N. M. Rabiul Awal Chowdhury

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N. M. Rabiul Awal Chowdhury

Associate Professor

Comilla University
Comilla University
Cumilla-3506, Bangladesh

robi285@hotmail.com
+8801716831080

I dream to be in the leading edge at academic field as well as in development practices through research and program initiatives. Currently I am a PhD student in Asean Institute for Health Development, AIHD, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand, and working as an assistant professor in dept. of Anthropology, Comilla University, Comilla, Bangladesh. Along with teaching; i am contributing in various development research projects as consultant with different national and international organizations. I am also experienced to work with well-reputed national or international organizations (icddr,b, PKSF, CIPRB, Plan international, and BRAC, RED) as full time professional. I prefer to work in a favorable environment with challenge and creativity and contribute in national development from my level through innovative ideas and research initiatives. My core areas of works are teaching, research (health and health related issues), training, monitoring and evaluation, report writing and documentation, program design, planning and management.

Comilla University, Comilla, Bangladesh
assistant professor
- Present


1. Risk factors of suicide among public university students of Bangladesh: A qualitative exploration.

June 2022
Heliyon. 2022 Jun 8:e09659.


2. Dealing with tuberculosis: factors of the tuberculosis medication adherence among marginalized communities: a scoping literature review.

2021
International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, Vol 8, No 5 (2021), Print ISSN: 2394-6032, Online ISSN: 2394-6040,https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20211389


3. Exploring cultural beliefs and practices associated with maternal health-care: a qualitative study of Salmanpur village in Cumilla city

2020
Comilla University journal of social sciences, Faculty of social science, Volume 3, Number 1, ISSN 2663-2659


4. Patterns and mechanisms contributing to the males’ positive involvement in reproductive health issues: cases from a peri-urban area of Bangladesh

April 2021
ournal of Public Health and Development Vol.19 No.1


5. Behaviour change intervention to reduce caregivers’ exposure to patients’ oral and nasal secretions in Bangladesh

2013
International Journal of Infection Control, v9:i2, ISSN 1996-9783, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3396/ijic.v9i2.11121


Anthropology of Food and Health

February 2020
2020, invited speaker of a session at International Conference on “Anthropology of Food and Health” 27th to 29th February, 2020 Venue: Shankar Lal Concert Hall, department of anthropology, University of Delhi


The 11th International Graduate Students Conference on Population and Public Health Sciences (IGSCPP)

July 2020
2020, oral paper presenter, The 11th International Graduate Students Conference on Population and Public Health Sciences (IGSCPP) July 14,The College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand


International Short course on Ecosystem Health (THOHUN-TELI)

2019
Thailand One Health University Network and supported by USAID


a oral presenter in International Conference of Occupational Health Safety (ICOHS)

2019
Jakarta, Indonesia


46" Annual Conference of the Indian Anthropological society and National Seminar On Anthropological Research in North East India: Retrospect and Prospect

November 2010


An organizer and cultural activist Direction and acting of Theater, Singing, organizing cultural programs and events, Motivational and popular public speaking, Traveling.