Congratulations to Mohammed Jahirul Islam on His 2026 Outstanding Student Paper Award!
The Department of Law and Legal Studies is pleased to congratulate PhD candidate Mohammed Jahirul Islam on receiving the 2026 Outstanding Student Paper Award from the American Society of Criminology’s Division of Convict Criminology!
The award recognizes Mohammed’s outstanding scholarly work and contributions to the field of criminology, based on his doctoral comprehensive paper.
Mohammed’s research explores critical issues in criminology, including decolonial perspectives, carceral resistance, penal policies, and criminal justice in Bangladesh and the Global South.
His work is also featured in several papers included in the program for the 2026 American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting in Chicago, examining topics such as epistemic colonialism, police violence, and the future of Bangladeshi criminology.
Although Mohammed will be unable to attend the conference in person, this recognition represents an important milestone in his doctoral studies and highlights the significance of his ongoing research.
Congratulations, Mohammed, on this well-deserved achievement!
Learn more about Mohammed Jahirul Islam and his research.