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Full-Time Faculty Assistant Professor PhD in Medical Anthropology, The Australian National University (ANU), Australia. Master of Culture, Health and Medicine, ANU, Australia Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext: 6159 Email: nur.khan@northsouth.edu |
Nur Newaz Khan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science and Sociology. He holds a PhD in Medical Anthropology from the Australian National University (ANU). His doctoral thesis focuses on vernacular biomedicine at retail pharmacies and complexities with practitioners' authority in Bangladesh.
He also completed the advanced master's degree in Culture, Health and Medicine (Medical Anthropology) in 2015 from the ANU with a High Distinction. He also holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Anthropology from Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. He has a strong research background with over seven years of experience in international development organizations like BRAC University and icddr,b before joining NSU. He specializes in socio-anthropological theories, qualitative research methods, and medical anthropology. Nur has diverged research interests but is currently focusing on health disparities, pharmacuticalization, refugee health, cultural heritage and structural violence forming in different spheres of society, particularly in developing countries.
[Book Chapter] Khan, N Nur., 2023, “Students’ Perception of Online Education during COVID-19 and its effectiveness: North South University as a Case study”, in “Life in the Time of COVID-19: Perspectives and Realities in Bangladesh” edited by Bulbul Siddiqi, Ishrat Zakia Sultana, and Sk Tawfique M Haque, North South University, Bangladesh.
Siddiqi, M. Bulbul and Khan, N. Nur (2022), ''Social Stigma and Suffering: Perceptions, Practices and Impacts around COVID-19 in Bangladesh”, South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal [Online], 29. https://doi.org/10.4000/samaj.8253
Naved, R. T., & Khan, N. N. (2019). Multilevel Control Over Sexuality of Unmarried Adolescent Girls and Related Violence: A Qualitative Exploration in Slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519831378
Khan N. Nur, (2017). Understanding the Meaning of ‘Home’ and Mental Health among Refugees beyond Biomedical Approaches, The Journal of Anthropology, Volume 22, Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.
Khan, N. Nur, (2017). Maternal and child health in Bangladesh: a critical look at the policy and the sustainable development goals. Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 3(3), 298-304. Available at: http://www.ebupress.com/journal/ajmbr/2017/11/17/review-maternal-and-child-health-in-bangladesh-a-critical-look-at-the-policy-and-the-sustainable-development-goals
Khan, N Nur, (2017), Seasonal migration induced spousal separation and infertility: growing evidences demand significance in developing countries, International Journal of Perceptions in Public Health, [S.l.], v. 1, n. 4, p. 215-217, sep. 2017. ISSN 2399-8164. Available at: <http://www.ijpph.org/index.php/ijpph/article/view/68>.
Khan, N Nur., (2016), Entertainment-Education as public health tools in changing health behavior: global applications and an example of popular TV drama in Bangladesh, The Journal of Anthropology, Volume 21, Department of Anthropology, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.
Khan, N Nur., (2016), Environmental Factors, Perceived Normal Illnesses and Chronic Poverty Among the Urban Poor of Dhaka City, The Journal of Social Studies, Vol: 151, July-September, Center for Social Studies (CSS) Dhaka, Bangladesh.
[Book] Nur N. Khan, (2015), What are the roles, actions and positions of non-formal biomedical prescribers and providers in developing countries? A systematic literature review (master’s thesis), The Australian National University, GRIN Publishers, Germany. ISBN: 9783668272187.
Camellia,S., Khan, N Nur., Naved, T Ruchira., (2012), Violence against Unmarried Adolescent girls in Dhaka slums, 2012, working paper no. 176, Dhaka, icddr,b.
Khan, N Nur., (2012), Bangladeshe pratishthanik amlatontrer bastobota o nirdirto prekhite amlatontrer priogik bohumatrikota (Reality of organizational bureaucracy in Bangladesh and applied dynamics of bureaucracy in particular context); (published in Bengali), Somaj Nirikhhon 120, January-March 2012, Center for Social Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Khan, N Nur., (2011), Chayanov ebong Sunirdisto Dhoroner Orthoniti Hishabe Krishok Somajer totta (Chayanov and Peasantry as a specific type of Economy); (translation into Bengali form original article in English by Basile Kerblay, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (EPHE), Sorbonne), Somaj Nirikhhon 116, January-March 2011, Center for Social Studies, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
RESEARCH WORKING PAPERS/REPORTS:
Nur, N Khan., Becky Mitchel., Masum Billah., (2016), Evaluation of GoB, UNICEF, CIFF initiative to facilitate and accelerate implementation of the Bangladesh National Nutrition Services: Qualitative Findings (evaluation report unpublished submitted to donor), icddr,b Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Naved, T Ruchira., Talukder A, Farhad, M Shariar., Khan, N Nur., (2013), Community Perspective on addressing Violence Against Women and Girls in Bangladesh, project paper submitted to DFID from icddr,b.
Naved, T Ruchira., Rahman Harisur, Khan, N Nur., (2011), A Rapid Assessment of Gender in Agriculture of Bangladesh, co-authored report submitted from icddr,b to WorldFish, IRRI, CIMMYT.
PhD in Medical Anthropology, 2023, School of Archaeology and Anthropology, The Australian National University (ANU), Australia.
Thesis Paper: The Ambiguous Authority and Cultural Economy of Vernacular Biomedicine at Retail Pharmacies in Bangladesh
Master of Culture, Health and Medicine (Advanced), 2015, College of Arts and Social Scinece and ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, The Australian National University, Australia (High Distinction).
Thesis paper: What are the roles, actions and positions of non-formal biomedical prescribers and providers in developing countries? a systematic review of the literature
MSS in Anthropology, 2007, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (First Class)
Thesis paper: Environmental Problem and Chronic illness among the urban poor: an in-depth look at urban poverty
BSS in Anthropology, 2006, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (First Class)
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Sociology (PSS), North South University, Bangladesh, from December 2023 to the present.
Lecturer at Political Science and Sociology, North South University, from August 2016 to December 2023.
Research Investigator at International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b); May- July, 2016
Senior Research Officer at International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b); Feb22, 2011- April 30, 2016
Research Assistant at BRAC Development Institute, BRAC University, Bangladesh; Mar 1, 2010- Dec 31, 2010
Research Assistant to Dr David Hulme Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, England; Jan 2010-Feb 2010
Research Assistant to Nikola Bnaks, Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester, England; Sept 2008-Jun 2009
Introduction to Anthropology (ANT 101), PSS Department
Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101), PSS Department
Current Research projects:
Cultural Competency and Mental Health Management in Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study, 2024. Center for Peace Studies (CPS), NSU. Role: Principle Investigator (PI)
Understanding Cultural Heritage of Ethnic Communities in Bangladesh: A Pilot Study In Sylhet. China South-Aisa Centre for Sociocultral Studies (CSCSS), 2024, NSU. Role: Principle Investigator (PI)
Research Interests:
Anthropology of health and illness, biomedical systems, health and pharmaceuticalization, Bioethics in health, refugee health, mental health and society, alternative and ethno-medicine, Health, Bureaucracy and structural violence, gender, health and violence against women, systematic review in social science. Ethnography and other anthropological research methods, media and social impacts, South Asia and health.