01 / MIGRATION
Movement & belonging
Exploring migration, immigrant integration and the connections people sustain across borders.
Explore this theme ↗Sociologist · Researcher · Educator
Welcome to my academic portfolio
IqbalChowdhury.
Understanding people.
Connecting perspectives.
My work explores how migration, inequality and social conditions shape our health and the communities we call home.
Professor of Sociology
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
15Journal publications2Countries of academic experience
Academic experienceShahjalal University of
Science and TechnologyDalhousie
UniversitySaint Mary’s
UniversityUniversity of
Manitoba
Science and TechnologyDalhousie
UniversitySaint Mary’s
UniversityUniversity of
Manitoba
A connected perspective
Across borders.
Beyond boundaries.
From migration and belonging to health and inequality, my research connects individual experiences with the societies we live in.
Discover my research ↗Research interests
Questions that connect us.
02 / HEALTH
The social side of health
Understanding mental wellbeing through social support, inequality and everyday living conditions.
Explore this theme ↗03 / SOCIETY
Inequality & change
Examining how race, ethnicity, gender and social structures shape opportunity and experience.
Explore this theme ↗Selected publications
Recent contributions.
Perceptions of mental health and health-seeking behaviour among migrant workers in Bangladesh
Discover Social Science and Health · Co-authored research
Advertising, gender, and consumer culture in Bangladesh
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications · Iqbal Chowdhury
Dual precarity in South-South migration
Labor History · Mohammad Morad & Iqbal Chowdhury
In the classroom
Making sense of
our social world.
Teaching sociology and research methods at undergraduate and graduate levels, with experience in Bangladesh and Canada.
Teaching & mentoring ↗Introduction to SociologySOC101
Quantitative Analysis of Social DataSOC351
Social InequalitySOC363
Introduction to Advanced ResearchSOC521
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For academic inquiries, research discussions and teaching.