Mohammed Syedul Islam

Curriculum Vitae

Education:

• PhD in Natural Resource Economics, West Virginia University, Expected 2023. 
Dissertation Title: Three Essays on Health and Environmental Economics: Applications of Spatial Econometrics and Spatial Analysis

      Advisor: Dr. Alan R. Collins

• M.Sc. in Health & Environmental Economics, Orebro University, Sweden, 2010-2011.
• Project: Economic Benefits due to Reduced Asthma Problems among Pre-school Children Caused by the Stockholm Congestion Charging.
• M.S.S. in Economics, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2007.
• Project: The Impact of Social Forestry (SF) Project on Poverty Alleviation: A Case Study of Mirsarai Upazila, Chittagong.
• B.S.S. (Economics), University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2000-2006.

Research Interests:

• Natural Resource Economics
• Environmental Economics
• Health Economics
• Urban Economics
• Water Economics

Research In Progress:

• Decarbonization of Cities: Myth or Reality? (Islam, M.S., Mekky, M.F., Etienne, X. and Dooty, E.N.), Submitted to Environmental Economics and Policy Studies (under review). 
  
• The Impact of Non-compliance for Air and Water Quality Standards on Lung and Bronchus Cancer Incidence: A Spatial Panel Data Analysis (Islam, M.S., and Collins, A.R. and Lacombe, D.J.), Manuscript in preparation for submission to Papers in Regional Science.
  
• Spillover Effects of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions on the Reduction of COVID-19 Cases in the United States (Islam, M.S., Collins, A.R. and Grossman, D.), Manuscript in preparation for submission to Health Economics.
• Coal mining and the opioid crisis in Appalachia: A geospatial modeling approach (Islam, M.S. and Collins, A.R.), Manuscript in preparation for submission to Journal on the Studies of Alcohol and Drugs.
• Crude Oil Futures Contracts and Foreign Exchange Markets: Evidence from a TVP-VAR Extended Joint Connectedness Approach (Alam, M.R., Forhad, M.A.R. and Islam, M.S.) Manuscript in-progress.

Publications:

• Islam, M. S. (2016). “How Worthy is the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest? An Exploratory Study”. Environment and Natural Resources Journal, 14(1), DOI: 10.14456/ennrj.2016.3
• Islam, M. S. & Dooty, E. N. (2015). “The Question of Poverty Alleviation and Environmental Sustainability through Social Forestry: A Case Study of Mirsarai Sub-district of Bangladesh”. The Indian Forester, 141 (11).
• Islam, S. S., Islam, M. S., Hossain, M. A. T. & Alam, Z. (2013). “Optimal Rotation Interval of Akashmoni ( Acacia auriculiformis) Plantations in Bangladesh”. The Kasetsart Journal (Social Sciences), 34 (1).
• Islam, M. S. (2012). “Health Gain via Environmental Improvement-An Economic Evaluation: A Case of Reduced Childhood Asthma Caused by the Stockholm Congestion Charging”. Saarbrucken: LAMBERT Academic Publishing.

Presentations:

• The Impact of Non-Compliance for Air and Water Quality Standards on Lung and Bronchus Cancer Incidence: A Spatial Panel Data Analysis (Islam, M.S. and Collins, A.R.), Accepted for presentation at the Fifth Annual Workshop on the Social Costs of Water Pollution 2022, Washington D.C. 
  
• Spillover Effects of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions on the Reduction of COVID-19 Cases in the United States (Islam, M.S., Collins, A.R. and Grossman, D.), Accepted for presentation at the Southern Economic Association (SEA) Annual Meeting 2022, Fort Lauderdale, FL. 
  
• COVID-19 in the United States: How Costly is the Urban Density? (Islam, M.S.) Presented at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting 2021, Austin, TX.
• Islam, M.S. “Does Islamic Microfinance Alleviate Poverty? A Case Study from South-eastern Bangladesh”. International Conference on Communication, Culture and Sustainable Development: Key Issues and Challenges (February 5-7, 2017, Aligarh, India), Hosted by Department of Mass Communication, Aligarh Muslim University, India.
• Dooty, E.N. & Islam, M.S. “An Integrated Model Combining Islamic Tools of Zakah, Waqf, Sadaqah and Micro-finance: A New Approach for Eradicating Poverty in Bangladesh”. 6th Islamic Economic System Conference 2015, (29-30 Sept 2015, Krabi, Thailand), Hosted by University Science Islam Malaysia.
• Islam, M.S. & Rafiq, M.R.I. “Are Islamic Banks More Environment Friendly than Conventional Banks? An Empirical Study in Bangladesh”. 6th Islamic Economic System Conference 2015, (29-30 Sept 2015, Krabi, Thailand), Hosted by University Science Islam Malaysia.
• Islam, M.S. & Dooty, E.N. “Green Campus: A New Roadmap to Combat Climate Vulnerability”. 12th International NEWS Conference on Globalization of Higher Education and the Role of Universities 2015 (18-21 June 2015, Kathmandu, Nepal), Hosted by Tribhuvan University, Nepal..
• Islam M.S. & Dooty, E.N. “Social Entrepreneurship in Forestry: Bangladesh Context”. International Conference on Business Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Engineering 2013 (6-8 December 2013, Penang, Malaysia), Hosted by University Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia.

Grants and Awards:

• Graduate Student Enhancement Grant Student Support (Fall 2022): worth of $2,000 awarded by the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, West Virginia University. 
  
• The AAEA Travel Grant 2021: worth of $1,000 awarded by the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA), Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA.
  
• Office of Global Affairs Scholarship (Spring 2021, Summer 2020): a total of $3,000 awarded by the Office of Global Affairs, West Virginia University.
  
• Graduate Student Enhancement Grant (Spring 2021): worth of $300 awarded by the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, West Virginia University.
  
• Special Grant (Summer 2020): worth of $550 awarded by the Division of Resource Economics and Management, West Virginia University for attending Professional Grant Development Workshop 2020 organized by the Grant Training Center, USA.
  
• Research Grant (2007): worth of BDT 6,500 for conducting project required for the course of “Econometrics: Methods and Applications” awarded by the Department of Economics, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  
• CUEESA Annual Talent Award 2006, worth of BDT 6,000 for academic excellence awarded by Chittagong University Ex-Economics Students Association (CUEESA).

Training and Workshops:

• R for Spatial Analysis, 2022,  WVU Regional Research Institute

• 19th International Workshop on Spatial Econometrics and Statistics, 2021,  Nantes, France.

• Office of Global Affairs Scholarship (Spring 2021, Summer 2020): a total of $3,000 awarded by the Office of Global Affairs, West Virginia University.
  

• Interdisciplinary PhD Workshop in Sustainable Development (IPWSD), 2021,  Sustainable Development Doctoral Society, Columbia University.

• Valuing Changes in Health and Longevity, 2021,  Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA).

• Human & Ecosystem Health in Coastal Systems, 2021,  U.S. Coastal Research Program (USCRP).

• Summer School in Urban Economics, 2020,  Urban Economics Association (UEA).

• Professional Grant Development Workshop, 2020,  Grant Training Center, VA, USA.

• Data Envelopment Analysis, 2018,  Center for Research and Publication (CRP), International Islamic University Chittagong.

• Research Methodology and Data Analysis by SPSS, 2018,  Center for Research and Publication (CRP), International Islamic University Chittagong. 

• The UNCCD Process, 2016,  United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

• Applied Academic Research Training Program, 2011,  World Business Institute, Australia.

• Computer Applications in Economics, 2006-2007,  Department of Economics, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

• The Gender Orientation Programme, 2005,  D epartment of Women’s Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Membership:

• American Economic Association (AEA)
• Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA), Milwaukee, WI
  
• American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon), Washington, D.C.
  
• Southern Economic Association (SEA), Texas.
  
• Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA), Member ID 2877, Dhaka.
  
• Graduate Resource Economics Club (GREC), West Virginia University.
  

Skills:

• MS Office, SPSS, STATA, ArcGIS, ArcGIS Pro, MATLAB

Reviewer:

• Environment and Natural Resources Journal. 2019, 2021, 2022.