Shamael Ahmed
Research Associate
BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) BRAC UNIVERSITY
Email: shamael.ahmed@bracu.ac.bd
FIELDS OF INTEREST Politics
Economics
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Arts in Politics, Philosophy and Economics Asian University for Women, Chattogram, Bangladesh, 2019
EMPLOYMENT BRAC UNIVERSITY
● Research Associate, Research Policy and Governance, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development, 2019-Present
Asian University for Women
● Teaching Assistant, 2019
Grameen Bank
● Intern, 2017-2018
Jaago Foundation
● Fellow, 2016-2017
PUBLICATIONS Op-ed
● “Better jobs: A strategy to end fraud in skills training in Bangladesh” by SOAS University
Blog
● Stories from the Field: From TV Bans to Facebook Groups – The Spectrum of Digital Literacy in Bangladesh, 2020
RESEARCH PROJECTS
●
Urban Social Protection and Jobs Program, 2019-2020● Digital Readiness Assessment, 2020 - 2021
● Effectiveness of social accountability intervention in low and middle income countries: An evidence and gap map
● The effect of digital payments in social safety net programs in lower middle income countries: A systematic review
SEMINARS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSIONS
● Fundamentals of Qualitative Research by Dr. Shahaduzzaman from University of Sussex, 2020
● Introduction to Systematic Review and Evidence Gap Map by Campbell Collaboration, 2020
● An Introduction to Behavioural Economic Research: Insights and Methods by Dina Tasneem, 2020
HONORS AND ACCOLADES
● Magna Cum Laude, 2019
● Scholarship from Yonsei University, South Korea, 2018
