Short Biography:
Musabber Ali Chisty is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies (IDMVS), University of Dhaka. He joined the institute as a Lecturer in the year 2019. Currently Mr. Chisty is pursuing his PhD at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is also a Graduate Research ...
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| Degree Name | Group/Major Subject | Board/Institute | Country | Passing Year |
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| Masters | Geographic Information System | Department of Geography and Environment, Jahangirnagar University | Bangladesh | 2019 |
| Masters | Disaster Management | IDMVS, University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2017 |
| Bachelor | Disaster Management | IDMVS, University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | 2016 |
| Title | Organization | Location | From Date | To Date |
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| Graduate Research Assistant | Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, Colorado, USA | 22, Aug 2022 | Currently Working |
| Graduate Teaching Assistant | Department of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, Colorado, USA | 22, Aug 2022 | Currently Working |
| Assistant Professor | Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 28, Jul 2022 | Currently Working |
| House Tutor | Shaheed Sergeant Zahurul Haque Hall, University of Dhaka | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 02, Dec 2019 | 08-08-2022 |
| Lecturer | Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka | Dhaka | 10, Mar 2019 | 27-07-2022 |
| Lecturer | Department of Disaster and Human Security management, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Bangladesh University of Professionals | Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka | 27, Jan 2019 | 07-03-2019 |
Research Interest
| Subject | Description | Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator) |
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| Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis | Using different quantitative and qualitative research tools for analyzing impacts of hazards and consequences of vulnerabilities. |
Sustainable Development Goals 5, 11, and 13 Priorities of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) 2030
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| Sociology of Disasters | Community characteristics analysis and defining participatory risk management process. |
Priorities of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) 2030 Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 National Disaster Management Plan 2021-2025 Vision 2041 Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan 2041 |
| Human-environment interaction | How anthropogenic activities create impacts on the environment and how environmental phenomena shape human activities. |
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| Risk and Vulnerability Analysis | Assessing and analyzing social and environmental risks and vulnerabilities. |
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| Flood Risk Management | Community involvement in flood risk management and increasing resilience. |
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| Remote Sensing | Developing maps with special focus on hydro-logical disasters. | |
| Geographic Information System | Using GIS for developing hazard and vulnerability maps. Also showcasing GIS as a management tool for disaster risk reduction. |
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 | Assessing the Association between Vulnerabilities and Displacement: A study on the Flood Induced Displacement in Bangladesh | Musabber Ali Chisty | Tulika Sarkar | 2021 |
Project/Research Work
| Subject | Project Name | Source of Fund | From Date | To Date | Collaboration |
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| Principal Investigator | Relationship among Poverty, Vulnerability and Flood: Assessing the possibilities of poverty alleviation as part of vulnerability reduction in the disaster risk reduction process | University of Dhaka | 15-06-2022 | ||
| Co-Investigator | Strengthening Institutional Disaster Management Capacity through a People Centered Approach: Introducing Dedicated Flood Volunteers for Ensuring Effective Flood Risk Reduction | University of Dhaka | 01-11-2021 | 30-06-2022 | |
| Team Member | Development of Curriculum on DRR, Humanitarian Response, and Intersectionality | GRRIPP, UKRI, FCDO | 01-09-2021 | 31-12-2021 | |
| Supervisor | Beneficiary selection for forecast based flood response and management | UNICEF | 01-07-2021 | 29-07-2021 | |
| Co-investigator | Implementation of The Dhaka Declaration 2015+1in reducing Disaster Risk for Persons with Disabilities: A Comprehensive Study on the Role of Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief | Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MoDMR) | 10-01-2021 | 31-07-2021 | |
| Documentation Expert | Disability Inclusiveness of Humanitarian Response | Center for Disability in Development | 04-12-2020 | 08-12-2020 | |
| Lead Researcher | Minimum Standard for Protection Gender and Inclusion in Emergencies | International Federation for Red Cross and Red Crescent | 10-09-2020 | 15-10-2020 | |
| Lead Researcher | Impact of COVID-19 related Unemployment and Economic Insecurity on Young People in Bangladesh: A Spotlight on Young Women | ActionAid Bangladesh | 02-09-2020 | 30-11-2020 | |
| Researcher | Preventing minors from illicit drug abuse through identifying the risk factors and their mental health condition: Bangladesh perspective | Steps toward Development | 03-02-2020 | 25-11-2020 | |
| Quantitative Data Expert and Research Associate | BRAC Boat School Project | BRAC | 01-10-2019 | 18-12-2019 | |
| Research Associate | Baseline study on sustainable cotton production in Bangladesh | Primark | 01-06-2019 | 31-10-2019 | |
| Researcher | Dynamic Patterns of Humanitarian Needs and Interventions in Building Disaster Resilient Society: An exploratory study in flood affected areas of Northern Bangladesh | N/A | 03-12-2017 | 08-05-2018 |
Invited Talk
| SL | Invited Talk |
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| SL | Collaboration & Membership Name | Type | Membership Year | Expire Year |
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| 1 | European Geosciences Union | Member | 2023 | |
| 2 | American Association of Geographers | Member | 2022-2023 | |
| 3 | Water, Energy for Food (WE4F) | Researcher | 2021 | 2021 |
| 4 | Restless Development, ActionAid Denmark, UNMGCY | Youth Compact Champion | 2020 | 2021 |
| 5 | UNMGCY, SEI, Sida, | Young Researcher | 2021 | 2021 |
| 6 | Water Youth Network | Member | 2019 | Life Time |
| Book Section | |
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Musabber Ali Chisty, Abdul Latif Khan, Kazi Shahidur Rahman, M. Ehsanur Alam, Md. Jahangir Islam, Muhammad Awfa Islam, Murshed Alam Sarker, Netai Dey Sarker, Rahima Sultana Kazal, Sajid Raihan, Rabeya Sultana, Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, Suman Ahsanul Islam "Context of Bangladesh."
State of Humanitarian Actions in Bangladesh 2019. Dhaka: NAHAB Publication, 2020 13-18 .
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| Journal Article | |
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Abu Reza Md Towfiqul Islam, Abdullah Al Mamun, Md Naimur Rahman, Mst Yeasmin Akter, Musabber Ali Chisty, G.M. Monirul Alam, Javed Mallick and Md Salman Sohel : A cost-benefit analysis of flood early warning system: Evidence from lower Brahmaputra River Basin, Bangladesh,
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (impact factor:5.00) , vol.104 Elsevier , 2024
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Mary Angelica Painter, Sameer H. Shah, Gwendolyn C. Damestoit, Fariha Khalid, Wendy Prudencio, Musabber Ali Chisty, Fernando Tormos‐Aponte and Olga Wilhelmi : A systematic scoping review of the Social Vulnerability Index as applied to natural hazards,
Natural Hazards (impact factor:3.7) Springer Nature , pp.1-20 , 2024
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Musabber Ali Chisty, Nesar Ahmed Khan, Syeda Erena Alam Dola, Israt Arif Sumaya and Md. Mostafizur Rahman : Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Flood Volunteerism in Bangladesh: A Gender-Based Analysis with Policy Implications,
Global Social Welfare (impact factor:1.4) , vol.10 Springer Nature , pp.225-233 , 2023
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Md MostafizurRahman, Md. Saidul Islam Arif, Ibnul Mahdi, Md. Adil Rafi, Musabber Ali Chisty and Saadmaan Jubayer Khan : Cyclone vulnerability in ethnic minority: A case study among rakhain community of Bangladesh,
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (impact factor:4.842) , vol.83 , no.December Elsevier , pp.1-12 , 2022
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Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam, Saadmaan Jubayer Khan, Kamrun Nahar Tanni, Tuly Roy, Md. Rakibul Islam, Md. Alim Al Raji Rumi, Mohammed Sadman Sakib, Masrur Abdul Quader, Nafee-Ul-Islam Bhuiyan, Musabber Ali Chisty, Farzana Rahman and Edris Alam : Dengue Fever Responses in Dhaka City, Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Survey,
International Journal of Public Health (impact factor:5.1) , vol.67 , no.1604809 Frontiers , pp.1-10 , 2022
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Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Irtifa Alam Nabila, Mohammed Sadman Sakib, Nusrat Jahan Silvia, Muhammad Abdullahil Galib, Ifta Alam Sobuj, Lamia Hasan, Musabber Ali Chisty, Farzana Rahman, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam, Hussain Almohamad, Motrih Al-Mutiry and Hazem Ghassan Abdo : Status and Individual View toward Lightning among University Students of Bangladesh,
Sustainability (impact factor:3.889) , vol.14 , no.15 MDPI , 2022
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Musabber Ali Chisty, Syeda Erena Alam Dola, Nesar Ahmed Khan and Md Mostafizur Rahman : Intersectionality, vulnerability and resilience: why it is important to review the diversifications within groups at risk to achieve a resilient community,
Continuity & Resilience Review , vol.3 , no.2 Emerald Publishing Limited , pp.119-131 , 2021
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Musabber Ali Chisty and Md. Mizanur Rahman : Coping capacity assessment of urban fire disaster: An exploratory study on ward no: 30 of Old Dhaka area,
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (impact factor:4.320) , vol.51 , no.C , pp.1-10 , 2020
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Musabber Ali Chisty, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Nesar Ahmed Khan and Syeda Erena Alam Dola : Assessing Community Disaster Resilience in Flood-Prone Areas of Bangladesh: From a Gender Lens,
Water (impact factor:3.103) , vol.14 , no.1 MDPI , pp.1-15 , 2022
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Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Kamrun Nahar Tanni, Toly Roy, Musabber Ali Chisty, Md Rakibul Islam, Md. Alim Al Raji Rumi, Mohammed Sadman Sakib, Masrur Abdul Quader, Nafee-Ul-Islam Bhuiyan, Farzana Rahman, Edris Alam and Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam : Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards Dengue Fever among University Students of Dhaka city, Bangladesh,
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (impact factor:3.390) , vol.19 , no.7 MDPI , 2022
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Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Irtifa Alam Nabila, Mohammed Sadman Sakib, Nusrat Jahan Silvia, Muhammad Abdullahil Galib, Ifta Alam Shobuj, Lamia Hasan, Musabber Ali Chisty, Farzana Rahman, Edris Alam and Abu Reza Md Towfiqul Islam : Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Lightning in Bangladesh,
Sustainability (impact factor:3.251) , vol.14 , no.1 MDPI , pp.1-19 , 2022
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Musabber Ali Chisty, Nawshin Afrose and Mourupa Mohima : Social Media in Disaster Response: COVID-19 and Bangladesh Perspectives,
Journal of Emergency Management (impact factor:0.59) , vol.19 , no.7 Prime National Pub. Corp , 2021
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Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Musabber Ali Chisty, Mohammed Sadman Sakib, Masrur Abdul Quader, Ifta Alam Shobuj, Md. Ashraful Alam, Md. Abdul Halim and Farzana Rahman : Status and Perception towards the COVID-19 Vaccine: A Cross-sectional Online Survey among Adult Population of Bangladesh,
Health Science Reports (impact factor:1.56) , vol.4 , no.4 John Wiley & Sons Inc. , pp.1-10 , 2021
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Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Farah Tasnim, Masrur Abdul Quader, Nafee-Ul-Islam Bhuiyan, Mohammed Sadman Sakib, Rawnok Tabassum, Ifta Alam Shobuj, Lamia Hasan, Musabber Ali Chisty, Farzana Rahman, Edris Alam and Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam : Perceived Noise Pollution and Self-reported Health Status among Adult Population of Bangladesh,
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (impact factor:3.390) , vol.19 , no.4 MDPI , pp.1-11 , 2022
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Musabber Ali Chisty, Maliha Muhtasim, Fariha Jahin Biva, Syeda Erena Alam Dola and Nesar Ahmed Khan : Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) and disaster management policies in Bangladesh: How far we have come to make communities resilient?,
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (impact factor:4.320) , vol.76 Elsevier , 2022
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Muhammad Awfa Islam, Musabber Ali Chisty, Abdullah Fuad, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Maliha Muhtasim, Syeda Erena Alam Dola, Fariha Jahin Biva and Nesar Ahmed Khan : Using ARC-D Toolkit for Measuring Community Resilience to Disasters,
Sustainability (impact factor:3.251) , vol.14 , no.3 MDPI , 2022
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Musabber Ali Chisty, Ashrafuzzaman Nazim, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Syeda Erena Alam Dola and Nesar Ahmed Khan : Disability inclusiveness of early warning system: a study on flood-prone areas of Bangladesh,
Disaster Prevention and Management (impact factor:1.98) Emerald Publishing Limited , 2021
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Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Musabber Ali Chisty, Md. Ashraful Alam, Mohammed Sadman Sakib, Masrur Abdul Quader, Ifta Alam Shobuj, Md. Abdul Halim and Farzana Rahman : Knowledge, attitude, and hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccine among university students of Bangladesh,
Plos One (impact factor:3.58) , vol.17 , no.6 Plos , 2022
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Musabber Ali Chisty, Muhammad Awfa Islam, Ashfia Tasnim Munia, Md Mostafizur Rahman, Nadia Nahrin Rahman and Mourupa Mohima : Risk perception and information-seeking behavior during emergency: An exploratory study on COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh,
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (impact factor:4.320) , vol.65 , no.November Elsevier , 2021
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| Award Type | Title | Year | Country | Description |
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| International | Bushee Award | 2023 | United States | Musabber Ali Chisty has won the Bushee Award for the 2022-2023 academic year as a recognition of excellence in research. This award provided Mr. Chisty to present his work at the reputed General Assembly of the European Geoscience Union in 2023. |
| International | Jeanne X. Kasperson Student Paper Competition | 2023 | United States | Musabber Ali Chisty has won the Jeanne X. Kasperson Student Paper Competition. He will present his research paper in the session organized by the Hazards, Risks, and Disasters Speciality Group at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers (AAG) in March 2023. |
Musabber Ali Chisty
Assistant Professor (Study Leave)
Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies
Institutes
Email: musabber.chisty@gmail.com
Mobile (Dept): +8801703199363
Ext. (Dept): 4727
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