(May 2024 - April 2026) Algoma University’s Academic Strategic Initiatives
Global Capital Resilience: Navigating Climate Dynamics and Policy.
Amount: $117,957
(May 2024 - April 2026) Algoma University’s Academic Strategic Initiatives
Project: Exploration of the interplay between Climate Crisis and Migration.
Amount: $81,036
(June 2023 - Present) SSHRC Insight Development Grant, Approved by Canada's Federal Research Funding Agency
Project: Northern Ontario Labour Force Retention and Attraction in a Post-pandemic, Digital Economy.
Amount: $72,139 (co-investigators: Dr. Livio Di Matteo, Dr. Natalya Brown, Dr. Sadequl Islam & Dr. Sean Meades). News and Interview.
(Mar 2023 - Feb 2024) Sustainability Research Cluster, Bob Gaglardi School of Business and Economics, Thompson Rivers University, BC
Project: The Impact of Political Regimes and Institutional Quality on GHG Emissions.
Amount: $3,000 (with Dr. Laura Lamb and Dr. Belayet Hossain)
(Sept 2022 - Oct 2023) Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation’s (NOHFC) grant, Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines.
Project: Northern Ontario Labour Force Retention and Attraction.
Amount: $35,500 plus matching funds $6,860 from NORDIK Institute. Total: $42,360 (with Dr. Sean Meades)
(May 2022-Aug 2022) The 2022 Globalink Research Internship, MITACS, Canada
Project: Effectiveness of Monetary Policy during and after global and local crises,
RA’s: John Doyle, UK and Shenyu Miao, China
(Oct 2020 - Oct 2021) Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation’s (NOHFC) grant, Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines.
Project: Labour migration in Canada: Impact on interprovincial and international trade
Amount: $31,500 (NOHFC) plus $8000 (Algoma University); Total: $39,500.
(Aug 2020 - July 2021) SSHRC Institutional Grants
Project: Northern Ontario Tourism Development and Recovery Strategy in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Amount: $7,000 (with Dr. Sean Meades)
(May 2019-Dec 2020) Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation’s (NOHFC) grant, Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines.
Project: Labour migration in Canada: Impact on interprovincial and international trade
Amount: $31,500 plus $8,000 matching funds (Total: $39,500).
(2018-2019) Algoma University Start-up Grant, Algoma University, Canada
Project: Northern Ontario Labour Market Problems and Policy
Amount: $10,000
(2018-2019) Algoma University Research Fund (AURF), Algoma University, Canada
Project: Labour migration and interprovincial trade
Amount: $5,000
(2018) Research Associate, Ryerson University, Ontario, Canada
Project: Job Market Need Assessment for Newcomers and Syrian Refugees in the Sault Ste. Marie
Amount: $3,000
(2017-2018) Algoma University Research Fund (AURF), Algoma University, Canada
Project: Immigration and Sectoral Shifts in Interprovincial and International Trade of Canada.
Amount: $2,262 (with Dr. Gerry Mahar)
(2014-2016) Co-researcher, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (with Dr. Seethaletchumy Thambiah)
Project: Women Entrepreneurs and Microenterprises
Amount: RM 80,000
(2014-2016) Co-researcher, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia ( with Dr. Zainal Abu Zarim)
Project: Competency Model for Malaysian SMEs Entrepreneurial Leaders (Completed)
Amount: RM79,700
(2014-2016) Co-researcher, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (with Dr. Sheela Sundarasen )
Project: Financial Literacy and Money Management Programs
Amount: RM72,200
(2013-2015) Co-researcher, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (with Dr. Sabbir Rahman).
Project: Health Insurance Products
Amount: RM71,000
(2013-2014) Principle Investigator, Multimedia University Grant.
Project: Altruism and residing arrangements
Amount: $8,000
(2013-2014) Co-researcher, Multimedia University Grant . (with Dr. Osman Mohamad)
Project: Student Awareness of Climate Change
Amount: RM4,400
(2011-2012) Associate Researcher, University of Birmingham (with Prof. Somanth Sen and Prof. S Mansub Morshed, University of Birmingham).
Project: Military expenditure growth, armed conflict and security sector reform (Completed)
(2012) Principal Consultant, International Development Enterprises (iDE).
Project: Market Development: Livestock Inputs and Meat Sectors (Completed)
Funded by – UKAid, UK and AusAid, Australia.
Technical support by Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Bangladesh.