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Syeda Barkha

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Curriculum Vitae

 

 

 

 


Bio

 

     Syeda Barkha was born and raised in Chittagong, Bangladesh. There, she completed her Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Asian University for Women in 2017 being a recipient of IKEA Foundation Scholarship from 2012-2017. Then, she had the opportunity to earn a Master’s degree in Economic Policy in Global Markets from Central European University located at Budapest, Hungary with a CEU Master’s Scholarship.
     Her Master’s thesis "Impacts of Women’s Education on Maternal Health in Bangladesh" explored how mothers' health as an indicator was impacted by education and recommended policies in the context of Bangladesh. Barkha also worked as an intern research officer in one of the top multi-disciplinary research organizations in Bangladesh, the "Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS)" in 2018.

     In fall 2022, she graduated with a M.S. degree in Economics from the University of Nevada - Reno, USA. Barkha is currently a graduate student and working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of Sociology at Oklahoma State University.

 


Education
  • B.A. in Economics, Asian University for Women, Bangladesh 2017
  • M.A. in Economic Policy in Global Markets, Central European University, Hungary 2019
  • M.S. in Economics, University of Nevada - Reno, 2022

 


Research Interests
  • Health Economics
  • Social Inequality
  • Sociology of Health
  • Development Economics
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