Faculty Members Details :: University of Dhaka

Short Biography:

I am a counseling psychologist and an associate professor at the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology. My key research areas are autobiographical memory, identity, and mental health.

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Degree Name	Group/Major Subject	Board/Institute	Country	Passing Year
Ph.D.	Psychology	Monash University	Australia	2021
M.Phil.	Counselling Psychology	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	2017
Masters	Health Psychology	University of Westminster	United Kingdom	2013
Masters	Counselling Psychology	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	2011
Bachelor	Psychology	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	2010

Title	Organization	Location	From Date	To Date
Associate Professor	University of Dhaka	Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology	27, Mar 2022	Currently Working
Assistant Professor	University of Dhaka	Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology	11, Jul 2017	26-03-2022
Lecturer	University of Dhaka	Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology	06, Mar 2014	10-07-2017

Research Interest

Subject

Description

Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)

COVID-19 and Mental Health

Project/Research Supervision

Level of Study	Title	Supervisor	Name of Student(s)	Area of Research	Current Completion
Masters	Knowledge, attitude, and behaviour of recovered COVID-19 patients after tested negative.	Dr. Md. Azharul Islam	Sharia Nasrin Tamanna	Mental health during Covid-19 pandemic	2021
Masters	Knowledge, attitude, and behaviour of recovered COVID-19 patients during the treatment period.	Dr. Md. Azharul Islam	Jannatul ferdosh Tania	Mental health during Covid-19 pandemic	2021
Masters	Knowledge, attitude, and behaviour of recovered COVID-19 patients before getting the infection.	Dr. Md. Azharul Islam	Ashiqur Rahman	Mental health during Covid-19 pandemic	2021
Masters	Behavioural risk and protective factors associated with the Covid-19 treatment. A qualitative study with recovered covid-19 patients.	Dr. Md. Azharul Islam	Khandoker Murad Hasan Sowrov	Mental health during Covid-19 pandemic	2021
Masters	Risk and protective factors associated with stress, anxiety, and depression among Bangladeshi adults after one year of Covid-19 pandemic.	Dr. Md. Azharul Islam	Papia Mahbuba	Mental health during Covid-19 pandemic	2021
Masters	Association of loneliness and internet addiction among the university students	Dr. Md. Azharul Islam	Md Rashed Ibn Noor	Mental health and wellbeing of young adults.	2017
Masters	Problematic Internet Use and Psychological Distress: Mediating Role of Purposive Internet Use	Dr. Md. Azharul Islam	Nandini Rahman	Mental health and wellbeing of young adults.	2017
Masters	Investigating Factors Associated with Problematic Internet Use among Dhaka University Students	Dr. Md. Azharul Islam	Khadiza Khatun	Mental health and wellbeing of young adults.	2017
Masters	Internet Addiction and Psychological Distress: Exploring mediating role of Hopelessness	Dr. Md. Azharul Islam	Hasney Jannat	Mental health and wellbeing of young adults.	2017
Masters	The Role of Community Connectedness on the Internet Addiction and Depression among University Students	Dr. Md. Azharul Islam	Tammat Binte Mizan	Mental health and wellbeing of young adults.	2016
Masters	Adaptation of the Relationship Assessment Scale for Use in Bangladesh	Dr. Md. Azharul Islam	Tamanna Chowdhury	Psychometric tool development, adaptation, and validation for the use in Bangla speaking population.	2016
Masters	Development of Bangla Non-judgmental Attitude Scale: Assessing Preliminary Findings	Dr. Md Azharul Islam	Md. Mehedi Hasan	Psychometric tool development, adaptation, and validation for the use in Bangla speaking population.	2016
Masters	Adaptation and Validation of the Comprehensive Child Maltreatment Scale (CCMS) for Adults in Bengali Language	Dr. Md. Azharul Islam	Jannatul Ferdous	Psychometric tool development, adaptation, and validation for the use in Bangla speaking population.	2016
Masters	Relationship of Sleep with Psychological Well-being and Academic Performance	Dr. Md. Azharul Islam	Sharmin Sultana	Mental health and wellbeing of young adults.	2015
Masters	Effect of Counselling on the Academic Performance of University Students	Dr. Md. Azharul Islam	Md. Firoj Alom	Testing efficacy and effectiveness of therapeutic intervention in Bangladesh.	2015

Project/Research Work

Subject	Project Name	Source of Fund	From Date	To Date
Mental health	Living with the Covid-19 pandemic: Exploring risk and protective factors associated with stress, anxiety, and depression among Bangladeshi adults	Centennial Research Grant, Dhaka University	24-04-2022
Autobiographical memory	Why do the older Bangladeshis recall more negative autobiographical memories?	Neuroscience Research Centre of Dhaka University (NRCDU)	30-03-2022
Psychology	Adaptation and validation of the Comprehensive Child Maltreatment Scale (CCMS) into Bangla language	Centre for Advanced Studies and Research in Biological Sciences University of Dhaka	04-08-2016	29-08-2017
Psychology	Exploring psychosocial factors associated with academic performance among university students	Biotechnology Research Centre	15-02-2015	28-08-2016

Invited Talk

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No invited talk is found

SL	Collaboration & Membership Name	Type	Membership Year	Expire Year
1	Bangladesh Educational and Counselling Psychology Society (BECPS)	General Member	2016	2022
2	American Psychological Association (APA)	Member	2021	2022

Book
1	Azharul Islam Hoichoi. Dhaka: Adarsha, 2019 . View More
2	Azharul Islam Monoshondhi: Mindful ways of dealing with stress. Dhaka: Adarsha, 2017 . View More
3	Azharul Islam Manashik Prashanti ar Marjadapurno Jiboner Jadukathi (Magic Wand for Dignified Life). Dhaka: Adarsha, 2016 . View More

Journal Article
1	Azharul Islam, Hossin MZ, Billah M, Haque M and Uddin J : Is there a gradient in the association between internet addiction and health?, PlOS ONE (impact factor:3.24) , vol.17 , no.3 Public Library of Science , pp.1-17 , 2022 . View More
2	Azharul Islam and Shamsul Haque : Living-in-history effect in the dating of important autobiographical memories, Memory & Cognition (impact factor:2.272) Springer Nature , 2021 . View More
3	Azharul Islam and Shamsul Haque : Probing the self-defining period in memories of the Bangladesh independence war generation, Memory (impact factor:2.09) , vol.29 , no.10 Routledge Taylor and Francis Group , pp.1-12 , 2021 . View More
4	Azharul Islam and Shamsul Haque : Construction and Validation of a Generational Identity Scale on Bangladeshi Older Adults, Frontiers in Psychology (impact factor:2.990) , vol.12 , 2021 . View More
5	Azharul Islam, Elizabeth Sheppard, Martin A Conway and Shamsul Haque : Autobiographical memory of war veterans: A mixed-studies systematic review, Memory Studies (impact factor:2.713) , vol.14 , no.2 , pp.214-239 , 2021 . View More
6	Jannatul Ferdous, Kishor Roy and Azharul Islam : Adaptation of Comprehensive Child Maltreatment Scale (CCMS) for Adults in Bangladeshi Context, Bangladesh Psychological Studies , vol.30 , pp.25-38 , 2020 . View More
7	Azharul Islam, Shaheen Islam, Shamsul Haque and Salowa SalamShaoli : Validating the Bangla version of the Dimensions of Mastery Questionnaire (DMQ-18) for preschoolers, Asian Journal of Psychiatry (impact factor:3.543) , vol.44 , pp.143-149 , 2019 . View More
8	Tammat Binte Mizan and Azharul Islam : Factors Influencing Perceived Community Connectedness among University Students, Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.26 , no.2 , pp.133-140 , 2017 . View More
9	Taslima Afreen, Azharul Islam and Mehtab Khanam : Reliability and Validity of the Bangla Adult Separation Anxiety Questionnaire, Bangladesh Psychological Studies , vol.27 , pp.101-113 , 2017 . View More
10	Azharul Islam, Sayeda Amina Efat, Ayesha Binte Yousuf and Shaheen Islam : DEPRESSION OF MARRIED WOMEN: EXPLORING THE ROLE OF EMPLOYMENT STATUS, MARITAL SATISFACTION AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING, Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.25 , no.2 , pp.113-121 , 2016 . View More
11	Azharul Islam and Saleh Siddique : Validation of the Bangla Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, Asian Journal of Psychiatry (impact factor:3.543) , vol.24 , pp.10-16 , 2016 . View More
12	Azharul Islam and Muhammad Zakir Hossin : Prevalence and risk factors of problematic internet use and the associated psychological distress among graduate students of Bangladesh, Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health , vol.6 , no.11 , 2016 . View More
13	Tamanna Chowdhury Jhinuk, Azharul Islam and Syed Tanveer Rahman : Adaptation of the Relationship Assessment Scale for Use in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Psychological Studies , vol.26 , pp.25-32 , 2016 . View More
14	Azharul Islam and Adiba Akter : Health Related Quality of Life and Self Esteem of Substance Users in Bangladesh, Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.24 , no.2 , pp.199-207 , 2015 . View More
15	Azharul Islam and Adiba Akter : Exploring Health Related Quality of Life of British Bangladeshis living in Tower Hamlets, Bangladesh Psychological Studies , vol.25 , pp.1-10 , 2015 . View More
16	Azharul Islam and Tony Towell : Cat and Dog Companionship and Well-being: A Systematic Review, International Journal of Applied Psychology , vol.3 , no.6 , pp.149-155 , 2013 . View More

Conference Proceedings
1	Azharul Islam and Shamsul Haque "Investigating the role of transition and identity in the organization of autobiographical memories." 3rd Malaysian International Psychology Conference Penang, Malaysia: 2019 .
2	Azharul Islam and Shamsul Haque "Development of a generational identity scale for elderly population." Malaysian Psychology Student Assembly 2018 Johor, Malaysia: 2018 .
3	Azharul Islam and Shamsul Haque "Factors Contributing to Problematic Internet Use: A Study on College Students." Malaysian Psychology Student Assembly 2017 Perak, Malaysia: 2017 .

Award Type	Title	Year	Country	Description
International	Monash Merit Scholarship	2017	Malaysia	Monash University Merit Scholarship to pursue PhD research in Psychology at the Monash University Malaysia campus.
International	The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Gold Award for Young People	2012	United Kingdom	The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award for young people initiated in Bangladesh in 2008. I was in the first batch of that programme. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Foundation, Bangladesh facilitates the award programme here in Bangladesh.
International	Vice-Chancellor Scholarship	2012	United Kingdom	Vice-Chancellor Scholarship from the University of Westminster of UK in 2012. The scholarship covers full tuition waiver, monthly stipend and flight to and from London for one year full-time study in Health Psychology MSc programme.
International	The Duke of Edinburgh’s Silver Award for young people	2010	United Kingdom	The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award for young people initiated in Bangladesh in 2008. I was in the first batch of that programme. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Foundation, Bangladesh facilitates the award programme here in Bangladesh.
International	The Duke of Edinburgh’s Bronze Award for young people	2009	United Kingdom	The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award for young people initiated in Bangladesh in 2008. I was in the first batch of that programme. The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Foundation, Bangladesh facilitates the award programme here in Bangladesh.

Dr. Md. Azharul Islam

Associate Professor

Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology

Faculty of Biological Sciences

Email: azharulislam@du.ac.bd

Phone: 01716449704