PhD, Psychology
University of Portsmouth, UK | 2023–2026
Thesis: Memory, Reporting, and Culture: Improving Interviewing Practice in Asylum Contexts
Supervisors: Prof. Lorraine Hope, Dr Jonathan Koppel & Dr Tanja van Veldhuizen
MA, Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery, Migration & Organised Crime
St Mary’s University, UK | 2022–2023
MSS, Population Sciences
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2019–2020
BSS, Population Sciences
University of Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2014–2018
HSC, Science
Birshreshtha Noor Mohammad Public College | 2014
SSC, Science
Nawabgonj Pilot High School | 2012
Conference Presentations
2026
Cross-cultural differences in memory reports: A comparison between Bangladeshi and UK samples
Yunus, M. Y., Hope, L., van Veldhuizen, T., & Koppel, J.
EAPL Annual Conference | Bari, Italy | 19 September 2026
Cross-cultural differences in memory reports: A comparison between Bangladeshi and UK samples
Yunus, M. Y., Hope, L., van Veldhuizen, T., & Koppel, J.
iIIRG Annual Conference | Leuven, Belgium | 8 July 2026
“There is a glass between us”: A qualitative exploration of the cultural challenges perceived during interviews by asylum seekers
Yunus, M. Y., Hope, L., van Veldhuizen, T., & Koppel, J.
iIIRG Annual Conference | Leuven, Belgium | 8 July 2026
Cross-cultural differences in memory reports: A comparison between Bangladeshi and UK samples
Yunus, M. Y., Hope, L., van Veldhuizen, T., & Koppel, J.
ICRFP Mini-Conference | University of Portsmouth | 26 June 2026
2025
Understanding culture, memory, and PTSD in asylum interviews: A mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis
Yunus, M. Y., Hope, L., van Veldhuizen, T., & Koppel, J.
Society of Legal Scholars Annual Conference | University of Leeds | 2 September 2025
Exploring the cultural barriers and challenges during asylum interviews in the UK: A thematic analysis
Yunus, M. Y., Hope, L., van Veldhuizen, T., & Koppel, J.
EAPL Annual Conference | Vilnius, Lithuania | August 2025
Poster Award
Understanding culture, memory, and PTSD in asylum-seeking interviews: A mixed-method systematic review and meta-analysis
Yunus, M. Y., Hope, L., van Veldhuizen, T., & Koppel, J.
EAPL Annual Conference | Vilnius, Lithuania | August 2025
Exploring the cultural barriers and challenges during asylum interviews in the UK: A thematic analysis
Yunus, M. Y., Hope, L., van Veldhuizen, T., & Koppel, J.
29th PopFest Conference | University of Southampton | 8 July 2025
Exploring the cultural barriers and challenges during asylum interviews in the UK: A thematic analysis
Yunus, M. Y., Hope, L., van Veldhuizen, T., & Koppel, J.
ICRFP Mini-Conference | University of Portsmouth | 4 July 2025
Understanding culture, memory, and PTSD in the context of asylum-seeking interviews: A mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis
Yunus, M. Y., Hope, L., van Veldhuizen, T., & Koppel, J.
22nd IMISCOE Annual Conference | Paris, France | 3 July 2025
2023
Prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in South Asia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Islam, M. M., Yunus, M. Y., Akib, M. S., Iqbal, M. R., & Khan, M.
XX ISA World Congress of Sociology | Melbourne, Australia | June–July 2023
2019
Projection on primary and secondary level education needs in Bangladesh: Picture towards 2041
Yunus, M. Y., Ha, M. A., Fatema, M. M., & Rahman, A.
National Conference on Population and Sustainable Development | University of Rajshahi | 2019
Quality of life of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Yunus, M. Y.
International Conference on the Rohingya Crisis in Comparative Perspective | University College London | 2019
Hello Passenger: Intervention-based investigation on gender-based violence at workplace in Dhaka
Yunus, M. Y.
2nd SRHR Conference on Workplace in Bangladesh | University of Dhaka | 2019
Invited Talks & Guest Presentations
My experience at St Mary’s
MA Symposium | St Mary’s University, UK | 7 May 2026
How to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis
Meet the Researcher | Dhaka University Research Society | 2025
Higher education in the UK: An experience-sharing session
Youth School for Social Entrepreneurs (YSSE) | Online | 2025
Higher education perspectives
Department of Population Sciences | University of Dhaka | 2024
Sharing my Commonwealth Scholarship journey
Department of Population Sciences | University of Dhaka | 2023
Interviewing in Asylum Contexts (MSc Forensic Psychology)
University of Portsmouth | Level 7
Guest lecture (2025, 2026)
Research Supervision & Mentoring
University of Portsmouth | Level 6
Mentored four undergraduate students undertaking research projects.
Psychometrics
University of Portsmouth | Level 5
Designed and delivered six two-hour workshops on psychological measurement, reliability, validity, scoring and interpretation, alongside portfolio support.
Leadership & Individual Differences
University of Portsmouth | Level 5
Contributed to teaching and assessment in leadership, individual differences and psychological assessment.
Assessment & Examining
Undergraduate Dissertation Oral Examinations
University of Portsmouth | Level 6
Second examiner, assessing research design, methodology, analysis, interpretation and oral defence.
Psychometrics
University of Portsmouth | Level 5
Marked portfolios and psychometric reports, evaluating scoring, reliability, validity and interpretation.
Research Methods & Ethics
University of Portsmouth | Undergraduate
Assessed Ethics applications
Professional Development
University of Portsmouth | Undergraduate
Marked portfolio-based assessments and provided academic feedback.
Research Officer
Disaster Management Watch, Dhaka | Oct 2020 – Jan 2021
Contributed to applied research projects for IOM, UNDP, KOICA and Save the Children, focusing on counter-trafficking, Rohingya child protection, climate adaptation and access to justice. Responsibilities included research design, proposal development, qualitative and quantitative data collection, enumerator training, data analysis and report writing.
Research Intern
Health Systems & Population Studies Division, icddr,b, Dhaka | Mar – Sep 2020
Analysed 15 years of longitudinal Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) data to examine migration patterns and population movements in Bangladesh.
Research Associate
University of Dhaka–Jadavpur University Research Collaboration | Jul 2019 – Jan 2020
Conducted oral-history research exploring women’s experiences of war, displacement, gender-based violence and post-war recovery in Bangladesh.
Founder & Lead, Hello Passenger
Independent Research Initiative | 2019–2020
Designed and led a community-based intervention addressing workplace gender-based violence, engaging 60 rickshaw pullers in Dhaka.