Faculty Profile

Moni Paul

Associate Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Anthropology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801712560411
  • Email: monipaul-anp@sust.edu, moni.paul.2008@gmail.com

Education

  • Master in Anthropology, SUST.
  • Master in Primary Health Care Management (MPHM), Mahidol University (MU), Thailand

Research Interests

  • Ethnicity
  • Gender
  • Maternal and Neonatal Health
  • Primary Health Care System

Active Research Project

  • 1. Understanding Women's Interpretations on Their Decision Making Autonomy during Pregnancy & Childbirth

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Partial Ethnography of Manipuri Pangal Community in North Eastern Region of Bangladesh. Period: 2011-2012; Funding Authority: University Research Centre, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 2. Khasi Customay law and social mobility of Khasi women at Jainta in Sylhet Period: 2013-2014; Funding Authority: : University Research Centre, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 3. A partial Ethnography of Khasis community in the north-eastern region of Bangladesh. Period: 2015-2016; Funding Authority: University Research Centre, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh
  • 4. Rape and Remedies: Some Observations about the Causes and Consequences of Rape in Sylhet and Sunamganj (2017-2019)
  • 5. COVID-19 outbreak and it's impact in Primary education: A comparative study between Urban and Rural setting in the context of Sylhet, Bangladesh (2020-21)

External Affiliations

  • Vice-president at Anthropology Alumni Association at SUST

Journal Publications

  • 1. Liza, Z. A. Begum, K.; Paul, M.; (2019), Promoting Sustainable Development through Privatized Renewable Energy Plant : A case study on Teknaf solar power plant. In Amin Al- Habalbeh, Abhishek Asthana & Vladimir Vukovic (Eds.) proceedings of, The International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Futures, (Pp. 107 – 113) Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.
  • 2. Gupta, S.D. & Paul, M. (In Press). Controlling the Health Behaviour of Rohingya People: Understanding the Dynamics of Biopolitical Governance within the Refugee Camp, 5th Indian Social Sciences and Humanities Congress, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 2019, Kolkata: P.A.L.O.K
  • 3. Edmonds, J, Paul, M., & Sibley, L (2012), Determinants of place of birth decisions in uncomplicated childbirth in Bangladesh: An empirical study, Midwifery, Volume 28, Issue 5
  • 4. Edmonds, J, Paul, M., & Sibley, L (2011). The type, content and source of social support perceived by women during pregnancy: Evidence from Matlab, Bangladesh. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. Volume 29, Issue 2
  • 5. Lynn M. Sibley, Daniel Hruschka, Nahid Kalim, Jesmin Khan, Moni Paul, Joyce K. Edmonds, and Marjorie A. Koblinsky (2008). Cultural theories of postpartum bleeding in Matlab, Bangladesh: implications for community health intervention. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. Manuscipt accepted for publication July 2008 to be published December 2008. (JHPN-0803:1151)

Teaching

  • She has beeing teaching under grade and grade level students in Department of Anthropology since 2011

Awards & Recognition

  • She got the recognition of the highest scorer in the BSS level examination, 1999 at the Department of Anthropology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh.