Research Projects
Food systems governance, urban food safety, development economics, and environmental policy in the Global South.
Research Themes
Environmental Policy
Food Systems & Food Safety
Development Economics
Agriculture & Livelihoods
Ongoing Projects
Current research, in progress or recently commissioned.
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Southeast University · 2026 – present
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Collaborating institution · 2026 – 2027
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Proposal stage · 2027
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Doctoral Research
From everyday practices to policy: Food safety concerns and strategies among the urban poor in retail environments in Bangladesh
Wageningen University & Research, 2018–2025 · Environmental Policy Group · Awarded with fellowship, accepted without revisions.
Conducted within the Food Systems for Healthier Diets (FSHD) global project funded by IITA and CGIAR. The research asked how poor urban households in Dhaka understand and manage food safety risk, how informal vendors cope with the same pressures, and whether a decade of national food safety policy has reached either group.
The work combined household surveys, semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, walk-along methods, and systematic policy document analysis. It produced four peer-reviewed articles and a policy brief for government and civil society stakeholders.
Selected Research Projects
Food Systems for Healthier Diets (FSHD)
Wageningen University & Research / IITA / CGIAR
Doctoral research on urban food safety governance and retail practices in Bangladesh. Designed and executed quantitative surveys and qualitative fieldwork; trained and supervised a six-member research team.
Bangladesh Integrated Household Survey (BIHS)
IFPRI, Poverty, Nutrition and Health Division
Cleaned and documented data for public release; analysed two rounds for agricultural and dietary diversity and child and adolescent nutrition; supported donor reporting.
Assessing Bt Brinjal Impact
USAID-funded RCT with IFPRI and Cornell University
Designed farmer diaries tracking ten months of production, costs, pests, pesticide use, and labour; contributed to research design, questionnaires, and field training.
Agriculture, Nutrition and Gender Linkages (ANGeL)
USAID and A4NH-funded RCT, IFPRI
Analysed baseline data, co-authored the baseline report, and supported endline questionnaire design and analysis.
Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index for Value Chains
IFPRI, Feed the Future Zone of Influence
Developed questionnaires, trained field teams, conducted field visits, analysed data, and calculated uncensored headcounts for sub-indicators.
Technology Assessment and Farm Household Segmentation (TIGA)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation / ZEF, University of Bonn
Led quantitative survey administration across Bangladesh, India, Ethiopia, and Ghana; trained 50 enumerators; contributed focus groups, participatory wealth ranking, and key informant interviews.
Technology Adoption in Rural Bangladesh
IGC-funded RCT, BRAC and Monash University
Organised 240 farmer training batches, contributed to questionnaire design, trained 60 enumerators, and managed an operational budget of approximately USD 100,000.
Methods
Mixed-methods design
Experimental and quasi-experimental designs; integrating quantitative and qualitative evidence for policy-relevant conclusions.
Quantitative analysis
Impact evaluation, causal inference, survey and sampling design, econometrics, and data quality assurance.
Qualitative analysis
Focus groups, semi-structured interviews, and walk-along design and facilitation; coding frameworks, triangulation, and credibility checks.
Policy analysis
Policy document analysis using PRISMA, environmental governance and food systems, theories of change, and indicator frameworks.
Tools: Stata, SPSS, R (RStudio), SQL, Power BI, ATLAS.ti, Python (in progress), Microsoft Forms, ODK.
Read the publications
Journal articles, book chapters, reports, and policy briefs.