Biography of Dr.Tauhid Hossain Khan
Tauhid Hossain Khan
Associate Professor in Sociology
E-mail: thkhan85@gmail.com
Cell: +88-01816188013
Dr. Tauhid Khan obtained his Ph.D. in Public Health Sciences from the University of Waterloo, Canada. His doctoral research yielded high-impact publications in leading international journals, focusing on the connection between self-employment and health in today's uncertain employment landscape. Of the several competitive awards and scholarships during the PhD tenure, Dr. Khan was awarded the prestigious OGS – International scholarship (one of the five awards reserved for international students), and he was also nominated for “the Governor’s Gold Medal” for the Summer 2023 convocation. Prior to this, Dr. Khan obtained a bachelor's degree with honors and a graduate degree in Sociology from the University of Dhaka. His outstanding academic performance (first class first position in undergraduate degree) earned him the prestigious "Dean's Award" from the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Dhaka. Furthering his academic journey, he completed his second MA, specializing in Child and Youth Studies, at Brock University, Canada, in 2018. He received the "Faculty of Social Sciences Student Research Award" in recognition of his research accomplishments, standing out among his peers.
Dr. Khan holds a teaching philosophy: critical pedagogy and his main research interests are the precarious labor market (gig, Gen-Z, vulnerable, and equity-deserving workers), public and population health, occupational health and safety, boy’s health, health education/promotion, masculinity, and work-integrated learning (WIL).
Dr. Khan is an associate professor in Sociology at Jagannath University, Bangladesh. His research output includes approximately 23 research articles published in reputed national and international refereed (indexed)journals, with nine of them as the lead author. His work has made a significant impact on the global academic community (260 citations). Moreover, Dr. Khan has presented about 30 research papers at various scholarly and academic conferences, symposia, and scientific meetings held in Bangladesh, India, the USA, Canada, and Australia, where he has often served as a lead presenter, session chair, invited speaker, and keynote speaker. Dr. Khan also contributes to working as an expert reviewer of around 11 indexed journals.
Dr. Khan actively participates in various scholarly communities, including the World Advancing Co-operative & Work-Integrated Education, Canadian Association for Co-operative Education (CEWIL), Qualitative Research Journal Group (Institute of Work and Health), Canadian Association for Work and Labour Studies (CAWLS), Canadian Sociological Association, Research Cluster of Children Research (Canada), International Institute of Qualitative Methodology (Canada), and International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH).
In 2019, he worked as a "visiting researcher" at the University of New England, Australia, and held research fellowships at prestigious think tanks such as the "Center for Research on Work Disability Policy" and the "Institute of Work and Health" in Canada. Beyond academia, Dr. Khan possesses extensive experience in community and civic engagement, working as a psycho-social counselor for boys, a career and higher education counselor, and in knowledge translation and management roles. He was an elected graduate student representative of the graduate committee of the Department of Child and Youth Studies, Brock University, and is an active member of the central Indigenization committee at the University of Waterloo, Canada.
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