About

I am a Senior Lecturer in the discipline of Economics and Finance. Prior to joining the University of Derby, I worked at Edge Hill University, University of Chester and Wrexham Glyndwr University as an academic staff.

I am the Programme Leader for International Business Management at the UG level. I am also responsible for teaching, research, and supervision within the Business School. Currently, I lead Applied Economics Project, Public and Third Sector Economy, and Introduction to Macroeconomic Concepts and Data.

Research interests

I am passionate about research. My research interests include, but are not limited to various aspects of the third sector and emerging economies.

Recent publications

• (2022). 'Status and health risk assessment of heavy metals in vegetables grown in industrial areas of Bangladesh', International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry. Taylor and Francis Online, with Rabin, A., et al
• (2014). “Using the Income Approach to Calculate the Voluntary Sector’s Contribution to Gross Domestic Product: A Welsh Case Study: Research Note”, Contemporary Wales: An Annual Review of Economic, Social and Political Research, Vol. 27, Issue: September, ISSN 0951-4937, with Binsardi, B. [Available Online] Links: https://independent.academia.edu/MehdiHasan31; https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mehdi_Hasan4]

Membership of professional bodies

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)
• Member of the British Academy of Management (BAM)

Qualifications

• PhD in Economics and Management
• PG Certificate in Professional Development in HE
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• MSc in Production Economics
• BSc (Hons) in Economics and Sociology

Recent conferences

• September 2015 - Rethinking the Contribution of the Voluntary Sector - Paper presented at the annual conference of the British Academy of Management
• May 2014 - Voluntary Sector: Visible and Invisible Factors - Paper presented at Joint Staffordshire/Glyndwr PGR Annual Conference at Glyndwr University
• November 2013 - The Income Approach to Calculate the Voluntary Sector’s Contribution to GDP - Paper presented at 19th Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research conference at Sheffield Hallam University
• June 2011 - Mixed Method to Estimate Voluntary Sector’s Contribution to National Economy Paper and poster presented at Qualitative Inquiry and Grounded Theory Methodology Symposium at Glyndwr University, Wrexham

Teaching responsibilities

My current teaching responsibilities involve:

• Level 4: Introduction to Macroeconomic Concept
• Level 5: Public and Third Sector Economy
• Level 6: Applied Research Project
• Level 6: International Economic Environment

Additional interests and activities

Funded Research Project

£6,000 (2022) - Knowledge Exchange Impact Accelerator Fund:  Assessing the economic contribution of the Derby voluntary sector to the local economy

Editorial Work

Book Chapters Review (2022) - Public Sector Economics, Oxford University Press