Dr. Md. Abul Hossen, MSW (Carleton, Canada), Ph.D. (Laurier, Canada).
Department of Social Work

Professional Exprience of Dr. Md. Abul Hossen, MSW (Carleton, Canada), Ph.D. (Laurier, Canada).

Research & Teaching Experience

Research Experience

Director: Centre for Social Science Research and Training, Jagannath University

 

Teaching Experience, Bangladesh

Professor

Department of Social Work

                Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

December 12, 2012 to date

Professor

Department of Social Work

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Sept, 2011 Dec   2012

Associate Professor       

Department of Social Work

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh

April 2007 to August 2011

Assistant Professor

Department of Social Work

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh

          1999-2007

Lecturer

 

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh

            1996-1999

Courses Taught

Community Health Care, Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health, Introduction to Qualitative Research

Teaching Experience, Canada

Contract Academic Staff

Faculty of Social Work

Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo

           Fall 2007

Courses Taught

SK 501: Community Interventions: Theories and Practice essentials     

Teaching Assistant

School of Social Work

Carleton University         

           Fall 2001

Teaching Assistant,

School of Social Work

Carleton University         

           Fall 2002

Teaching Responsibilities

Conducted undergraduate classes, Assisted instructors in grading, Guided students to prepare assignments, Edited reports

 

Research Experience

Ongoing Projects

  • Consultant: Effects of Test/Internal Examination on Final Examination: An Analysis. National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM
  • Consultant: The applicability of School Social Work Programme in Bangladesh: A Study on Some School in Dhaka City. National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM)
  • Sociologist: Utilization of Essential Service Delivery (UESD) Survey 2016, National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT) and RTM International
  • Team Member: Fertility and Contraceptive behaviour of Women with Migrant and Non-Migrant Husbands: Identify the ways to address Client Needs, National Institute of  Population Research and Training and RTM International.

Project Completed

  • Principal Investigator-Breaking the shield and bridging the gap: health needs and health care utilization of adolescent girls. Funded by Jagannath University, Dhaka.
  • Principal Investigator- Older Women (User) Perspective toward Service Delivery System of Government Hospital: A Study on Some Upazila Health Complex of Bangladesh. Funded by Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
  • Principal Investigation- Where Do they Go, Whom do they Consult and Why? Health Seeking Behaviours of Pregnant women in rural Sylhet-Funded by UGC. January 2012 to February 2013.
  • Co-Investigator- Limiting Long-Term illness and family caring of the older people: A qualitative study in Sylhet- Funded by UGC. February 2010 to February 2012.
  • Principal Investigator-Employment and immigration discrimination against visible minorities: The case of South Asian Immigrant in Canada. Funded by School of Social work, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. December, 2001-Feb 2003.
  • Principal Investigator-Bangladeshi elderly immigrant in Southern Ontario: Perspectives on family roles and intergenerational relations, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada. January 2004-February 2005.
  • Co-investigator-International student’s employment Strategies and Academic survival. Funded by Social Innovation Research Group, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada.February,2005-April, 2006
  • Principal Investigator-Health needs, Accessibility and Health Care Utilization: The case of Bangladeshi older adult in Canada. Funded by Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada. January, 2006-February, 2007.
  • Co-Investigator- Coping with mental illness: The story of South Asian Immigrants Women living in Waterloo. Funded by Kitchener Health Centre, Waterloo, Canada.May, 2007-August 2008.

                On going research supervision      

Kazi Mizanur Rahman

MSS (DU), Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Jagannath University 

মালবেদে জনগোষ্ঠী ্ও তাদের অনানুষ্ঠানিক অর্থনৈতিক ব্যবস্থাঃ বাংলাদেশের মুন্সিগঞ্জে এলাকাভিত্তিক একটি নৃ-তাত্ত্বিক গবেষণা Jagannath University  Ph.D

Md. Rafiqul Islam

MSS (DU), Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology, Jagannath University 

Cultural Transformation and Identity Crisis of the Garo in Bangladesh

Jagannath University  Ph.D

Md. Habibur Rahman

MSS (SUST), M.Phil (DU),  Assistant Professor & Chairman, Dept. Social Work, Peoples University of Bangladesh

Traditional Healing and the Healers in the Context of Urban Bangladesh

University Grants Commission

      Ph.D

Mohammad  Mosharrof Hossan

MSS (SUST), M.Phil (DU), Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Dhaladia Degree College

Healthcare-Seeking Belaviour  of Tribal People: A Study on Koch Community in Gazipur District

National University,      Bangladesh

       Ph.D

Md. Zahangir Bhuiyan

MSS (SUST), Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Bhawal Badre Alam Govt. College, Gazipur

Risking Self, Risking the Clients: Awareness of Street Prostitutes about HIV/AIDS

University Grants Commission

      Ph.D

Md. Imran Khan

MSS (JnU), Chairman, Department of Social Work, Dr. Malika University College, Dhanmondi, Dhaka

Exploring the Experiences of Menstrual Regulation Service Recipients: A study on Married Rural Women.

University Grants Commission

     M.Phil


 
Research Interests
  • Health and social needs of  women and elderly
  • Community involvement in health issues, health promotion and community development
  • Involved in action-oriented research on gender and health, access to health care, issues in aging and health care, health seeking behaviour, aging and linkages of health and social conditions
  • Commitment to  inform public policy debates concerning the structure of Bangladesh’s health care system, which faces both an aging population and increasing inequality and development of culturally appropriate services
  • Obtained a Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Research in the areas of elderly, health and accessibility, Wilfrid Laurier University’s Social Innovation and Research Group.
  • Recipient of the Excellence in Social Work Research Award for 2009-2010.