Faculty Profile

Dr. Md Shahgahan Miah

Associate Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Associate Professor Institute of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801740992656
  • Email: shahgahan-anp@sust.edu, shahgahan81@gmail.com

Biography

Md. Shahgahan Miah has been working as an Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet- 3114, Bangladesh. He finished PhD in Health Social Sciences (Medical Anthropology) under the Department of Society and Health, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University, Thailand. He got ‘The 2017 Mahidol Postgraduate Partial Scholarship’, ‘President Living Allowance Scholarship’ and ‘Partial Funding for Graduate Student Thesis’. Prior to this, He completed Master of Social Sciences in Anthropology and Bachelor of Social Sciences in Anthropology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology. He worked for ICDDR, B, ActionAid Bangladesh, BNWLA, and SIAM Health care prior to join in the faculty position. He has so far published quite a few articles in reputed national as well as international journals. He has successfully accomplished some research projects sponsored by University Research Center, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology and Access to Information (A2i) of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh. He has also presented research papers in a few national and international conferences.

Education

  • Ph.D. , Mahidol University, Thailand
  • MSS, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
  • BSS, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh.

Research Interests

  • Pharmaceutical Anthropology (Drug seller-Client interaction, Drug transactions)
  • Medical Anthropology (Maternal & Child, health insurance, e-health, HIV and AIDS)
  • Public Health

Active Research Project

  • Medicalization on the C-section Choice of Pregnant Women: A Comparative Analysis between Rural and Urban Settings in Moulavibazar of Bangladesh.

Previous Research Project

  • Associate Researcher, Impact Study on the Project of Digital Directory for Quick Selection of Proper Pesticides, Access to Information-II project, Government of Bangladesh, 2017, Final report Submitted.
  • - Principal Investigator Project Title ‘Impact of Climate Change on Health in Areas’ from Shahjalal University Research Center, 2016 Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Journal Publish

  • 1. A qualitative exploration of purchasing, stockpiling, and use of drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic in an urban city of Bangladesh
  • 2. The reality of embedded drug purchasing practices: Understanding the sociocultural and economic aspects of the use of medicines in Bangladesh
  • 3. Factors Affecting Peasants' Choice and Usage of Pesticides: A Qualitative Study in a Northeastern Rural Area of Bangladesh
  • 4. Challenges of Single Motherhood in Socio-Cultural Context: A Qualitative Study in Rural areas of Bangladesh
  • 5. Factors influencing sanitation and hygiene practices among students in a public university in Bangladesh. PLoS ONE 16(9): e0257663.
  • 6. COVID-19 transmission flow through the stigmatization process in Bangladesh: A qualitative study
  • 7. Behavioral Patterns of Stakeholders in Online Business in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Exploration
  • 8. Kabir, A., Miah, S., & Islam, A. (2018). Factors influencing eating behavior and dietary intake among resident students in a public university in Bangladesh: A qualitative study. PLoS One, 13(6), e0198801.
  • 9. Md Shahgahan Miah. (2008). Identity Crisis of Patra Indigenous Peoples, Annual Review of Ethnic Affairs, Vol. IV, Ethnic Community Development Organization (ECDO), Sylhet, Bangladesh.

External Affiliations

  • Advisor, Youth Ending Hunger Bangladesh
  • Organizing Secretery, Alumni Association of Anthropology, SUST.
  • Treasurer, Anthropology Society, Dept. of Anthropology, SUST.

Awards & Recognition

  • Dhaka Board Scholarship.
  • Merit Scholarship
  • Research grants, University Research Center, SUST, 2015

Conference

  • 1. Md. Shahgahan Miah, Javed Kaisar Ibne Rahman, Korima Begum, Md. Golam Faruk Sarker, SM Murshid Hasan. (2018) Climate Change and Health Hazard: an Anthropological Exploration of the Haor People in Bangladesh. International Conference on Social Work and Sustainable Social Development.
  • 2. Aziz, SM Mahabubul, Saddam, Syed Galibul & Miah, Md. Shahgahan. (2013). Attitude and Practices of Mother in Delivery Case: Scenario of Rural Bangladesh. Ideas and Practices in Development: Anthropological Perspective, Department of Anthropology, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Teaching

  • Introductory Anthropology
  • Research Methodology
  • Theoretical Approaches in Anthropology
  • Health Culture and Society
  • Indigenous Peoples and Resource Management
  • Classic Ethnography
  • Belief System

Graduate Supervision

  • Fear, Food and Functions: an Anthropological Exploration on fruits toxicities in Sylhet City.
  • Women Empowerment and Participation in Local Politics: an Anthropological Exploration.
  • Economic Impact of Using Mobile Phone in Rural Context of Bangladesh.
  • Education and Eco system of Patra Indigenous Peoples.