Short Biography:
Liza Akter is currently working as a lecturer at the Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka. She obtained her MPhil and MS in Clinical Psychology from the Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. As a mental health professional, Clinical Psychologist, she has previously worked as a PSS ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| M.Phil. | Clinical Psychology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2022 |
| Masters | Clinical Psychology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2017 |
| Bachelor | Psychology | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2015 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecturer | Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 02, Oct 2023 | Currently Working |
| Staff Counsellor | International Organization for Migration (IOM) | Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | 14, Sep 2023 | 28-09-2023 |
| PSS Manager | International Rescue Committee (IRC) | Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | 15, Dec 2021 | 30-06-2023 |
| Psychologist | Samaj Kalyan O Unnayan Shangstha (SKUS) | Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | 03, Oct 2021 | 14-12-2021 |
| Counsellor | Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) | Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh | 20, Feb 2020 | 30-09-2021 |
| HIV Counselling Officer | icddr,b | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 09, Jun 2019 | 31-10-2019 |
| Psychologist | Gonoshasthaya Kendra | Cox's Bazar | 14, Aug 2017 | 14-01-2018 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| Mental Health | ||
| Migration Mental Health | ||
| Psychometric Instruments | ||
| Community mental health services |
Project/Research Supervision
| Level of Study | Title | Supervisor | Co-Supervisor(s) | Name of Student(s) | Area of Research | Current Completion |
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| Masters | Mental Health Status among Rickshaw Pullers in Dhaka City | Liza Akter | Md. Rajib Ali | Mental Health |
2025 | |
| Masters | Opportunities and Challenges of Mental Health Services Provision: Perspectives of Trainee Clinical Psychologists | Liza Akter | Sadia Nazmin Islam Jaba | Mental Health Service |
2025 | |
| Masters | Exploring the Infertility duration as a mediator between Infertility-related stress and marital adjustment in infertile women in Dhaka City | Liza Akter | Most. Rawnak Islam | Infertility related stress and marital adjustment |
Current Year | |
| Masters | Exploring Mental Health Literacy: Perspectives from Indigenous Community of the University of Dhaka | Liza Akter | Saima Islam | Mental Health; |
Current Year | |
| Masters | Psychometric Evaluation of the Bangla Version of Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire | Liza Akter | Md. Rifath Hasan Tarofder | Psychometric Tools |
Current Year | |
| Masters | Understanding the Mental Health Status of Reproductive-Aged Women Living with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome(PCOS) in Bangladesh | Liza Akter | Farzana Yesmin Rifat | Mental health; reproductive aged women |
Current Year |
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
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| No invited talk is found | |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | Bangladesh Clinical Psychology Society (BCPS) | General Member (ID: G25002) | 2025 |
| Journal Article | |
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| 1 |
Liza Akter and Kamal Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury : Dental anxiety among Bangladeshi patients: a cross-sectional study,
Bioresearch Communications , vol.11 , no.2 Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL) , pp.1821-1825 , 2025
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| 2 |
Liza Akter and Chayon Kumar Das : Psychological Impact and Coping during Political Crisis in Bangladesh,
World Social Psychiatry , vol.7 , no.1 Medknow , pp.39-42 , 2025
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| 3 |
Liza Akter and Farah Deeba : Relapse of psychiatric patients during Covid- 19 pandemic,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.32 , no.2 , pp.149- 157 , 2023
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| 4 |
Liza Akter and Kamal Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury : Validation of Modified Dental Anxiety Scale,
Bangladesh Psychological Studies , vol.32 , pp.57-66 , 2022
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Liza Akter, Farzana Akter Srabony, Farah Deeba and Sanjit Roy : Adaptation of the scale for the assessment of positive symptoms and scale for the assessment of negative symptoms of schizophrenia in Bangladesh,
Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy , vol.10 , no.2 Taylor & Francis , pp.201- 213 , 2019
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| Conference Proceedings | |
| 1 |
Liza Akter and Kamal Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury "Prevalence of Dental Anxiety among Bangladeshi Patients."
6th Bangladesh Clinical Psychology Conference
2023
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| 2 |
Liza Akter and Farah Deeba "Adaptation of the scale for the assessment of positive symptoms and scale for the assessment of negative symptoms of schizophrenia in Bangladesh."
5th Bangladesh Clinical Psychology Conference and 8th ICOPE (International Council of Psychology Educators) Conference
2019
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local | Begum Azizun Nesa Memorial Gold Medal | 2017 | Bangladesh | Liza Akter has been awarded Begum Azizun Nesa Memorial Gold Medal for obtaining the highest GPA in M.S. in Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. |
Liza Akter
Lecturer
Department of Clinical Psychology
Faculty of Biological Sciences
Email: lizacp@du.ac.bd