Afsana Adiba
Research Associate
BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) BRAC UNIVERSITY
Email:[email protected]
FIELDS OF INTEREST Poverty
Violence Against Women and Children Child labour
Policy Impact Evaluation
EDUCATION
Masters of Arts in Economics University of Alberta, Canada, 2020 EMPLOYMENT
BRAC UNIVERSITY
● Research Associate, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, 2020-Present University of Alberta
● Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, 2020 Unilever Bangladesh ltd. (UBL)
● Intern, Marketing, 2018 Project BE Foundation
● Intern, Public Relations, 2016
ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS
● Learning for and accountability of the BRAC’s SPA partners: Evidence from Endline survey of the SPA Study
SEMINARS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS
● Coffee, Careers and the Hidden Job Market – Eric Pye, Manager Member Products and Services, CPA Professional Education Program, 2019
● Mentor – Peace Summit: 3rd Edition, 2018
● Research Methodology Training (Survey) on rural areas – Live-in-field Experience (LFE 201) course, IUB, 2017
● Economic Research Training – Data Collection and Interpretation – Research Paper (ECN 490) course, IUB, 2016
HONORS AND ACCOLADES
● Maurice, Mary & Max Stewart Graduate Scholarship, UofA, 2019
● Magna Cum Laude, IUB, 2018
● Vice Chancellor’s Honors List, 2015 - 2018
● Dean’s Honors List for Academic Performance, IUB, 2014
● Daily Star Award, 2013
