Faculty Profile

Dr Sabina Islam

Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801911720525
  • Email: sabina-sta@sust.edu, profsabinaislam@gmail.com

Biography

Dr. Sabina Islam is currently working as Professor at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh. She obtained both the degrees B.Sc. honours and M.Sc. in Statistics from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. She obtained her Ph.D in Statistics from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Uttar Pradesh, India. She was a post-doctoral fellow at Southampton University, Southampton, UK. She received Commonwealth staff fellowship for pursuing Post-doctoral research. Her main area of interest related to Statistical Demography and Geography. Her area of expertise includes model building and analysis of critical aspects of population studies such as fertility, mortality, migration, women empowerment, population growth and their related areas. She also done some works on Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) change, Riverbank Erosion Using RS (Remote Sensing) and GIS (Geographic Information System) Approach, Flood vulnerability and Resilience, Climate Change, Natural Hazards, Vulnerability Assessment etc.
Dr. Islam was a faculty in the Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT) at University of Dhaka (DU). She held the position as Head of the department of Statistics and successfully completed the tenure of three years. She also held the position as Dean, School of Physical Sciences at SUST and successfully completed the tenure of two years. She also served Department of Geography and Environment as a Head for about two years. She was appointed as a Provost of 1st Ladies Hall for three years and led the hall administration skillfully. She also held the highest administrative position as a Syndicate member for two times (tenure of three years each) and contributed there a lot for policy making and overall goodwill of the University.
She has a good number of publications in home and abroad journals contributed as author/co-author.

Education

  • 2009 Post-doctorate in the area of Demography Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute (S3RI), University of Southampton, UK
  • 2001 Ph.D. in Statistics (in the area of Demography), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi-221005, India
  • 1987 M.Sc. in Statistics, First Class, University of Dhaka (DU), Bangladesh 1986 B.Sc. (Honors) in Statistics, First Class University of Dhaka (DU), Bangladesh

Research Interests

  • Mathematical demography
  • Maternal health and care
  • Women empowerment

Previous Research Project

  • 1. A. Worked as Sub-Project Manager in the research project “Development of Teaching Learning System of Statistics through Introducing Modern Technology-Based Programs”, sponsored by Education ministry, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (Academic Innovation Fund) from 10th April, 2012 to September, 2014. B. Worked as supervisor of the project “A Comprehensive Study on the Causes and Consequences of Rural-Urban Migration in Bangladesh - What Should be the Next Step and Strategy” sponsored by SSRC, Planning Commission from 2010 to 2011. C. Risk factors for Turning Pneumonia to Severe Pneumonia among children between two months to five years of age, an unpublished Research paper sponsored by ICDDR’B
  • 2. A. Worked as Sub-Project Manager in the research project “Development of Teaching Learning System of Statistics through Introducing Modern Technology-Based Programs”, sponsored by Education ministry, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (Academic Innovation Fund) from 10th April, 2012 to September, 2014. B. Worked as supervisor of the project “A Comprehensive Study on the Causes and Consequences of Rural-Urban Migration in Bangladesh - What Should be the Next Step and Strategy” sponsored by SSRC, Planning Commission from 2010 to 2011.

External Affiliations

  • (i) Member, Commonwealth, UK
  • (ii) Member, Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute (S3RI), UK
  • (iii) Member, Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP), India
  • (iv) Member, Islamic Society of Statistical Sciences (ISOSS)
  • (v) Life Member, Bangladesh Statistical Association (BSA), Bangladesh
  • (vi) Life Member, Bangladesh Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS)
  • (vii) Life Member, Bangladesh Association of Scientists and Scientific Professionals (BASSP)

Journal Publications

  • 1. The water quality and pollution sources assessment of Surma river, Bangladesh using, hydrochemical, multivariate statistical and water quality index methods
  • 2. Small Area Estimation Method for District Level Prevalence of Maternal Health Care Indicators
  • 3. Spatio- Temporal Change Detection of Shoreline outside of the Coastal Embankment of Bangladesh: The case study on Barguna Sadar Upazila, Barguna District

Teaching

  • EMPLOYER 1: Shahjalal University of Science and Technology(SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh Professor , Department of Statistics, from7th October, 2007 to date Worked as Dean, School of Physical Sciences, from 15th February, 2015 to 14th February, 2017 Worked as Head, Department of Geography and Environment, from 17th October, 2015 to 2nd March, 2017. Worked as Head, Department of Statistics, from 24th October, 2011 to 23rd October, 2014. Worked as Provost of First Ladies Hall, from April , 2007 to October, 2008. Associate Professor , Department of Statistics, Sylhet, Bangladesh from 1st July, 2004 to 6th October, 2007 Assistant Professor , Department of Statistics from 14th December, 1995 to 30th June, 2004 Lecturer, Department of Statistics, from 19th March, 1995 to 13th December, 1995.
  • EMPLOYER 2: University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Worked as an Assistant House Tutor of Kuwait Maitri Hall, Dhaka University from December, 1993 to March, 1995. Lecturer, Institute of Statistical Research & Training, from 7th October 1993 to 18th March 1995
  • EMPLOYER 3: SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh Lecturer, Department of Statistics, from 17th February, 1992 to 6th October, 1993
  • EMPLOYER 4: SSRC, Planning Commission A Comprehensive Study on the Causes and Consequences of Rural-Urban Migration in Bangladesh - What Should be the Next Step and Strategy from 2010 to 2011
  • EMPLOYER 5: Education ministry, University Grants Commission, Bangladesh Sub-Project Manager (SPM) in the research project “Development of Teaching Learning System of Statistics through Introducing Modern Technology-Based Programs”, from 10th April, 2012 to 9th October, 2014.

Awards & Recognition

  • 2008 Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship for Post Doctorate (Grant Reference: BDCF-2008-14)
  • 1995 ICCR scholarship
  • Merit scholarship and tuition waiver by Dhaka University, Bangladesh for M.Sc.
  • Merit scholarship and tuition waiver by Dhaka University, Bangladesh for B.Sc.(Hons.)
  • Merit scholarship from Bangladesh Board of Education in high school

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. Trends in Climatic Events of Temperature and Rainfall: A regional study of Sylhet division, 2017
  • 2. Urban Expansion at Sylhet Sadar Upazilla: An analysis Using Remote sensing and GIS., 2017
  • 3. Magnitude and Dynamics of Land use/Land Cover change and Socio-economic Condition of Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj, Bangladesh, 2017
  • 4. Trend of Riverbank Erosion Using RS and GIS Approach and Assessments of Human Vulnerability of Lower Meghna Basin: A study of Mehendiganj Upazila, 2017
  • 5. Factors affecting early childhood mortality in Bangladesh, 2010
  • 6. Fertility and its control design in Bangladesh, 2009
  • 7. Women’s Fertility and Empowerment in Bangladesh, 2009
  • 8. Factors affecting child health in terms of morbidity, immunization and treatment seeking behavior in Bangladesh, 2008
  • 9. Various Dimensions of Reproductive health of married adolescents and youth women in Bangladesh, 2008
  • 10. Fertility in Bangladesh: Level, trends and transition, 2006
  • 11. Breastfeeding in Bangladesh, 2005
  • 12. Total Fertility Rate and Role of Male in Family Planning in Bangladesh, 2004