Biography/ Background
Qualifications
Awards & Achievements
Research Interests
Publications
Professional Associations

Ms Sharmina Ahmed

Biography/ Background

Employment History

Research Officer, Womens and Childrens Health Research Institute and Global Food Studies, University of Adelaide (from 25 March, 2013 to present)

Researcher, Faculty of Professions, University of Adelaide, Australia (from Fabruary 2013 to 22 March, 2013)

Teaching Assistant, University of Adelaide, Australia (July 2008- December 2012)

Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Government of Bangladesh (July 2008-July 2011)

Assistant Chief (Research), Planning Commission, Ministry of Planning, Government of Bangladesh (January 2001-July 2008)

Officer (Family Planning and Women's Health), Family Planning Department, Ministry of Health and Family Plannng, Government of Bangladesh (January 1999- December 2000)

Qualifications

PhD in Economics, University of Adelaide, Australia (2008-2012)

Masters in Economics, Ritsumeikan University, Japan (2004-2006)

Masters in Zoology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (1996-1997)

Bachelor of Zoology with Honors, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (1991-1995)

Awards & Achievements

Endeavour Awards (PhD studies), Governemnt of Australia, 2008

Japan Development Scholarship (Masters studies), Government of Japan, 2006

University Scholarship for Academic Excellence, University of Dhaka, 1997

Research Interests

Development Economics, Agricultural Economics, Economics of Religion, Applied Econometrics.

Publications

Refereed Journal Article

1. Roksana Huque and Sharmina Ahmed. 2005. "Male Reproductive Organs and Radiation Induced Histological Changes of Testis of Melon Fly, Bactrocera Cucurbetae(Coq.) (Diptera: Tephritidae)". Journal of Asiatic Soceity of Bangladesh. 31(2).

2. Sharmina Ahmed and Christopher Findlay, 2011, “Endogenous Matching and Contractual Choice among Rice Farmers in Bangladesh.” The Bangladesh Development Studies (BDS), 34(4).

Research Paper

1. Sharmina Ahmed and Christopher Findlay, 2012, "Participation and Contract Choice in the Tenancy Market", EERI Research Paper Series EERI RP 2012/04, Economics and Econometrics Research Institute, Brussels.

http://ideas.repec.org/s/eei/rpaper.html

Professional Associations

Member of Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Soceity

Entry last updated: Friday, 22 Mar 2013

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