|
Full Time Faculty Ph.D. in Anthropology and Environmental Policy, University of Maine, USA Phone: +880-2-55668200 Ext: 6718 Curriculum Vitae |
Dr. Mohamed Abdul Baten specializes in environmental policy, resource governance, and neoliberal impacts on marginalized communities. He earned his PhD in Anthropology and Environmental Policy from the University of Maine, USA, where his research focused on the impacts of neoliberalism on foraging communities in the Sundarbans mangrove, examining their livelihoods, market linkage and lived experiences. Dr. Baten holds a Master's degree in Ecosystems, Governance, and Globalization from the Stockholm Resilience Centre, University of Stockholm, Sweden. During his Master's, he analyzed the degradation of Indonesian mangrove commons caused by poorly defined property rights. Professionally, Dr. Baten has served in diverse academic and research roles. He has been a lecturer in the Department of Environmental Science and Management at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) from 2011 to 2024. Additionally, he has held Adjunct Faculty positions at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, and the University of Maine, USA. His career also includes his role as a Senior Research Associate at Unnayan Onneshan, a progressive policy think tank in Bangladesh.
2024
Baten, M. A. Revisiting the success of co‐management in forest protected areas of Bangladesh: Untangling the interplay of power, participation, and community empowerment. Environmental Policy and Governance. https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.2114
Baten, M. A., Alam, S., & Mostofa, G. (2024). Unravelling the interlinkages: agency and vulnerability of hazardous child labour in Bangladesh. Third World Quarterly, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2024.2325630
2021
Baten, M. A., Lisa, K. S., & Chowdhury, A. S. (2021). Water Supply of Dhaka City: Present Context and Future Scenarios. In Water Security in Asia (pp. 351-367). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54612-4_26
Alam, S., Adnan, Z. H., Baten, M. A., & Bag, S. (2021). Assessing vulnerability of informal floating workers in Bangladesh before and during COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-method analysis. Benchmarking: An International Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-06-2021-0329
Sinha K., Baten M.A. (2021) Regulating Ecosystem Services: Enhancements Through Sustainable Management. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A.M., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Wall T. (eds) Life on Land. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95981-8_32
2019
Kabir, M. H., & Baten, M. A. (2019). Community Mangrove Aqua-Silviculture (CMAS Culture): An Innovation and Climate Resilient Practice by the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest Dependent Rural Communities of Bangladesh. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2019/v9i130093
Kabir, M. H., & Baten, M. A. (2019). Sustainability of climate change adaptation practices in South-Western coastal area of Bangladesh. Journal of Sustainable Development, 12(5), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.5539/jsd.v12n5p1
2016
Baten, M. A.,Titumir, R.T. (2016) Environmental challenges of trans-boundary water resources management: the case of Bangladesh. International Journal of Sustainable Water Resources Management. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-015-0037-0
2015
Baten, M.A., Seal, L. and Lisa, K.S. (2015) Salinity Intrusion in Interior Coast of Bangladesh: Challenges to Agriculture in South-Central Coastal Zone. American Journal of Climate Change, 4, 248-262. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ajcc.2015.43020
2023- Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant, Wenner Gren Foundation, New York.
2022-23- Chase Distinguished Research Assistantship, University of Maine.
2022- (Spring)- Teaching Assistantship, University of Maine.
2021- Graduate Research Assistantship, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Centre, University of Maine.
2020-2021- Teaching Assistantship, University of Maine.
2019-2020- Thurgood Marshall Tuition Scholarship at the University of Maine for PhD study in Anthropology and Environmental Policy.
2016- Research Grants from Independent University Bangladesh to study Household Resource Management Strategies in Dhaka city.
2014- Research Grants from Independent University Bangladesh to study Effectiveness of Co-management in Protected Areas of Bangladesh.
2008-2009- Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Research Fellowship to conduct MS Dissertation Field Research in the Mahakam delta, Indonesia.
2005-2006- Bangladesh University Grants Commission Merit Scholarship on for Undergraduate study at the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
1993- Junior School Scholarship by the Government of Bangladesh.
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Chapter 1, USA.
Lambda Alpha National Anthropology Honors Society, USA.
PhD (2024)- Anthropology and Environmental Policy
Department of Anthropology, University of Maine, Orono, USA
MSc (2009)- Ecosystems Governance and Globalization (EGG)
University of Stockholm, Sweden
MSc (2007)-Forestry
Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
BSc (Hons) (2005)- Forestry
Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh
2025 (Spring)- continue – Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Sociology, North South University (NSU), Bangladesh.
2011 (Autumn)-2024 (Autumn)- Senior Lecturer, Department of Environmental Science and Management, Independent University Bangladesh, Dhaka.
2023 (Fall)- Adjunct Faculty, Department of Anthropology, University of Maine, USA.
2022 (Spring)- Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, University of Maine, USA.
2021 (Summer -Fall)- Graduate Research Assistant, Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center, University of Maine, USA.
2020-21- Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Biology, University of Maine, USA.
2013-2016 -Adjunct Faculty, Department of Development Studies, University of Dhaka.
2009-2011 Senior Research Associate, Unnayan Onneshan (a progressive think tank), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2009 Research Consultant, IUCN Bangladesh country office.
2008-2009 Research Assistant, Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden.
ANT (101)- Introduction to Anthropology; SOC (101)- Introduction to Sociology
American Anthropological Association (AAA)
Society of Applied Anthropologists (SfAA)
Institutions of Foresters Bangladesh (IFB)
Commons governance, Access and inequality, Labor studies, Identity politics, Agent-based modelling, Climate justice, Neoliberalism