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rkarimsw@ru.ac.bd

216 Deans Complex, University of Rajshahi


RABIUL KARIM, Ph.D.
PROFESSOR
Social Work


Education Summary  
Ph.D. (KI, Sweden), Ph.D. (HKU, Hong Kong), M.Sc. (AIT, Thailand), M.S.S. (RU, Bangladesh)

Research Interest  
Gender, Community, Social exclusion, Domestic violence
Level Institution Year
Doctoral
(Ph.D. in Public Health Sciences)
Karoliniska Institutet, Sweden 2018
Doctoral
(Ph.D. in Social Work)
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. 2011
Masters
(M.Sc. (Thesis) in Gender and Development Studies)
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand 2005
Masters
(M.S.S. in Social Work (Exam of 1992))
Rajshahi University 1997
Bachelor/Honors
(B.S.S. (Honors) in Social Work (Exam of 1991))
Rajshahi University 1995

Experience in Rajshahi University

Duration Organization/Institute Position
2013-02-20 to Social Work PROFESSOR
2007-05-14 to 2013-02-19 Social Work ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
2000-06-08 to 2007-05-13 Social Work ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
1998-08-02 to 2000-06-07 Social Work LECTURER

Experience in other Organization/Institute

Duration Organization/Institute Position
1997-06-08 to 1998-08-01 Department of Social Work, Shajalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet Lecturer

Book Chapter

1. Karim KMR & Law CK "(2015), Gender Ideology, Household Dominance and Microcredit Participation in rural Bangladesh" In M. Connerley and J. Wu (eds.), Handbook on Well-Being of Working Women, International Handbooks of Quality-of-Life (pp. 755-758), Netherlands: Springer

Published: March 2016
2. Karim KMR, Emmelin M, Resurrection B, & Wamala S (2014) "Water, Women and Marital Violence in a Bangladesh Village" In Grafton, Wyrwoll, White, and Allendes (eds.) Global Water: Issues and Insights (pp. 113–117), Australia: Australian National University Press.

Published: August 2014

Journal

1. Karim R, Rahman S, Rahman H, Habib TZ, Arefin S, Swahnberg K "Does childhood experience of family victimization influence adulthood refusal of wife abuse? Evidence from rural Bangladesh" PLoS ONE 16(6):e0252600

Published: June 2021
2. Shilpi R. Dey, Israt J. Rupa, Tanzima Z. Habib, Rabiul Karim "Are liberal men not abusive toward their wives? Evidence from rural Bangladesh" Journal of Community Psychology 49(5):1315-1333

Published: June 2021
3. Rabiul Karim, Katarina Swahnberg "Does Female Authority Prevent Male Marital Violence? Evidence From Rural Bangladesh" Journal of Interpersonal Violence 36(11-12):5055–5074

Published: June 2021
4. Karim R, Rahman H, Rahman S, Habib TZ, Swahnberg K "Gender differences in marital violence: A cross-ethnic study among Bengali, Garo, and Santal communities in rural Bangladesh" PLoS ONE 16(5):e0251574

Published: May 2021
5. Rabiul Karim, Katarina Swahnberg "Development of the Social Acceptance of Wife Abuse Scale in Rural Bangladesh" Partner Abuse 12(1):21-41

Published: February 2021
6. Rabiul Karim, Maria Emmelin, Sarah Wamala, Lene Lindberg "Socioeconomic Development Initiatives and Women’s Experiences of Marital Violence in Rural Bangladesh" International Social Work

Published: November 2020
7. Rabiul Karim , Tanzima Zohra Habib ,Sadequl Arefin ,Hafijur Rahman ,Suchona Rahman ,Katarina Swahnberg "Differences in the acceptance of wife abuse among ethnic minority Garo and Santal and mainstream Bengali communities in rural Bangladesh" PLoS ONE 15(7):e0236733, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236733

Published: July 2020
8. Rabiul Karim, Lene Lindberg, Sarah Wamala, Maria Emmelin "Men’s Perceptions of Women’s Participation in Development Initiatives in Rural Bangladesh" American journal of men's health 12(1)

Published: October 2017
9. Karim KMR, Emmelin M, Lindberg L, & Wamala S "Gender and Women Development Initiatives in Bangladesh: A Study of Rural Mother Center" Social Work in Public Health 31(5): 369-386

Published: May 2016
10. Karim KMR & Law CK "Microcredit and Marital Violence: Moderating Effects of Husband’s Gender Ideology" Journal of Family Violence 31(2): 227-238.

Published: February 2016
11. Karim KMR "Reliability and Validity of the Masculine Subordination Stress Scale in a Rural Bangladesh Sample" International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 34 (1/2): 133-148.

Published: February 2014
12. Karim KMR & Law CK "Gender Ideology, Microcredit Participation and Women’s Status in Rural Bangladesh" International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 33 (1/2): 33-44.

Published: February 2013
13. Islam MM & Karim KMR "Men’s Views on Gender and Sexuality in a Bangladesh Village" International Quarterly of Community Health Education 32(4): 339-354.

Published: December 2012
14. Karim KMR, Emmelin M, Resurrection B, & Wamala S "Water Development Projects and Marital Violence: Experiences from Rural Bangladesh" Health Care for Women International 33 (3): 1-17.

Published: March 2012
15. Arefin S, Hossain D, & Karim KMR "Children with Disabilities in Bangladesh: Rights and Realities" Journal of the Institute of Bangladesh Studies, University of Rajshahi 33: 215-222.

Published: October 2010
16. Uddin ME, Karim KMR, & Hossain MD "Age and Sex Pattern of Children's Disability and Its Severity in Parila Union of Rajshahi, Bangladesh" International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic, Business and Industrial Engineering, 4(7): 1567 - 1572.

Published: August 2010
17. Arefin S & Karim KMR "Local People’s Perceptions of the Services of Rajshahi City Corporation (in Bengali language" Rajshahi University Journal of Social Science and Business Studies 17: 57-72.

Published: July 2009
18. Arefin S & Karim KMR "A Study on AIDS Awareness among the Female Students of Rajshahi University (in Bengali language)" Social Science Journal, University of Rajshahi 15: 27-42.

Published: July 2009
19. Karim KMR "Class Dimensions of Irrigation Water Resources Development in a Village of Bangladesh" Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and Ecological Studies 30 (2): 63-72.

Published: December 2007
20. Arefin S & Karim KMR "Gender and Environmental Implications of Rural Road Building: Evidences from Bangladeshi Villages" Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and Ecological Studies 30 (1): 27-34.

Published: April 2007
21. Karim KMR (Book Review), "Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt (ed.), Fluid Bonds: Views on Gender and Water" Gender, Technology and Development 11 (2), pp. 251-256.

Published: February 2007
22. Karim KMR "Men’s Arrack Drinking and Domestic Violence against Women in a Bangladeshi Village" International Quarterly of Community Health Education 25(4): 367-80.

Published: December 2006
23. Karim KMR "Gendered Social Institutions and the Management of Underground Irrigation Water Resources in a Bangladeshi Village" Gender, Technology and Development 10 (1): 13-36.

Published: March 2006
24. Karim KMR (Book Review) "Ruedi Baumgartner & Ruedi Högger (ed.), In search of Sustainable Livelihood Systems: Managing Resources" Gender, Technology and Development 10 (1): 128-33.

Published: March 2006
25. Karim KMR & Uddin Jalal "Rural Leadership in Bangladesh and Role of Social Worker (in Bengali language)" Social Science Journal, University of Rajshahi 6: 61-71.

Published: July 2000

Conference

1. Karim, KMR "Gender, women’s development participation and marital violence in rural Bangladesh" (International conference ‘Utilization of Anthropological Knowledge in Development’, organized by the Dept. of Anthropology, University of Rajshahi, 2-3 December 2011).

Published: December 2011
2. Karim KMR "Women’s participation level in micro-credit based socioeconomic development and marital violence against women in rural Bangladesh" Violence Against Women: Complex Realities and New Issues in a Changing World, organized by Interdisciplinary Research Center on Family Violence and Violence against Women (CRI-VIFF), University of Montreal: 29 May–01June 2011.

Published: May 2011
3. Karim KMR & Law CK "Gendered social norms and women’s participation in income-earning social development projects in rural Bangladesh" 2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development: The Agenda; held in Hong Kong, jointly organized by The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), International Council of Social Welfare (ICSW) and International Federa

Published: June 2010
4. Karim KMR & Law CK "Gendered social norms and women’s participation in income-earning social development projects in rural Bangladesh" 2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development: The Agenda; held in Hong Kong, jointly organized by The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW), International Council of Social Welfare (ICSW) and International Federa

Published: June 2010
5. Karim KMR "(Poster Presentation) Factors Associated with Women’s Control over 'Women-Loan' Given by Microcredit Organizations in rural Bangladesh" Research Postgraduate Conference 2010, organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, 14 May 2010.

Published: May 2010

Report

1. Uddin MJ, Karim KM, Uddin Emaj, & Hossain MA "Arrack Drinking in Northwestern Villages of Bangladesh" Germany: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.

Published: November 2011

Other

1. Rabiul Karim "Socioeconomic development initiatives and women’s welfare in rural Bangladesh" Publisher: Karolinska Institutet, ISBN: 978-91-7831-046-3

Published: May 2018
2. Karim KMR (Thesis) "Gender Ideology, Microcredit Participation and Marital Violence Against Women in Rural Bangladesh" Hong Kong: The HKU Scholars Hub, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b4659047.

Published: November 2011

SOW-112 : Social Dynamics and Human Culture

This course portrays the concept of society and related issues. It examines the social behaviors of human being. It provides the understanding about the social context within which human beings live, and how the social dynamics of human relationships infl

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SOW-123: Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health

This course is designed to facilitate the students to understand the concepts of public health and epidemiology. It will also discuss health and its different dimensions, social aspects of communicable and non-communicable diseases, public health interven

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SW 529: Domestic Violence: Theory and Intervention

Domestic violence is a serious social and public health issue globally. It can occur in any type of intimate relationship at any time. Most domestic violence victims are women and children but many are also men. Given the high prevalence of domestic viole

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Introduction to Social Statistics

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Community Organization & Community Development

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M.Phil./Ph.D. level course: Methods of Social Research

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Physiological Aspects of Human Behavior

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        AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS


        2010: Abstract Award (for outstanding research contribution), Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development: The Agenda; held in Hong Kong SAR.

        2009: Postgraduate Fellow, Swedish Research School of Global Health, Sweden.

        2007: Guest Scholarship, Swedish Institute, Sweden.

        2007: Research Postgraduate, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

        2005: Alastair M. North Prize (for outstanding academic performance in MSc in Gender and Development Studies), Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand.

        2001: Agrani Bank Gold Medal (for standing First Class First in the MSS examination of 1992 in the Faculty of Social Sciences), University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

        2000: University Award (for standing First Class First in the MSS examination of 1992 in the Department of Social Work), University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

        1998: Agrani Bank Gold Medal (for standing First Class First in the BSS examination of 1991 in the Faculty of Social Sciences), University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

        1998: University Award (for standing First Class First in the BSS examination of 1991 in the Department of Social Work), University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.



        Short Biography

        K.M. Rabiul Karim, an expert on gender and domestic violence issues, is a faculty at the Department of Social Work of the University of Rajshahi. His researches mainly focus on gender and community development, social participation/exclusion, community-based water management, domestic violence, and women welfare concerns in rural Bangladesh. He has expertise in both qualitative and quantitative approaches. His academic roles included lecturer, mentor, course development, and thesis supervision.



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