Md. Aminul Islam

Mohammad Aminul Islam has seven years’ experience in teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels at different universities in Bangladesh. He has also about five years of experience in journalism at reputed media organizations such as The Daily Star, Dhaka Tribune, daily sun and Independent Television Ltd.

Currently, he is a lecturer at the Department of Media Studies and Journalism at University of Liberal Art Bangladesh. He is also the coordinator of Axis MIL, an outreach program at the Department to promote Media Information Literacy in Bangladesh.

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• MSS in Mass Communication and Journalism, University of Rajshahi
• BSS in Mass in Mass Communication, University of Rajshahi
• Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism (New Media), Asian College of Journalism, Chennai, India
• Post Graduate Certificate Course in Computational Statistics at the Department of Statistics, Rajshahi University.
• Post Graduate Certificate Course in Diversity and Inclusion Studies at the Department of English and Humanities at BRAC University.

Communication in Healthcare, Public Health Communication, Hospital Ethnography, Social Inequality and Health, Social Network Analysis, Interplay between Medicine, Media and Market, Cyberpsychology and Media Psychology.

Professional Experiences

Academia (Teaching)

• Lecturer (2021-present), Department of Media Studies and Journalism, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Adjunct Faculty (2019-2020), Department of Media Studies and Journalism, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Lecturer (2015-2019), Department of Journalism, Communication and Media Studies (JCMS), Varendra University, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Industry (Journalism)

• Sub-Editor (2014-2015), the Dhaka Tribune, an English language daily based in Dhaka.
• Sub-Editor (2011- 2014), The Daily Star, the largest English daily in Bangladesh,
• Sub-Editor (2010-2011), the Daily Sun, an English language daily based in Dhaka

Research & Scholarship

Ongoing research projects

• Medicine and Media: A study on professional relationship among physicians and journalists in Bangladesh
• Validation of Exit-Survey-Based Responsiveness of Physicians Scale (ROP-Scale) for Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Bangladesh
• Communicating health and risk information among senior citizens in Bangladesh: The case of Covid 19
• Factors affecting not adherence to the public recommendation of mask use in Bangladesh: A nationwide survey
• Secondary school teachers’ practice of digital citizenship in Bangladesh

Books (Single Authored)

• Islam, M. A., (2016). Manobyo Jogagog (On Human Communication), Polol Prokashoni, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Books (Co-Authored)

• Islam, M.A., Shibly, Din M, (2017). Sangbad Karkhanai Naya Jogajog Projukti (New Communication Technology in News Factory), Polol Prokashoni, Dhaka.
• Islam, M.A., Rahman, M., Siraj, S., (2013). Digital Divide among University Students in Bangladesh, LAMBERT, Germany.
• Islam M.A., Panday, P. K., (2013). Bangladesh-e Sangbadikota: Songabd Lekhar Shoili o Kathamo (Journalism in Bangladesh: Style and Structure of News Writing), Dhaka: Shrabon Publication.
• Islam, M. A., (2012). MediaKosh (Encyclopedia of Media) (edit), Dhaka: AH Development Publishing House.

Books (Translation)

• Islam, M. A., (2014). Bangladesh-e Arthonoitik Unnayan-er Uthsa 1972-1990, (translation of Sources of Economic Growth in Bangladesh 1972-1990 by Munsurul A Khan), Dhaka: AH Development Publishing House.
• Islam, M. A. (2011). Unnayan Bhabna (translation of Ideas for Development by Robert Chambers), Dhaka: AH Development Publishing House, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Arafat S.M.Y., Islam M.A., Kar S.K. (2021) Mass Media and Panic Buying. In: Arafat S.Y., Kumar Kar S., Kabir R. (eds) Panic Buying. Springer Briefs in Psychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70726-2_5

Islam, M. A., Qurmal, S.B., Das, A., (2020). An investigation into risks to mental health of Bangladeshi journalists, In: Dr. Sadia Jamil, Barış Çoban, Bora Ataman and Gifty Appieah-Adeji (eds) Discrimination, Gender Disparity, and Safety Risks in Journalism, IGI Global.

Islam, M. A., Choudhury, N. (2020). Living culture of today’s apartment dwellers: social interactions, social media and urban living in Bangladesh, In Moor, Bhakti (Ed), Emergent technologies, New Media and Cities, USA, Common Ground Research Networks.

Abdullah Al-Maruf, Aminul Islam, Afshana Sarmin and J. Craig Jenkins (2020). Coastal Zones of Bangladesh: A Tale of Pessimism and Optimism, in Moazzem Hossain, Q K Ahmad and Mazharul M Islam (Eds), Climate Adaptation for a Sustainable Economy: Lessons from Bangladesh, an Emerging Tiger of Asia, USA, Nova Science Publishing, ISBN: 978-1-53616-927-0

Islam, M. A., Kumar, B., (2019). Nexus between Social Network, Social Media Use, and Loneliness: A Case Study of University Students, Bangladesh, Patricia Ordoñez de Pablos and Kwok Tai Chui (Eds) Innovative Management and Business Practices in Asia, USA, IGI Global: ISBN-13: 978-1799815662

Islam, M. A., (2007). Naya Tothaya Projukti o Gonotontro (translation) (Democracy and New Information Technology) by (Ken Hirschkop) In Ahmed, Mustak (Ed) Gomadhomer Rajnoitik Aurthonity: Noya Tothaya Juge Pujibad r Gonotontro (Political Economy of Mass Media: Capitalism and Democracy in the New Information Age), Dhaka: AH Development Publishing House.

Journal Papers (International)

Islam, M. A., Rahman, M.A., Akhtar, S., (2022). Psychosocial impact of parenting children with intellectual disabilities in Bangladesh, International Journal of Public Health Science, Vol. 11, No. 1, March 2022, pp. 211~219, ISSN: 2252-8806, DOI: 10.11591/ijphs.v11i1.21072

Uddin, J., and Islam, M. A., (2021). YouTube as a Source of Health Information: An Analysis of Videos on COVID-19, Health and New Media Research (HNMR) Vol. 5 No. 2 2021, 251-277

Arafat, SMY, Hussain, F., Hossain, M.F., Islam, M. A., Menon, V., (2021). Literacy and stigma of suicide in Bangladesh: Scales validation and status assessment among university students, Brain and Behavior, DOI: 10.1002/brb3.2432

Shah, M. A., Islam, M.A., (2021). Pattern of psychiatric disorders among patients at a private consultation chamber in Bangladesh, Romanian Journal Of Psychological Studies, Vol. 9, Special Issue – 2021, ISSN 2559-1649, ISSN–L 2559-1649.

Abedin M, Islam M. A., Rahman FN, Reza HM, Hossain MZ, Hossain MA, et al. (2021) Willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19 among Bangladeshi adults: Understanding the strategies to optimize vaccination coverage. PLoS ONE 16(4): e0250495. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250495

S.M. Yasir Arafat, Fahad Hussain, Khandakar Md. Jakaria, Zarin Tasnim Itu, Md. Aminul Islam, (2021). Empirical studies on suicide in Bangladesh in a decade (2011-2020). GLOBAL PSYCHIATRY, 4(1), 109-122. doi: 10.52095/gp.2021.10692

Quarmal, SB. & Islam M. A. (2020). Data journalism in combating misinformation during the 2018 Bangladesh national election, Russian Journal of Media Studies, No 8. P. 27–48. DOI: 10.17223/26188422/8/3

Islam, M.A, & Awal, M.A., (2020). Factors Influencing Physicians' Clinical Decision-making at Upazila Health Complexes in Bangladesh, Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare        3(4): 125–133.

Islam, M. A. & Choudhury, N. (2020). Mobile apps for Mental Health: a content analysis, Indian Journal of Mental Health, 7(3).

Islam, M. A., (2020). An investigation into social support networks of parents of children with intellectual disability in Bangladesh. Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 8(2).

Arafat, S. M. Y., Akter, H., Islam, M. A., Shah, M. M. A., & Kabir, R. (2020). Parenting: Types, Effects and Cultural Variation. Asian Journal of Pediatric Research, 3(3), 32-36. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajpr/2020/v3i330130

Uddin, M.S., Islam, M. A. Arafat, SMY (2020). Socio Demography and Primary Psychiatric Morbidities Among Patients at Outpatient Psychiatry Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital In Bangladesh, Romanian Journal Of Psychological Studies, Vol. 8, Issue 1, March-2020, ISSN 2559-1649 (Online)

Kumar, B., Banik, P., Islam M. A., (2019). Social Network, Facebook Use and Loneliness: A Comparative Analysis between Public and Private University Students in Bangladesh. International Journal of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Vol. 4, No. 2, 2019, pp. 20-28.   doi: 10.11648/j.ijpbs.20190402.13

Islam, M. A., Kumer, B. (2019). The relationship between social network, social media use, loneliness and academic performance: A study among university students in Bangladesh, World of Media: Journal of Russian Media and Journalism Studies, Vol 4.

Hasina Akter, Md. Zubayer Ibna Khan, Md Aminul Islam, Bithika Mali, S M Yasir Arafat, (2019). Consumer Attitude and Awareness Regarding Use of Anti-Ulcerant Drugs in Bangladesh, South Asian Research Journal of Business and Management, 1(1): Jun-Jul -2019

Islam, M. A., & Shoron, N. (2019). Factors Influencing Students’ Decision Making in Selecting University in Bangladesh. Advanced Journal of Social Science, 6(1), 17-25.

Islam M. A. (2018) Making Sense of Data Journalism from Bangladesh Perspective. Global Media Journal 2018, 16:31.

Islam, M. A., Rahman, M. (2018). An Investigation into Features of News Websites in Bangladesh, World of Media: Journal of Russian Media and Journalism Studies, 2 (2018).

Islam, M. A., Kabir, E., Taufikuzzaman, M. (2018). An Investigation into Respiratory Health Problems of Workers at Stone Crushing Industries in Bangladesh, Journal of Health Research, [Emerald Publishing Limited, 2586-940X], DOI: 10.1108/JHR-01-2018-017

Islam, M. A., Osmani, A.G. (2017). Does Press Freedom Cause Human Development? Examining Bangladesh, Media Asia, [Routledge: Taylor & Francis Groups], DOI: 10.1080/01296612.2017.1365574

Islam, M. A., Haque, J., Awal, M.A., Rani, A., and Sazzad, J., (2017).  Nurses' Knowledge About Management of Different Stages of Normal Labor in Bangladesh, The Malaysian Journal Of Nursing, 9 (2), October 2017, Pages 15-19

Islam, M. A., Rahman, M., A., (2016). Conceptual Analysis and Understanding of Press Freedom from Bangladesh Perspective, Global Media Journal, Spring 2016, 9 (1), p1-12. 12p.

Local Journals:

Islam, M. A, (2019). Cholochitro ki amader chikitsito korte pare? Monorog chikitsai cholochitrer bhumika (Can cinema heal us? Role of cinema in treatment mental illness, Magic Lanthan, a film magazine, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Islam M. A. (2018). Hindi Cholochitro Phobia: Bhitee-Rog o Somaj Bastobota Upolobdhir ek Ononno Chabikathi (Hindi Movie Phobia: A key to understand phobia disorder and social reality), Magic Lanthan, a film magazine, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Islam, M. A., (2017). A Beautiful Mind: Jogajog Boikkollo o Manobikotar Rupayan (Representation of communication disorder in ‘A Beautiful Mind’), Magic Lanthan, a film magazine, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 2017

Islam, M. A., (2016). Hindi Cholochitro ‘Black’-e Monobyo Jogagoger Rupayan (Representation of human communication in Hindi Movie Black), Magic Lanthan, a film magazine, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, 2016.

Islam, M. A., (2012). Bangladesh-er Graamanchole Krishakder Majhe Tothya Probaher Shwarup (The Pattern of Information Flow among Rural Farmers in Bangladesh; Journal of Social Science [Dhaka University Studies Part -D], Part 6, Number 6, December 2012, pp 120-131

Islam, M. A., (2012). Source of and Awareness about Land Information among Farmers in Bangladesh: A study from a village in Northern Bangladesh, Journal of Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD), 2012, pp 101-111

Islam, M. A., (2009). Media Literacy: Bangladesh Perspective, in COMMUNICA: Journal of Communication and Media, Issue 03, May-June, 2009, pp. 31-37

Islam, M. A., (2009). Bangladesh-er Unnayan o Krishi: Gonomadhom-er Bhumika (The Development of Bangladesh and Agriculture: Role of Mass Media), in BJR: Bangladesh Journalism Review, Volume 4, Issue 6, September 2008, pp. 22-25

Khan, A.K, Islam, M. A., (2021). Digital First Journalism in Bangladesh: Status, Challenges, and solutions, International Conference on Innovation and Transformation for Development. ITD-2021, October 23-24,2021, Green University, Dhaka Bangladesh

Islam, M. A., Qurmal, S.B., (2021). Sharing Misinformation on Social Media: A Study among Bangladeshi Youth, The 1st International Conference on Democracy and Social Transformation (ICON-DEMOST) 2021, September 15-16, 2021, Walisongo, Indonesia

Qurmal, S.B., Islam, M. A., (2021). What to Consider ‘Hateful’? Understanding of Hate Speech among Bangladeshi Youth, The 1st International Conference on Democracy and Social Transformation (ICON-DEMOST) 2021, September 15-16, 2021, Walisongo, Indonesia

Choudhury, N., Islam, M.A., (2020). Health information seeking behavior in Bangladesh: Role of virtual and real-life social networks, International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR 2020 Online Conference), Tampere University, Finland, July 12-17.

Participated in 2nd National Forum on Media and Information Literacy (NFMIL) with the theme “Understanding Media and Information Ecosystem: Towards an Inquiry-Based Teaching” on January 17-18, 2020 at the Learning Commons, Henry Sy Sr. Hall, De La Salle University, Taft Ave., Manila.

Quarmal, S. B., Islam, M. A., (2019) Data Journalism in Combating Misinformation During Bangladesh National Election 2018, International Conference on Fake News and Elections in South Asia, 10-12 July, Bangkok, Thailand

Islam M. A. Rahman M., Rahman, A., (2019). An investigation into mental health problems of journalists in Bangladesh, presented at the 5th Bangladesh Clinical Psychology Conference held between April 22-25, 2019 at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban, University of Dhaka.

Islam, M. A. Rahman A., (2018). Mental health problems and social networks of parents with intellectually challenged children in Bangladesh, presented at the 6th International Conference of SIVUS International to be held on 4th-5th October, 2018 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture Goalpark, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Islam, M. A., Rahman, M., (2018). Features of News Websites in Bangladesh: An Analysis, presented at the International Conference on Media, Communication and Journalism: Prospects and Challenges in Bangladesh and Beyond held between July 17 and July 19, 2018 at Chittagong University, Bangladesh.

Islam, M. A., Quarmal, S. B. (2018). Online Journalism in Bangladesh: Prospects and Challenges, presented at the International Conference on Media, Communication and Journalism: Prospects and Challenges in Bangladesh and Beyond held between July 17 and July 19, 2018 at Chittagong University, Bangladesh.

Participated in daylong conference on Journalism Education Institutions: Networking Conference organized by the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ), Rajshahi University in association with DW Academy, Germany held at Rajshahi University on February 16, 2018.

Islam, M. A, & Asad, A. I, (2018). Regional Effects of Monetary Policy in Bangladesh: An Application of Vector Error Correction Model, presented in International Conference on Business and Sustainable Development (ICBSD) 2018, held on March 8-9, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Islam, M. A., Hossain A., Kamruzzaman, M., Khalek, M., A., Ali, M., A., (2017).  Forecasting Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Bangladesh Using Box Jenkins ARIMA Models, presented in the International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biostatistics for Agriculture, Health and Environment held on January 20-23, 2017) at Statistics Department, Rajshahi University, Bangladesh.

Islam, M. A, (2016). Understanding the Pattern of Diversity in Bangladeshi Media, accepted at the 3rd International Conference on Arts and Humanities – 2016, 22nd – 23rd September 2016, Bali, Indonesia.

Islam, M. A, Mohammad Ali, H., (2009).  Democratic Communication and Potential of Internet: Bangladesh Perspective, Proceedings of the 5th International Students’ Conference at Ibaraki University, Mito, Japan, 07-08 Nov, 2009, pp 30-33.