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Sonia Islam Nisha is an assistant professor of Communication Disorders at the University of Dhaka and is currently on study leave to pursue her PhD at the University at Buffalo in the USA. Before starting her PhD, she also served as department head. She studied linguistics at the University of ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters | Speech Difficulties | University of Sheffield | United Kingdom | 2019 |
| Masters | Linguistics | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2014 |
| Bachelor | Linguistics | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2013 |
| Ph.D. | Communicative Disorders and Sciences | University at Buffalo (Ongoing) | United States |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecturer | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 25, Aug 2015 | 29-10-2020 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| Research Interests | Evidence Based Language Sample Analysis (LSA) Tool Linguistic Diversity and Communication Disorders Learning Disability Developmental Language Disorders Bangla Language Based Assessment and Intervention Tools Normative Study in Communication Disorders; Bangla Language Context
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SDG Goals Goal 4- Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Goal 10- Reduce inequality within and among countries (Focus: education system and neurodiversity) |
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 | Barriers to Receiving Speech and Language Therapy Service in Bangladesh: Views of the Parents/Caregivers of Children with Communication Disorders | Sonia Islam Nisha | Abdullah Al Sayed | Community-Engaged Research in Communication Disorders |
2023 | |
| Masters | Potential impact of COVID- 19 pandemic on the speech and language development of Bangla speaking children with primary speech and language delay (PSLD) | Sonia Islam Nisha | Sabiha Sultana | Speech and Language Delay |
2023 | |
| Masters | Adaptation and Reliability Testing of Auditory Skills Checklist (ASC) for Bengali Speaking Children with Severe to Profound Sensorineural Hearing Loss with Hearing Aids | Sonia Islam Nisha | Istiak Rahman | Tool Adaptation (Hearing Disorders) |
2023 | |
| Masters | A qualitative analysis of the patterns of secondary behavior of Bengali speaking adults with stuttering | Sonia Islam Nisha | Bachchu Rahman | Stuttering |
2023 | |
| Masters | Comparing Mean Length of Utterances (MLU) of Typically Developing Bangla-Speaking Children, with the Children with Down Syndrome (DS) and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) | Sonia Islam Nisha | Mst. Meherunnessa Mim | Language Acquisition |
2022 | |
| Masters | Comparing Speech Production of 3 to 5 Years Old Children with cleft lip and/or palate; in two contexts: Word naming and Sentence repetition. | Sonia Islam Nisha | Tasmia Azim Nila | Language Variation |
2022 | |
| Masters | Comparing Phonological Processes of 4 to 6 Years Old Typically Developing Monolingual Bangla-Speaking Children and the Children with Cochlear Implants | Sonia Islam Nisha | Sathi Akter | Language Acquisiton |
2022 |
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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| 1 | Keynote speech at DIVERSASIA Conference at BUET, https://diversasia.iict.buet.ac.bd/ |
| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Society of the Learning Sciences | Member | 2024 | Continuing |
| 2 | American Speech–Language–Hearing Association | Member | 2024 | Continuing |
| Journal Article | |
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| 1 |
Sonia Islam Nisha, Qingyun Wang, Charles Yu, Heng Ji and Alison Eisel Hendricks
: Improving Evidence-Based Practice Through the Development and Validation of Key Words to Identify Intervention Articles in Communication Disorders,
Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools , (impact factor:3.0) , vol.57 , no.2 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association , pp.525-540 , 2026
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| 2 |
Sathi Akter, Meherunnessa Mim and Sonia Islam Nisha
: Comparing Phonological Processes of 4 to 6-year-old Monolingual Bangla-speaking Typically Developing Children and Children with Cochlear Implants,
Social Science Review , vol.41 , no.2 , pp.265-286 , 2025
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| 3 |
Fatema Jannat Nupur, Sonia Islam Nisha and Sadia Tajmin
: The efficacy of voice therapy for Bangladeshi patients with vocal fold nodules,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.33 , no.2 , pp.119-126 , 2024
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| 4 |
Tasmia Azim Nila, Sonia Islam Nisha and Mst Meherunnessa Mim
: Comparing Speech Production Errors of 3 to 5 Year Old Bengali Children with Cleft Lip and/or Palate in Two Contexts: Word Naming And Sentence Repetition,
Social Science Review , vol.40 , no.2 , pp.205-224 , 2024
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| 5 |
Tanzila Pias, Fariea Bakul, Sonia Islam Nisha and Shahin Ahmed
: Distinctive feature training in Bangla consonants: distinguishing learning and working memory,
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences , vol.32 , no.2 , pp.257-263 , 2023
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| 6 |
Sonia Islam Nisha and Fariea Bakul
: Parents/primary caregivers’ perspectives on the well-being, and home-based learning of children with neurodevelopmental disorders during COVID-19 in Bangladesh,
International Journal of Developmental Disabilities , (impact factor:2.17 (2022)) Taylor and Francis Online , pp.1-10 , 2022
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| 7 |
Mst Sonia Islam Nisha
: Speech Variability of Typically Developing Bangla Speaking Children in Two Contexts-Single Word Naming and Connected Speech.,
Social Science Review, The Dhaka University Studies , vol.Part D- 37(1) , pp.177-196 , 2020
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| 8 |
Mst. Sonia Islam Nisha
: The Analysis of the Using Pattern of Bangla Non-finite Verb (written in Bengali Language),
The Dhaka University Journal of Linguistics , vol.11 , no.(21-22) , pp.133-151 , 2019
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| 9 |
Mst. Sonia Islam Nisha
: Syllable deletion process of Bengali Down Syndrome children. (Written in Bengali Language),
The Dhaka University Journal of Linguistics , vol.10 (19) , pp.133-147 , 2018
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | Commonwealth Scholarship | 2018 | United Kingdom | |
| Local | Deans Award for Academic Recognition for Masters of Arts | 2014 | Bangladesh | |
| Local | Begum Sayida Afzal Memorial Award 2009-10, | 2014 | Bangladesh | |
| Local | Deans Award for Academic Recognition for BA Honors | 2013 | Bangladesh | |
| Local | Dhaka University Award for BA (honors) result | 2013 | Bangladesh | |
| Local | EBL-DUAA Inspiration Award 2010, By Eastern Bank Limited- Dhaka University Alumni Association | 2011 | Bangladesh |
Mst. Sonia Islam Nisha
Assistant Professor (Study Leave)
Department of Communication Disorders
Faculty of Social Sciences
Email: soniaislam@du.ac.bd
Mobile (Dept): +88-01937129772