Ph.D. in Criminal Justice

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY · Expecting 2031

Departmental Fellow and Graduate Research Assistant

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS · 2026

Thesis: Institutional Strain and Substance Coping: Analyzing Perceived Racial Discrimination As A Predictor Of Adolescent Marijuana Use

Committee: Dr. D'Andre Walker, Dr. Francis Boateng, Dr. Katharine Brown · CGPA: 4.0/4.0

Master of Science in Criminology and Police Science

Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), Bangladesh · 2023–2024

Internship: Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) · CGPA: 3.72/4.0

Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Police Science

Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), Bangladesh · 2017–2023

Monograph: Legal Compliance of Waste Management in Savar BSCIC Tannery Industrial Estate: An Assessment from Environmental Criminological Perspective · CGPA: 3.70/4.0

Incoming Graduate Research Assistant

Criminal Justice Ph.D. Program, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and The Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, NY · August 2026 – Present

• Appointed as Graduate Research Assistant within the Criminal Justice doctoral program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and The Graduate Center, CUNY.
• Contribute to faculty-led and interdisciplinary research initiatives in criminology and criminal justice.
• Support research activities involving policy analysis, literature synthesis, data management, and scholarly project development.
• Participate in collaborative academic research related to criminal justice systems, drug policy, and socio-legal inquiry.

Research Extern

Mississippi Global Coalition on Research (MAGCOR), Oxford, MS · August 2025 – Present

• Conducting research on justice and policy issues; assisting with data analysis, literature review, and report preparation.

Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, University of Mississippi · August 2024 – Present

Project: Victimization and Police Brutality: A Comparative Study of Nigeria and Bangladesh

• Supporting faculty-led projects in criminology, data management, and policy evaluation.
• Assisted in developing the NSF-supported Law and Science Dissertation Grant (SBE#2016661) proposal.
• Contributed to literature review, data design framework, and methodological drafting for a cross-national study.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, University of Mississippi · August 2024 – Present

• Assisting with course instruction, grading, and classroom facilitation for undergraduate courses.

Research Associate (Team Leader and Primary Author)

Research Cell, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU), Tangail, Bangladesh · June 2022 – July 2023

• Served as team leader and main author for the university-funded project "The Role of Television Media and Deviant Behaviour Among Secondary School-Going Children: An Empirical Study."
• Supervised research design, data collection, and quantitative analysis; led manuscript preparation and report writing.
• Collaborated on additional university-funded projects focusing on crime victimization and social behavior.

Intern Mediator

Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST), Dhaka, Bangladesh · January 2023 – March 2024

• Mediated civil disputes and supported legal aid documentation and community outreach.

Project Manager and Part-Time Teacher

Shishuder Jonno Foundation (SJF), Tangail, Bangladesh · July 2013 – February 2022

• Managed community-based education projects and coordinated youth development initiatives.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Accepted for Publication

Conference Presentations

Akter, M., Khan, F.B.I., Ahmed, P. and Hasan, M. (2023). The Role of Television Media and Deviant Behaviour among Secondary School Going Children: An Empirical Study. University funded research project, MBSTU.

Khan, F.B.I. and Greenspan, R. (2025). Drug Tourism and Youth: Legal Awareness, Attitudes, and Policy Implications for Mississippi. Accepted for publication in International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy.

Khan, F.B.I. and Miah, A.K. (2023). Nature of Cross-Border Wildlife Crime in Bangladesh: An Analysis on the Current Crisis and Prospect for a Secure Future. Under review.

Khandaker, A.N., Akter, M. and Khan, F.B.I. (2022). The Current Status of Forensic Psychology in Bangladesh: A Review Analysis. Academic Seminar Paper, Department of Criminology and Police Science, MBSTU.

Khan, F.B.I., Akter, M. and Yesmen, N. (2022). Socio-Psychological Condition of Released Female Prisoner: An Exploratory Study on Mymensingh District. In processing.

Khan, F.B.I., Hasan, N. and Aziz, M.B. (2022). Confidence over Judicial Proceedings from the Perception of Plaintiff and Defendant: An Empirical Study on Tangail Court. Accepted for publication.

Hasan, M., Khan, F.B.I. and Talukder, M.I.A (2022). Fear of Sexual Harassment among Adolescent Girls: A Study on the School Going Students of Tangail District. In processing.

Hossain, D., Khan, F.B.I. and Akter, M. (2022). Impact of Occupational Stress among Police Personnel: An Exploratory Study on Tangail Model Thana. In processing.

Five-Year Doctoral Fellowship

Criminal Justice Ph.D. Program, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and The Graduate Center, CUNY · 2026–2031

Awarded a fully funded five-year doctoral fellowship package including stipend support, tuition coverage, and additional first-year research funding.

University Merit Scholarship for Academic Excellence (Honours Final)

Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University (MBSTU)

American Society of Criminology (ASC)

Member · 2022–Present

Bangladesh Society of Criminology

Member · 2022–Present

Research Skills

Project design and experimentation, literature review, quantitative data analysis, qualitative research, mixed-methods research, questionnaire design, data collection, survey research, focus group discussion, observation method, in-depth interview, data analysis and interpretation.

Research Tools

SPSS, R, Stata, SAS, ATLAS.ti, NVivo, UCINet, ArcGIS, Kobo Toolbox, Twitter API, Zotero, Mendeley, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, Adobe Illustrator.