Faculty Profile

Adam Abdullah

Assistant professor

Department: Social Sciences

Specialization: City and Regional Planning

Onboard Status: Available

Email: adam@iba.edu.pk


Work Experience

  • Assistant Professor (Social Sciences and Liberal Arts) at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (Jan-2023 to PRESENT)
  • Associate Director (Karachi Urban Lab) at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (Sep-2022 to PRESENT)
  • Data Analysis Specialist / Quant Team Lead (UNDP) at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (Jul-2021 to May-2022)
  • Visiting Faculty (Social Sciences and Liberal Arts) at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (Jul-2021 to Jan-2023)
  • Senior Research Associate (Karachi Urban Lab) at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (Sep-2019 to Aug-2022)
  • Research Associate (Karachi Urban Lab) at Institute of Business Administration, Karachi (Feb-2019 to Aug-2019)
  • Research Assistant (Earthquake Engineering) at NED Karachi (Jan-2012 to Jul-2013)

Academic Qualification

  • PhD (City and Regional Planning), Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey - 2022
  • Masters (City Planning), Middle East Technical University, Ankara,Turkey - 2016
  • Bachelor (Architecture), NED Karachi - 2011

Research Interests

  • City and Regional Planning

Courses Taught

  • CULMINATING EXPERIENCE II
  • EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAM (ELP)
  • INTRODUCTION TO URBAN STUDIES
  • THE CITY
  • URBAN MENTAL HEALTH

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