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) |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical Supervision | ||
| 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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Invited Talk
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| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 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 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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| 3 |
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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| 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