Center of Excellence in Higher Education
The First Private University in Bangladesh

Fahria Karim

 

Full Time Faculty
Lecturer  

M.Sc., King’s College London, UK

Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext- 6165
Email: fahria.karim@northsouth.edu
Office: NAC 1123

 

Curriculum Vitae
 
 

 

Fahria Karim is a Mental Health Professional and a Faculty. At present, she teaches Psychology at North South University (NSU) at the undergrad level. She has been working at NSU since 2020. She also works at Psychological Health and Wellness Clinic (PHWC) as an Associate Psychological Counsellor as a visiting member. Altogether, she has 8 years of work experience in the Mental Health and Research Sector. Internationally, she has experience in working at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London, as a Health Psychology Learner. Nationally, she worked as a Student Counselor (Psychologist) at Scholastica School; a Research Associate at NewVision Solutions Ltd.; a Research Officer at Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies; and a Trainee Child Psychologist at Dhaka Shishu Hospital.
She did her four-year Bachelor's and one-year Master’s from the University of Dhaka with a special preference in Advanced Child and Adolescence Psychology. She did another Master’s in ‘Health Psychology’ from King’s College London (KCL), The United Kingdom.
She loves teaching and loves being a mental health practitioner.
She is a Proud Commonwealth Scholar.

1. Journal articles:

Co-authored: 'The right way to kiss: directionality bias in head-turning during kissing'. Sci Rep 7, 5398 (2017).

2. Book Chapter:

 Karim, F. (2022). Mental health of the adult population of Bangladesh. In S.U.Ahmed (Ed.). 50 years of Bangladesh: a tale of a miracle (pp. 480-488). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Prothoma Prokashan.

Commonwealth Scholarship

I am a proud Commonwealth Scholar. I was awarded with Commonwealth shared scholarship for the academic year 2018-19 for studying in one of the best top ranked Universities in the world. 

Dhaka University Merit Scholarship

I got this scholarship for doing excellent result in the Department of Psychology during my bachelor. 

 

 

The courses I teach are:

  • Introduction to Psychology,  Department of History and Philosophy, 2020 till date.
  • Introduction to Psychology Lab, Department of History and Philosophy, 2020 till date.

 

Current Extracurricular Role at NSU

  • Teaching Assistant Coordinator (Fall 2021 till date) 

Professional Affiliations and Roles

  • Member of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
  • Lifetime member of the Bangladesh Psychometric Society (BPS)
  • Member of Bangladesh Psychological Association (BPA)
  • Member of Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC), UK, as Alumni
  • King's Alumni Association
  • Dhaka University Alumni Association
  • Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Association (Ex Redcross and Red Crescent Youth, RCY)
  • Former 'University Representative of London Regional Network' from King's College London at Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, UK

Professional Training and Expertise

  • Health Psychology skill-based training from King’s College London
  • Trained in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
  • Trained in Mental Health First Aid
  • Trained in Substance Abuse Counseling
  • Trained in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
  • Trained in Psychodrama Therapy
  • Trained in Nonviolent Communication (NVC)
  • Trained in Mindfulness-based Therapy
  • Trained in Person/Client centered Therapy (CCT)
  • Trained in Positive Parenting
  • Trained in Sex Therapy
  • Trained in Yoga for Physical-Mental-Spiritual Health
  • Trained in Level A-Basic Psychometrics

 

My prime research interest is in Health Psychology. Other areas include: Child and Adolescent Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Social Psychology.