Saima Ahmed
2244 Patterson St., Unit 246, Eugene, OR 97405, USA
Phone: 541-221-0308
Email: sahmed5@uoregon.edu
CURRENT POSITION
Doctoral Candidate (ABD)
Expected to graduate in June 2024
Dissertation Title: Why do some states adopt carbon taxes when they do?
Advisor: Professor Ronald B. Mitchell
Dissertation Committee Members: Associate Professor Craig Kauffman, Associate Professor Jane Cramer, and Professor Richard York
RESEARCH INTEREST
Environmental Politics, International Relations, International Security, International Organizations, Comparative Politics, International Law, and Human Rights.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Graduate Teaching Assistant
September 2018 — Present
Department of Political Science, University of Oregon, (Oregon, USA)
Assistant Professor
November 2013 — 2018
Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, (Dhaka Bangladesh)
· Courses taught: International Law; International Organizations; International Relations Since 1919.
Assistant Professor
December 2008 — November 2013
Department of International Relations, University of Chittagong, (Chittagong, Bangladesh)
· Courses taught: International Security; International Organizations.
Lecturer
December 2005 — December 2008
Department of International Relations, University of Chittagong, (Chittagong, Bangladesh)
· Courses taught: International Security; International Organizations; Theories of International Relations.
Adjunct Faculty
May 2013 — August 2013
Department of Law, Southern University, (Chittagong, Bangladesh)
· Courses taught: EU Law.
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Political Science
2020
University of Oregon (Oregon, USA)
· Major in International Relations, International Security, Environmental Politics, and minor in Comparative Politics.
Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy
2011
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University (Massachusetts, USA)
· Specialization in International Security and International Organizations.
· Thesis: The Development of Islamist Politics in Bangladesh
Master of Social Sciences in International Relations
2005
Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bachelor of Social Sciences in International Relations
2003
Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
PUBLICATIONS
· “Dealing with the Rohingya Crisis: The Relevance of the General Assembly and R2P”. Co-authored with Mohammad Tanzimuddin Khan. Asian Journal of Comparative Politics. pp. 1-23. August 2019. https://doi.org/10.1177/2057891119868312.
· “Rethinking Human Rights Education”. In: Human Rights in Bangladesh: Past, Present and Future edited by Imtiaz Ahmed, University Press Limited, 2014.
· “Overcoming the Rwanda Failure: The Impact of R2P on the Protection of Civilians”. BIISS Journal 35, No. 1, 2014. pp. 91-109.
· “Is Freedom a Click Away? New Media, Democracy and the Arab Spring”. Co-authored with Saimum Parvez in Identity, Culture & Politics: An Afro-Asian Dialogue 13, No. 1, 2012.
· “Secularism in Bangladesh”. Journal of International Relations 9, No. 1 & 2, 2011, pp. 32-46.
· “Women Garment Workers: Paying the Price for Economic Growth”. Poverty and Development Perspectives from Women and Indigenous People, Research Initiatives, Bangladesh, 2009. pp. 48-63.
· Commercial Sex Workers in Bangladesh: Policies & Practices. Advocacy 2, Monograph from Centre for Alternatives, Dhaka, 2006.
OTHER RESEARCH PROJECTS
· Project member, Confronting Misinformation in Bangladesh. The project is funded by the Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) as part of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program, USA. October 2022-present.
· Presented a paper on Dealing with the Rohingya Crisis: The Relevance of the General Assembly and R2P at The International Conference on Rohingya Refugee Crisis organized by the Department of International Relations University of Dhaka in 2018. This was co-authored with Mohammad Tanzimuddin Khan, PhD.
· Presented paper on The Limits of Transitional Justice: The Bangladesh Context in the First International Conference on Genocide and Mass Violence organized by the Centre for Genocide Studies (CGS), University of Dhaka, 2016.
· Worked as co-researcher with Mohammad Tanzimuddin Khan, PhD in a research project by Action Aid Bangladesh on Action Aid, Youth Engagement and Social Movements: Understanding the Contemporary Trends, January-March 2015.
· Participated in a workshop on Water Futures II: A Dialogue for Young Scholars and Professionals organized by IUCN, University of Dhaka and Jamia Milia Islamia India, October 26 — November 6, 2014.
· Presented a paper on The Future of Bangladesh-India Relations at the Conference on Forty Years of Bangladesh-India Relations organized by the Social Science Research Institute, University of Chittagong, July 8, 2012.
· Worked as a Research Associate in the project on Poverty and Development Perspectives from Women and Indigenous People by Research Initiatives, Bangladesh under the supervision of Amena Mohsin, PhD, 2004.
· Worked as a Research Associate in the project on Commercial Sex Workers in Bangladesh: Policies and Practices by the Centre for Alternatives under the supervision of Amena Mohsin, PhD, 2004-2005.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
R Studio; STATA, Microsoft Office Package including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
LANGUAGES
English Advanced proficiency
Bengali Mother tongue
Hindi Intermediate
ACADEMIC AWARDS
· Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF), US State Department 2021 ($37,340)
I am one of the five members of a US State Alumni team in Bangladesh that won a competitive grant. Our project aims to train journalists and produce media materials on countering misinformation in Bangladesh. Details can be found here: https://cmibd.com
· Fulbright Scholarship for MALD at the Fletcher School, USA
· Merit Scholarship for obtaining First Class in Master’s in International Relations, University of Dhaka