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S M ASGER ALI
940 N Jackson ST, APT 8F, Starkville, MS 39759 · ------------
Email: ------------
Personal Profile: ------------/in/s-m-asger-ali-a4279997/
Career Objective: Geospatial Analyst and Data Scientist with an excellent ability to collect and interpret social and geographical data. Expertise includes programming, geospatial analysis, media data analysis, and GIS modeling. Strong professional education with Bachelor’s in Urban Planning, MS in Sociology, and Ph.D. in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (currently enrolled) and working experience with organizations including UNDP and Transparency International.
EXPERIENCE
August 2019 – Present
Graduate Teaching Assistant, MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, STARKVILLE, MS.
• Lectured and taught two courses per academic semester with class sizes ranging from 50 to 100.
• Courses/Labs taught: Introduction to World Regional Geography (Fall 19).
August 2017 – May 2019
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
• Teaching assistant for Theoretical Thinking in Sociology and Introduction to Sociology (Fall 2017 and 2018; Spring 2018) and Juvenile Delinquency and Culture, Religion, and Society (Fall 2018 and Spring 2018) courses.
• Assist faculty members with classroom instructions, exams, grading, and appeared as a guest lecturer.
January 2017 – June 2017
Research Assistant, Project: Poverty Alleviation through Prevention and Control of the Two Major Socio-Economically Important Pathogens in Asian Aquaculture (India and Bangladesh).
• Study Statistical data in the area of concentration like poverty, aquaculture or agriculture.
• Device technique and method for shaping, gathering and processing data, developing knowledge of the available sources of data and sampling techniques.
• Unify data into report format arranges for the preparation of graphic illustration of research findings.
January 2016 – July 2016
Urban Planner, Geo-Planning for Advanced Development (GPAD), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Work involved in developing a multi-hazard disaster risk map.
• Development of application of geographic information system (GIS) on environmental and geo-spatial analysis.
September 2015 – December 2015
Field Enumerator, Corruption in Service Sectors: National Household Survey, 2015, Project: Under Building Integrity Blocks for Effective Change (BIBEC) with Transparency International Bangladesh.
• Household listing in Primary Sampling Units (PSUs).
• Survey data collection from randomly selected households using questionnaire.
March 2013
Intern, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Project: Poverty, Environment, and Climate Mainstreaming (PECM), Bangladesh.
• Review of the handbook on PECD training.
• Review the draft capacity-building strategy.
EDUCATION
August 2019 – May 2022 (Expected)
Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS.
Relevant courses: Advanced GIS, GIS Programming, R, Python, Digital Geography, and Urban Environments.
August 2017 – May 2019
Master of Science in Sociology, Oklahoma State UNIVERSITY, STILLWATER, OK.
Thesis: Print Media Coverage of Hurricane Harvey: A Content Analysis of the Houston Chronicle, the New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal from 2017 to 2018.
Relevant courses: Sociology of Disaster, Social Stratification, Qualitative and Quantitative Research Design.
March 2010 – October 2014
Bachelor of Science in Urban and Rural Planning, Khulna UNIVERSITY, KHULNA, BANGLADESH.
Thesis: Regeneration Guidelines for the Neighborhood located in Residential Sites of Khulna City, Bangladesh.
Relevant courses: Disaster Studies, Project Planning & Evaluation Techniques, Statistics for Planners, Housing, Urban Development Planning, and Remote Sensing & Aerial Photo Interpretation.
SKILLS
• Strong GIS skills
• Statistical analysis
• Spatial analysis • Competent in MS office package and programming (Python, STATA, R, SQL)
• Qualitative data analysis software (NVvivo, Inscribe) • Media data analysis
• Adaptive and quick learner
• Teaching
Published Manuscripts, Conference Publications, and Poster Presentations
· Ali, A., and Gill, G. (2019). Print Media Coverage of Hurricane Harvey: A Content Analysis of the Houston Chronicle, the New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal from 2017-2018. Poster presented at 17th Annual Graduate Research Symposium, Starkville, Mississippi State University.
· Ali, A. Sowgat, T., and Roy, S. (2015). Regeneration Guidelines for the Neighborhoods of Khulna City, Bangladesh (abstract Published). Paper presented at 1st International Conference of Sustainable Development at University of Liberal Arts (ULAB), 4-5 February 2016, Dhaka Bangladesh.
· Ali, A. Islam, T. Tarique, F. Ali, S. Islam, F. and Huda, H. (2014) Code: (bd-khu-679): Revitalization of Peoples Five Storied Housing, Khulna, Bangladesh: Healthy Living for the Economically Disadvantaged.
FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
· Presidential Graduate Initiative Fellowship, Mississippi State University, MS.
· 3MT Travel Award, Oklahoma State University, OK.
· University Merit Scholarship, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh.
S M ASGER ALI
940 N Jackson ST, APT 8F, Starkville, MS 39759 · ------------
Email: ------------
Personal Profile: ------------/in/s-m-asger-ali-a4279997/
Career Objective: Geospatial Analyst and Data Scientist with an excellent ability to collect and interpret social and geographical data. Expertise includes programming, geospatial analysis, media data analysis, and GIS modeling. Strong professional education with Bachelor’s in Urban Planning, MS in Sociology, and Ph.D. in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (currently enrolled) and working experience with organizations including UNDP and Transparency International.
EXPERIENCE
August 2019 – Present
Graduate Teaching Assistant, MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, STARKVILLE, MS.
• Lectured and taught two courses per academic semester with class sizes ranging from 50 to 100.
• Courses/Labs taught: Introduction to World Regional Geography (Fall 19).
August 2017 – May 2019
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK.
• Teaching assistant for Theoretical Thinking in Sociology and Introduction to Sociology (Fall 2017 and 2018; Spring 2018) and Juvenile Delinquency and Culture, Religion, and Society (Fall 2018 and Spring 2018) courses.
• Assist faculty members with classroom instructions, exams, grading, and appeared as a guest lecturer.
January 2017 – June 2017
Research Assistant, Project: Poverty Alleviation through Prevention and Control of the Two Major Socio-Economically Important Pathogens in Asian Aquaculture (India and Bangladesh).
• Study Statistical data in the area of concentration like poverty, aquaculture or agriculture.
• Device technique and method for shaping, gathering and processing data, developing knowledge of the available sources of data and sampling techniques.
• Unify data into report format arranges for the preparation of graphic illustration of research findings.
January 2016 – July 2016
Urban Planner, Geo-Planning for Advanced Development (GPAD), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Work involved in developing a multi-hazard disaster risk map.
• Development of application of geographic information system (GIS) on environmental and geo-spatial analysis.
September 2015 – December 2015
Field Enumerator, Corruption in Service Sectors: National Household Survey, 2015, Project: Under Building Integrity Blocks for Effective Change (BIBEC) with Transparency International Bangladesh.
• Household listing in Primary Sampling Units (PSUs).
• Survey data collection from randomly selected households using questionnaire.
March 2013
Intern, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Project: Poverty, Environment, and Climate Mainstreaming (PECM), Bangladesh.
• Review of the handbook on PECD training.
• Review the draft capacity-building strategy.
EDUCATION
August 2019 – May 2022 (Expected)
Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS.
Relevant courses: Advanced GIS, GIS Programming, R, Python, Digital Geography, and Urban Environments.
August 2017 – May 2019
Master of Science in Sociology, Oklahoma State UNIVERSITY, STILLWATER, OK.
Thesis: Print Media Coverage of Hurricane Harvey: A Content Analysis of the Houston Chronicle, the New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal from 2017 to 2018.
Relevant courses: Sociology of Disaster, Social Stratification, Qualitative and Quantitative Research Design.
March 2010 – October 2014
Bachelor of Science in Urban and Rural Planning, Khulna UNIVERSITY, KHULNA, BANGLADESH.
Thesis: Regeneration Guidelines for the Neighborhood located in Residential Sites of Khulna City, Bangladesh.
Relevant courses: Disaster Studies, Project Planning & Evaluation Techniques, Statistics for Planners, Housing, Urban Development Planning, and Remote Sensing & Aerial Photo Interpretation.
SKILLS
• Strong GIS skills
• Statistical analysis
• Spatial analysis • Competent in MS office package and programming (Python, STATA, R, SQL)
• Qualitative data analysis software (NVvivo, Inscribe) • Media data analysis
• Adaptive and quick learner
• Teaching
Published Manuscripts, Conference Publications, and Poster Presentations
· Ali, A., and Gill, G. (2019). Print Media Coverage of Hurricane Harvey: A Content Analysis of the Houston Chronicle, the New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal from 2017-2018. Poster presented at 17th Annual Graduate Research Symposium, Starkville, Mississippi State University.
· Ali, A. Sowgat, T., and Roy, S. (2015). Regeneration Guidelines for the Neighborhoods of Khulna City, Bangladesh (abstract Published). Paper presented at 1st International Conference of Sustainable Development at University of Liberal Arts (ULAB), 4-5 February 2016, Dhaka Bangladesh.
· Ali, A. Islam, T. Tarique, F. Ali, S. Islam, F. and Huda, H. (2014) Code: (bd-khu-679): Revitalization of Peoples Five Storied Housing, Khulna, Bangladesh: Healthy Living for the Economically Disadvantaged.
FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
· Presidential Graduate Initiative Fellowship, Mississippi State University, MS.
· 3MT Travel Award, Oklahoma State University, OK.
· University Merit Scholarship, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh.