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• Dr. Golam M. Mathbor is the Associate Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and a tenured Full Professor in the School of Social Work at Monmouth University, New Jersey, USA. Dr. Mathbor obtained his BSS (Bachelor of Social Science),...More

  Dr. Golam M. Mathbor is the Associate Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and a tenured Full Professor in the School of Social Work at Monmouth University, New Jersey, USA. Dr. Mathbor obtained his BSS (Bachelor of Social Science), MSS (Master’s of Social Science) and an LL.B (Bachelor of Law) degree from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dr. Mathbor then obtained his second master’s MSW (Master of Social Work) from McGill University, Canada; and a Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) degree in Social Policy Analysis from the Faculty of Social Work of The University of Calgary, Canada. Dr. Mathbor is a graduate of Harvard University’s Management Development Program. Currently, he is serving as a Vice President of the American Institute of Bangladesh Studies (AIBS), and as Vice President of the International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD). He is the founding President of the Long Branch Concordance, a 501c (3) non profit community service organization in the State of New Jersey serving in the City of Long Branch. Professor Mathbor chaired and delivered keynote address for the 17th ICSD International Symposium on “Good Governance: Building Knowledge for Social Development Worldwide” held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from January 3-7, 2011 at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel. In the past, Dr. Mathbor served as Vice-President and President of the Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID) for the year 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 respectively. Also, he served as an Associate Secretary-General of the International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD) for the period 2004-2008. For the academic year 2003-2004, Dr. Mathbor served as Chair of the Faculty Senate of Monmouth University. In addition to his associate deanship, he also served as Chair of the Department of Philosophy, Religion, and Interdisciplinary Studies at Monmouth University for the period July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2010. Also, Dr. Mathbor served as Coordinator of the MSW Program in International and Community Development Concentration at Monmouth University from July1, 2000-June 30, 2006. During his leadership, this cutting edge master’s program received a national award for being the best program for its splendid record of incorporating global components in the curriculum from the Council on Social Work Education, the accreditation organization for social work education in USA. He worked as Project Coordinator for “Developing International Social Work Education and Curricula: An Educational Partnership between Monmouth University and the Higher School of Social Work and Social Pedagogics ATTISTIBA, Latvia” a project financed by the U.S. Department of State. In 2007, he was awarded the Outstanding Leadership award by the Global Understanding Project at Monmouth University. Also, Professor Mathbor served as a Commissioner of the Global Social Work Education Commission of the US Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) from July 1, 2004-June 30, 2010. His teaching areas include qualitative and quantitative research, program evaluation, social welfare policy and planning, issues in international development, management of non-governmental organizations, migration and intercultural cooperation, and international social work. He taught in Austria, Bangladesh, Canada, Latvia, Kosovo, and USA. Areas of research include community participation and coastal community development, disaster relief and management, international social development, and international social work. Dr. Mathbor has published extensively on disaster relief, community preparedness, social development, coastal zone management, migration, health, economics, and international social work education. He is the author of Effective Community Participation in Coastal Development (ISBN 978-1-933478-54-8) published by Lyceum Books, Inc. Chicago, Illinois, USA. Less

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