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Tunvir Ahamed Shohel

Professor · Khulna University

https://researchid.co/tunvirshohel
@ku.ac.bd
16Scopus Publications
414Google Scholar Citations
8Google Scholar h-index
8Google Scholar i10-index

Research Interests

Gender, financial inclusion, climate change, Indigenous communities, mental health, and cultural studies.

Biography

Dr. Tunvir Ahamed Shohel is a Sociology Professor at Khulna University, Bangladesh, with over 15 years of experience in academia and research. He earned a PhD in Sociology from Monash University, Australia, a Master’s in Sociology from Masaryk University, Czech Republic, and both his Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Sociology from Khulna University. His research and teaching cover gender, financial inclusion, climate change, Indigenous communities, mental health, and cultural studies. He has led and contributed to interdisciplinary projects on social issues related to development, education, and health. His publications include articles in high-impact journals like PLOS ONE, BMC Psychiatry, Heliyon, European Journal of Development Research, and Water Policy. He has authored 23 peer-reviewed papers, with more under review in Q1 journals.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Sociology, Monash University, Clayton campus, Australia - (2017-2021) Master Degree in Sociology (Magistr), Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic - (2012-2014) Master of Social Sciences (MSS) in Sociology, Khulna University, Bangladesh - (2009-2010) Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSS) in Sociology, Khulna University, Bangladesh (2005-2008)

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. “Stay indoors with Purdah, men will make the money”: A qualitative study investigating women's microfinance participation and mobility practices in Bangladesh
    Plos One, 2026
  2. Money is the milk of tiger: domesticating patriarchy, microcredit, and the moral economy of women disempowerment in rural Bangladesh
    World Development Perspectives, 2026
  3. Dietary diversity among Sundarbans forest-dependent communities: Prevalence, determinants, and livelihood implications
    Plos One, 2026
  4. Assessing household, plant-based, and animal-based dietary diversity and their determinants among Sundarbans mangrove forest resource-dependent communities in Bangladesh
    Trees Forests and People, 2025
  5. Prevalence and determinants of vulnerability among Sundarbans mangrove forest resource-dependent communities in cyclone-prone southwestern coastal districts of Bangladesh
    Trees Forests and People, 2025

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