I am an Anthropologist specializing in Qualitative Research. Currently work as a 'Research Fellow' at BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University. I have nine years of experience designing, implementing, and managing small to large scale empirical qualitative research, mainly anthropological in nature and public health aspects. I have expertise in conducting various qualitative research methods. Main research interests focused on critically searching public health approaches and the social and cultural dimensions which influenced the life and wellbeing of the community
Palliative Care Disability Qualitative Research
“ Akter, S., Sarker, M., Hossain, P., Ahmad, N., & Zaman, S. (2022). Solidarity and suffering: enrolled terminal patients’ and their caregiver’s experiences of the community-based palliative care programme in an urban slum of Bangladesh. Palliative Care and Social Practice, 16, 26323524221095104.”
“ Akter, S., Williams, C., Talukder, A., Islam, M. N., Escallon, J. V., Sultana, T., ... & Sarker, M. (2022). Harmful practices prevail despite legal knowledge: a mixed-method study on the paradox of child marriage in Bangladesh. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 29(2), 1885790.”
“ Sutradhar, I., Jackson-deGraffenried, M., Akter, S., McMahon, S. A., Waid, J. L., Schmidt, H. P., ... & Gabrysch, S. (2021). Introducing urine-enriched biochar-based fertilizer for vegetable production: acceptability and results from rural Bangladesh. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 23(9), 12954-12975.”
