Faculty Profile

Mr Mohammad Mojammel Hussain Raihan

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Department of Sociology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801712064141
  • Email: [email protected]

Research Profile Links

Biography

Mohammad M. H. Raihan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Shahjalal University of Science & Technology in Bangladesh, currently pursuing his doctoral studies in Community Health Sciences at the Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary. With a strong academic background—including a Master of Arts in Sociology from the University of Calgary and a Master of Social Science from Shahjalal University—his research focuses on primary healthcare access barriers and the social determinants of health among immigrant communities. He employs community-based participatory research approaches, integrated knowledge translation, and patient-oriented research strategies in his work. Mohammad has been contributing to the field through peer-reviewed publications, collaborative research projects, and community-engaged initiatives, alongside extensive teaching and research experience.

Education

  • PhD Candidate, Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
  • MA in Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
  • MSS in Sociology, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Research Interests

  • Mental Health
  • Healthcare Access
  • Community-Based Participatory Research
  • Immigrant and Racialized Population
  • Integrated Knowledge Translation
  • Population and Public Health
  • Social Determinants of Health

Previous Research Project

  • 1. Principal Investigator- 2024-2025- CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grant (Institute Community Support)-50,000 (Canadian Dollar) – “Community-centered Collaboration for Equitable Primary Healthcare Access: Co-developing Research Agenda on Upstream Issues” – Awarded on behalf of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  • 2. Principal Applicant-2023-2024- Cafe Scientific-Healthcare inequity: How race/ethnicity impacts access to primary care; 6,000 (Canadian Dollar); Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) (Dissemination grant based on previous research)
  • 3. Principal Investigator- 2019-2020- Mental Health of Pregnant Women: A Rural-Urban Comparison; 1,50,000 (Bangladeshi Taka); Funded by SUST Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet.
  • 4. Principal Investigator- 2018-2019- Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions of General People about Antibiotic Usage and Resistance: A Cross-Sectional Study in Sylhet, Bangladesh; 1,75,,000 (Bangladeshi taka); Funded by SUST Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet.
  • 5. Co-Investigator- 2017-2018- Migration, Modernity and Fertility Preferences: The Case of Bangladesh; 250,000 (Bangladeshi taka); Funded by SUST Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet.

External Affiliations

  • PhD Student (in Progress), Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
  • Research Assistant (Part-time), Department of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada
  • Research Assistant (Part-time), Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, AB, Canada

Journal Publications

  • 1. Cancer screening research in Bangladesh: Insights from a scoping review. (2024)
  • 2. Addressing the effectiveness of health literacy programs within the Gulf Cooperation Council: An integrative review. (2024)
  • 3. Paradigms of approaches to research (2024)
  • 4. Exploring community-and systemic-level gender-based violence in visible minority women across five countries from an intersectionality lens: Protocol for a mixed-methods study (2024)
  • 5. Dimensions and barriers for digital (in) equity and digital divide: A systematic integrative review (2024)
  • 6. Involuntary Delayed Retirement and Mental Health of Older Adults. (2023)

Teaching

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Bachelor of Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicne, University of Calgary, AB, Canada, (Fall-2024)
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant- Department of Sociology, University of Calgary, AB, Canada. Introductory Social Statistics II (Winter 2022); Introduction to Sociology (Fall 2019 & Winter 2020), Introductory Social Statistics I & II (Spring 2020 & Fall 2020, Winter & Summer 2021), (Sept. 2019- 2022)
  • Lecturer- Department of Sociology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh, (11 Dec 2016- 11 Dec 2018)
  • Assistant Professor- Department of Sociology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh, 12 Dec 2018- (on leave)
  • Adjunct Faculty: Lecturer- Department of Applied Sociology & Social Work, North East University of Bangladesh, Sylhet (01 Sep 2017- 30 Dec 2018)
  • Lecturer- Department of Applied Sociology and Anthropology Green University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh, (11-07-2016 to 06-12-2016)
  • Lecturer (Sociology)- Department of Economics, Bangladesh University of Business & Technology, Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh, (1-02-2016 to 30-05-2016)

Awards & Recognition

  • 2025/26 AbSPORU Graduate Studentship (30K) – Awarded by Alberta Innovates & the Canadian Primary Care Research Network (CPCRN)
  • First Author Publication Award-2023 & 2024, Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, The University of Calgary
  • Cumming School of Medicine Graduate Scholarship-Program Recommended-Medicine, Graduate Award Competition, The University of Calgary, 2023 & 2024
  • Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship through the Alberta Student Aid Competition-2022-2023, Graduate Award Competition, The University of Calgary
  • PhD Entrance Scholarship, Cumming School of Medicine, Community Health Sciences Department, The University of Calgary-September, 2022- April 2027
  • Departmental Funding for MA, Department of Sociology, The University of Calgary
  • Committee of South Asian Graduate Scholarship, Graduate Award Competition- 2019, The University of Calgary
  • Graduate Teaching Award-2021: for working as a Teaching Assistant in the Sociology Department at the University of Calgary
  • Suzanne Kanuka Memorial Graduate Scholarship-2021, Department of Sociology, The University of Calgary
  • Travel Grant from the Canadian Sociological Association, Conference-2020
  • Remote Delivery Tech and Professional Development Scholarship-2021, Department of Sociology, The University of Calgary
  • University Merit Scholarship in Bachelor and Master of Social Sciences in Sociology Examination, Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Graduate Supervision

  • 1. Co-supervisor: Daniel, SCW, (In Progress), The University of Calgary. Project title: Understanding Anti-Muslim Racism: Perspectives and Experiences of Muslim and Non-Muslim Students at the University of Calgary.
  • 2. Co-supervisor: Salma Zein, BHSc, (In Progress), The University of Calgary. Project title: Equitable Access to Primary Care for Egyptian-Canadian Women.
  • 3. Co-supervisor: Heny PANGHULAN (In Progress), Student Researcher, The University of Calgary. Project title: Primary Healthcare Access Barriers Faced by the Filipino Community in Calgary, Canada: A Community-engaged Research.
  • 4. Supervisor: Syeda Fahmida (Completed), Bachelor of Social Sciences in Sociology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh. Project title: Job Satisfaction and Mental Health: A Study on Primary School Teachers in Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 5. Supervisor: Milon Hossain (Completed), Bachelor of Social Sciences in Sociology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh. Project title: Antenatal Depression and Anxiety in Pregnant Women in Sylhet, Bangladesh
  • 6. Supervisor: Tahsin Shapla (Completed), Bachelor of Social Sciences in Sociology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh. Project title: Work-Family Conflict and Job Stress among Married Nurses Women in Bangladesh.