Faculty Profile

Muhammad Salim Miah

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Anthropology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801710185538
  • Email: muhammadsalim-anp@sust.edu

Biography

Muhammad Salim Miah is a lecturer of Anthropology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST). He has been a faculty member since January 2020. He obtained BSS and MSS degree in Anthropology from SUST. His research interest includes maternal and adolescent health and health-seeking behaviour, food practice, nutrition, and urban issues. He attended 3 national and international conferences and presented two more papers. He is currently conducting research on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) among adolescent school girls: exploring the societal reality in contrast to expectation granted by University Research Center, SUST.

Education

  • MSS, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet,Bangladesh.
  • BSS, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Research Interests

  • Maternal and adolescent health
  • Health seeking behavior and health finance
  • Food practice
  • Nutrition
  • Urban issues

Active Research Project

  • 1. Investigator, “Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) among adolescent school girls: exploring the societal reality in contrast to expectation” Funded by SUST Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology from 1 July 2020 to Present

Previous Research Project

  • 1. N/A

External Affiliations

  • Treasurer, Alumni Association of Anthropology, SUST.
  • Treasurer, Anthropology Society, Dept. of Anthropology, SUST.

Journal Publications

  • 1. Sarker BK, Rahman M, Rahman T, et al.2020.Factors associated with calendar literacy and last menstrual period (LMP) recall: a prospective programmatic implication to maternal health in Bangladesh.BMJ Open 2020;10:e036994. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-036994

Conference

  • 1. Presented a paper at 4th National Seminar on “Change, Continuity, and the Marginals in Bangladesh” during 05-06 January 2018 at ASHRAI Research and Training Centre (ARTC), Baya, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It was jointly organized by the Institute of Social Research and Applied Anthropology (ISRAA) and dept. of Anthropology, University of Rajshahi.
  • 2. Presented a paper at an International conference on Critical Engagement in Anthropological Landscape in Bangladesh held on 6-7 February 2016. This was organized by the dept. of Anthropology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Teaching

  • Anthropology and jurisprudence
  • Urban Anthropology
  • Economic Anthropology
  • Theories in anthropology-1

Awards & Recognition

  • Research grants, University Research Center, SUST, 2020
  • Received two times scholarship from Bangladesh Scholarship Council and The Nippon Foundation, Japan in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008
  • Rewarded three times merit Scholarship from Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. BSS Research Supervision: 05