Dr. Hasnat Dewan has over 20 years of experience teaching Economics at universities in the USA, Canada, China, and Bangladesh. He is currently a Full Professor of Economics at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) in Canada. Recently, he served as the Ch...More
Dr. Hasnat Dewan has over 20 years of experience teaching Economics at universities in the USA, Canada, China, and Bangladesh. He is currently a Full Professor of Economics at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) in Canada. Recently, he served as the Chair of Economics and the Coordinator of International Programs for the School of Business and Economics at TRU. Dr. Dewan previously worked as a partner/researcher in three economic consulting firms. He earned his MA in International and Development Economics from Yale University and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin. A Fulbright scholar, Dr. Dewan was awarded the highest university-wide academic honour, the Gold Medal, for his outstanding results in the B.Sc. (Honours) Exam. He also ranked first among over 32 thousand students in the Secondary School Certificate Exam. Dr. Dewan specializes in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Urban and Regional Economics, and Sustainable Development. He received over 20 awards from government agencies and universities in four countries for academic, teaching, research, and service excellence. He was recognized for his exemplary leadership with the 2018 TRU Chair Leadership Award. He has published articles in a number of respected journals in his field, and contributed chapters to several books. Dr. Dewan has presented his work at numerous conferences and seminars in Asia, Europe, Australia, and North America. He is a Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Vancouver Journal of International Business and Law. Dr. Dewan sits on many departmental, school, and university-level committees, and has also served on the supervising committees of Master's and Doctoral students.
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