Saifa Tazrin

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Doctoral Candidate

I am a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Georgia and pursuing my dissertation research on the important inquiry of how women's bodies become battlegrounds in the gendered political contexts in post-autocratic postcolonial contexts. I also look into how AI-driven political narratives on social media give rise to online and offline mob-violence in the South Asian political context. My research interest lies in Gender-based Violence, Political Sociology, and Feminist Research Methods.

I am a current Member of Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) Sisterhood Chapter U and also a former recipient of the prestigious P.E.O International Peace Scholarship (IPS) award from the same organization. I have received Graduate Teaching Assistantship Awards both from Sociology department and the Institute of Women's Studies (IWS). I have taught SOCI 3460 (Political Sociology) in Spring 2026 and WMST 1110 (Multicultural Perspectives on Women in the United States) in Fall 2026. 

I was formerly associated with the largest Non-profit Organization of BRAC Bangladesh as the Senior Officer (Investigation) at the Sexual Harassment Redressal Committee (SHRC). I am trained in Law and hold a graduate degree in Law from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

In my personal life, I love to travel a lot and will always choose the beach over the mountains. I love to cook at home, and am fun to hang out with. I am a crazy plant-lady with more than 100+ indoor and outdoor plants, 2 cats, 13 chickens, and 3 ducks. I also have an aquarium and lost count of the fishes in it. In short: I find comfort and companionship in my furbabies (if you couldn't tell already!). 

Don't hesitate to reach out to me if you need any information about the Graduate program!

Education:

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) (Cont.) Department of Sociology, University of Georgia (August 2025 – Present)

Master of Arts (MA) Department of Sociology, University of Georgia (August 2022 – May 2025)

Master of Laws (LL.M.) Department of Law, University of Dhaka (September 2021 – April 2022)

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) Department of Law, University of Dhaka (March 2016 – January 2020)

Other Affiliations:
Research Interests:

Gender-Based Violence, Feminist Research Methodology, Crime, Law & Deviance

Grants:

Saifa Tazrin has been awarded a Mellon Building Southern Intersectional Futures Grant through the Institute for Women's Studies from the Mellon Foundation.

Of Note:
2022 – Present Graduate Teaching Assistantship Award, Department of Sociology, University of Georgia
2025 Graduate School Travel Award, University of Georgia ($1200)
2023 – 2025  P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Award, Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.), ($12,500 for the academic year of 2024 – 2025) & ($10,000 for the academic year of 2023 – 2024)
2024 Summer Research Grant Award, BSF Mellon Grant Foundation ($2000 for the Maymester of 2024)
2021 Government Undergraduate Merit Scholarship Award, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh (2021) ($500)
2011 Junior School Talent Pool Scholarship Award, Dhaka Board, Bangladesh (2010) ($100)
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Articles Featuring Saifa Tazrin

Congratulations to Saifa Tazrin! She was selected as the recipient of the M. Terry and Elizabeth S. Coffey Graduate Fellowship for the 2026-27 academic year. The purpose of this fellowship is to provide support for an outstanding student(s) in a graduate…

The department is excited to announce funding awards for some of our graduate students this summer! We are proud of the hard work that they are putting in and the opportunity these awards give them to continue their research.

Saifa Tazrin has been awarded the International Peace Scholarship for 2023-24. The fund was established in 1949 by P.E.O and provides scholarships for international women to pursue graduate education in the U.S. or Canada.…