faculty directory

Kamal Ahmad, Acting Vice Chancellor (Full profile)

University Faculty

Meherun Ahmed, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle  
Discipline: Economics

Ibrahim Khan, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Dalhousie, Canada
Discipline: Environmental Sciences

Mohammad A. Hossain, Adjunct Professor (Economics)
Ph.D., University of Queensland, Australia
Discipline: Economics

Amina Akhter, Lecturer (Computer Science)
M.S., Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Discipline: Computer Science

Sara Nuzhat Amin, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., McGill University, Canada
Discipline: Sociology

Sushmita Banerjee, Lecturer (Mathematics)
M.S., University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Discipline: Mathematics

Qamar Banu, Professor
D. Phil, Oxford University, England
Discipline: Biology

Jennifer Brian, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Arizona, United States
Discipline: Bioethics

Claudio Cambon, Fulbright Scholar
B.A., Yale University
Discipline: Photography

Rinku Das, Lecturer (Mathematics)
M.S., University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Discipline: Mathematics

Anjan Debnath, Lecturer (Physics)
M.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Bangladesh
Discipline: Physics

Varuni Ganepola, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Wales Swansea, UK
Discipline: Psychology

Christian Girard, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Montreal, Canada
Discipline: Development Studies, Urban Studies

Georgia Guldan, Professor, Acting Dean of Biological Sciences and Public Health
Ph.D., Tufts University, United States
Discipline: Public Health

Hari Gupta, Professor
Ph.D., Bhopul University, India
Discipline: Mathematics, Computer Science

Mohammad Hossain, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Discipline: Chemistry

Faheem Hussain, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, United States
Discipline: Policy, Information and Communications Technology

ANM Moinul Islam, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, United States
Discipline: Economics

Joanne Nystrom Janssen, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Iowa, United States
Discipline: English Literature

Ashok Keshari, Professor; Dean of Physical and Environmental Sciences; Dean for Planning, the Graduate School of Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development at AUW
Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology - Kanpur, India
Discipline: Environmental Sciences

Se-Woong Koo, Stanford Teaching Fellow
Ph.D. Stanford University, United States
Discipline: Asian Religions

Micah Lott, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Chicago, United States
Discipline: Political Philosophy

Shahirah Majumdar, Assistant Professor
MFA, Columbia University, United States
Discipline: Creative Writing

Tomomi Naka, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Iowa, United States
Discipline: Anthropology

Andrea Paras, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of Toronto, Canada
Discipline: Politics, International Studies

Andrea Phillott, Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Biological Sciences
Ph.D., Central Queensland University, Australia
Discipline: Biology

Md. Rubayet Rahman, Lecturer (Mathematics)
M.S., University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
Discipline: Mathematics

Ganesh Ray, Professor
Ph.D., USSR Research Centre, Russia
Discipline: Mathematics

Sangita Rayamajhi, Professor, Vice Provost for International Faculty Exchanges and Programs
Ph.D., Tribhuvan University
Discipline: Literature

Meghan Simpson, Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Asian Studies
Ph.D., Central European University, Hungary
Discipline: Comparative Gender Studies

Jiang Song, Lecturer (Chinese Language)
M.A., University of Montana, United States
Discpline: Applied Linguistics, Chinese Language

Nu-anh Tran, Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, United States
Discipline: Southeast Asian History

Jolie Wood, Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, United States
Discipline: Politics

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Access Academy Teachers

Ara Arzoumani, Computers
B.Sc., University of Toronto

Meeraal Shafaat Bokharee, Grammar
B.A., Mount Holyoke, Politics and History

Diana Davies, Grammar
B.A., Agnes Scott College, Women’s Studies  

Julia Diez D’aux, Introduction to World Geography
B.A., Meredith College, International Studies/ M.Ed, George Washington University, International Education

Michelle Kaczmarek, Composition
B.A., Boston College, English and Film Studies

Aliza Khan, Precalculus
B.Sc., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Chemical Engineering

John Stanlake, Reading and Writing
B.A., Nottingham University, European Politics/ MSc, Bristol University, International Relations

Christa Thorpe, Reading and Writing
B.A., Wheaton College, Anthropology/ MA, Wheaton College, TESOL and Intercultural Studies

Noman Uddin, Caluclus
B.Sc. /M.Sc., Chittagong University, Applied Mathematics

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WorldTeach Teaching Assistants

Claire Allen, B.A., University of London, Oriental and African Studies

Christie Barchenger, WT Field Director, B.A., University of Illinois, English

Alicia Case, M.F.A./B.A., American University, Creative Writing / English

Amanda Choie, B.A., Vassar College, Anthropology, Asian Studies

Dayna Evans, B.A., New York University, English/Creative Writing

Emma Hiza, B.A., Johns Hopkins University, Public Health Studies

Tshema Nash, B.S., Emory University, Anthropology and Human Biology

Zena Price-Broncucia, B.A., University of San Francisco, International Studies and Politics

Samantha Schilit, M.A./B.A., Wesleyan University, Biology

Jamie Studwell, B.S., Middlebury College, Biochemistry/English and American Literatures

Lauren Villa, B.A., Johns Hopkins University, English/Creative Writing

Diana Wise, M.Phil., University of Cambridge / BA, Harvard University, History and Literature

Alexandra Zimmerman, M.A., University of Chicago / BA George Washington, Middle Eastern Studies

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