Short Biography:
In December 2014, Dr. Nafiza Ferdowshi started her teaching career as a lecturer at the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, University of Dhaka. Currently, she serves as an associate professor at the same department. Her doctoral thesis title was “Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Parenting Intervention to Promote ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| Ph.D. | Educational Psychology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2024 |
| M.Phil. | Special Needs Education | University of Oslo | Norway | 2014 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date | |
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| No experience is found | |||||
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| Mother-child positive interactions, Scale adaptation, Child mental health, Psychological theories in educational setting |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| No project/research supervision is found | ||||||
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| No project/research work is found | |||||
Invited Talk
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| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | Bangladesh Psychometric Society | 2021 | Life Time | |
| 2 | Bangladesh Educational and Counselling Psychology Society | 2015 |
| Journal Article | |
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| 1 |
Ginia Mirdha, Nafiza Ferdowshi and Shantana Mirdha : Childhood Maltreatment, Self-Compassion, and Suicidal Ideation among Young Adults in Bangladesh,
Canadian Journal of Educational and Social Studies , vol.5 , no.2 , pp.289-303 , 2025
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| 2 |
Tanzila Efat Taskin, Nafiza Ferdowshi and Shaheen Islam : Is selfie taking behavior beneficial for the mental well-being of young adults?,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.33 , no.2 , pp.77-86 , 2024
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| 3 |
Mst. Maleka Pervin, Niloy Hossain Rasha and Nafiza Ferdowshi : Anxiety, depression, and academic performance of Dhaka University students,
Bangladesh Psychological Studies , vol.33 Centre for Psycho-Social Research and Training , pp.13-22 , 2023
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| 4 |
Nafiza Ferdowshi, Mostak Ahamed Imran and Tasmim Alam Trishna : Adaptation of the tool to measure parenting self-efficacy (TOPSE) in Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.30 , no.2 , pp.169-177 , 2021
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| 5 |
Mst. Maleka Pervin, Nafiza Ferdowshi and Israt Jahan Munni : Teacher-student interactions and academic performance of students,
Dhaka University Journal of biological Sciences , vol.30 , no.1 , pp.87-93 , 2021
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| 6 |
Nafiza Ferdowshi and Maleka Pervin : The influence of mothers’ perception and contextual factors on positive interaction in early childhood,
Bang;adesh Psychological Studies , vol.30 Centre for Psycho-Social Research and Training , pp.11-24 , 2020
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| 7 |
Nafiza Ferdowshi and N. Sultana : Determining initial psychometric properties of Parenting Sense of Competence Scale in the context of Bangladesh,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.28 , no.2 , 2019
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| 8 |
Nafiza Ferdowshi and Maleka Parvin : Identifying Positive Interactions in Early Childhood between Mothers and Children,
Bangladesh Psychological Studies , vol.29 , pp.59-76 , 2019
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| 9 |
Nafiza Ferdowshi and U. H. Shithee : The role of internet addiction and mastery motivation on academic achievement among school-aged children,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.27 , no.1 , pp.49-56 , 2018
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| 10 |
Nafiza Ferdowshi and F. Nazneen : Adaptation of Barratt Impulsiveness Scale for use in Bangladesh,
Asian Academic Research Journal of Social Science and Humanities , vol.3 , no.7 , pp.1-13 , 2016
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| 11 |
Nafiza Ferdowshi : Two underlying pillars of positive interactions in early childhood psychosocial development,
International Journal of Sciences and Applied Research , vol.3 , no.7 , pp.44-53 , 2016
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| 12 |
Nafiza Ferdowshi : Individually adapted curriculum towards inclusive educational setting,
International Journal of Management and Humanities , vol.2 , no.5 , pp.9-14 , 2016
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| 13 |
Nafiza Ferdowshi and M. M. Pervin : Suicidal ideation in relation to depression, loneliness and hopelessness among university students,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.25 , no.1 , pp.57-64 , 2016
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| 14 |
Nafiza Ferdowshi : Cultural historical theory of learning and development: Core concepts, inter-concepts relationships, and applications,
Journal on Education , vol.3 , no.1 , pp.52-56 , 2015
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| 15 |
Nafiza Ferdowshi and Dr. Shaheen Islam : Parental and children attitude toward homework,
The Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.23 , no.1 , 2014
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| Conference Proceedings | |
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Nafiza Ferdowshi, Dr. Shamim F. Karim and Dr. Shaheen Islam "Professional skill development through the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology: The first of its kind in Bangladesh."
3rd Annual International Conference on Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology
Singapore: 2014
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | QUT Postgraduate Research Award | 2017 | Australia | International students receive a QUT Tuition Fee Sponsorship for continuing higher degree research |
| International | Norwegian Government Educational Loan Fund- Quota Scheme | 2012 | Norway | Financial support to study for M.Phil degree in Norway |
| International | ISPA – Cal Catterall Fund Award 2011 | 2011 | Cyprus | Financial aid for attending conference |
Nafiza Ferdowshi
Associate Professor
Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology
Faculty of Biological Sciences
Email: nf.bidhu@gmail.com
Phone: 01712636212