Meet Our Fall 2025 Third Cohort of PhD Students
Arifa Akter
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Denise Delgado
Alma Nava
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Melicha Rahaman

Melicha Rahaman, a PhD student and Graduate Teaching Assistant, examines the sociological dimensions of migration, displacement, human rights, and social justice. With a legal background and experience as a legal practitioner and a research assistant on issues of social inequality, she brings an interdisciplinary approach to her doctoral work. Her academic journey reflects a commitment to advancing human rights and addressing complex global challenges through sociological inquiry
Research Interests: Migration, crime, violence, displacement, human rights, social justice, border regimes, statelessness, indigenous and refugee studies, and socio-legal studies.
Awards: Tapan Bihari Nag Trust Scholarship (Faculty of Law, Jagannath 国产偷拍, 2025); Best Performer Award (HWPL, South Korea, 2023); Best Debater Award (Jagannath 国产偷拍, 2020); Government Scholarship (2018).