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Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
Masum Billah is currently a faculty member of Sociology in East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has been serving as a Senior Lecturer in the department of Sociology since 2019. He obtained Master degree in Public Health from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden and University of Oviedo, Spain. He also completed Honors and Master degree from Sociology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has already published a range of research articles in international peer reviewed referred journals. As a researcher, Mr. Billah consulted a lot of research projects funded by UN and other development agencies in the past several years.
July 2019 – till date
Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
January 2017 – July 2019
Lecturer, Department of Sociology, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Quantitative Research
Psychiatric epidemiology
Migration and health
Maternal and child health
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
Infectious diseases
2023 Masum Billah, Rutherford, S., Akhter, S., & Tanjeela, M. Exploring mental health challenges and coping strategies in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1152366. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1152366
2022 Hossin, M.Z., Islam A., Masum Billah, Haque, M., & Uddin, J. Is there a gradient in the association between internet addiction and health? PLOS ONE 17(3): e0264716. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264716
2022 Tanjeela, M & Masum Billah. Climate Migration and Challenges of Urban Poor in Bangladesh. The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses, Vol. 15, Issue 1. pp 15-31. https://www.proquest.com/openview/cc54647eb50c686699c34f065aea3d49/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=5528230
2022 Khan, A. R., Uddin, H. Shimul, S. M. A. K. & Masum Billah. Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and Suicide in Bangladesh: Some Explanations through Durkheim’s Sociology of Suicide. Journal of Community Positive Practices, XXII (3), pp 3-17 [Scopus Journal]
2021 Huda, M.N., Masum Billah, Sharmin, S., Amanullah, A.S.M., & Hossin, M.Z. Associations between family social circumstances and psychological distress among the university students of Bangladesh: To what extent do the lifestyle factors mediate? BMC Psychology 9, 80. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00587-6
2021 Masum Billah & Trisha, N.J. COVID-19 and Mental Health Impacts in Bangladesh: A Review of Empirical Evidence, Journal of Social Health, Vol. 4, Issue 2. pp 30-42. http://socialhealthjournal.org/2021/08/12/covid-19-and-mental-health-impacts-in-bangladesh-a-review-of-empirical-evidence/
2021 Arendse, N., Khan, A.R., Masum Billah, Ratele, K., & Islam, M.Z. Seasonality of Suicide in Jhenaidah District, Bangladesh, 2011-2018, Journal of Social Health, Vol. 4, Issue 1. pp 64-75. http://socialhealthjournal.org/2021/02/23/seasonality-of-suicide-in-jhenaidah-district-bangladesh-2011-2018/
2020 Masum Billah, Sultana, S.E., & Kabir, M.H.M.I. Exploring Challenges of Maternal Healthcare Utilization in Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Survey in Saturia, Manikganj District, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development, Vol 11, No 4. pp 185-190. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v11i4
2019 Masum Billah, Gonzalez, P.A., & Delgado, R.C. Patterns of mortality caused by natural disasters and human development level: A South Asian Analysis, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp- 312-316. http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0976-5506.2019.00307.3
2019 Masum Billah & Amanullah, ASM. Returnee Migrants and HIV Infection in Bangladesh, International Advanced Research Journal in Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 6, Issue 8, pp- 56-61. https://iarjset.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IARJSET.2019.6810.pdf
2018 Masum Billah, Gonzalez, P.A., & Delgado, R.C. Analyzing disaster risk factors of cyclone survivors in Bangladesh, Journal of Indian Research, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp- 52-58. http://publichealthdisasters.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/JIR-2018-DISASTER-52-58.pdf
2018 Masum Billah & Hossain, M.A. Media and Consumption Behavior of Urban Youth in Dhaka City, Journal of Indian Research, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp- 57-69. http://mujournal.mewaruniversity.in/JIR6/jan-march2018.pdf#page=63
2015 Masum Billah Healthcare seeking practices of People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLHIV) in Bangladesh, HIV/AIDS Review, Elsevier, Vol.14, pp-114-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hivar.2015.05.001
2023, Exploring Mental Health Challenges and Coping Strategies in University Students during COVID-19: A Case Study in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Research Paper Presented at the XX ISA World Congress of Sociology in the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), Melbourne, Australia, on June 25 - July 1.
2023, In Conversation with Senior Sociologists: Making Connections, Bridging Generations, Moderated in a Roundtable Session as a Discussant at the XX ISA World Congress of Sociology in the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), Melbourne, Australia, on June 25 - July 1.
2023, How Students Developed Coping Strategies during COVID-19? A Sociological Study in University Level Students in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, Research Paper Presented at the XX ISA World Congress of Sociology in the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), Melbourne, Australia, on June 25 - July 1.
2023, Investigating Health Professionals' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices about Refugees’ Health Risk Behaviours and Healthcare Utilization in Australia, Research Paper Presented at the PRAXIS 2023: SCPA's 10th Annual Postgraduate Research and Practice Conference, Southern Cross University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, on June 22-23.
2021, Family Resilience and Connection Protect Child Flourishing and School Engagement against Adverse Childhood Experiences. Virtual presentation, American Sociological Association (ASA) Annual Meeting, USA, on August 6-10.
2019, Migration and Health Challenges: A Qualitative Study among Bangladeshi Migrant Workers in Malaysia, WADEM Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia, on May 7-10.
2019, Analyzing During or Post-disaster Risk Factors related to Cyclone Survivors in Bangladesh, WADEM Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Australia, on May 7-10.
2016, Returnee Migrants and HIV Infection in Bangladesh, 12th International Congress on AIDS in Asia and The Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on March 12-14.
2015, Social Business Model, Health and Environment: An Impact Analysis on the Functions of BASF Grameen and Grameen Shakti in Bangladesh.7th Global Social Business Summit 2105, Tempelhof Airport, Berlin, Germany, on November 4-6.
Research Integrity Course, Southern Cross University, New South Wales, Australia, 2022
Needs Assessment Course, KI and ACAPS, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 2016
Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship for PhD degree in Health Science Sponsored by Commonwealth
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship for Masters Degree in Public Health Sponsored by European Commission
Dhaka University Merit Scholarship, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Member, Health Services, Clinical and Community, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University, Australia
Member, Southern Cross Postgraduate Association, Australia
Member, International Sociological Association, Faculty of Political Sciences and Sociology, University Complutense, Madrid, Spain
Member, Asia Pacific Sociological Association
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