Samina Islam

Bio

Samina Islam is a PhD student in the Environmental Studies department. Her research examines the intersections of climate change, migration and health, with a focus on gender and family dynamics in South Asia. She has experience with both quantitative and qualitative research methods and is actively engaged in interdisciplinary projects that bridge environmental and social sciences.

Samina completed her undergrad in International Relations from Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP). Before starting grad school, she worked as a researcher at the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) where her work broadly focused on climate adaptation and resilience, development policies, and migration. Here she gained experience in conducting and supervising field work alongside national and international stakeholder engagement in development and climate decision-making.  

Samina earned her MS in Environmental Studies at CU Boulder. Her MS thesis is a quantitative study examining how husbands’ migration status and environmental stressors interact to shape the wellbeing of women in terms of emotional, social, nutritional and physical aspects. She is currently expanding this research in her doctoral work while continuing to explore the health impacts of climate change and migration.

Research Interests

Climate migration, health, gender, family dynamics.

Education

• M.S. in Environmental Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
• B.S. in International Relations, Bangladesh University of Professionals

Faculty Advisor(s)

• Dr. Amanda Carrico
• Dr. Karen Bailey