Asikunnaby Asikunnaby

Biography

I am currently pursuing my PhD in Geography under the Joint Doctoral Program of San Diego State University and The University of California, Santa Barbara. I have over 10 years of fieldwork experience with disaster-prone communities in Bangladesh. I rely on remote sensing, interviews, and surveys for research and want to continue my journey in a research-oriented field.

Research

Heat waves have increased worldwide, and it is apparent that human-induced climate change is increasing the frequency, duration, and intensity of heat waves. Most of the existing literature on heat waves emphasizes urban areas; in contrast, little research exists on how people in rural areas experience heat waves. Farmers and farmworkers are one of the vulnerable groups that remain exposed to heat for long hours during the day. A combination of human health risks and crop damage could devastate farmers and agriculture-based economies. I want to understand how farmers and relevant stakeholders are experiencing heat waves and what adaptation strategies they are applying to adjust to the changing environment.

Selected Publications

• Rahman, M. M., Tasnim, F., Uddin, A., Chayan, M. S. I., Arif, M. S. I., Asikunnaby, & Hossain, M. T. (2023). Assessing vulnerability in ethnic Munda community: A study on a cyclone-prone area of Bangladesh. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 95, 103884.
• Rahman, M. M., Asikunnaby, Chaity, N. J., Abdo, H. G., Almohamad, H., Al Dughairi, A. A., & Al-Mutiry, M. (2023). Earthquake preparedness in an urban area: the case of Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Geoscience Letters, 10(1), 1-21.
• Rahman, M. M., Asikunnaby, Khan, S. J., Arony, A., Mamun, Z. A., Procheta, N. F., ... & Islam, A. R. M. T. (2022). Mental health condition among university students of Bangladesh during the critical COVID-19 period. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11(15), 4617.
• Talukder, A., Hasan, M. M., and Asikunnaby. (2022). Assessing association between paternal smoking status and child malnutrition in Albania: An application of ordinal regression model. Human Nutrition & Metabolism, 27, 1-5, ISSN 2666-1497.
• Hasan, M. M., Talukder, A., Alam, K. M., Hossain, M. K., and Asikunnaby. (2021). Does Worriedness Among the Rural Adults Promote COVID-19 Related Awareness in Bangladesh? Heliyon, 7 (3), 1-6, ISSN 2405-8440.
• Rahman, M. M., Khan, S. J., Sakib, M. S., Halim, M. A., Rahman, M. M., Asikunnaby., & Jhinuk, J. M. (2021). COVID-19 responses among university students of Bangladesh: assessment of status and individual view toward COVID-19. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 31(1), 1–20, ISSN 1540-3556.
• Asikunnaby. (2019). GIS Based Land Use Change Analysis of a Coastal Area of Bangladesh. Journal of Social Science Studies, 6 (2), 123-136, ISSN 2329-9150.
• Bodrud-Doza, M., Ahmed, F., Asikunnaby, Hosain, M. A., Rakib, M. A., Bhuiyan, M. A. H., & Rahman, M. S. (2016). Geo-spatial Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Savar Upazila, Bangladesh. Journal of Nature Science and Sustainable Technology, 10(3), 251–267, ISSN 1933-0324.
• Asikunnaby, Hafsa, B., & Bodrud-Doza, M. (2015). Geo-Spatial Assessment of Groundwater Quality by GIS Technique in Tala Upazila of Satkhira District, Bangladesh. Jahangirnagar Bishwavidyalay Bhugol O Paribesh Samikkhan, 33, 49-58, ISSN 1027-8567.

Joint Doctoral Program

Advisor: Amy Quandt
UCSB Sponsor: David Lopez-Carr