ABOUT ME

Sociologist; Research Assistant, Hope Foundation for Women and Children

Jeba Anika is a sociologist and health researcher with an M.S.S. and a B.S.S. in Sociology from the University of Dhaka, now a Research Assistant at Hope Foundation for Women and Children after work as a study consultant for Médecins Sans Frontières and three years as adjunct faculty at the University of South Asia. Field research includes menstrual and reproductive health of street-connected girls in Dhaka (Nagasaki University), the health of Bihari refugees (Centre for Advanced Research) and disability-inclusive graduation programmes (BIGD). Research interests are health disparities, reproductive health, the sociology of disability, and water, sanitation and hygiene.

Education

2020 | 2022

Master of Social Sciences (M.S.S.) in Sociology

University of Dhaka

CGPA 3.58/4.00. Thesis: Behavioral implications and challenges of children with autism spectrum disorder during the Covid-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.

2016 | 2020

Bachelor of Social Sciences (B.S.S.) in Sociology

University of Dhaka

CGPA 3.51/4.00

Professional Experience

Apr 2026 | Present

Research Assistant

Hope Foundation for Women and Children

Nov 2025 | Dec 2025

Study Consultant

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar

Oct 2022 | Sep 2025

Adjunct Faculty

University of South Asia, Dhaka

Research Experience

Jan 2025 | Sep 2025

Research Assistant

Nagasaki University, Japan

Menstrual and reproductive health management of street-connected girls in Dhaka: interviews (IDI, FGD, KII), workshops, transcription and findings.

Jan 2023 | Dec 2024

Research Assistant

Centre for Advanced Research

Health status of the Bihari refugees of Bangladesh: questionnaires, FGDs, surveys and literature review.

Mar 2023 | Mar 2023

Field Data Collector

BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD)

Disability Inclusive Ultra-Poor Graduation Programme: focus groups and in-depth interviews.

Jun 2021 | Dec 2022

Research Assistant

Najmul Karim Study Center, University of Dhaka

Research Interests

My work lies at the intersection of technical robustness and social impact.

Research Areas

Health disparities; reproductive health; sociology of disability; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).

Publications

Conference Participated

Recent speaking engagements and workshop contributions.

No conferences available

Scholarships

Government Scholarship, B.S.S. (Hons)

2022

Government Scholarship, HSC

2016

Naogaon Zilla Parishad Scholarship and Government Scholarship, SSC

2013

Skills

Research

Qualitative and survey methods (IDI, FGD, KII), SPSS, NVivo, Microsoft Office

Languages

English (fluent, IELTS 7); Bangla (native); Chittagonian (basic)

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