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Nazim Habibov is a Professor at the School of Social Work at the University of Windsor, where he has been employed since 2007, progressing from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor and currently serving as a full Professor. He previously taught in the Social Work department at the University of Calgary and has extensive international experience working with organizations including UNDP and UNICEF.
Dr. Habibov earned his educational qualifications from prestigious institutions:
- Ph.D., University of Calgary, School of Social Work (2008)
- MSW, Columbia University in the City of New York, School of Social Work (2003)
- MS Economics, Azerbaijan State Economic University (1993)
Dr. Habibov's research spans several interconnected areas within social policy and public health. His work primarily focuses on social policy, health policy, income inequality, poverty studies, and the relationship between trust and life satisfaction. He has conducted extensive research on healthcare systems in transitional economies, particularly examining informal payments and their effects on healthcare satisfaction. His scholarship also explores women's empowerment, educational access, and social mobility across post-communist countries. A distinctive feature of his research is the comparative approach, often analyzing data from 20-30 countries to identify patterns and causal relationships in social phenomena.
Dr. Habibov has secured significant research funding, primarily through SSHRC (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada) grants. His most recent projects include "Influence of institutional trust on life satisfaction: A multilevel analysis of 28 nations through the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2008 Global Financial Crisis" (2023, SSHRC Insight Grant) and "Are highborns born high? An in-depth investigation of intergenerational mobility in education in Canada in a cross-country comparison with meta-study" (2023, SSHRC Insight Development Grant). He has served as Principal Investigator or Co-PI on numerous competitive grants totaling millions of dollars in research funding.
Dr. Habibov has advised numerous graduate and undergraduate students throughout his career at the University of Windsor. According to his CV, he advised 10 graduate students in 2015, 12 in 2012-2013, 10 in 2011-2012, and similar numbers in previous years. For undergraduate students, he advised 20 in 2015-2016, 15 in 2012-2013, and 17 in 2011-2012. The School of Social Work at the University of Windsor did not have a Master's thesis requirement, and Ph.D. programs only began in 2012, which limited formal supervision opportunities.
Dr. Habibov is actively involved in university service, serving on multiple committees including the Graduate Committee, Undergraduate Committee, Research Ethics Committee, Continuing Education Committee, Accessibility Committee, and Academic Data Centre Steering Committee. He has also reviewed articles for prestigious journals including Social Science and Medicine, Health Policy, and the International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy.
