Raihana Sharmin has been working as a Lecturer of Psychology at North South University since 2023. She has specializations in Clinical Psychology and Social and Cross-cultural Psychology. Upon completing her MS in Clinical Psychology from the University of Dhaka, she worked in the development, promotion, and evaluation of mental health services for marginalized populations, including Rohingya refugees. She completed her second master’s degree in the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Degree in the Global-MINDS program (Psychology of Global Mobility, Inclusion, and Diversity in Society) and attended three universities in Poland, Turkey, and Portugal. She is the recipient of the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship funded by the EU.
Her research interests include cost-effective and accessible mental health services, acculturation of immigrants and refugees, and social and cultural identity. Her ongoing research projects include "Developing a mental health chatbot for Bangladeshi university students" and "Assessing suicide myths among health and mental health professionals working with the Rohingya refugees". She is an Intercultural Competence Trainer and helps expatriates and international students in cultural adaptation through this training.
Sharmin, R., & Boski, P. (2024). Bicultural Identity Integration and Life Satisfaction: Two Generations of Bangladeshi in the UK. In E. E. Buchtel & W. Friedlmeier (Eds.), Year of the Golden Jubilee: Culture Change in the Past, Present and Future. Proceedings from the 26th Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, 12. https://doi.org/10.4087/TOLL1733 |
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Erasmus Mundus Scholarship
Erasmus Mundus European Master's in the Psychology of Global Mobility, Inclusion & Diversity in Society (Global-MINDS), 2021
SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland & Koc University, Turkey.
MS in Clinical Psychology, 2015
University of Dhaka
BS in Psychology, 2013
University of Dhaka
Internship and Placements
Intern, 2021
University of Sussex
Project: Examining cultural differences in social orientation and cognitive styles.
Visiting Fellow, 2020
Migration Research Centre, Koc University
Trainee Clinical Psychologist, 2017
BSMMU
Trainee Clinical Psychologist, 2015
Dhaka Medical College & Hospital
Trainee Clinical Psychologist, 2014
National Institute of Mental Health
Lecturer, North South University, 2023-Present
IBDP Psychology Teacher, International American School of Warsaw, Poland, 2022
Ongoing Research Projects
Title: Social chatbot for addressing the mental health of university students in Bangladesh, CTRG Grant 2024-2025
Role: Principal Investigator
Title: Effectiveness of Familiarization with Co-learning Method in Technology Learning of Women, CTRG Grant 2024-2025
Role: Co-Investigator
Title: Exploring suicide related myths among health care professionals in the Rohingya refugee context
Role: Co-Investigator
Title: Suicide related beliefs: Comparison between health professionals working with Rohingya refugees and the general population in Bangladesh
Role: Co-Investigator
BRAC: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Coordinator, Humanitarian Crisis Management Program, Cox's Bazar
Gonoshasthaya Kendra (GK)- Médecins du Monde: Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Supervisor, Forcibly Displaced Myanmar National Project, Cox's Bazar
PSY101: Introduction to Psychology
PSY101L: Introduction to Psychology Lab
Member, International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology
Associate Member, Bangladesh Clinical Psychology Society
Acculturation, Mental Health, Migration and Forced Migration, Social and Cultural Identity, Prejudice & Discrimination