Research

Read Between the Lines: A Benchmark for Uncovering Political Bias in Bangla News Articles
Nusrat Jahan Lia; Shubhashis Roy Dipta, PhD; Dr. Abdullah Khan Zehady; Naymul Islam; Madhusodan Chakraborty; Abdullah Al Wasif
Associated Organizations:
University of Dhaka
University of Maryland
Perspectivity
Accepted: AACL IJCNLP BLP; To be published: ACL Anthology2025

Exploring Cross-Lingual Knowledge Transfer via Transliteration-Based MLM Fine-Tuning for Critically Low-resource Chakma Language
Adity Khisa; Nusrat Jahan Lia; Tasnim Mahfuz Nafis; Zarif Masud; Tanzir Pial, PhD; Dr.Shebuti Rayana; Dr.Ahmedul Kabir
Associated Organizations:
University of Dhaka
BARTA
State University of New York, Old Westbury
Stony Brook University
Toronto Metropolitan University
Accepted: AACL IJCNLP BLP; To be published: ACL Anthology2025

Adult Attitudes about School Smartphone Bans: A Global Survey of 35 Countries
Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH; Nusrat Jahan Lia; Lauren Hale, PhD; Md Mamunur Rashid
Associated Organizations:
Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University
Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle Children's Hospital
University of Dhaka
ITHRA, King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dammam
Accepted, in press: The Journal of American Medical Association2025

Does Gaming Disorder Symptom Status Predict Poorer Sleep Quality?
Nusrat Jahan Lia; Lauren Hale, PhD; Justin Thomas, PhD; Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH; Mamunar Rashid, PhD
Associated Organizations:
University of Dhaka
Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University
Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle Children's Hospital
University of Dhaka
ITHRA, King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dammam
Accepted: World Sleep 2025, Singapore2025
Does Spending "Too Much Time Online" Predict Sleep Health and Mental Health?
Lauren Hale, PhD; Nusrat Jahan Lia; Sohailul Islam Alvi; Gina Marie Mathew, PhD; Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH; Mamunar Rashid, PhD; Yasmin Aljedawi; Melisa Valle, PhD
Associated Organizations:
Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University
Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle Children's Hospital
University of Dhaka
ITHRA, King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dammam
Accepted: Association of Professional Sleep Societies. Seattle, Washington, USA2025
International Public Opinion on Digital Media Use for Youth and Schools
Lauren Hale, PhD; Nusrat Jahan Lia; Sohailul Islam Alvi; Gina Marie Mathew, PhD; Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH; Mamunar Rashid, PhD; Yasmin Aljedawi; Melisa Valle, PhD
Associated Organizations:
Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook University
Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle Children's Hospital
University of Dhaka
ITHRA, King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dammam
Accepted: Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress, Washington DC2025
Evaluating the inclusivity and accessibility of educational apps (games) on the Google Play Store.
Nusrat Jahan Lia; Nahida Sultana; Sabrina Shajin Alam, PhD; Mamunar Rashid, PhD; Aymaan Islam
Associated Organizations:
University of Dhaka
Western University, CA
ITHRA, King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dammam
Reviewed; In Progress: American Educational Research Association (AERA)2026
A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Educational Apps in the Google Play Store: An Exploratory Study
Nahida Sultana; Sabrina Shajin Alam, PhD; Nusrat Jahan Lia; Mamunar Rashid, PhD; Aymaan Islam
Associated Organizations:
University of Dhaka
Western University, CA
ITHRA, King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dammam
Reviewed; In Progress: American Educational Research Association (AERA)2026