Publications

Uddin, M. N., Masud, A. A., & *#Sifat, R. I. (2025). Assessing Health Service Quality in Community Clinics: Insights from Bangladesh. Journal of Health Management (accepted) 

Sifat, R. I. (2025). AI and Public Policy: Navigating the Possibilities and Limitations. Politics & Policy, 53(1), e70019. https://doi.org/10.1111/polp.70019

Miah, M. R. A., & *#Sifat, R. I. (2024). Economic Dimensions of Violence against Women: Policy Interventions Needed. Journal of Social and Economic Development, Journal of Social and Economic Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40847-024-00368-y

Ajoseh, S. M., *Sifat, R. I., & Whesu, J. T. (2024). Food‑based Domestic Violence and Anemia among Women in Sexual Unions in Nigeria: The Effect of Urbanization. Journal of Public Health Policy, 45, 523-536. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41271-024-00504-2

Chowdhury, A. N., & *Sifat, R. I. (2024). The Impact of Islamophobia on the Persecution of Myanmar's Rohingya: A Human Rights Perspective. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work,9,  185-199. doi.org/10.1007/s41134-024-00309-z

Jannat, S., *Sifat, R.I. & Khisa, M. (2023). Sexual and Reproductive Health Conditions of Women: Insights from Rohingya Refugee Women in Bangladesh. Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 20, 855-868. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-022-00758-z 

Saha, A., Dutta, A., Rezvi, M. R., *Sifat, R. I., Sultana, N., Nuruzzaman., & Hasan, M. (2023). Adapting to Change: Exploring Reverse Migration as a Coping Strategy among Internal Migrants in Bangladesh. Heliyon, 9(9), e19479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19479

Sifat, R. I. (2023). ChatGPT and the Future of Health Policy Analysis: Potential and Pitfalls of Using ChatGPT in Policymaking. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 51, 1357-1359.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-023-03204-2

*Sifat, R. I., & Bhattacharya, U. (2023). Transformative Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Global Health Policy. Journal of Market Access & Health Policy, 11(1), 2230660. https://doi.org/10.1080/20016689.2023.2230660

*Sifat, R. I., Miah, M. R. A., & Khisa, M. (2023) Effects of COVID-19 on Livelihood, Health, and Psychology of Hijra (Intersex) Population: Insights from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Journal of Homosexuality, 70(10), 2096-2112. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2022.2048162

Faruk, O., Saha, A., Dutta, A., *Sifat, R. I., & Rahman, L. (2022). Factors Associated with Living Arrangement of Older Rickshaw-pullers in Bangladesh. Journal of Social Service Research, 48(5), 682-695. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2022.2112364

*Sifat, R. I., Ruponty, M. M., Rahim Shuvo, M. K., Chowdhury, M., & Suha, S. M. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of School-going Adolescents: Insights from Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Heliyon, 8(4), e09223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09223

Sifat, R. I. (2021). Experiences of Hijra (Transgender) Communities during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh. F1000Research, 10, 601. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.52241.1

Sifat, R. I. (2021). Strategic Assessment of Mental Health and Suicide amid COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 36(3), 980-985. https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3121

Sifat, R. I. (2021). The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of the Rickshaw-puller in Bangladesh. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 26(8), 782-789. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2020.1852823

Saha, A., Dutta, A., & *Sifat, R. I. (2021). The Mental Impact of Digital Divide due to COVID-19 Pandemic Induced Emergency Online Learning at Undergraduate Level: Evidence from Undergraduate Students from Dhaka City. Journal of Affective Disorders, 294, 170–179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.045

Sifat R. I. (2021). COVID-19 and Mental Health Challenges among the Hijra People in Bangladesh. The International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 67(8), 1072–1073. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764020978684

Sifat R. I. (2021). COVID-19 Pandemic: Mental Stress, Depression, Anxiety among the University Students in Bangladesh. The International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 67(5), 609–610. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764020965995

Sifat, R. I. (2021). Social Safety Net (SSN) Programs in Bangladesh: Issues and Challenges. Journal of Social Service Research, 47(4),455-457. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2020.1839627

*Sifat, R. I., and Shafi, F. H. Y. (2021). Exploring the Nature of Social Exclusion of the Hijra People in Dhaka City. Journal of Social Service Research, 47(4), 579-589. https://doi.org/10.1080/01488376.2020.1859434

Sifat, R. I. (2020). Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Domestic Violence in Bangladesh. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 53, 102393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102393

Sifat, R. I. (2020). Sexual Violence Against Women in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 54, 102455. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102455

Sifat, R. I. (2020). The Effect of COVID-19 on the Hijra (Third Gender) People in Bangladesh. The Lancet Psychiatry, 7(12), 1015-1016. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30464-8

Sifat, R. I. (2019). The Effectiveness of Aid in Developing Countries: Does Aid Work? International Affairs and Global Strategy, 75, 9-13. https://doi.org/10.7176/IAGS/75-02

Lin, D., Macareno, D., Vu, Jane, Sifat, R. I., & Barik, G. (2021). How are Racial Minorities Affected by Air Pollution in New York City. Across the Spectrum of Socioeconomics, 1(4). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4740694

Pensabene, B., Jung, E., Mammazada, S., Kordov, M., Sifat, R. I., & Barik, G. (2021). Comparative Study of the Impact of the Economy and Governments of Brazil and the United States on Deforestation. Across the Spectrum of Socioeconomics, 1(4), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4740678

Tiwari, H., Zhang, S., Kobuse, Y., Sifat, R. I., & Barik, G. (2021). Public Perception towards Climate Change in India and the USA. Across the Spectrum of Socioeconomics, 1(4). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4740534

Sifat, R. I. (2020). COVID -19 Pandemic: Impact of the Hijra (third gender) Community in India. Contemporary Issues in International Development Law and Policy, 2(1), 4-7. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4836966

Sifat, R. I. (2020). Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Bangladesh. Contemporary Issues in International Development Law and Policy, 2(1), 2-5. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4619289

Sifat, R. I. & Jannat, S. (2020). A Scenario of Social Media and Cyber Security in Mexico and Sierra Leone. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3675513

Sifat, R. I. 2018. Aranya Agricultural Alternatives: Championing Ecological Farming through Permaculture. Change Magazine: Development Innovation Insider. 

Sifat, R. I. 2018. Aquaconnect: Enabling a Market Place for Aqua Farmers in India. Change Magazine: Development Innovation Insider. 

Sifat, R. I. 2018. BD Clean: Towards a Clean Bangladesh. Change Magazine: Development Innovation Insider. 

Sifat, R. I. 2018. Digital Green: Empowering the Grassroots as Digital Creators. Change Magazine: Development Innovation Insider.

Sifat, R. I. 2018. Technology for Social Good. Change Magazine: Development Innovation Insider. 

Sifat, R. I. (2021). Violence Against Women and Role of Economic Performance- The Nexus: A Study on Contemporary Bangladesh [dataset]. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-z5q-qxr5

Sifat, R. I. (2021).  Gender_Indicators_Report.xlsx. Figshare. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.15156885.v1