Musabber Ali Chisty

Musabber Ali Chisty is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka, and a Ph.D. student at the Department of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder. He also serves as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and a graduate affiliate at the Natural Hazards Center. His research focuses on disaster risk reduction, vulnerability assessment, and community resilience, particularly in flood-prone and urban areas of Bangladesh.

• Education: BDM and MDM from University of Dhaka; MS in GIS from Jahangirnagar University
• Affiliations: University of Dhaka (Assistant Professor), University of Colorado Boulder (Ph.D. candidate)
• Grants: Recipient of research funding from Bangladesh University Grants Commission and University of Dhaka

His research interests include flood risk management, disaster governance, and the integration of gender perspectives in disaster resilience. He has extensively published on topics such as noise pollution health impacts, cost-benefit analyses of disaster early warning systems, and volunteerism in flood response. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to address environmental and public health challenges in disaster-prone regions.

Recent studies highlight his focus on urban health, including air and noise pollution effects, as well as policy evaluations under frameworks like the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. He collaborates with NGOs and government agencies to bridge academic research with practical disaster management strategies.