Faculty
Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social SciencesAddress
A/2, Jahurul Islam Avenue
Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
- Ph.D. in Global Engineering for Development, Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
- Master of Population, Reproductive Health, Gender and Development, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management, Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
- MSC in Geography and Environment, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
- BSC (Honors) in Geography and Environment, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
An academic professional with over 7 years of research experience in the university setting. As an active researcher, he has published over 20 papers in peer-reviewed journals. Special research interests and expertise include disaster risk assessment, climate change adaptation, community-based adaptation, development of climate resilient livelihoods, and gender issues.
- Visiting Senior Fellow, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan (September 2023)
- Assistant Professor, Department of Social Relations, East West University, Bangladesh (June 2021 to continue)
- Lecturer, Department of Social Relations, East West University, Bangladesh (September 2015 to June 2021)
- M&E and mHealth Officer, University Research Co., LLC., Bangladesh (July 2014 to September 2015)
- Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)-Bangladesh (March, 2014 to June 2014)
- Project Officer, Concern Worldwide, Bangladesh (August, 2012 to February 2014)
- Technical Coordinator – Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), Eco Social Development Organization (ESDO), Bangladesh (January, 2011 to August 2012)
- Guest Lecturer, Sheikh Burhan Uddin Post Graduate College, Bangladesh (July, 2010 to December, 2010)
- Gender Based Violence
- Disaster Risk Assessment
- Indigenous Knowledge on Disaster Management
- Climate Change
- Population and Development
- Sustainable Tourism
- R. Kabir, R, M. Z. Sultana, M. S. H. Mondal, & I. Kabir (2023). Undergraduate Student’s Stress, Anxiety, Depression and their Coping styles during Covid-19. Mental Health: Global Challenges Journal, 6(1), 67-76.
- M.S.H. Mondal. Traditional Knowledge to Read Hydro-Meteorological Hazards in Teesta Floodplain, Bangladesh. S. Kolathayar et al. (eds.), Climate Change and Water Security, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 178, pp. 179-191, 2022.
- M.N.A. Shuvo, M.S.H. Mondal. Factors associated with intention to take COVID-19 vaccine among the university students in Bangladesh, Clinical and Experimental Vaccine Research. 2022.
- M.S.H. Mondal, T. Murayama, S. Nishikizawa, Examining the determinants of flood risk mitigation measures at the household level in Bangladesh, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Vol. 64, pp. 102492, October, 2021.
- M.S.H. Mondal, T. Murayama, S. Nishikizawa, Determinants of household-level coping strategies and recoveries from riverine flood disasters: Empirical evidence from the right bank of Teesta River, Bangladesh, Climate, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 4, January, 2021.
- M.S.H. Mondal, T. Murayama, S. Nishikizawa, Assessing the flood risk of riverine households: A case study from the right bank of the Teesta River, Bangladesh, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. Vol. 51, pp. 101758, December, 2020.
- M.S.H. Mondal, Factors of influence on evacuation behavior: Survey results from the riverine floodplain communities in Bangladesh, Quaestiones Geographiceae, Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 85-93, September, 2021.
- M.S.H. Mondal, Living with Recurrent Flooding Risks in Bangladesh: Understanding Household Perception of Riverine Flood Disaster Risks and its Determinants, East West Journal of Business and Social Studies. Vol. 8, 2021.
- M.S.H. Mondal, Social, Economic and Environmental Sustainability: The Implications of developing Sustainable Tourism in Bangladesh, East West Journal of Business and Social Studies, Vol. 6-7, pp. 44-64, April 2019.
- M.S.H. Mondal, The implications of population growth and climate change on sustainable development in Bangladesh. Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 1-10, January, 2019.
- M.S.H. Mondal, Risk factors associated with destruction of Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh: a review from climate change perspective, International Journal of Conservation Science, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 513-522, July-September, 2018.
- F. Jahan, N.C. Sinha, M.M. Rahman, M.M. Rahman, M.S.H. Mondal, M.A. Islam, Comparison of missing value estimation techniques in rainfall data of Bangladesh, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, Vol. 136, pp. 1115-1131, January 2019.
- S. Islam, M.S.H. Mondal, M.H.M. Kabir, Coping with natural disasters: a cross-sectional study with people with disabilities in the coastal zone of Bangladesh, Journal of the Geographical institute Jovan Cvijic, SASA, 68 (1). Vol. 68, No. 1, pp. 67-83, October, 2021.
- M.S.H. Mondal, Urban Informal Economy in Bangladesh: A Case Study on Mobile Vegetable Vendor in Dhaka City. The Qualitative Report, Vol. 22, No. 11, pp. 2893-2903, November, 2017.
- M.S.H. Mondal, SWOT analyses and strategies to develop sustainable tourism in Bangladesh. UTMS Journal of Economics, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 159-167, June, 2017
- M.S.H. Mondal, Population and land cover dynamics of Sundarbans Impact Zone in Bangladesh. Acta Geographica Debrecina Landscape & Environment, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 1-13, April, 2017.
- M.S.H. Mondal, P. Debnath, Spatial and temporal changes of Sundarbans reserve forest in Bangladesh, Environment and Natural Resources Journal, 15 (1). Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 51-61, March 2017.
- M.S.H. Mondal, and Islam, S. Chronological trends in maximum and minimum water flows of Teesta River and its implications. Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 9 (1). Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 1-11, March 2017.
- M.S.H. Mondal, The critical links between socio-demographic dynamics of Sundarbans impact zone and forest resource depletion, Bangladesh: A review. Eurasian Journal of Science & Engineering, 2 (1): 41-52. Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 41-52, December, 2016.
- M.S.H. Mondal, Human adjustment with uncertain floods: An empirical study on the inhabitants of Teesta river floodplains, Bangladesh, Journal of Rural Development, 40(2). Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 1-22, July, 2015.
- M.S.H. Mondal, Women’s Vulnerabilities due to the Impact of Climate Change: Case from Satkhira Region of Bangladesh, Global Journal of Human-Social Science: Geography, Geo-Sciences, Environmental Disaster Management, Global Journal of Human Social Science, Vol. 14, No. 5, pp. 46-52, August, 2014.
- A.R.M.T. Islam, A. Tasnuva, S.C. Sarker, M.M. Rahman, M.S.M. Mondal, M.M.U. Islam, Drought in Northern Bangladesh: Social, Agroecological Impact and Local Perception, International Journal of Ecosystem, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 150-158, June, 2014.
- M.S.H. Mondal, Disaster management through indigenous wisdom: Voice from the people of Erendabari Char, Journal of South Asian Disaster Studies, 5(1&2): 27-36. Vol. 5, No. 1-2, pp. 27-36, December, 2012
▪ Mondal, M.S.H. (2021). Traditional knowledge to read hydro-meteorological hazards in Teesta floodplain, Bangladesh. Virtual Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction - VCDRR 2021. (will be published in ‘Springer in Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering Series’ as a book chapter)
▪ Mondal, M.S.H., Murayama, T. & Nishikizawa. S. (2019). A conceptual framework for flood risk assessment and its application to a case in Northern Bangladesh. “The 32nd Annual Meeting, The Society for Risk Analysis, Japan”, 22-24 November 2019, in Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan.
▪ Mondal, M.S.H., Murayama, T. & Nishikizawa. S. (2018). 'Does the impact of climate induced disasters hamper to achieve the targets of sustainable development goals? Evidence from Northern Bangladesh'. ‘IAIA's Special Symposium on "The competing challenges of sustainability and economic development: Using impact assessment to achieve the SDGs in Asia", 1-3 October, 2018 in Kuching, Malaysia.
▪ Mondal, M.S.H. (2017). ‘Population growth, GHG emissions, climate change and sustainable development in Bangladesh’ paper presented at ‘International Conference on Knowledge Transfer’ on 18 February 2017 organized by East West University Center for Research and Training (EWUCRT) at East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
▪ Mondal, M.S.H. (2017). 'Developing sustainable tourism in Bangladesh: From challenges to opportunities’ paper presented at ‘International Conference on Knowledge Transfer’ on 18 February 2017 organized by East West University Center for Research and Training (EWUCRT) at East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
▪ Mondal, M.S.H. (2016). The idea of second stage demographic dividend in Bangladesh: Will Bangladesh able to grasp the benefit from second stage demographic dividend? paper presented at ‘International Conference on Analysis of Repeated Measures Data’ held on 25-26 November 2016 organized by Department of Applied Statistics, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
▪ Jahan, F., Sinha, N.C., Rahman, M.R., Mondal, M.S.H., Rahman, M.R. & Islam, M.A. (2016). ‘Comparison of Missing Value Estimation Techniques in Rainfall Data of Bangladesh’ paper presented at ‘International Conference on Analysis of Repeated Measures Data’ held on 25-26 November 2016 organized by Department of Applied Statistics, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
▪ Mondal, M.S.H. (2016). How does Climate Change Matter in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Bangladesh? paper presented at ‘International Seminar on Environmental Security and Sustainable Development in South Asia’ on 19 October 2016 organized by UMISARC & CSA Studies at Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India.
▪ Mondal, M.S.H. (2013). Children engagement in informal education on climate smart disaster risk reduction: Learning’s from Paribartan Project, paper presented at 4th Divisional Conference on CBA to climate change on 22 August, 2013 at Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh.
▪ Mondal, M.S.H. (2013). Disaster management through indigenous wisdom: Voice from the people of Erendabari Char at 4th International Geography Congress hosted by Department of Geography, Utkal University, India from 16th -18th January 2013.
- 2017: Japan International Cooperation Agency (Full funding for PhD research under the Innovative Asia program)
- 2017: Gobesona Young Research Fellow, The International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Bangladesh
- 2018: Travel grants from European Geosciences Union (EGU)
- 2017: Partial Scholarship from Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC), Hong Kong
- 2016: Full Grants from UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of South Asian Regional Cooperation (UMISARC) & Centre for South Asian Studies at Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India.
- 2016: Full Fellowship from International Center for Collaborative Research on Disaster Risk Reduction (ICCR-DRR), China.
- 2015 and 2013: Full Fellowship from Cifal Jeju and UNITAR, JITC, South Korea
- 2014: ‘Merit Scholarship’ from East West University, Bangladesh.
- PPHS 101: Introduction to Population Sciences
- GEN 201: Bangladesh Studies
- GEN 203: Ecological System and Environment
- GEN 214: Introduction to Development Studies
- POP 507: Population Policy, Programme Monitoring and Evaluation
- POP 602: Population, Gender and Development
- POP 603: Population and Environment
- POP 610: Gender Equity, Equality and Empowerment of Women
▪ Life member, Japanese Universities Alumni Association in Bangladesh (JUAAB)
▪ Life member, JICA Alumni Association, Bangladesh
▪ International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)