Mostafiz, P. & Ramsammy, M. (under review). Language attitudes condition gender-based asymmetries in child-directed speech: exploring morphological variation in Bangla. Journal of Sociolinguistics

• Awarded University of Glasgow International Leadership Scholarship 
• Recipient of The University of Edinburgh Master's Dissertation Funds
• Ranked 2nd among the graduating batch for Bachelor of Arts in English, North South Univeristy (Class of 2020)
• Placed 1st in the 20th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in Bangladesh
• Placed 3rd in the 2019 "Happy Chinese New Year" Chinese Calligraphy Contest in Bangladesh
• Placed 2nd in the 2021 "Chinese Bridge" Global Foreigners' Mandarin Conference- Online Dubbing Competition
• Co-hosted the "China- Bangladesh Art & Culture Day" (2023) organised by the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Bangladesh & Confucius Institute at NSU
• Acted as Adjudicator for “Bakeman's 3rd International Language League” organised by the Department of English & Modern Language, North South University.

• University of Edinburgh (2021-22)

High Merit (with High Distinction in dissertation)

Dissertation: “Morphological variation in Bangla: Exploring patterns of gender and age-based variation in child-directed speech”

Supervisor: Dr. Michael Ramsammy

• North South University (2016-20)

Bachelor of Arts in English

Summa Cum Laude

Department of English & Modern Languages, North South University 

• Lecturer (July 2024 - Present)
• Coordinator of ENG102 (January 2025 - Present)
• Adjunct Lecturer (July 2023- June 2024)

• ENG102: Introduction to Composition
• ENG103: Intermediate Composition
• ENG105: Advanced Composition 
• ENG210: Introduction to Linguistics 

Membership: 

• Member of the Societas Linguistica Europaea (SLE)

Conference presentations:

• Presented a paper titled, "Language attitudes condition gender-based asymmetries in child-directed speech: exploring morphological variation in Bangla" at the United Kingdom Language Variation and Change, 14, Edinburgh, University Kingdom (2023, June 26) https://uklvc14.ppls.ed.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/UKLVC14_paper_7251-2.pdf
• Presented a paper titled, "Morphological variation in Bangla: Exploring patterns of gender and age-based variation in child-directed speech" at the 75th Language Lunch, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (2022, September 16) https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/languagelunch/wp-content/uploads/sites/3762/2023/01/LL75_INFO_KIT-2.pdf

• Sociolinguistics,
• Language Variation and Change,
• Child Directed Speech,
• Diglossia