Dr. Ferdous Arfina Osman
Professor
Short Biography:
Ferdous Arfina Osman PhD, is a Professor at the Department. She had her doctoral degree in 1999 in Public Policy and Administration from the University of Manchester, UK. She did her post-doctoral research at Johns Hopkins University, USA in 2015 under the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program. Dr. Osman has published extensively in academic journals at home and abroad on issues and areas relevant to public policy and governance. She has published a book titled, “Policy Making in Bangladesh: A Study of the Health Policy Process”. Her major research focus includes: public policy, health policy, local governance, urban governance and public management.
In addition to her 25 years teaching experience at the undergraduate and post graduate level she has a vast work experience (in consulting capacities) with international organizations including UNDP, World Bank, KOICA, ADB, Rockefeller Foundation in the fields of local government, political governance, health policy, urban poverty, institutional development, capacity building and evaluation of development projects /programs, policy review and analysis.
Education:
Degree |
Subject/Area of Study |
Year of Completion |
Institution |
PhD |
Public Policy |
1999 |
University of Manchester, UK |
Masters |
Public Administration |
1993 |
University of Dhaka |
Bachelor |
Public Administration |
1992 |
University of Dhaka |
Post-Doctoral research |
Public Policy |
2015 |
Johns Hopkins University, USA. |
Major publications in last 5 years: