Tasnia, originally from Chittagong, Bangladesh, holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the Asian University for Women. She moved to the U.S. in 2016 to complete her Master of Arts in Economics at Eastern Illinois University, where her thesis examined the impact of fiscal policy on South Asian economic growth.

Currently completing her Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky, Tasnia’s expertise spans identity politics, criminal justice, democratization, and violence against women—fields she incorporates into both her teaching and research. Her dissertation focuses on societal attitudes toward violence against women, informed by her original research in South Asia.

Tasnia’s teaching portfolio includes courses like Intro to Comparative Politics, Intro to Political Analysis, Democracy & Human Rights in Developing Countries, and the interdisciplinary course Gender & Politics in Islamic Countries. She is currently in the academic job market.

She enjoys summer gardening, growing South Asian vegetables and spinach varieties, and finds inspiration in the works of Bangladeshi National Poet Kazi Nazrul.