Shaila Ahmed, PhD, is an Assistant Professor, Research Fellow, and Head of the Gender and Social Development cluster at the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University.
Prior to receiving her doctoral degree, Dr Ahmed served in the BRAC Ultra Poor Program as Regional Manager. She also assisted in the replication of the BRAC Ultra-Poor Graduation program concept in Haiti while working there as a technical consultant for a World Bank-funded program. In her last appointment, she served as a Department Head of Social Compliance and Public Relations in Aarong. While pursuing her doctorate, she worked as an adjunct faculty of Economics at a US college. Her primary research interests are in labor economics, health economics, and topics related to applied microeconomics, with a specific focus on cash transfer programs, health, and education.
Dr Ahmed earned her PhD in Economics from Northern Illinois University, USA, where she was awarded the Best Dissertation Award from the Economics department for the year 2022. She completed her Master of Public Health from the same institution.
Date: 2023
Author(s): Hossain, Marjan; Islam, Md. Johirul; Rahman, Khandker Wahedur; Ahmed, Shaila
Publisher: BIGD
BRAC is celebrating two decades of its flagship Ultra Poor Graduation (UPG) program this year. On this occasion, I reflect on how my close involvement with UPG as a fresh graduate has profoundly shaped my perception of poverty.
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): Marzuk A. N. Hossain, Shaila Ahmed, PhD, Munshi Sulaiman, PhD
Topic(s): BRAC Programs, Ultra-Poor Graduation, Gender and Social Development
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD, Shaila Ahmed, PhD, Sakila Yesmin
Topic(s): BRAC Programs
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Abu S. Shonchoy, PhD, Shaila Ahmed, PhD, Marjan Hossain
Topic(s): BRAC Programs
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Shaila Ahmed, PhD, Marjan Hossain
Topic(s): Ultra-Poor Graduation
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): Munshi Sulaiman, PhD, Shaila Ahmed, PhD, Md. Johirul Islam, Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Sakib Mahmood, PhD
Topic(s): BRAC Programs
Status: Ongoing
Researcher(s): Justine Howard, PhD, Shaila Ahmed, PhD, Marjan Hossain, Md. Johirul Islam, Sakila Yesmin, Shamma Tasnim, Subrina Sultana
Topic(s): Education, Gender and Social Development
Status: Completed
Researcher(s): Marjan Hossain, Md. Johirul Islam, Khandker Wahedur Rahman, PhD, Shaila Ahmed, PhD
Topic(s): Education
The bilateral chair application involves Swansea University and two institutes within BRAC University, BIGD, and BRAC IED (BRAC Institute of Educational Development). BIGD has a small but growing portfolio of research on psychological and mental health as an instrument for socio-economic development. BIGD and BRAC IED teams will work closely in partnership on the design and content development for the website. We intend to investigate key features of successful long-standing research websites and the websites of relevant organizations and to communicate with our intended audience from the onset.
