Research

Research on words, meaning, and language classrooms.

Ongoing projects, conference presentations, class projects, master’s research, and field research on multilingual communities, academic writing, vocabulary learning, semantic mapping, cross-linguistic meaning, and English language teaching.

Ongoing research
2026–

‘Communityscape’ of the Bangladeshi Diaspora in Boston: Multilingual and Multimodal Practices

With Lilunnaher

2026–

Ideational Meaning-Making in EAP Argumentative Writing

Conference presentations
2026

Developing Conceptual Understanding of Uncommon Words through Semantic Mapping

AAAL 2026 Conference · Chicago, Illinois

2024

Developing Semantic Mapping Materials to Teach English Academic Words

INTESOL · Indianapolis, Indiana

2023

Inferring the Meanings of Ambiguous Noun-Noun Compounds: A Cross-Linguistic Comparison

AAAL 2023 Conference · Portland, Oregon
With Dr. Megumi Hamada and Runlan Liu

2019

Classroom Situation of ELT in Bangladesh: A Focus on Primary Level

Global Language Centre, O. P. Jindal Global University · Delhi, India
With Lilunnaher

Class projects at UMB
APLING 702

The Enregisterment of Mama among Youth to Address Lower-Social and Working-Class People in Bangladesh

Research paper

APLING 709

A Critical Discourse Analysis of ACCESS for ELLs Accommodation Policies

Research proposal

APLING 706

Navigating Languages in Boston for Bangla L1 Speakers

Research summary

APLING 603

Identity Under Construction: A Critical Review of Race, Culture, and Identity in Second Language Education

Review paper

APLING 697 · Corpus

Comparison of News and Social-Media Discourses on Artificial Intelligence in the Massachusetts Curriculum

Research paper

APLING 697 · AI in Teaching

Translanguaging-Friendly AI Tutor’s Response to Bangla in Student Writing

Ongoing research project

Master’s research
MA thesis · 2019

Role of Media in English Language Acquisition

University of Dhaka

MA research project · 2024

Effectiveness of Semantic Mapping in Learning Uncommon English Vocabulary

Ball State University

Field research
2018

Speech Patterns in High- and Low-Functioning Autism

Supported by the Autism Welfare Foundation · Dhaka, Bangladesh

2018

English Language Classroom Environments and Teaching Effectiveness in Primary Schools

Survey research · University of Dhaka