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Ms. Nashida Ahmed

নাশিদা আহমেদ

Sr. Research Associate

nashida.ahmed@bracu.ac.bd


Brief Bio:

2010-09-01 to present | Nashida Ahmed is experienced in research conceptualization, data collection, formal analysis, and writing original research papers. She is interested in discovering insights and learning about the lives of girls and women from marginalized communities that support promoting gender equality in Bangladeshi society. Needs assessment and evaluation research in the disciplines of early childhood development and adolescent empowerment are the areas of her specialization in research. She is experienced in facilitating Master of Science in Early Childhood Development and Master of Education/Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership and School Improvement courses, mentoring thesis students, developing higher education courses, and supporting an evidence-based model for adolescents.

Areas of Specialization

Qualitative Research, course facilitation, and supporting models.

Research Interests

Research in areas relevant to the goals of BRAC IED, BRAC University.

Publications

  • Mariam, E., Ahmed, N., Hossain, N., Khatun, R., Begum, T., and Tasnim, S. (2026). Home-based Care model, values and entrepreneurial aspirations of women caregivers, and gender equality in Bangladesh. International Journal of Social Sciences: Current and Future Research Trends (IJSSCFRT), 23(1), pp. 299-330. https://ijsscfrtjournal.isrra.org/Social_Science_Journal/article/view/2013/274

  • Lindland E., Khanom, F., Nath, S.R., Khan, F., Sarwar, S. S., Ahmed, N., Hossain, M. A., Zaman, S. S., and John, J. (2025). Building Futures: Using Metaphors and Values to Tell a Story of Early Childhood Development in Bangladesh. Washington, DC: FrameWorks Institute; and Dhaka: BRAC Institute of Educational Development, BRAC University.

  • Ahmed, N. (2023). Understanding gender power relations and emotions of Rohingya adolescent girls in Bangladesh. Journal of Gender and Power. 19 (1), 31- 48. https://gender-power.amu.edu.pl/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/JGP_Vol_19_No_1_4.pdf

  • Ahmed, M., Shimu, S. S., Alam, B., Abul, K., Saha, S., Ahmed, N., Sarker, R. S., Ahsan, H., Rashid, M. (2022). Non-state actors in education: Who chooses? Who Loses? Global Education Monitoring Report: South Asia. UNESCO: Paris

  • Mariam, E.; and Ahmed, N. (2019). The meaning of humor in social media and the construction of gender values and identity among adolescents in Bangladesh. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Humanities), 64 (2), 203-238.

  • Lindland, E.; Khanom, F., Zaman, S, S.; Dutta, M., Ahmed, N., Masud, A.; and Mim, A, S. (2019). Mapping the gaps on understanding early childhood development in Bangladesh. Research report. FrameWorks Institute and BRAC Institute of Educational Development, BRAC University

  • Abul, K.; Hoque, E., Ahmed, N,; and Ahmed, M.(2018). The social context of ethics and values in schools in Ahmed, M. (eds) Ethics and Values in School: Capturing the Spirit of Education, Education Watch Report. CAMPE

  • Ahmed, N. (2015). Introduction in Amin, S. (eds) Urban adolescents needs assessment survey in Bangladesh. Dhaka: BRAC Institute of Educational Development, BRAC University and Population Counci

Conferences/Workshops
  • Attended Convening Event (November, 2025). Building Futures: Using Metaphors and Values to Tell a Story of Early Childhood Development in Bangladesh at BRAC University, Dhaka.

  • Attended Workshop (November, 2025). Building Futures: Using Metaphors and Values to Tell a Story of Early Childhood Development in Bangladesh at BRAC Institute of Educational Development, BRAC University, Dhaka.