Syed Imran HAIDER

Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Syed Imran Haider
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Fellow, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy.
Associate Professor/ Chairman, Department of Sociology, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad.
Research, Program Development and Capacity building Expert on Gender and Sexuality.
Cell: +39 334 2384323, Email: imran.haider@aiou.edu.pk and syedimran.haider@unive.it

EDUCATION
1. PhD Sociology (Sept- 2013 to Dec-2019) - From University of Karachi, with research dissertation “Role of Life Skills Based Education (Sexuality Education) in Empowerment of Adolescents in Pakistan.”
2. M.Phil Anthropology (Sept 2006 to Dec 2009)- From Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad with research disser-tation “A Qualitative study of Garbage and Rag Picking Children in Rawalpindi”
3. MSc Sociology (June 2002 to Dec 2004)- From Allama Iqbal Open University with research dissertation on “Ef-fect of intimate relations on learning of criminal behavior amongst juvenile prisoners in Rawalpindi Prison”.
4. Feminist Edge- Professional Development Program for Gender Trainers (Jan-Aug 2024)- KIT Royal Tropical In-stitute, the Netherlands.
5. Internationally Certified Master Trainer on Gender Transformative Approach (Rutgers Netherlands)
6. Professional Certificate in Computer Applications (Mar to Sept 2002)- Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.
7. Diploma in Medical Lab technology (April 1999 to Mar 2001)- From College of Medical Technology, Islama-bad.
8. BA (August 2001)- BA in Sociology and Journalism from University of Punjab, Lahore.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS (Oct 2007 to-date)
- September 2024 to September 2026, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Research Fellow, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy.
Implementing an independent research project entitled " Transnational Fatherhood, Negotiating Masculinity and Parental Care in the Digital Communication Era”. The aim of the project is:
- To investigate the link between migration, masculinity, gender, emotion of love, care and fatherhood.
- To explore, how do transnational fathers negotiate masculinity at familial, workplace and societal levels and perform their assigned roles of fatherhood in context of the digital communication technologies.

- February 2022 to August 2024, Associate Professor/ Chairman, Department of Sociology, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Islamabad.
- August 2016 to January 2022, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, AIOU Islamabad
- October 2007- August 2016, Lecturer, Department of Sociology, AIOU Islamabad.
Following are the major achievements at AIOU:
- Supervised research studies of 61 students of MSC Sociology, 04 students of Mphil and 02 students of PhD Sociology
- Developed scheme of studies of BS, MSc, Mphil and PhD Sociology
- Developed scheme of Studies of BS and Postgraduate Diploma Criminology programs.
- Teaching sociological theory, criminology, gender issues, gender discourse, gender and masculinities, sociology of child rights, conflict resolution, and Social Psychology to Postgraduate students.
- Developed Undergraduate and postgraduate courses of the above mentioned subjects.
- Coordination with tutors, regional campuses and other departments for online and face to face programs.
- Twice awarded best teacher award by Allama Iqbal Open University.

PREVIOUS POSITIONS (Professional Experience/ Non Academic)

- January 2014- November 2018, Technical Advisor CSE/ Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (20% Time), Rutgers International Pakistan.
- Provided leadership in program development (Theory of change and implementation models) for Life Skills and Gender Based Violence Projects and implementation support to the partner organizations.
- Developed Curricula (Workbooks in english and urdu, teachers notes, master trainers manuals) for gender transformative Life Skills Based Education (LSBE)
- Developed training manuals and IEC materials on mentorship, leadership skills, gender transformative approach, violence prevention and LSBE including, self awareness, communication skills, anger management, human rights and gender etc.
- Conducted several trainings of master trainers on LSBE, Gender Based Violence and established a community of practice.
- Developed Whole School Approach model to implement LSBE in Secondary Schools
- Developed Kirans model of youth empowerment and leadership development for adolecent girls and boys and established a network of young girls in Sindh

- Sept 2005 – March 2007, Program Officer- Trainings, Sahil (NGO), Islamabad.
- Developed materials and conducted over 70 trainings of teachers on the body protection of children and protection from violence especially, child sexual abuse.
- Facilitated 20 trainings of the staff of different organizations to capacitate them on the issues of child rights and violence against children.
- Conducted trainings for police to better deal with the issue of crime prevention and control upholding human rights standards.
- Managed and Implemented the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders project in Central prison Rawalpindi Pakistan.

- June – August 2005, Researcher, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad.
- March – October 2004, Ordnance Officer, Ministry of Defence Pakistan.

MAJOR COLLABORATIONS
- Assigned the role of Mentor by American Sociological Association to guide and train the new PhD researchers.
- As member of Higher Education Commission Curriculumn Development Committee, participated in the development of BS Sociology curriculum for Pakistan.
- As Master Trainer, part of international communities of practice on SRHR/ Sexuality Education and Gender Transformative Approach.
- Established collaboration and signed MoU with Pakistan Air Force to offer criminology diploma to its provost school trainees.
- Served as Editor for Global Sociological Review, and Pakistan Journal of Social Research, peer reviewed journals in Pakistan.
- Peer reviewer for different international social sciences journals.

MEMBERHIPS
- American Sociological Association
- American Anthropological Association
- Pakistan criminology society
- Mariecurie Alumni Association
- Interdisciplinary Association of Population Health Science
- Association of Asian American Studies
- International MenEngage Alliance

RESEARCH PROJECTS/ CONSULTANCIES
Following are some of the funded research and training projects/ consultancies carried out
• Organization: Nutrition International - Consultancy/Assignment: Youth-Led Qualitative Assessment: Photovoice Survey to Assess, Effectiveness of Adolescent Nutrition CCT Pilot in Pakistan - Duration: Dec 2024 – Mar 2025
• Organization: RASTA Competitive Grants-PIDE - Consultancy/Assignment: A national research project entitled Low Crime Conviction and Capacity Challenges of Police in Punjab: A Mixed Method Study and Inter-vention. - Duration: Apr-Dec 2024
• Organization: Nutrition International - Consultancy/Assignment: Conducted Baseline Study for Measur-ing Knowledge and Attitude Levels on Maternal Nutrition among Health Care Providers (HCPs) and Frontline Health Workers (FLWs) and Motivation of FLWs in Pakistan for the Maternal Nutrition Campaign Project - Duration: Jul 2022 – Feb 2023
• Organization: Shifa Foundation - Consultancy/Assignment: Review of an online course on gender respon-sive health service provision - Duration: May-June 2024
• Organization: Green Star Marketing - Consultancy/Assignment: Development of Gender strategy for Pa-kistan for The Challenge Initiative program - Duration: June- August 2023
• Organization: Nutrition International - Consultancy/Assignment: Developed materials and conducted a training for staff of Nutrition International and Partner organizations on Gender and Nutrition in Pakistan. - Duration: February 2022
• Organization: Nutrition International - Consultancy/Assignment: End-line Study on Knowledge Attitude and Practices (KAP) under Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation for in-school Adolescent Girls project, Lodhran. - Duration: Oct 2021-Feb 2022
• Organization: Rahnuma-FPAP - Consultancy/Assignment: Conducted three trainings on LSBE and Gender based Violence (02 for teachers of Punjab Vocational & Training Council and 01 for Master Trainers of Paki-stan Girls Guides Association) - Duration: June & Sept 2022
• Organization: Shirakat- Partnership for Development - Consultancy/Assignment: Qualitative and Quanti-tative data collection from 10 districts for a nationwide research study on child marriages in Pakistan. - Du-ration: Sept-Dec 2021
• Organization: Rozan - Consultancy/Assignment: Development of Training Manuals on 1) Leadership and Communication Skills 2) Gender Equality and Masculinity to train young people from marginalized groups. - Duration: March-Sept 2021
• Organization: Oxfam Pakistan - Consultancy/Assignment: Conducted End line evaluation of Empower Youth for Work project in Jamshoro and Layyah districts. - Duration: Jun-Aug 2021
• Organization: Agha Khan Rural Support Program - Consultancy/Assignment: Developed Life Skills Educa-tion (LSBE)/ leadership Curriculum for Adolescents Friendly Spaces in Gilgit Baltistan. - Duration: Mar-May 2021
• Organization: Rahnuma-FPAP - Consultancy/Assignment: Developed an Information Package and con-ducted Two Days Training on Values Clarification and Attitudes Transformation (VCAT) on Sexuality, Gender Diversity and Inclusion. - Duration: June 2021
• Organization: Welthungerhilfe - Consultancy/Assignment: Developed 08 Stress-relief management tools/ messages in audio for women and children to better deal with covid related stress to be broadcasted via radio. - Duration: Feb-March 2021
• Organization: Cowater International - Consultancy/Assignment: Developed Strategic Plan for the Gender Cell in women empowerment and Social Welfare department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. - Duration: Feb-Apr 2021
• Organization: Nutrition international - Consultancy/Assignment: Conducted sex and gender-based anal-ysis of Maternal and Newborn Health Nutrition programmes in Pakistan and developed a comprehensive re-port after desk review and collection of primary data from different stakeholders. - Duration: Jan-March 2021
• Organization: SAFWCO Sindh - Consultancy/Assignment: Conducted a research study to find out the ef-fectiveness of Empowerment of Adolescent Girls Project. - Duration: Oct-Nov 2020
• Organization: Rahnuma-FPAP - Consultancy/Assignment: Developed materials and conducted a two days training of staff on gender transformative approach under GUSO project. - Duration: Dec 2019
• Organization: SAFWCO Sindh - Consultancy/Assignment: Provided technical support in implementation of gender-based violence project. Video lectures on the issues of gender, child protection, life skills, and youth leadership were also developed. - Duration: Sep 2019 - Oct 2020
• Organization: Cowater International - Consultancy/Assignment: Development of gender inclusion stra-tegic plan for Social Protection and Gender Mainstreaming Section, Planning and Development Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. - Duration: Oct- Nov 2020
• Organization: Bedari - Consultancy/Assignment: Conducted a three days’ training workshop on ‘Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights’ for Bedari field staff. - Duration: Oct 2019
• Organization: SPARC - Consultancy/Assignment: Reviewed the overall landscape and curricula of teach-er training institutes and assessed the presence of content on child protection and positive disciplining. - Du-ration: Oct-Dec 2019
• Organization: Oxfam Pakistan - Consultancy/Assignment: Being Technical Advisor/ Subject Expert, I sup-ported the study (Desk review, development of tools and data collection), for evaluation of child marriages project - Duration: Oct-Dec 2017
• Organization: SCOPE-Shifa Foundation/ MdM International - Consultancy/Assignment: Developed train-ing modules and materials on SRHR, Gender Issues and Counseling Skills and facilitated 04 trainings for staff, Healthcare providers, Instructors of RTIs, and Psychologists - Duration: Mar-May 2016
• Organization: Rutgers WPF - Consultancy/Assignment: As an overall action research supervisor, devel-oped concept, detailed plan and managed/ coordinated a pilot intervention of Life Skills education / Human Rights education based on Whole of School Approach in 4 cities of Pakistan. - Duration: Oct 2014, Dec 2015
• Organization: Caritas Pakistan - Consultancy/Assignment: Developed training module/ materials and conducted a two days training for staff and volunteers on Psychosocial support for victims of GBV in emer-gencies. - Duration: Dec 2014
• Organization: Integral Films Norway - Consultancy/Assignment: Worked as consultant in Pakistan for Ms. Nefise Ozkal from Integral Films Norway and coordinated all the activities in Pakistan for a documentary film on masculinities and violence project covering five Asian countries. - Duration: Nov-Dec 2013
• Organization: UNWOMEN - Consultancy/Assignment: As consultant, I was assigned the responsibility to develop a Training Manual/ Guide to Integrate Gender Equity and Human Rights Approach in to HIV/ AIDS Programs with Most at Risk Populations (MARPs) in Pakistan with consultation of six UN agencies and local partners. - Duration: Feb-Oct 2011
• Organization: SUNGI Development Foundation - Consultancy/Assignment: Developed a training module and conducted two trainings each of three days on sensitization and acknowledgement of women economic role and GBV in Chamiali, Abbottabad. - Duration: Sept-Dec 2010
• Organization: Nai Zindagi Trust - Consultancy/Assignment: I was part of the core management team for National RTI/STI study conducted by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. I was responsible for monitoring and quality assurance (M & QA) of quantitative survey of high-risk groups. - Duration: Apr-Sept 2007
• Organization: Sahil - Consultancy/Assignment: As Principal Investigator, conducted a study on knowledge, attitude and practices of violence in Pakistan in 12different universities all over Pakistan. - Dura-tion: Oct-Dec 2007

PUBLICATIONS
● Frontiers in Sociology - Between Distance and Duty: Emotional Labor in Transnational Fatherhood among Pakistani Migrants in Italy (August 2025)
● Italian Sociological Review - Digital Dialogues of Displacement: Exploring the Role of WhatsApp in Ad-dressing Family Reunification Challenges, Emotional Well-being, and Transnational Parenthood among Paki-stani Migrants in Italy (September 2025)
● RASTA, Research Reports 2025, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics - Low Crime Convic-tion and Capacity Challenges of Police in Punjab: A Mixed Method Study and Intervention. (March, 2025)
● Global Political Review (e-ISSN: 2707-4587) - Impact of Covid-19 on Domestic Violence in South Asia (Jan-2024)
● Pakistan Journal of Social Research (ISSN: 2710-3137) - Children’s Learning in Adults’ Environment – The Street (Vol.4 Issue 2, Winter 2022)
● Journal of Asian Civilizations (ISSN: 1993-4696) - People's Behavior and Belief System about the Oblation Rituals at the Shrine of Shah Daulah in Gujrat, Pakistan (Vol 44, No.1, Spring 2022)
● Global Anthropological Studies Review (ISSN: 2788-4678) - Normative Orders in Everyday-Life: Being Ex-patriate in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic and Crisis in Frankfurt am Main (Vol IV, No. 1, Summer 2021)
● Pakistan Social Sciences Review (ISSN: 2664-0430) - Geo-Politics of Syrian Conflict: Role of Regional, Ex-tra-Regional and Non-State Actors in the Situation (June 2020, Vol. 4, No. 2 [397-410])
● Global Economics Review (ISSN: 2521-2974) - Women’s Education and Empowerment in Islamabad, Paki-stan (Vol. V, No. I, Winter 2020)
● Global Regional Review (ISSN: 2663 – 7030) - Socio-Economic and Cultural Determinants of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Pakistan (Vol. V, No. I, Winter 2020)
● Global Regional Review (ISSN: 2663 – 7030) - Contesting Sectarian Identity in Pakistan: Narratives from the Three Cities (Vol. V, No. I, Winter 2020)
● Pakistan Journal of Criminology (ISSN: 2222 - 6648) - Child Abuse in Automobile Workshops in Islamabad, Pakistan (Vol.12, Issue 01, January-2020)
● Iranian Journal of Public Health (ISSN: 2251-6093) - Caregiver Burden among Parents of Hearing Impaired and Intellectually Disabled Children in Pakistan (Jan-2019, Vol 49, No. 2)
● Pakistan Journal of Distance and Online Learning (PJDOL) (ISSN: 2415-2021) - Mitigating the Chal-lenges of Open and Distance Learning Education System through use of Information Technology: A Case Study of Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad (Dec-2019, Vol 5 No. 2)
● Pakistan Journal of Criminology (PJC) (ISSN: 2222 - 6648) - The Parliament of Pakistan and its Role in the War on Terror (Oct-2019, Vol 11, no.4)
● Global Social Sciences Review (GSSR) (ISSN: 2520-0348) - Tobacco Farming and Its Social Impacts on Farmers in the Rural Mardan, Pakistan (Jun-2019, volume 4 Issue 3)
● Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (JSSH) - Improving Self Esteem, Assertiveness and communi-cation skills of adolescents through life skills based education (Dec-2018, Vol 26 No.2)
● Global Social Sciences Review (GSSR) (ISSN: 2520-0348) - Role of Tribal Family Institutions in the Promo-tion of Honour Killing (Mar-2019, volume 4 Issue 2)
● Pakistan Journal of Criminology (PJC) (ISSN: 2222 - 6648) - Differential Associational in Learning Religious Extremism/ Violent Behavior: A case study of Central Jail Rawalpindi (July-2019, Vol 11, no.3)
● Journal of Contemporary Management Sciences (ISSN: 2521 - 8247) - Effectiveness of Whole School Ap-proach (A Management Model) for Life Skills Development in Pakistan (June 2018, Vol: 4, Issue:1)
● Global Regional Review (GRR) (ISSN: 2663 – 7030) - Causes and Manifestations of the Perceived Behavior-al Issues of Adolescents A Case Study of Learners in Secondary Schools Islamabad. (Mar-2019, Vol. IV, No. I)
● Sir Syed Journal of Education & Social Research (ISSN: 2706-6525) - The Role of Fathers’ Overseas Mi-gration in Educational Performance of Female Children in Sindh, Pakistan (Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2020 (April – June))
● Global Regional Review (GRR) (ISSN: 2663 – 7030) - The Implementation Challenges to Women Protection Laws in Pakistan” published in Global Regional Review (June-2018, Vol. III, No. I)
● Global Regional Review (GRR) (ISSN: 2663 – 7030) - Socio-Cultural Determinants of Child Marriages and Teenage Pregnancies among Adolescent Girls and Young Women: A Case Study of District Sanghar and Karachi (June-2018, Vol. III, No. I)
● Global Regional Review (GRR) (ISSN: 2663 – 7030) - Socio-Economic Impact of Emigration on the Families Members Left Behind: A Case Study of District Rawalpindi (June-2017, Vol. II, No. I)
● Global Regional Review (ISSN: 2663 – 7030) - Role of Identities in the Indo-Pak Relations: A Study in Con-structivism (June-2017, Vol. II, No. I)
● Global Political Review - Jirga and Sharitization: An Analysis of Maraka in District Karak (Dec-2017, Vol. II, No. I)
● Global Regional Review (ISSN: 2663 – 7030) - Garbage Collection and Rag Picking: An Issue of Child Labor in Rawalpindi (An Anthropological Approach) (Dec-2016, Vol. I, No. I)
● Global Political Review (ISSN: 2521-2982) - Socio-Economic and Political Causes of Child Labor: The Case of Pakistan (Dec-2016, Vol. I, No. I)
● The Dialogue (ISSN: 1819-6470) - Family, Peer Group, and Adaptation of Delinquent Behavior (Feb-2011, Oct-Dec 2010)
● The Rehabilitation Journal (ISSN: 2521-3458) - Association Between Primary Dysmenorrhea and Depres-sion Level among Students (Jun-2017, Vol 1 Issue 2)
● The Rehabilitation Journal (ISSN: 2521-3458) - Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Rural and Urban Popula-tion of Islamabad (Jun-2018, Vol 2 Issue 1)
● The Rehabilitation Journal (ISSN: 2521-3458) - Gender Based Difference in Quality of Life After Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients with Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (Dec-2019, Vol 3 Issue 2)
● The Rehabilitation Journal (ISSN: 2521-3458) - Psychological Health Related Quality of Life in Pakistani Physical Therapists (Dec-2019, Vol 3 Issue 2)
● Journal of Sociology and Social Work (ISSN: 2333-5815) - Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of violence (A study of University Students in Pakistan) (Mar-2014, Vol 2, No.1)
● Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research (ISSN: 1990-9233) - The Self-Study Model of ODL: An Instigat-ing Factor to Join and a Source to Develop Self Reliance Amongst the Learners (Jul-2013, Vol:21 No.7)
● Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research (ISSN: 1990-9233) - Open Distance Learning (ODL) and Eco-nomic Empowerment of Women: A Pathway for Poverty Reduction and National Development (Jan-2014, Vol:22 No.1)

INVITED PRESENTATIONS
• Presided over the session of family section and presented a paper entitled “Paternal Guilt, and Identity Negotiation in Transnational Fatherhood: A Phenomenological Study of Pakistani Migrants in Italy” in Annual Meeting of American Sociological Association, 8-12 August 2025, Chicago, USA.
• Presented a paper entitled ““Navigating Love, Caregiving, and Emotional Burdens: The Complexities of Transnational Fatherhood”. in The Migration Conference, 11-17 June, 2025 at Greenwich University, London, UK.
• Presented a paper entitled “The Praxis of Gender on the Basis of Spirituality: The Case of Hijras in Pakistan“ in the Annual Meeting of American Sociological Association in August 2023 at Phildelphia, United States of America.
• Presented a paper entitled “Socio-economic and adjustment challenges to Pakistani Migrant workers in UAE” in the Migration Conference 2022 Rabat, Morocco.
• Accepted a paper for presentation in “Dealing with gender in the country of destination: A formative research among refugee people in Frankfurt am Main, Germany” in the Migration Conference 2022.
• Presented and moderated the south asian caucus on child marriages in Women Deliver Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Was invited as co presentor to present Gender Transformative Approach experience in FP 2020, Rwanda.
• Presented 02 papers in Asian Association of Open Universities, International Conference 2012, held in Pakistan..