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Academic Qualifications

• Post-Doctorate (2015): University of Birmingham, UK
• Ph.D. in Sociology (2013): University of Peshawar, Pakistan, and University of Birmingham, UK
• M.Phil in Social Anthropology (2007): Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan
• M.A. in Sociology (2002): University of Peshawar, Pakistan
• B.A. (Hons) (1999): University of Peshawar, Pakistan

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Professional Positions

Current Appointments

• Professor of Sociology (BPS-21), Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad (Since Aug 2022)
• Chairman, Department of Sociology, Quaid-I-Azam University (Since June 2022)
• Director, ORIC and Business Incubation Centre, Quaid-I-Azam University (Since 2020)

Previous Roles

• Associate Professor, International Islamic University, Islamabad (2016–2019)
• Assistant Professor, Sociology Department, International Islamic University, Islamabad (2014–2015)
• Program Coordinator, NEF, Federal Ministry of Education (2005–2008)

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Publications & Research

Books Published

• Ideologies & Power in Textbooks: Reproduction of Gender and Class Hierarchies (2018)
• Social Reproduction of Class and Gender Hierarchies in Pakistan (2015)

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

• Digital Research Support Services during COVID-19 Pandemic (Routledge-Taylor & Francis, 2022)
• Impact of COVID-19 on Public and Private Schools in Pakistan (Education 3-13, 2021)
• Classroom Environment and Girl Students’ Learning Skills (SAGE, 2021)

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Conferences & Guest Lectures

• Keynote Speaker: International Seminar on “Education Development and Modernization,” Quaid-I-Azam University and JICA (2022)
• Guest Speaker: “Sociological Perspectives on the Rule of Law,” International Islamic University, Islamabad (2014)

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Awards & Honors

• Rector’s Gold Medal for Outstanding Teaching & Research (2017): International Islamic University, Islamabad
• Best University Teacher Award (2017): Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
• HEC Research Fellowship (2011-2012): University of Birmingham, UK

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Research Grants & Funding

• PI: Going Global STEM Education in Pakistan (British Council Pakistan, 2021) – PKR 7.8 Million
• PI: Assessment of Panagha (Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal, 2021) – PKR 490,000
• Co-PI: Parental Decision on Girls’ Schooling in Rural Punjab (HEC Pakistan, 2017) – PKR 1.8 Million