Ataharul Chowdhury, University of Guelph

Research

social media misinformation community of practice learning social network agriculture rural communication for social change

Latest papers

Rural households' livelihood adaptation strategies in the face of changing climate: A case study from Pakistan.
Heliyon · 2024
Flash flooding considerations aside: Knowledge brokering by the extension and advisory services to adapt a farming system to flash flooding.
Heliyon · 2023 · senior author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Global Center: International Research Center for Enhancing Plant Resilience
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$421,000
Global Center: International Research Center for Enhancing Plant Resilience
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$104,000
The Technology Stewardship Project: Engendering inclusivity for digital agriculture innovation in the Global South
SSHRC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$194,140

All 6 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Rural households' livelihood adaptation strategies in the face of changing climate: A case study from Pakistan.

Khan NA, Shah AA, Chowdhury A, Wang L, Alotaibi BA, Muzamil MR

Heliyon2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28003 PMID: 38509972

02

Flash flooding considerations aside: Knowledge brokering by the extension and advisory services to adapt a farming system to flash flooding.

Kamruzzaman M, Chowdhury A

Heliyon2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19662 PMID: 37809846

Global Center: International Research Center for Enhancing Plant Resilience

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Wilkins, Olivia O

Keywords: bioinformatics; chemical ontologies; chemical synthesis; computational biology; consumer behaviour; metabolomics; natural products; risk perception; spatial transcriptomics

$421,000

Global Center: International Research Center for Enhancing Plant Resilience

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024National Science Foundation Global Centres

Principal investigators: Wilkins, Olivia

Keywords: metabolomics; spatial transcriptomics; bioinformatics; chemical synthesis; risk perception; natural products; consumer behaviour; chemical ontologies; computational biology

$104,000

The Technology Stewardship Project: Engendering inclusivity for digital agriculture innovation in the Global South

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Gow, Gordon A.

Keywords: digital agriculture; technology stewardship; inclusive innovation; communities of practice; capability approach; collaborative inquiry

$194,140

Social Media for Strengthening Agricultural Communities of Practices (CoPs) in an Era of Misinformation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Chowdhury, Ataharul Huq

Keywords: social media; misinformation; community of practice; learning; social network; agriculture; rural

$78,947

Global Networks Forum on Communication for Agriculture, Rural Development, and Environment

Principal investigatorSSHRC2019Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Chowdhury, Ataharul Huq

Keywords: communication for social change; sustainable development; participation; social media; community media; agricultural development; environment

$48,283

Sharing the feast of Ithinto Mechisowin (Food from the Land) and Grow North: food-based community development at O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation and Northern Manitoba communities

Co-investigatorSSHRC2013Partnership Development Grants

Principal investigators: Thompson, Shirley J.

Keywords: food sovereignty; First Nation; country foods; capacity building; youth training; food security; nutrition and food preparation education; hunting; fishing; gathering

$199,636

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: social media Dear Professor Chowdhury, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Rural households' livelihood adaptation strategies in the face of changing climate: A case study from Pakistan." (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Social Media for Strengthening Agricultural Communities of Practices (CoPs) in an Era of Misinformation" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]