involvements

• Adjustable Intelligent Antenna Based Next Generation Internet of Things (IoT).
  Sponsored by: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)

Adiba Humayera

Fellow

Ms. Adiba is a Fellow of Science, currently teaching Integrated Science and Women’s Health
in a Pre-Undergraduate program. Her strong passion for STEM has been a driving force in
her career trajectory. Prior to becoming a Fellow, she earned a bachelor’s degree in
Bioinformatics and Biotechnology from the Asian University for Women. She aspires to
pursue advanced studies abroad, building on her expertise in her undergraduate field.

Teaching

– Integrated Science (Level 6)
– Women’s Health (Level 5/6)

Miftahul Jannat Mim

Fellow

Miftahul Jannat Mim is a multifaceted professional with a bachelor’s degree in Bioinformatics and Public Health. She possesses a diverse skill set spanning both wet and dry lab techniques, including DNA extraction, PCR, DNA damage analysis & cloning, pharmacology, and bioinformatics tools. Miftahul gained valuable industry experience through an internship in R&D at Beximco Pharma and has collaborated with various research organizations including BCSIR. Currently serving as a teaching fellow in science. Her unique blend of technical proficiency, research experience, and teaching ability makes her a valuable asset in bridging the gap between bioinformatics, public health, and science education.

Teaching

1. Integrated Science
2. Women’s health

Research interests

Miftahul Jannat Mim’s research interests focus on the discovery of anti-cancer compounds, particularly anti-austeric agents for pancreatic cancer treatment. She explores the metabolic vulnerabilities of pancreatic cancer cells in nutrient-deprived environments. Miftahul utilizes bioinformatics tools, especially Cytoscape, for network analysis and visualization of complex biological systems. Her work integrates pharmacology with biotechnology, employing computational methods to predict drug-target interactions and therapeutic efficacy. Her interdisciplinary approach exemplifies the synergy between molecular biology, drug discovery, and data-driven cancer research.

Dr Dale Taylor

Founding Principal

Dr. Taylor is a Canadian and Barbadian citizen who graduated magna cum laude with a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Concordia University in the United States. She holds MA in Education from The College of New Jersey and a Bachelor of Education with Distinction from the University of Alberta in Canada. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from McGill University in Canada. She has led schools in India, Bangladesh, Istanbul and Qatar and has worked as a teacher, social worker and social science researcher.

She is an avid reader and bibliophile and aims to build strong learning communities.

Dr. Taylor also seeks out spectacular locations in the world to hike, swim and cross-country ski.

Research interests

International Education

Global Citizenship

Teacher Pre-Service Programs

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Education Spaces

Women in Educational Leadership

Project involvements

Association of International Educational Leaders of Color Research Collaborative

European Council of International Schools Anti-Racism Task Force

Authored Books

A Teachers Guide to Social Studies: Brazil

Book Chapters, etc.

Taylor, D. (2008) Helping international students adjust to living and studying in an Arabic and Islamic environment. In I. Guske & B.C. Swaffield (Eds.), Educational landscapes in the 21^st Century (pp. 219-232). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Journal Articles

Taylor, D. (2023) Creating Truly Inclusive Learning Environments for K-12 Students

Taylor, D. (2019). Making Meaning of IB Approaches to Teaching and Learning: A Phenomenological Study of Teachers’ Experiences Implementing the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (Doctoral dissertation).

Taylor, D. (2019) Design Thinking for Educational Leaders, International Baccalaureate Regional Conference, Istanbul

Taylor, D. (2019) Mapping the New Educational Landscape, SEV Schools, Istanbul

Taylor, D. (2015) Assessing Non-Cognitive Learning Outcomes, Centre for Inspiring Minds, ACS International Schools, London

Taylor, D. (2012) International Mindedness, Al Bayan School IB Teacher Conference, Doha

Taylor, D. (2010) Connecting Cultures and Providing New Centers of Learning, Worldwide Forum on Education and Culture, Rome

Working Papers / Reports

Taylor, D. (2024) New Pedagogies for Inclusive Learning Environments

Taylor, D. (2024) International Education: State of Play and Current Issues

Taylor, D. (2024) New Models of Support for Women as Educational Leaders

Emma Guenthner

Senior Teaching Fellow

Emma Guenthner earned a Bachelor of Arts from Earlham College where she double majored in Human Development & Social Relations and Spanish & Hispanic Studies and minored in Studio Art. While at Earlham, Emma spent a semester studying in Granada, Spain, where she also volunteered as an English teacher for Spanish-speaking immigrants. As a junior, she received a grant from the Freeman Foundation to pursue a summer internship in Shanghai, China where she taught for Stepping Stones China. Following graduation, she worked in Lexington, Kentucky as the Communications and Outreach Liaison for the non-profit, Seedleaf, through the AmeriCorps VISTA program. During this time, she also worked as an English and writing tutor for Bluegrass Community and Technical College. In 2022, she lived in rural Joya Honda, Guatemala, working as an English teacher for Pre-K and Kindergarten students at The Little Mountain School. Most recently, Emma completed a Fulbright grant where she worked as an English teaching assistant at the National University of the South in Bahía Blanca, Argentina.

Alex Bramsen

Teaching Fellow

Alex Bramsen graduated from Dartmouth College in 2022 with a BA in Geography modified with Environmental Studies, along with minors in Chemistry and Theater. Originally from Zimbabwe and raised in Tanzania, she brings a strong background in multicultural engagement. At Dartmouth, she served as an international student mentor and participated in a domestic study program focused on environmental issues in New England. After graduation, Alex completed a Post-Baccalaureate Fellowship with Dartmouth’s Geography Department, where she assisted in teaching and research on sustainable international development. Her projects explored environmental justice in the Bronx River restoration and community-based mini-grid development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Most recently, Alex has worked full-time as a Program Coordinator at Dartmouth, supporting international students through advising, event planning, and leadership programming.

Cerys Griffiths

Teaching Fellow

Cerys Griffiths recently graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA in Persian with Hindi and Urdu. Before joining the Teaching Fellowship, she volunteered at a social hub in Finland and worked part-time as a research assistant for a charity events company. Passionate about travel and language learning, Cerys was drawn to the opportunity to teach at a mission-driven university like AUW.

Millicent Caughey

Teaching Fellow

Millicent Caughey graduated cum laude with highest honours from Duke University, where she majored in History and Religious Studies. She led the Duke Provost’s Initiative on the Middle East and was on the executive board of American Grand Strategy. Through the Robertson Scholars Leadership Program, she was dual-enrolled at UNC-Chapel Hill. In 2023, she studied abroad at the American University in Cairo and received fellowship grants for summer research in Jordan, Greece, France, and Germany. She has worked on research teams studying the digital archives of the war in Gaza, and the impact of COVID-19 on the United Methodist Church.

Christina Butt

Teaching Fellow

Christina Butt (Gladko) is a 2025 graduate of the University of Edinburgh, where she specialised in Biochemistry. Her undergraduate thesis on professional development accessibility for Biological Science students was presented at a major Scottish conference and contributed to curriculum reform. During her studies, Christina conducted research at the University of British Columbia on improving access to science education. She also participated in a conference co-hosted by Harvard University, where she contributed to discussions with UN Women Lead on integrating AI simulations into education. Recognised for her leadership, Christina was named one of Rolls-Royce’s Top 10 undergraduates of the Year and nominated as a Social Mobility Champion for her commitment to educational equity and student empowerment.

Sarah Wu

Teaching Fellow

Sarah Wu is a 2025 graduate of Amherst College, where she majored in Computer Science, Anthropology, and English. Her academic work explores how to decolonize and democratize digital spaces. She has piloted many digital humanities initiatives on her campus: Re(Mapping) Waste in Okinawa, a GIS StoryMapping project that reexamines Indigenous relations with military waste, and the Small Press Database website, which aims to make local publishing presses accessible to the student body. She also contributed to the development of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) major by drafting its introductory materials. As an avid writer, Sarah is the Thomas E. Wood ’61 Fellow for the award-winning literary magazine The Common, and the editor-in-chief for the student magazine, The Indicator. Her current writing is inspired by anthropological and place-based thinking, which emerges in her recently completed thesis, You Make a Home in Long Island.

Fatima Shamim

Teaching Fellow

Fatima Shamim is a 2025 graduate of Wellesley College, majoring in Economics with a focus on financial development. As a transfer student, she co-founded Wellesley’s Non-Traditional Network to support students on nonlinear academic paths. As an Anchor Point Fellow, she interned for the Women’s Microfinance Initiative in Buyobo, Uganda, documenting economic outcomes among microloan recipients. As a Madeleine Korbel Albright Fellow, Fatima interned for the Office of Development Finance at the State Department, coordinating loan reviews and policy documents with multilateral development agencies like the World Bank. Additionally, she was a research assistant at the Becker-Friedman Institute, supporting a project on informal medical markets in Sierra Leone.

Rebecca Biagas

Teaching Fellow

Rebecca Biagas is a 2025 Wellesley College graduate with a BA in American Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies. Passionate about teaching and curriculum development, she served as a Teaching Assistant for Wellesley’s Intensive Writing Workshop and as a Classroom Assistant at the Wellesley Community Children’s Center. After studying abroad in Rabat, Morocco, she completed an honors thesis on women’s migration through North Africa. As an Albright Fellow at Wellesley, Rebecca completed an internship at Advocates for International Development in London, working in the Pro Bono Legal Services department. She has also worked at the Women’s Foundation of California as a Programs Intern, where she supported alumni engagement and learned about public policy creation. In her free time, Rebecca enjoys reading, language learning, theater, and baking.

Charlotte Gisborne

Teaching Fellow

Charlotte Gisborne, from England, UK, is a 2025 graduate of Bates College, where she majored in Sociology and minored in Education Studies. At Bates, she served as a peer writing tutor and notetaker and was involved in local education initiatives through her placements in Lewiston Public Schools. For two years, she supported students in a Multilingual Learner (MLL) classroom, an experience that informed her senior thesis on how MLL students in elementary schools navigate U.S. educational expectations and cultural norms. Charlotte also spent her summers teaching English in rural communities in Sri Lanka and Bali, Indonesia, tailoring lessons to learners across a range of age groups. She is excited to support and collaborate with students at AUW.

Bushra Shaikh

Teaching Fellow

Bushra Shaikh graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from Georgetown University, and recently completed a Master’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies from Oxford University. She has held roles as a research assistant, a paralegal fellow, and most recently, as a  consultant at an international think tank. Mentoring high school students from her hometown sparked her interest in education, and she is excited to explore teaching through the AUW Teaching Fellowship.

Erica Criollo

Teaching Fellow

Erica Criollo was born and raised in Queens, New York, and earned her Bachelor’s degree from American University. She stayed to complete a Master’s degree in International Development with a focus on data analysis and project management. A proud Ecuadorian-American and first-generation college graduate, Erica spent the past seven years working alongside her mother as a street food vendor in Brooklyn, an experience that shaped her strong work ethic and deepened her connection to her community. She has managed research studies on the immigrant experience and conducted research on women’s empowerment in India, Bangladesh, Honduras, and the U.S., specifically in NYC and the DMV area. With a career centered on monitoring and evaluation, she has contributed to the review of numerous reports for nonprofits and international organizations. Erica is passionate about creating financial literacy programs for women and young girls, both in the U.S. and globally, to expand access to economic opportunities and empower future generations.

Charan Ravikumar

Teaching Fellow

Charan Ravikumar is a 2024 graduate of the University of Southern California where he majored in Health and Human Sciences. At USC, he was a Provost Research Fellow, contributing to the field of immunology, as well as a Research Assistant at USC’s Center for LGBTQ Health Equity, where he studied mental health disparities faced by sexual and gender minority populations. As an aspiring physician, Charan has worked directly with patients in clinics and contributed to health advocacy efforts at Families USA, where he conducted federal policy research and coordinated coalitions of state and national organizations to advance health justice initiatives. His interest in teaching stems from his experience as a Health Educator with Peer Health Exchange, teaching health education to under-resourced Los Angeles public schools.

Arina Paniukhina

Teaching Fellow

Arina Paniukhina graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with majors in Cognitive Science and Philosophy, Politics, Economics and minors in Comparative Literature and Creative Writing. During her time at Penn, she participated in psychology and policy research, contributed to student publications, and worked in customer service at an ice rink. After graduation, she interned at the Wilson Center, supporting research on conflict resolution practices in prisons, and later worked in the education sector.

Qiyun Wang

Teaching Fellow

Qiyun (Emma) Wang recently completed an MPhil in Economics at the University of Cambridge. She earned her BA in Economics from New York University Abu Dhabi, graduating cum laude with minors in Social Research and Public Policy, Peace Studies, and Philosophy. At NYUAD, she served as a Global Site Ambassador at NYU Tel Aviv and worked as a research assistant on projects related to seasonal poverty and data analysis. Qiyun has interned at Tahota Law Firm in Xi’an, supporting legal due diligence and contract drafting, and has extensive experience as a private tutor for IB/AP Economics and college application writing. She has edited essays for students admitted to top universities such as NYU, the University of Toronto, and HK PolyU. A native speaker of Mandarin and English, she also speaks intermediate French and beginner Arabic. Her interests include migration, education, and economic justice, and she has traveled to over 20 countries across the Middle East and North Africa. Qiyun also performs the Chinese zither and has appeared at events including Dubai Opera and the China-Gulf Forum.

Rida Fatima

Teaching Fellow

Rida Fatima is a 2025 graduate of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, where she completed her Bachelor’s in Law. Her academic focus included modules in international law arbitration, human rights, jurisprudence, and English private law. Rida’s legal experience includes an internship in competition law in Prague and legal research for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) at Utrecht University, focusing on the implementation of standards within and beyond the European framework. Outside of her legal work, she is a columnist for Cambridge Girl Talk, with several of her articles also published by the Brighton Book Festival. Her writing explores feminist and socio-political topics.

Jessi Yu

Teaching Fellow

Jessi Yu is a recent graduate of Dartmouth College, where she majored in Government and Sociology with a special interest in migration, distributive welfare and global health. Her academic and research interests center on how public policies affect different communities and how data and narrative can be used to drive tangible change in issues such as housing and maternal health rates. Beyond the classroom, Jessi remained active in music as a cellist while also engaging in social justice initiatives. She was involved in organizing efforts for Asian American Studies at Dartmouth, supported Palestinian liberation movements, and worked on campus sexual violence prevention through peer education and support programs. Jessi sought opportunities to learn beyond Dartmouth, leading her to study the history of the Afro-Chinese solidarity movement in Ghana, research the intersections of history and development in Vietnam, analyze government health spending and health outcomes at the Brain and Mind Institute in Kenya, and engage with local perspectives on geopolitical fears living in Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. Additionally, Jessi is a trained Wilderness First Responder and enjoys spending her time exploring the outdoors.

Fahmida Afrin

Teaching Fellow- Industry Outreach

Fahmida Afrin is a dedicated Teaching Fellow in the Master of Apparel Fashion Business Management program at the Asian University for Women (AUW). A proud alumna of AUW, she returned to the university to share her passion for the fashion business, utilizing her expertise in economics and environmental science. Fahmida brings a wealth of experience in strategic planning, finance, and marketing, having worked in various sectors before joining AUW as a staff member. She worked as an Account Officer at a top export-oriented garment manufacturer in Bangladesh, broadening her knowledge of business operations and marketing in the fashion industry.

Fahmida Afrin is a sea lover at heart, finding endless inspiration in the ocean’s vastness. Her passion for travel and painting reflects her deep connection to nature’s beauty, especially the calming rhythm of the sea.

Teaching

Master of Apparel Fashion Business Management (Industry Outreach)

Research interests

• Sustainability innovation in businesses, Sustainable fashion, technology in fashion
• Micro-plastic contamination and environmental management
• Health economics, focusing on healthcare expenditure and access

Journal Articles

Working Papers / Reports

• Sustainability innovation studies with a focus on green business practices
• Research on microplastic contamination solutions in Bangladesh
• Afrin, F. (2021). “Does Sustainability Innovation Increase a Firm’s Competitiveness?”
• Afrin, F. (2022). “Examining Urban Healthcare Expenditure and Medical Support Availability for Diverse Populations in Bangladesh,”

Antara Binth Iqbal

Teaching Fellow

Antara has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Independent University, Bangladesh. She completed her MBA in Finance from East Delta University. Her passion for teaching took her to Germany to pursue a second masters.

She completed Master of Science in Economics & Finance from Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences with a thesis on Financial literacy in 2017. She worked on similar research during her master’s program analyzing the impact of education & income on human development.

Previously she has worked as a Development Trainee for CARE Bangladesh. She worked for people in need of alternative income sources, under the USAID project, that alleviated their living conditions through job placements.

Her career in academia started with Daffodil International University as a Teaching Apprentice Fellow, ending in a Lecturer position, in the height of the Corona pandemic. This paved her path to upgrading her online education management skills, operating LMS (learning management systems) and learning interpersonal skills especially in handling students and unconventional situations.

She believes education & literacy is the way forward and the elevator to a better life and better future for all. She is dedicated to work in the education sector to witness and contribute to making her vision a reality.

Nazma Anwar Mim

Teaching Fellow in Admissions & Registration

Nazma Anwar Mim is currently pursuing an MBA in Human Resource Management at Chittagong Independent University. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Asian University for Women, with a Major in Economics and a Minor in Finance. She has completed prestigious certifications from Harvard Business School, including the “The Credential of Readiness: Online CORe Program” and “XRoad4x: Crossroads: Fat Chance: Probability from the Ground Up.”

Nazma has professional experience as a Consultant and Visa Processing Officer at Premium Tours and Consultancy in Dhaka and completed an internship at United Commercial Bank Limited. She has demonstrated strong leadership and organizational skills during her academic journey, serving as an executive member in the Public Relations & Marketing department for the Hult Prize on campus and working as a Residential Assistant at AUW.

Her accomplishments include completing the GP Explorers 2.0 Program on Entrepreneurial Mindset, a fellowship from the Millennium Campus Network (MCN), and a virtual internship in the marketing department of Swami Shiksha Charitable Trust, India.

With her diverse academic and professional background, Nazma is committed to excelling in her field and contributing to innovative projects.

Teaching

Nazma has prior experience as a Teacher Assistant for the Research Methodology course at Asian University for Women, further showcasing her academic dedication and teaching abilities.

Nazma is currently a Fellow in Admissions & Registration for the Master of Science in Apparel & Fashion Business Management program.

Ferowza Swapnil

Chief Teaching Fellow and Program Coordinator

Ferowza completed her bachelor’s degree in Economics with a minor in Mathematics from AUW in 2019, where her academic excellence and leadership were recognized with the Andy Matsui Award. During her time at AUW and even after graduation, she took on various roles, including serving as a Teaching Assistant in the Economics department, Senior Tutor at the AUW Writing Center, and Academic mentor to Pathway for Promise students.

After her undergraduate studies, Ferowza briefly worked as a Revenue Analyst at Marriott International in Hong Kong before pursuing her Master’s degree in Economic Policy in Global Markets at Central European University in Vienna, Austria. It was during her Master’s program that she developed a keen interest in the Economics of Education and Education Policy design and implementation.

Ferowza’s dedication to community service and potential to contribute to alumni communities earned her the prestigious Alumni Scholarship award at CEU. As an Alumni Scholarship Recipient, she actively engaged in maintaining vlogs about the university, reaching out to potential students as a UNIBUDDY, fostering community bonds, and establishing partnerships with potential organizations in the development sector for creating placement opportunities for CEU students. She was also part of the team that initiated the first policy incubator for CEU.

In her current role, Ferowza is dedicated to ensuring the overally efficient operation of the Graduate Program in Education. She facilitates communication with partner universities and AUW-SF while also overseeing AUW’s Afghan Online Learning Project, known as Roshin e Omid.

Teaching

She co-teaches courses such as “Curriculum Development” alongside Dr. Glenn Devoogd and “Introduction to Global Education Policy and Analysis” with Dr. Kathlyn Eliott at the Graduate Program in Education. Ferowza also conducts writing workshops in the program to further enhance the educational experience.

Research Interest

Her research endeavors primarily revolve around addressing unique inequality challenges. Currently, Ferowza is focused on identifying sustainable and innovative solutions to educational barriers, particularly in regions where access to education is hindered by political obstacles.

Zuhairia Ibnat

Teaching Fellow

Zuhairia is a graduate of AUW Batch of 2020 with a double major in Environmental Science and Bioinformatics. Her undergraduate degree was followed by a Masters of Science in Quantitative and Computational Biology from the University of Trento in Trento, Italy. She has worked on research projects related to single-cell sequencing and data analysis during her masters. Her research interests include studying omics data from a holistic point of view.

Apart from her academics, Zuhairia is an enthusiast of organizing, traveling and crafting.  Currently, she is working as the Teaching Fellow for the Graduate Program in Education at AUW.

Rubiyat Jahan Sarker

Teaching Fellow

Rubiyat has graduated from Asian University for Women with a major in Economics and a minor in Mathematics. She completed MSc. in Economics from North South University, Dhaka Bangladesh right after her graduation. Alongside this research intensive Master’s program, she attended the Fellowship program of Teach For Bangladesh in 2022. She also served as a TA in the Economics department in her undergraduate years.

Her internship at Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Clearings Limited in 2018 enhanced her experience and interest in research in policy and decision making as she worked in the Legal and Compliance Department. This experience helped her in the Fellowship program and stakeholder management to establish a sustainable library in an underprivileged school.

As part of her research interest she worked as a co-author in an article titled “ High Diversity and Transmission Dynamics of HIV-1 Non-C Subtypes in Bangladesh’ that was published in the journal of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease in 2023. She intends to work in the field of Health Economics and Education.

Rubiyat loves to travel and plans to explore as many places as possible. She loves to watch thrillers and listen to music in her free time.

Teaching

Rubiyat taught Mathematics and Bangladesh Studies to adolescent students of 7th grade

Research interests

Rubiyat is interested in the fields of Health Economics, Education and Development and actively working on them currently.

Project involvements
She previously worked with KOICA on Water Sector Partnership project and Energy and Climate Partnership project.

Journal Articles

High Diversity and Transmission Dynamics of HIV-1 Non-C Subtypes in Bangladesh

https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/8/9/451

Sumaiya Sharmin

Teaching Fellow

Sumaiya Sharmin is a highly motivated and accomplished professional with extensive experience in both teaching and research. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Economics, with a minor in Development Studies and Mathematics, from the Asian University for Women in 2018. Following this, she completed dual Master’s degrees: a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Calgary, and a Master’s in Public Policy and Leadership from Bangladesh, where she graduated top of her class. 

Sumaiya’s teaching career began as an instructor in the Access Academy at East Delta University, where she was later promoted to Lecturer in the Business School. There, she developed and taught courses such as Academic Reading and Writing, Advanced Academic Reading and Writing, and Student Development Seminar. She later worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Calgary, tutoring courses such as Principles of Macroeconomics and Intermediate Microeconomics. More recently, she has served as an instructor at Robertson College and CIOT College, teaching business and economics courses. In these roles, she excelled at bridging theoretical concepts with practical applications, guiding students through academic challenges while enhancing their learning experience with interactive and experiential teaching methods. 

In addition to her teaching expertise, Sumaiya has a robust research background. She worked as a researcher in both the Health Sciences and Economics department at the University of Calgary. As a Health Economist and Research Assistant, she has contributed to significant government funded projects, including ABCHIP, ABSHIP, and AIDP. Her research has spanned healthcare financing, cost-effectiveness analysis, and policy evaluation, where she conducted literature reviews, quantitative health economics studies, and large-scale data analysis.  

Sumaiya’s blend of teaching, research, and student support experiences has equipped her to foster an inclusive learning environment and drive intellectual development in the academic community. 

Research interests 

Sumaiya’s research interests encompass a diverse range of fields, including Health Economics, Labor Economics, Education Policy, Public Policy, and Gender Studies. 

Publication 

Lu M, Sharmin S, Tao Y, Xia X, Yang G, Cong Y, Yang G, Jiang J, Xiao Y, Peng L, Quan J and Xu B (2024) Effectiveness of acupuncture in treating patients with pain and mental health concerns: the results of the Alberta Complementary Health Integration Project. Front. Neurol. 15:1366685. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2024.1366685 

Tansum Tanha

Teaching Fellow

Tanha completed her undergraduate studies at AUW with a major in Economics and a minor in Development Studies. Following her graduation, she joined BRAC Institute of Educational Development, where she explored roles as Media and Communications Officer, and Short Course Facilitator.

Subsequently, she pursued her Master’s in Economic Policy in Global Markets at Central European University in Vienna, where she honed her data analysis skills. During her time there, she also served as a Social Media Assistant at Central European University. Tanha’s research interest lies in educational policy analysis, and the economics of Early Childhood Education. Drawing from her five years of professional experience in media marketing within educational institutions, her curiosity extends to researching innovative digital media marketing strategies that promote educational equity.

Sharika Tasnim

Teaching Fellow

Sharika Tasnim earned a Master of Arts in Conflict, Security and Development from the University of Sussex. Her undergraduate studies at the Asian University for Women in Politics, Philosophy & Economics, coupled with a minor in Computer Science, provided a solid foundation for her interdisciplinary approach to problem-solving.

Sharika’s professional journey encompasses a range of roles, from serving as an Adjunct Faculty at North East University Bangladesh, where she taught the history and governance of Bangladesh, to her tenure as an International Student Ambassador at the University of Sussex, where she actively engaged with prospective students, offering valuable insights into university life. Sharika interned at Onwelo in Warsaw, Poland, where she underwent training in RPA/Intelligent Automation, demonstrating her adaptability and willingness to explore new domains. Her experience as a Project Associate for the Law and Justice Network at the Youth Policy Forum underscores her commitment to policy reform and research-driven advocacy. She contributed extended academic assistance as a teaching assistant for Composition and Critical Reasoning courses, where she had to aid and communicate with AUW’s diverse student community from different cultural and lingual backgrounds.

Sharika is a polygamist reader. When she is not working or studying, she may be found jamming to kpop music or going into the deep rabbit hole of Reddit trying to decipher the recent Marvel development.

Research interests

Her research interests include the (in)security practices by security actors in the name of national interest, alongside the knowledge of ethnic, moral and religious constructs that govern the security interests.

Conference Paper

Barua, A., T., Tasnim, S., Alom, Z., Aung, Z. & Azim, M., A. (2022, May 10). Data mining and the associated social benefits. In V. Goyal, M. Gupta, S. Mirjalili & A. Trivedi (Eds.). Proceedings of international conference of communication and artificial intelligence (pp. 623-636). Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 435. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0976-4_52

Dr Fatema Alam

Nabila Afroz

Student Counselor

Graduated with a Master of Science degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Dhaka and started working as a psychologist at AUW on May 29, 2022. Covering all cases related to mental health distress and also working collaboratively with AUW Health Center to ensure the entire well-being of our students She was a Counselor for the UNFPA’s Generation Breakthrough Project: Phase-II prior to joining AUW. She earned her clinical practice degree from Dhaka Medical College and also held a part-time counselor position at the University of Dhaka’s Teacher-Student Center (TSC), Student Guidance and Counseling Office.

Counselling

Offering sessions that are wellness-focused and awareness-raising, Monthly repeating sessions on expressive art, progressive muscle relaxation, and meditation, as well as sessions for developing resourceful groups (Residential Assistant training).

Research Interests

Art and human healing process, Neuro-linguistic programming

Project involvements

• The Psychological Well-being of Blind Students of Chittagong University
• Adaptation of the Trauma Appraisal Questionnaire in Bangla

Afra Nawar

Program Facilitator

Afra Nawar is an aspiring educator with an avid interest in educational development, who has completed her Bachelor of Arts, with a major in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics. She dreams about contributing to the academic community through mentorship and research, so that she can inspire students to explore their interests, gain skills and help them to shape their future. That’s why Ms Afra has returned to her alma mater, AUW, as a facilitator of the Portfolio Learning Program to support learners gain the essential skills that are useful for today’s job market.

Afra has great interest in teaching and educational development. She sees herself working as an instructor for empowering and equipping the students with a particular focus on the students with underprivileged backgrounds.

She has gained a good experience in being teaching assistants in her undergraduate period. She has worked as a teaching assistant of Reading Across the Disciplines during her UG1 where she assisted the Access Academy instructor in preparing assignment materials, and in the Roshni -E- Omid program in her UG3, where she assisted the MA in education Teacher, in teaching English Writing to female students from Afghanistan, who could not complete their higher secondary and secondary education.

Research interests :

Afra’s research involvement centers around an undergraduate project testing women’s job development in Bangladesh. Specifically, she checked out the preferable educational models, comparing liberal arts education to conventional methods. Her work looks for practical ways to help women get better career opportunities in contexts where traditional education may not be enough.

Project involvements:

In her undergraduate Capstone project, Afra authored a thought-provoking policy paper titled “Should Marital Rape Be Criminalized?” This paper identifies the legal frameworks surrounding marital rape across various nations, exploring the implications of criminalization on societal norms and women’s rights. Through careful analysis, Afra seeks to enrich the dialogue on the necessity for legal reforms in this vital area, advocating for enhanced protections for women worldwide.

Growing up in a society, where gender stereotypes and inequalities still persists, Afra has witnessed the lives of those around her, expectations placed on women. Seeing the struggles of women in her community—friends and family members whose talents and ambitions were often stifled—deepened her resolve to challenge these stereotypes. These stories ignited a strong will within her to advocate for change. Her work on issues like marital rape and women’s rights reflects this commitment. This journey is a personal mission for her—a collective fight for dignity, respect, and opportunity for all women.

Sunetra Talukder

Program Facilitator

Sunetra Talukder is an alumni of Asian University For Women who graduated in 2024 with a major in Public Health. After the completion of her bachelor’s degree, she joined AUW as a Program Facilitator of the Portfolio Learning Program (PLP) Department. During her university period, she participated in different Cultural Exchange Programs where she represented her indigenous community, her country and the university as well. She attended the Bangladesh Youth Delegation 2024 in India by the Sponsorship of the Indian Government and the Indian High Commission of Dhaka where she got the opportunity to meet the Honorable President of India, Droupadi Murmu.

Throughout her period at AUW, she participated actively in a variety of clubs, research projects, internships, and cultural and volunteer endeavors. Along with her responsibilities on campus, she is actively involved in the online social media sites as a project manager and brand promoter for numerous national and worldwide brands and businesses. Based on her four years of work experience in product marketing, promotional campaigns and collaborations, she is motivated to pursue her further education in business administration or marketing management.

Research interests:
Her research interests include sustainable and innovative ideas to spread postpartum depression awareness among the newly wed couples, and solutions to break social stigma and increase educational awareness of sexual and reproductive health among the indigenous women in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh.

Project involvements: Her recent project revolves around “Knowledge and attitude practices of the menstrual health and hygiene among the teenagers living in the slum areas and the Indigenous adolescent women in the CHT of Bangladesh”.

Razia Sultani

Portfolio Learning Facilitator

Razia Sultani holds a Master of Education degree from the Asian University for Women and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. With a strong passion for education and training, she has dedicated her career to empowering students and fostering meaningful learning experiences.

During her master’s program, Razia contributed to the Roshani e Omid program, where she taught Biology and Social Science, equipping students with critical knowledge and fostering their academic and personal growth. Additionally, as part of her internship program at AUW, she taught English for General Studies, helping students improve their language proficiency and analytical skills.

Razia’s journey into education began during her time at AUW, where she developed a deep interest in teaching methodologies and the transformative power of education. Her passion was initially inspired by a life-changing English course taught by a volunteer, which sparked her commitment to making education accessible and impactful.

As a Portfolio Learning Facilitator, Razia specializes in program development, student engagement, and academic training.

Razia’s dedication to education extends beyond the classroom, as she is committed to lifelong learning and community engagement. She continues to inspire others through her work, encouraging students to pursue their goals and contribute positively to society.

Areas of Expertise:

• Program Development and Facilitation
• Online Education Platforms
• Student Support and Engagement
• Educational Technology Integration