Raihana Sharmin [RASN] | North South University

Full-Time Faculty
Lecturer

M.Sc., SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland

Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext: 6166
Email: [email protected]
Office: NAC 1146

Curriculum Vitae

About

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. She has almost 10 years of experience in mental health service development, promotion, and delivery for diverse 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 who helps expatriates and international students adapt culturally through her training.

Selected Publications

Boski, P., Sharmin, R., Tariq, R., Ospanova, S., & Kurapov, A. (2025). Bicultural Competencies and Identities in Acculturation and Intercultural Relations. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220221251333123(Scopus indexed, Q1)

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

Awards & Honors

Erasmus Mundus Scholarship

Awarded by: European Union

Academic Excellence Award (Merit Diploma)

Awarded by: ISCTE- Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Coordinating university of Erasmus Mundus Global-MINDS program)

Educational Qualifications

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

Bangladesh Medical University (BMU)

Trainee Clinical Psychologist, 2015

Dhaka Medical College & Hospital

Trainee Clinical Psychologist, 2014

National Institute of Mental Health

Academic Experience

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: Exploring suicide myths: Comparison between health professionals working with Rohingya refugees and the general population in Bangladesh

Role: Co-Investigator

Title: Sharing Joy But Not Sorrow: Self-(Non)Disclosure Across Cultures

Collaboration with Queen's University, Canada

Role: Co-Investigator

Work Experience

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

Courses

PSY101: Introduction to Psychology

PSY101L: Introduction to Psychology Lab

Membership and professional Activites

Member, International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology

Associate Member, Bangladesh Clinical Psychology Society

Research Interests

AI and Mental Health, Acculturation of immigrants and refugees, Social and Cultural Identity