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Ms. Nazmin Sultana

নাজমিন সুলতানা

Lecturer

nazmin.sultana@bracu.ac.bd


Brief Bio:

Ms. Nazmin Sultana holds a bachelor's degree in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education and a master's degree in Educational Psychology and Guidance from the University of Dhaka. Following her master’s, she joined Teach for Bangladesh as a fellow, where she worked to ensure quality education in low-resource school. Concurrently, she pursued a second master's in Educational Leadership and School Improvement. Currently, she is an academic at the BRAC Institute of Educational Development (BRAC IED), BRAC University. Here, she facilitates MEd and MSc courses in Educational Leadership and Early Childhood Development, as well as a certificate course in Global Education (GLOBALED) under the Open Society University Network (OSUN). In addition, she coordinates an initiative on social-emotional learning through play in 50 government primary schools.

Areas of Specialization

Educational psychology, STEM Education, Social emotional learning, Quantitative data analysis, Teacher development

Research Interests

Educational psychology, Early Childhood Education & Development (ECED), STEM education through play, Assessment, Critical Race Theory in Education, Wellbeing of teachers and students, and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL).

Publications

  • Sultana, N. (2020). Exploring the Factors Contributing to Depression among Secondary School Students in Dhaka City. Teacher`s World, Journal of Education and Research. 47 (1). 33- 46.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359192984_Exploring_the_Factors_Contributing_to_Depression_among_Secondary_School_ Students_in_Dhaka_City

  • Hossain, S., Sultana, N., Tuli, M. F. H., Jahan, M., & Huda, S. (2020). Psychological Burnout among Secondary School Teachers of Dhaka City: Contribution of Demographic Factors. NAEM Journals. 15 (2). https://naem.portal.gov.bd/site/page/724e5710-b29f-42a5-97ec-e2c8f23

  • Hossain, S., & Sultana, N. (2022). Burnout in Secondary School Teachers: The Contribution of the Work Environment. International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 9 (4), 1368–1376. https://doi.org/10.52380/ijpes.2022.9.4.755

  • Islam, M. B., Rabbi, M. R. E., Mahmood, A., & Sultana, N. (Forthcoming). Challenges of cultural integration for international students. In M. Alkol & M. Kayyali (Eds.), Globalizing and internationalizing in higher education: Policies, practices, and perspectives. Apple Academic Press.

  • Sultana, N. Islam, M., B., Akhter, N., Akhter, R. & Tushar, I., S. (2024). Play booklet. Bangladesh. Brac

  • Sultana, N., Akhter, R., Sultana, H. (2024). Social Emotional Learning Play booklet. Brac

Conferences/Workshops
  • International Conference on Innovative Education- Nepal, March 2020.

  • Proceeding : Sultana, N., & Habib, M., A. (2020, March). Employing Language Game to Enhance Sight Words: A Study with Slum Children of Dhaka City. Paper Presented at International Conference on Innovative Education, Nepal.

  • 44th Annual Conference of the International School Psychology Association (ISPA)- Italy, July 2023

  • Proceeding : Habib, M., A., Sultana, N., & Mawa, J. (2023). Care, protection, and education status of sex workers' children: A study of three largest brothels in Bangladesh. Paper presented at 44th Annual Conference of the International School Psychology Association (ISPA), Bologna, Italy.

  • Play Accelerator Community of Practitioner meeting & Workshop by VVOB & The LEGO Foundation- Zambia, March 2024

  • Social-emotional Learning session in Sesame Workshop Bangladesh Curriculum Review workshop- Bangladesh, December 2024

  • Attended Workshop on "Understanding Neurodiversity in a Neurotypical World and Supporting the Neurodivergent Children"- Bangladesh, May 2023