Dr. Mst. Maleka Pervin :: Faculty Profile

Biography

I am working as a Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Dhaka. I achieved my PhD in Psychology (Autism spectrum disorder and evidence based practices) from Georg-Elias-Mueller-Institute of Psychology at the Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany. Six years ago, I successfully completed my MPhil program in Special Needs Education (Autism and Inclusive Education) from the University of Oslo, Norway. My main ...

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Degree Name	Group/Major Subject	Board/Institute	Country	Passing Year
Ph.D.	Psychology	Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany	Germany	2022
M.Phil.	Special Needs Education	University of Oslo	Norway	2016
Masters	Psychology	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	2006
Bachelor	Psychology	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	2004
H.S.C	Humanities	Dhaka	Bangladesh	1997
S.S.C	Social Science	Jessore	Bangladesh	1995

Title	Organization	Location	From Date	To Date
Professor	Department of Psychology, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	May 2023	Present
Part-time faculty member	Armed Forces Medical Institute	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Aug 2018	Sep 2018
Associate Professor	Department of Psychology, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	May 2018	May 2023
Part-time faculty member	Department of Communication Disorders, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Nov 2017	Aug 2018
Part-time faculty member	Department of Linguistics, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Jun 2011	Aug 2014
Assistant Professor	Department of Psychology, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	May 2011	May 2018
Part-time House Tutor	Bangamata Begum Fajilatunnessa Mujib Hall, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	May 2010	May 2014
Part-time faculty member	Home Economics College	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Feb 2010	Feb 2011
Assistant House Tutor	Bangamata Begum Fajilatunnessa Mujib Hall, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Jan 2009	May 2010
Lecturer	Department of Psychology, University of Dhaka	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Nov 2006	May 2011
Teaching Assistant	East-West University	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Oct 2005	Oct 2006

Research Interest

Subject	Description	Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
Mental Health Professionals’ Attitudes towards Evidence Based Practice and usage of Evidence Based Practices for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Bangladesh

Project/Research Supervision

Level of Study	Title	Supervisor	Co-Supervisor(s)	Name of Student(s)	Area of Research	Current Completion
Masters	Differences in attitudes towards evidence based practices for children with autism spectrum disorder in Bangladesh and Germany	Mst. Maleka Pervin		Nina Marie Hansmann	Autism spectrum disorder and Evidence based practices and Attitudes	2021

Project/Research Work

Subject	Project Name	Source of Fund	From Date	To Date	Collaboration
Autism Spectrum disorder	Mental Health Professionals’ Attitudes towards Evidence Based Practices for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (PAPASD-Study)	The Govt. of Bangladesh and University of Goettingen, Germany	01-11-2018	31-10-2021	Bangladesh and Germany

Invited Talk

SL	Invited Talk
1	Talk at the Professor Dr. Muhammad Raushan Ali Memorial Lecture Series, Department of Psychology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 2017
2	Talk at the International Symposium on Autism, MONASH University, Malaysia, October 2017.
3	Talk at the Mind Brain Body Symposium 2023, Kaiserin-Friedrich Haus Berlin, Germany, March 2023
4	Talk in the 4th Annual BAGSS conference on "Challenges for Diverse Societies" held in Bamber, Germany, 20-21 September, 2017. Presented paper "Attitudes Towards Inclusion of Pupils with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A survey of Regular Primary School Teachers in Bangladesh".
5	Talk at the Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands on "Mental Health Professionals' Attitudes towards Evidence based Practices for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder" 28 May, 2019
6	Talk 41st International School PsychologyAssociation (ISPA) Conference at the University of Basel, Switzerland on "Empowering People for Lifelong Learning" from 9-12 July, 2019

SL	Collaboration & Membership Name	Type	Membership Year	Expire Year
1	Bangladesh Psychological Association		2006	Life Time

Journal Article
1	Pervin, M., Hansmann, N. M., and Hagmayer, Y : Attitudes Toward and Usage of Evidence-Based Mental Health Practices for Autistic Youth in Bangladesh and Germany: A Cross-Cultural Comparison., Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (impact factor:4.20) Springer , pp.1-17 , 2024 . View More
2	Enayet, S. B., & Pervin, M : Cross-cultural anxiety, parental and partner attachments and their correlation with relationship satisfaction., Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.33 Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh , pp.23-31 , 2024 . View More
3	Pervin, M., Hossain, N., & Ferdowshi, N : 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 . View More
4	Pervin, M., Ahmed, H. U., and Hagmayer, Y. : Effectiveness of interventions for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in high-income vs. lower middle-income countries: An overview of systematic reviews and research papers from LMIC, Frontiers in Psychiatry (impact factor:5.435) Frontiers , pp.26 , 2022 . View More
5	Pervin, M. and Hagmayer, Y. : Attitudes Towards Evidence‑Based Practice of Professionals Working with Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Bangladesh, Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research (impact factor:3.329) Springer , pp.20 , 2022 . View More
6	Pervin, M : Teachers’ attitudes toward inclusion of students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A critical Review of the articles, International Journal of Current Research , 2015 .
7	Pervin, M and Ferdowshi, N : Suicidal Ideation in relation to Depression, Loneliness and Hopelessness among university students., The Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , 2016 .
8	Sultana, F and Pervin, M : Influence of Gender Differences on Personality Characteristics: A study of urban and rural children., The Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , 2015 .
9	Pervin, M : A comparative study on Personality Variables between Drug Addicts and Non-Addicts., Bangladesh Journal of Behavioural Sciences , 2011 .
10	Pervin, M : Influence of self-efficacy on perceived physical health and academic achievement, Bangladesh Psychological Studies , 2006 .
11	Pervin, M : Loneliness and depression in males and females, The Dhaka University Journal of Psychology , 2008 .
12	Pervin, M and Kabir, S. M. S : Educational environment as perceived by the students of public and private universities in Bangladesh., Journal of Center for Development Research , 2008 .
13	Pervin, M and Mollah, S : Demographic and Psychological factors as related to Organizational Commitment, Dhaka University Journal of Management , 2011 .
14	Pervin, M, Mollah, S and Rana, M. S : Effects of aggression and anxiety on sexual activity, Bangladesh Journal of Behavioral Sciences , 2008 .
15	Pervin, M and Rana M. S : Self-mastery, optimism, and depression of working women, The Dhaka University Journal of Psychology , 2009 .
16	Sorcar, N. R and Pervin, M : Drug addiction and family relations, The Dhaka University Journal of Psychology , 2004 .
17	Pervin, M and Mushtaq, M : Regular Primary School Teachers’ Attitudes towards Inclusion of Pupils with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Bangladesh, Asian Journal of Inclusive Education , 2020 .
18	Pervin, M., Ferdowshi, N and Munni, I. J : Teacher-student interactions and academic performance of students, Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , 2021 .
19	Ferdowshi, N and Pervin, M. : The influence of mothers’ perception and contextual factors on positive interaction in early childhood, Bangladesh Psychological Studies , 2020 .
20	Ferdowshi, N. and Pervin. M. : Identifying positive interactions in early childhood between mothers and children, Bangladesh Psychological Studies , 2019 .

Award Type	Title	Year	Country
International	DAAD and BMBF for research	2018	Germany
International	highest Travel Grant	2017	Germany
International	Norwegian Government Scholarship	2014	Norway

Name & designation Dr. Mst. Maleka Pervin Professor

Department Department of Psychology Faculty of Biological Sciences

Email malekapervin@du.ac.bd

Phone 01720546979