Prof. Dr. Angelica M. Baylon, Philippines, PhD  MBGPH MSc MBA

Email: ambaylon@gmail.com 

Executive Director, Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific , Mariveles Bataan Philippines President of Philippine Association of Extension Program Implementers Inc (PAEPI); Chairman Emeritus of PAEPI SEC N 2009-10059 ; Associate Fellow of Nautical Institute, London; Member of IMAREST or  Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology, UK; Secretary of IMAREST and Nautical Institute  Philippines and Co-Facilitator at Global Maritime Education and Training , Australia

Degrees: Bachelor in Science major in Chemistry (Cumlaude); Master of Science in Chemistry (MS Chem.)- PCASTRD/NRCP Scholar; Master in Business Administration (MBA) with highest distinction; Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Administration (PhD) with high distinction; Master in Shipping Business Management (MSBM) – PMMA, outstanding graduate; Master in Bioethics and Global Public Health (graduated Feb 2016)

Thesis: Traditional and Health Practices of Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines : Implications to Academic Discourse and MAAP Extension Services Program  defended at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand  on 4 February,  2016 and approved with distinction.

Why I choose to study at AUSN? Global faculty members are all scholars and co-students are also coming from the global community 

Changes in me after I joined AUSN: Had widened my perspective and understanding about bioethics, public health in a multi-disciplinary and transdiciplinary perspective and had appreciated various cultures. I gained the knowledge and degree to teach bioethics. I am currently pursuing my second Ph.D. degree, in Bioethics at AUSN.

Most Interesting facts about AUSN: AUSN provides scholarship to deserving students to provide them the needed knowledge, skills, attitude, experience, competency to make them proficient and more equipped professionally to make the world a better society to live in as it promotes peace and harmony across all nations with no boundaries but working towards a common goal of improving the quality of lives of the people. Bioethics courses provided by AUSN is applicable to all disciplines. All lessons can be further enhanced by enrolled students thus contributing new knowledge in a different and useful perspectives

Advice for new students who will join AUSN? Opportunity being provided by AUSN must be grabbed by all scholars who would like to further enhance their potentials and capabilities. An opportunity to learn from reputable professors led by Prof Darryl Macer. One would learn at the same time enjoy interacting and contributing to the discussions, visit interesting places, increasing its network of scholarly associates and friends and at the same time earning certificates or a degree  with good advocacy. Excellent for professional growth and for the community that we serve.

Sumaira Khowaja-Punjwani, PhD, CPB, MBeth & BScN (Pakistan)

Sumaira is Nurse Academic Administrator and Bioethicist by profession. She has worked as of Head of Department Nursing Services and Nursing Education Services at the rank of Senior Instructor and has vast experience of curriculum designing and modifications for novice to expert nurses. Currently, she is working as Founding Principal & Assistant Professor for Saifee Burhani School of Nursing where she has successfully initiated and established School of Nursing and have obtained approval from Pakistan Nursing Council and affiliation from Dow University of Health Sciences for Four year Bachelors of Science in Nursing degree program.She is also  Vice-President of the Asian Bioethics Association for Pakistan.

She was a key member of the committee that designed curriculum for Accelerated Master of Science in Nursing Program at one of the prestigious University of Karachi and initiated it after recognition from a national regulatory body. She completed her Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BScN) in 2007 from Aga Khan University School of Nursing. She received her Master of Bioethics (MBeth) in 2010 from Aga Khan University Medical College funded by Fogarty International Centre, NIH USA. Recently, she has obtained Certificate in Pediatric Bioethics from Children Mercy Hospital, University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine, USA.

She has participated in several national and international conferences as facilitator and paper presenter. She has published her work in the area of Bioethics and Nursing. She have expertise for system development of Nursing Division including Nursing Services, Nursing Education Services and School of Nursing.



Dr. Shahanaz Chowdhury (Bangladesh), MBBS, MPH (RCH), MBGPH (2015)

Email: jesmin_70@yahoo.com

Shahanaz Chowdhury, currently working as Assistant Professor & Head Dept. of Community Medicine & Program Coordinator MPH in Community Medicine, Faculty of Public Health at Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS). She has completed MBBS from Sir Salimullah Medical College under Dhaka University in 1996 and MPH in Reproductive and Child Health in 2003 under National Institute of Preventive and Social Sciences (NIPSOM). She has acquired extensive theoretical and practical knowledge on basics of public health issues and public health oriented subjects which helped her to be confident with a strong foundation on research work in the field of public health. From the very beginning of her career, she was highly motivated on research work with a view to contribute to the improvement of existing health service system. Among those researches, eight have been accepted for oral presentation and four have accepted for poster presentation both nationally and internationally. Now she has completed the MBGPH course at American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN) and so the ethical knowledge and skills in public health issues will enable her to be known as an expert on Bioethics and Global Public Health arena. AUSN has given her the opportunity to fulfill her dream nationally and internationally.

Ms. Laura Ballantyne-Brodie, LLM, MBGPH, Australia

Laura is an Australian environmental and climate change lawyer, and United Nations “Harmony with Nature” Continental Facilitator for Australia and the Pacific since 2015.  Admitted to practice to the Supreme Court of Victoria and High Court of Australia in 2010, Laura holds a Bachelor of Law with Honours and a Bachelor of Arts from Monash University and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Bioethics. Laura is a visiting research fellow at the American University of Sovereign Nations (US). Laura is passionate about engaging in new conversations on legal education, and public interest lawyering. Laura is a passionate educator, having lectured at New York University and Yale University from 2013-2016 in a course she developed in Disaster Law and Ethics.

As well as working in legal practice in Australia she is a current AUSN PhD student, and in the past worked for orgnaizations including UNESCO.

Dr. Mahmood-uz-Jahan, MBBS, M.D., MBGPH (Bangladeh)

Dr. Mahmood-uz-Jahan is working as a Director, Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) sine 2013. Before that he worked as a deputy director for three years in tBMRC. He completed his medical graduation (MBBS) from Mymensingh Medical College in affiliation with University of Dhaka and post graduation degree Doctor of Medicine (MD) on Radiology and Imaging  from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). He completed his MBGPH degree in 2017.

At BMRC his job is highly involved with research and publication related matters. He has very keen interest to learn about ethics specially biological ethics involving human subjects. In addition he is also working as a member secretary of National Research Ethics Committee (NREC) and Assistant editor of BMRC journal named “BMRC Bulletin”.  He believes that ethics is essential for every individual and they also should have a good sense of humor. He has a beautiful wife with three children.



Dr. Shahana  Dastagir (Bangladesh) BDS, M.Phil., MBGPH (2015)

I have completed my bachelor in Dental Surgery [BDS] from Bangladesh and by profession I am a Dental Surgeon. I obtained the degree of Master of Philosophy in Preventive and Social Medicine (M.Phil.- Medical)   from National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM) under University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. In 2013 I successfully completed a post graduate course on new concept in Dental Education and Global Public Health from the department of Global Oral Health, College of Dental Science, University and Medical Centre St Radboud, The Netherlands with full scholarship.

I attended a course in Bioethics from October 2014 - December 2014, conducted by NIH CC Department of Bioethics, USA. From November 03, 2015 to November 08, 2015, I attended the Sixteenth Asian Bioethics Conference the the Philippines,  where  I graduated with a MBGPH [Master’s program on Bioethics and Global Public Health] by American University of Sovereign Nation with the international scholarship from AUSN and Bangladesh Bioethics Society. From there I got an opportunity to acquire an abundant amount of knowledge regarding Bioethics and Global Public Health and it was an immense opportunity on my part to meet scholars from different part of the world.

Currently I am working as an Associate Professor and Head, Department of Dental Public Health in City Dental College, Dhaka, Bangladesh. I am on the Editorial Board as one of the Associate Editors for publishing a professional Dental and Medical Journal, published from City Dental College, Dhaka. My research interest focuses on Dental public health, Preventive Dentistry and Bioethics.

In 2015 I have been elected the Vice President of Bangladesh Dental Society, the apex professional body of the dental surgeons of Bangladesh. Presently I am also working as an Organizing Secretary of Oral Pathology and Periodontology Association of Bangladesh. I am a life member of Bangladesh Bioethics Association. I served as the Announcer of the SAARC [South Asian Region Conference] Dental Association Federation in 1995. I was awarded as the ‘Best Master of the Ceremony’ of the 1^st International Dental Conference in Bangladesh in 2001.

I am running a project with Australia named “Australia Bangladesh Camp for Dental” for helping the under privileged children of Bangladesh. Email: dastagirshahana@gmail.com

Andrew Bosworth, PhD, BA, MA, (Canada/Thailand)

Andrew recently completed his PhD at AUSN. He previously earned a BA in international relations from Mahidol University International College, in Thailand, and an MA in sustainable peace from the University for Peace, in Costa Rica. His professional career included work in agriculture and finance. He previously published on issues of biodiversity, peace and non-duality. He has previously been part of the UNESCO Ethics of Climate Change in Asia-Pacific project as first author of a book published by UNESCO on “Ethics and Biodiversity”.

He is most at home in nature, preferably temperate rain-forests. His biggest fear are bears, and his favorite animals are bears. He still enjoys literature and philosophy. He looks forward to a slower tempo in life watching his children and his plants grow tall and strong, and multiplying in accordance with a healthy environment in Canada. He enjoys new friends, good music, and continuously flowing motion. 

Md. Jobair Alam (Bangladesh) LL.M., LL.B. (Hons’), MBGPH (2015)

Email: jobairalam@du.ac.bd

Md. Jobair Alam is an Assistant Professor of Law, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and currently he is pursuing his Ph.D. at the Macquarie University Law School, Sydney, Australia. Before starting his academic career he has completed his LL.M. and LL.B. (Hons’) in 2010 and 2009 respectively from the Department of Law, University of Dhaka and he has th

e distinction of being first in both of the examinations. In recognition of these outstanding academic achievements he has been a

warded with prestigious gold medals from the Prime Minister, the President and the Chief Justice

of Bangladesh. In 2015 Mr. Alam has also completed his Master in Bioethics and Global Public Health (MBGPH) from the American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN), Arizona, USA where he did his major thesis work on “A Critical Assessment of the Ethical Approaches to Environmental Legislation in Bangladesh with an Emphasis on Biodiversity”. He received a promotion upon completion of his MBGPH degree. Several of his research articles have

been published in peer reviewed national and international journals. He has also attended seminars both home and abroad including India, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and Australia. His area of interest is International law of Refugee, Migrants and Stateless, International Human Rights Law, Poverty and Development. 

 Mr. Olumide A Odeyemi, MSc, MBGPH, Nigeria

Email: oluodeyemi@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olumide.odeyemi

Degrees: MSc in Marine science (marine microbiology and biotechnology), National University of Malaysia; Master in Bioethics and Global Public Health. Thesis: Food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices among consumers in developing countries  After graduation I am now studying for a PhD at University of Tasmania, in Australia 

Why I choose to study at AUSN? I choose AUSN due to the fact that the it is a “University of choice for those individuals who are committed to community, global leadership, and desire to be leaders in the learned professions”. I aspire to impact my community, be an effective and efficient leader thereby contributing to global peaceful co-existence. Additionally, the uniqueness of the courses and faculty expertise contributes to my desire to study at AUSN

Changes in me after I joined AUSN: I was able to learn interrelationship of disciplines such as bioethics, environmental science, global public health, biotechnology, science and technology. I was also able to learn diversity of mankind and living things in general culminating in one planet one people because “We are not all the same but we are all equal”

Most interesting facts about AUSN: The flexibility of the lectures which made it possible for busy individuals to still acquire new knowledge. More so, the fact that I am living in Australia gives me the advantage of attending the class at night instead of day time like some other students. It was also avenue to meet and make new global friends.

Advice for new students who will join AUSN? My advice is that new students should see attending AUSN as an opportunity to gain new knowledge in relation to society and science. It is also avenue to make new global friends of various professional background. The more your personal input, the more the output you will gain from AUSN.

Prof. Lana al-Shareeda Le Blanc, MA, MBGPH, USA/Iraq

Senior Translator, SEATE Translations, Manhattan, KS, USA, 2012 and AUSN Visiting Professor of Social Justice & Modern Standard Arabic. Former - Arabic Language Instructor, United Nations Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific (UN/ESCAP), Bangkok, Thailand. I am a Ph.D. candidate in AUSN.

Degrees: Bachelor in Arts, English; Master in Arts, International Relations (Webster University); Master in Bioethics & Global Public Health (graduated March 2016) Thesis: A Comparative Study Of Refugee Syrian School Children In Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq And Egypt:  Out-Of-School Children That Led To The ‘Lost Generation’.

Why I choose to study at AUSN? It’s everyone together who works in harmony and their differential cultural backgrounds, religions and beliefs.  It is a perfect combination of these elements.

Changes in me after I joined AUSN:I became a much broader person in my personal and professional outlook. I have moved from Thailand where I lived for a decade, to the United States (I have received my Green Card and my husband is a US citizen).

Most Interesting Facts about AUSN: The teamwork is a hallmark of the university.  No one is above anyone else.  Everyone unites in making all AUSN persons become a better people.  Each person is seen and valued as an important pillar of the university.  They are always ready to help and support each other the best way they can.  Also, the professors do not teach out of a textbook.  They teach from their personal experiences and knowledge.

Advice for new students who will join AUSN? Work hard, get as much experience as you can from the professors.  They are not textbook teachers, but they can add a lot to your personality and career.

Ms. Ananya Tritipthumrongchok, M.S., CCP (2014), MBGPH (2015)
President, AUSN Alumni Association

Email: ananya@eubios.info

Ananya is General Manager of Eubios Ethics Institute and of the International Peace and Development Ethics Centre, Kaeng Krachan, Thailand. She is a Thai citizen and graduated from both the CCP and Masters in Bioethics and Global Public Health (MBGPH) Programmes of American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN), United States of America.  She is a AUSN Senior Research Fellow and a member of the Board of Governors.

Ananya's Masters thesis was on “Fortune Telling as Mental Health Support”.  She previously had a M.S. Population and Development from the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Thailand, and a B.A. in Personal Management from Rajabhat Suan Sunanta University in Thailand. She was among the first batch of AUSN graduates, completing the Postgraduate Certificate in Community and Peace (CCP).

Professionally she worked for 10 years in HRM in AIS telecommunications  and 6 years for Acer Computers, and is Assistant to the Managing Director of Essilor Distribution (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. Ananya has been researching various issues of bioethics from a cross-cultural perspective. Ananya is also assisting in the Youth Peace Ambassadors International programme for several years. For AUSN Ananya is researching concepts of fortune telling, happiness, decision-making and also helping in the international relations and development of online delivery programs for degree programs.

Mr. Sol Erwin G. Diaz (the Philippines) BA, B.Law, MA, Ph.D., CCP (2015)

Sol is a one of the pioneer graduates of the American University of Sovereign Nation’s (AUSN) Post Graduate Certificate in Community and Peace. He is currently enrolled in the AUSN Master of  Bioethics and Global Public Health. He was n the first Secretary of the AUSN Alumni Association. He is from the Philippines and he came to know AUSN when he attended the 9^th Youth Peace Ambassador (YPA) Training Workshop held in AUSN, Scottsdale, Arizona last August 2014. He also participated in the 10^th YPA held in Purwokerto, Indonesia and received his award being a Youth Peace Ambassador.

He is a teacher and is also currently working as a Legislator of one of the Barangay in Iligan City, Philippines. He was so grateful of the combination program of the AUSN (online/onsite study program) as he was able to finish according to his learning pace the concepts, theories, and practices of PEACE and BIOETHICS. He is also thankful and proud that he achieved his ambition to graduate from one of the prestigious schools in the United States of America - the American University of Sovereign Nations.

Mr. Muhammad Ziaul Huq, CCP, MBGPH (Bangladesh)

Email: zhshimul@gmail.com

 Ziaul is the Chairman of Thirdeye Communication Ltd. He is now writing his Ph.D. thesis after completing the AUSN MBGPH program. In 2014 he  completed his Postgraduate Certificate on Community and Peace (CCP) from AUSN, He is a life member of Asian Bioethics Association (ABA). He had completed his BFA and MFA degree from the University of Dhaka on Fine Art. He is also a Visual Artist. He is the life member of Bangladesh Charu Shilpi Shangshad and Organizing Secretary of Bangabandhu Shishu Kishor Mela. Founder member of Alor Michil education for under privileged children.

He involved in many socio-cultural organizations, an organizer and activist of programs like Phohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year), February (International Mother Language Day), Working for flood affected people, SIDRE affected people, Drop out people, Media Dark area people for education. Within the study he was involved in political and cultural organizations. By this time he had participated in many Solo and Group Art Exhibition like Young, National, Asian Biennale, Berger, Fine Art Faculty Annual, Bangabandhu art exhibition etc. He also participated many International Conference & Workshop on Art, Culture, Leadership, social, Environments and peace movements in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Sweden, Germany, Norway, Denmark, UK, USA and many others country around the world. He is very interested to do work for under-privileged people around the world.

Dr. Rhyddhi Chakraborty,MBGPH, PhD, MA, MPhil., India

After graduation is now a AUSN Visiting Professor of Philosophy and Global Health.  Moved from India to work in England.

Advice for new students who will join AUSN: You can get a comprehensive vision of what Bioethics is. But trust me! You would gain more than you have ever imagined.

Email: rhyddhi.chakraborty@gmail.com

Degrees: Ph.D. (Philosophy), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India 2015; M.Phil. (Philosophy), University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India- 2006; M.A. (Philosophy), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India- 2004; Master in Bioethics and Global Public Health (graduated May 2016).

Thesis: Consideration of Water as a Determinant of Health Capability

Why I choose to study at AUSN?I was introduced to AUSN by Bangladesh Bioethics Society, of which I am an international member. I chose to study at AUSN, for its combination-hybrid scope, and because the faculty come from many countries. Because of that I can continue to pursue my aspiration of studying Bioethics, even when I moved to United Kingdom from India.

Changes in me after I joined AUSN: Being enrolled in AUSN for MBGPH course enabled me to widen and enhance my knowledge of Bioethics as an interdisciplinary subject. It has also provided me the scope to interact with people from different parts of the world and has also given the opportunity to meet the faculty who are stalwarts in the field of Bioethics and Public Health.

Most Interesting facts about AUSN: The most interesting fact about AUSN is that Prof. Macer keeps an eye on each and every student’s progress. I love the intensive courses that AUSN conducts, from time to time, and we get to interact with more and more people in person.  I continue to join intensive courses, especially in the U.K. where I moved to.

Mr. Rimesh Khanal, MBGPH, Nepal

 Email: rimesh909@gmail.com

 Facebook: www.facebook.com/rimesh.khanal

I am President of Youth’s UNESCO Club, Nepal a Non- profit organization; Appointed as Board of Governors of AUSN. After graduation I moved to spent time in California, USA, and am in Nepal waiting for the results of my Greencard to live with my spouse who is living in the USA

Degrees: Bachelor in Business Studies, Tribhuvan University, Nepal; Master in Bioethics and Global Public Health (graduated Feb 2016).

Thesis: Comparison of Ethical Values of Children and Youth in Nepal and Mexico

Why I choose to study at AUSN?  I choose AUSN because of the environment with excellent educational experts, and inspiring members of the Board of Governors. Being based in the USA. I had a long standing positive relationship with Dr. Darryl Macer and Eubios Ethics Institute through the Youth Peace Ambassadors and Youth Looking Beyond Disaster networks (where I serve on the Board of Governors).

Changes in me after I joined AUSN: After joining AUSN I learnt how to deal with criticism in a positive way in my life, and to benefit from deeper analytical skills that rigorous study and debates in class. Although I was often quite in such debates, I could learn how to reason based on evidence and logic. And I became a more optimistic person. I could learn about wisdom from many different sources of knowledge.

Most Interesting facts about AUSN: I love the international conferences that AUSN holds. These gave me an opportunity to see the world and meet new people from many ethnicities and view points. I also had the chance to help co-organize some conferences in my home country, and in the USA, which can inspire many new leaders. For me the most interesting lecture was the session in the Grand Canyon, where we learnt about Environmental Ethics, with magnificent scenery.

Advice for new students who will join AUSN? New interested students will be make many international friends and these can help host you when will you visit their country, and vice versa. You will get more out of AUSN than you put in, and you can really benefit from being part of AUSN. 



Prof. Dr. Wardatul Akmam, PhD, MBGPH, Bangladesh

I was living in Rajshahi, Bangladesh at the time of attaining degree. I am now Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Email:akmamw@hotmail.co.jp   akmamw@ru.ac.bd

Degrees: BSS Honours (RU), MSS (RU), MA (McMaster), PhD (Tsukuba); Master in Bioethics and Global Public Health (MBGPH).

Thesis: Desires of Parents regarding Gender of Children: Study of a Village in Northern Bangladesh

Why I choose to study at AUSN? I am particularly interested in gender and environment related research issues. I met Prof. Darryl Macer in 1999 at University of Tsukuba, Japan, when I was a PhD student, carrying out research on supplying safe drinking water to the arsenic-hit population in Bangladesh under the supervision of Professor Yoshiro Higano. Then I became interested in the multidisciplinary nature of bioethics and took part in the Sixth and Seventh International Tsukuba Bio-ethics Roundtable held in 2000 and 2002 respectively. Even after I returned to Bangladesh, achieving my PhD degree from University of Tsukuba in 2003, I kept contact with Professor Darryl Macer and was involved with Bangladesh Bioethics Society (BBS) since its inception in 2009. Currently I am a life member and a Vice President of BBS. I joined the MBGPH degree (Combination/Hybrid Program) from AUSN in 2015, and completed the degree in 2016.

Changes in me after I joined AUSN: I became more aware about environmental degradation and try to be as environment-friendly as possible.

Most interesting facts about AUSN: I enjoyed this mode of study where I was able to interact directly (through Skype) with intellectuals all around the world sitting at home. As I study and teach sociology, going through the MBGPH program helped me significantly in connecting scientific issues to various social phenomena. 

Advice for new students who will join AUSN? My advice to the new students is that they should try to grasp the materials taught as much as possible and enjoy the multidisciplinary nature of the program.  



Prof. Rowena F. Zoilo, MA, CCP, Philippines

Email: jaszoilo@gmail.com

I am now Associate Professor III, Bicol University Extension Service Center, HERRC Building, BU East Campus, Legazpi City, 4500 Philippines; and Head, Consultancy, Linkages and Other Support Services. I am a Member, BU Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Committee

Currently I am a PhD Student in Bioethics, Sustainability and Public Health (AUSN). Dissertation (In progress):  Bioethics in the Philippine Higher Education Institutions

Degrees: Master’s Degree in Development Management; Divine Word College of Legazpi, Legazpi City, Philippines, April 15, 2011

Thesis: Bicol University’s Environmental Education Initiatives: An Assessment. Post Graduate Certificate in Community and Peace (AUSN, May 2015)

Why I choose to study at AUSN? I choose to study at the American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN) considering its strong partnership with other international schools. Its students are coming from global community, thus giving us a variety and vast discussions on multi-cultural topics and issues. It likewise offers opportunities for higher academic excellence and professional development.

Changes in me after I joined AUSN: I gained more knowledge in bioethics, sustainability and health relating it to my fields of specialization along environment, disaster management and social sciences. Our visit to other countries and places widened my understanding on society and culture thus sharing it with my students in the Philippines. I also gained more confidence in dealing with others and appreciate people across borders. I am more inspired personally and professionally. I will forever be grateful and proud in joining AUSN and dream of becoming part of its pool of faculty.

Most Interesting facts about AUSN: AUSN provides wide opportunity for its students to study the global community. The Administration is composed of competent, reliable and knowledgeable leaders who share unlimited ideas among the students. Professors are very friendly and provide more than enough attention, motivation and encouragements to students to continue studying for career growth. The teaching approaches and methodologies used are very appropriate, desirable and acceptable for professional learners like me. The hands on and must see learning experiences on the study of peace, culture, community and the like are looked forward by the students to join a lot of activities.

Advice for new students who will join AUSN? Be a global leader! Don’t miss the opportunity of being an AUSN student. There is more to learn, see and share through intellectual and interactive discussions beyond our boundaries. Established friends, connect, grow then serve in the academic global circle of AUSN.

Hasan ERBAY, MD, PhD, MBGPH (Turkey)

Hasan Erbay is currently working as Assistant Professor and Head at Dept. History of Medicine and Medical Ethics at Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Medicine in Turkey. He graduated from the Inonu University as MD in 2004. He worked as an ambulance physician in prehospital emergency services (namely 112 in Turkey) and different emergency services for seven years. He completed his PhD degree in History of Medicine and Medical Ethics at Cukurova University, Adana, in 2012. His primary interests are emergency medicine (especially prehospital) and it's ethical aspects and ethics education. He is the member of clinical research ethical committe and the training officer who is responsible for every phase of medical education process for first year students of medical faculty at the university. Additionaly, he is the advisor of Kocatepe TurkMSIC which is the local representative of IFMSA (International Federation of Medical Students Association). He represented the field of medical ethics at the "Commission for National Medical Education Curriculum for Turkey" in 2014. Erbay is a member of Turkish Bioethics Association and Asian Bioethics Association, at all.

He thinks that it is a great opportunity for him to improve and enlarge the point of view in the field of bioethics and public health issues in global perspective through the MBGPH course at American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN). Hasan is an AUSN faculty member now also.





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AUSN has over a hundred Alumni, since May 2015. We are currently adding the profiles of Alumni to this page.

AUSN welcomes Applications from students (download the form), email to Professor Darryl Macer, provost@ausn.info

Prospective students can email to:
Dr. Ananya Triptipthumrongchok, President, AUSN Alumni Association (Email: ananya@eubios.info)
Dr. Tonmoy Biswas, Secretary, AUSN Alumni Association (Email: tshekhor@yahoo.com)

Or email to those students or faculty who have provided their emails on the AUSN website. It is suggested that for propsective students and others inquiries are to Dr. Darryl Macer, Provost, Email: provost@ausn.info

List by country of names and occupations of AUSN Alumni

Alphabetical List of AUSN Alumni by Country they are Working in now -  indicating Current Position, AUSN degree, and thesis title (Updated to include current prefix)

Australia

Ms. Laura Ballantyne-Brodie, Lawyer, Melbourne, Australia (MBGPH - Earth System Ethics: A Systems Approach to Ethics for Our World)

Bangladesh

Ms. Tanya Ahmad, Creative consultant, HS Enterprise Ltd., Dhaka (MBGPH - Ethical and Moral Considerations for Road Safety in Bangladesh)

Dr. Tahera Ahmed, Professor, North-South University (PhD - Awareness and Need of Life Skills Concepts among Young People in Bangladesh)

Dr. Tarana Ahmed, Managing Director, Technochic, Dhaka (MBGPH - Improved Lifestyle of Child Domestic Workers: Decreases Street Beggars in Bangladesh; PhD - Empowerment of Youth Street Beggars as Child Domestic Workers can make a Revolution in Bangladesh)

Dr. Wardatul Akmam, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh (MBGPH - Desires of Parents regarding Gender of Children: A Study of a Village in Northern Bangladesh)

Mr. Jobair Alam, Assistant Professor of Law, Univerity of Dhaka (MBGPH - A Critical Assessment of the Ethical Approaches to Environmental Legislation in Bangladesh with an Emphasis on Biodiversity)

Dr. Rajib Biswas,  Research Physician at ICDDR, B (MBGPH - Ethical Issues Relating to Sexual and Reproductive Knowledge Seekng Bahaviour of Adolescents in Bangladesh)

Dr. Tonmoy Biswas, Lecturer, Green life Medical College, Bangladesh; Vice Chairperson, Asian Medical Students Association – Bangladesh; Secretary, AUSN Alumni Association (MBGPH - Pharmaceutical Incentives and Medical Ethics: Attitudes of Future Doctors of Bangladesh)

Dr. Shahanaz Chowdhury, Associate Professor & Head, Dept. of Community Medicine & Program Coordinator, MPH in Community Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, Bangladesh  University of Health Sciences (BUHS) (MBGPH - End-of-life care in the adult intensive care unit: Attitude and practices of critical care of physicians and nurses; PhD - Perceptions on Health Insurance among Consumers in Bangladesh)

Dr. Shahana Dastagir, Head of the Department of DPH, Ibrahim Medical College – IMC (BIRDEM) (MBGPH - Informed consent in dental practice in Bangladesh – A survey on dental practitioners’ knowledge, attitudes and awareness)

Dr. Arif Hossain, Professor & Course Coordinator, Dept of Human Rights, Etrat University, Iran; Director & Associate Editor, EBCI Group; Vice President, Bangladesh Bioethics Society (MBGPH- An Islamic (Shia) Perspective on Good vs. Evil, Peace, Conflict and the Apocalypse)

Mr. Md. Mazaharul Huq, (CBGPH)

Mr. Muhammad Ziaul  Huq, Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Third Eye Communication, Dhaka; (CCP), (MBGPH - Ethical and public health issues of chemicals in foods in Bangladesh)

Dr. Md Fakrul Islam, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Social Science; Former Chairman, Department of Social Work, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi 6205, Bangladesh (MBGPH - Assessing Quality of Life of the Rural Elderly in Bangladesh)

Dr. Mohammad Rashedul Islam, Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dhaka (MBGPH - A study on service availability and readiness assessment of non communicable diseases using the WHO tool for Gazipur District in Bangladesh)

Mr. Md. Robiul Islam, Lions Clubs International, District 315 A1 (CCP)

Dr. Mahmood-Uz-Jahan, Director, Bangladeh Medical Research Council, Dhaka (MBGPH - Awareness of Ethics Among Medical Doctors in Bangladesh)

Mr. Sheikh Khayeruzzaman, Journalist, Bangladesh (MPhil)

Dr. Shamima Lasker, Professor & Head of Anatomy, MH Samorita Medical College, Dhaka; Secretary General, Bangladesh Bioethics Society (MPH - Guidelines for Ethics Review Committee (ERC) for the research involving humans, animals, and the environment) (PhD - Core curriculum for publication ethics)

Dr. Md. Anower Hussain Mian, Prof. and Head, Department of Community Dentistry, Faculty of Public Health, Bangladesh University of Health Sciences (BUHS), Dhaka (MPH - Prevalence of Oral and Dental Diseases and Oral Hygiene Practices among Illicit Drug Abusers)

Dr. Rawfun Nahar Dental Surgeon, Royal Dental Care; Assistant Secretary for Health, Tooth Fairy Foundation (MPH - Estimation of Occupational Hazards and their Prevention among Dental Surgeons in Dhaka City, Bangladesh)

Dr. Md. Rana Parvez, Clincian, Bangladesh (MPH - Intra – articular steroid and Hyaluronic acid injection is less effective than Platelate Rich Plasma injection to treatment knee joint osteoarthritis (knee joint pain)?)

Dr. Naznin Pervin, Senior Resident Medical Officer, Asgar Ali Hospital Ltd. Dhaka (MPH - Old home inhabitants in Bangladesh: what physical and mental support do they need and what they truly get)

Mr. Maruf Hassan Pulok, Private company, Dhaka (MBGPH - Juvenile delinquency influenced by familial environment)

Mr. Rishad Raihan, IT Industry (CCP)

Canada

Dr. Ahmed Raihan Abir, Medical Scientist, Toronto (MPH - Telemedicine with Digital low-cost ECG to provide basic cardio-care in rural areas: Instrumentation and Ethical Aspects)

Dr. Andrew Bosworth, Entreprenuer, British Columbia (PhD - Discourses on the dynamics of life and chaos)

Ms. Joella Molina Estrada, Nurse, Vancouver (MBGPH - Ethical Issues of Family Presence in the ICU and During Resuscitation)

England

Dr. Rhyddhi Chakoborty, Programme Leader (HND-HSC), London Churchill College, England; AUSN Visiting Professor in Philosophy & Global Health (MBGPH - Water Ethics in India) (India)

Germany

Dr. Saeideh Sayari, University of Bonn, Germany (MBGPH - Abortion law in Muslim communities: Lack of a comprehensive perspective on harmful pregnancy) (Iran)

Dr. Abbas Kharabi Masouleh, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Bonn, Germany (MBGPH - Blindness as disability: Issues in relationship with human rights and human dignity) (Iran)

India

Mr. Jatwinder Grewal, (CBGPH), Paiala Representative at National Youth Project; Programme Support Coordinator at Janhit Samiti Punjab

Mr. Veerjeet Singh Laisangbam, (CCP), Advisor, Youth School for Social Entrepreneurs, Imphal

Dr. A. Sebastian Mahimairaj, Lecturer, Arul Anandar College (Autonomous), Karumathur Madurai District, Tamil Nadu (MBGPH - The Socio-Economic Conditions of Rag Pickers In Tripur City, Tamilnadu,India)

Mr. Hemajit Phukan, NGO Director, India (MPhil)

Dr. Michael Anjello Rajan, Associate Professor in Physics  (Retd), Project Consultant, Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, DOTE Campus, Gandhi Mandapam Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (MBGPH - The Status of the Third Gender in Tamil Literature and the Current Scenario in Selected Districts of South Tamil Nadu)

Indonesia

Dr. Miko Ferine, Bioethics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman (UNSOED), Purwokerto; AUSN Visiting Professor in Medical Education and Ethics (MBGPH - Exploration of the Breaking Bad News Process: Doctor’s Experiences in Banyumas Regency, Indonesia)

Dr. Faidh Husnan, Medical Practice, Indonesia (MPhil)

Ms. Novalita Arisanti Irawan, Ambulance Staff, Palang Merah Indonesia (CBGPH)  

Dr. Dyah Woro Dwi Lestari, Bioethics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman (UNSOED), Purwokerto; AUSN Visiting Professor in Bioethics and Psychology (MBGPH - Ms. Novalita Arisanti Irawan, Ambulance Staff,)

Ms. Muthiah Munthe, Corporate Communications at PT HM Sampoerna Tbk. (an affiliate of Philip Morris International), Jakarta (CCP)

Dr. Amalia Muhaimin, Bioethics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman (UNSOED), Purwokerto;  AUSN Visiting Professor in Bioethics and Medical Education (CCP)

Dr. Frilya Rachma Putri, Psychiatry Department, Brawijaya University, Saiful Anwar General Hospital, Malang (MBGPH - Exploration of Experience of Javanese People with Schizophrenia with History of Having  Involuntary Treatment in Psychiatric Management)

Dr. Septi Dewi Rachmawati, Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Brawijaya University (MBGPH - Exploration study on Nursing students’ first experiences in conducting phenomenological qualitative research among people and families with vulnerabilities in Indonesia)

Mr. Muslihudin Sharbinie, School Teacher, Bogor (MBGPH - Self-efficacy of Vocational Health School Students in Conducting Double Education System in Public Health in Bogor District West Java, Indonesia)

Iran

Ms. Tayebeh Kharestani, Designer (MBGPH - Designing an experience to recall positive memories in order to improve mental health)

Japan

Mr. Tsuyoshi Sotoya, Lecturer, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo (MPH - Concepts of Human Dignity and Family in Japan)

Ms. Emi Takahashi, Transition Town Yokohama (MPhil)

Dr. Ryo Takahashi, Professor, Sendai University (PhD - The Science, Philosophy and Bioethics of Gerontology in the Context of Our Future: An Individual and Community Journey from Japan)

Malaysia

Dr. Tamjida Ahmad, Lecturer, Malaysia (MBGPH - Peace Building in a Multicultural Society: The Role of Religious Leaders in Malaysia)

Dr. Nor Aina Mhd Khotib, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur (CBGPH)

Dr. Mohd Salim Mohammad, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur (MBGPH - Integrating bioethics, religious and cultural values to construct ethical policy and educational strategies in Malaysia)

Dr. Siti Nurani Noor, retired Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya; AUSN Visiting Professor of Philosophy and Bioethics (MPhil)

Dr. Nur Farhani Zarmani, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur (CBGPH)

Mexico

Ms. Maria Sanchez Alvarez, Attorney, Mexico (MPhil)

Ms. Parivash Malekshamran Garza, Monterrey, Mexico  (MBGPH - Redignifing the Concept of Latin American Migrants entering into the United States of America)

Myanmar

Ms. Ya Min Thu, Managing Director, YNEC Education Center; Director, AUSN Myanmar Liaison Office (MBGPH - An Ethical and Scientific Analysis of the Potential Utilization of Nuclear Reactors for Energy Production in Developing Countries)

Nepal

Mr. Bibek Adhikari, Vice-President, Youth’s UNESCO Club (CCP), (MBGPH – Youth volunteers in post-disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction)

Mr. Amrit Kumar Dhimal, Hyatt Regency Kathmandu (CCP)

Ms. Puza Karanjeet, Youth’s UNESCO Club (CBGPH)

Mr. Nirmal Karki, Secretary-General, Youth’s UNESCO Club (CCP)

Mr.  Rajendra Khadka, President , Medical Laboratory Association of Nepal (MPH - Knowledge and Perceptions of HIV and AIDS among higher secondary school students in Dolakha District)

Mr. Binod Prasad Parajuli, Practical Action Consulting South Asia (CBGPH)

Mr. Dinesh Singh, UNICEF, Nepal; Canada (MPhil)

Mr. Bikash Thapa, Program Manager, Restless Development Nepal (MBGPH - Bases of Early Marriage and Consequences on the Well-being of Mother and Child in Jhirubas, Palpa, Nepal)

Mr. Ramji Sapkota, Secretary, Paramedics Association of Nepal (MBGPH - Environmental Effects on Immunization Programs in Baglung District, Nepal)

Nigeria

Mr. Olumide Odeyami (MBGPH - Food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices among consumers in developing countries)

Pakistan

Dr. Sumaira Khowaja-Punjwani, Principal,  Pakistan (PhD - Past, Present and Future Trends of Nursing Workforce Migration in Pakistan: Analysis and Policy Implications)

 the Philippines

Mr. Ariel Calugay Bacani, Head, Dept. Social Sciences, Virgen Migarosa University Foundation, San Carlos (MBGPH - Ethical concerns on the implementation of Solo Parent Act (RA 8972) in the Philippines)

Mr. Ronnie Barrientos, Private Company, Manila (MBGPH - An Analysis of Gender Mainstreaming in General Santos City, the Philippines)

Dr. Angelica Baylon, External Relations Director, Maritime Academy of Asia & the Pacific (MAAP); AUSN Visiting Professor in Chemistry, Maritime Science and Community Studies (MBGPH - Practices of Traditional Medical Practitioners in Bataan, the Philippines) (PhD - Proposed Manning Productivity Gain Cycle for Peace, Sustainability and Global Development: Implications for Bioethics and Health)

Ms. Margaret Columba M. Baylon, ERP Implementation Specialist, Jupiter Systems, Inc., Makati City (MBGPH - Perception of the Workforce in an Academic Setting as AUSN: How five generations work together)

Dr. Rogelio Bayod, the Philippines, Professor, Cor Jesu College, the Philippines (PhD - Enduring Quest For Identity: Towards Developing a Sustainable Development Model for the Indigenous Peoples in Mindanao) 

Dr. Sol Erwin Diaz, Webmaster/Proprietor. Iligan Webhosting and Software Development Center, Iligan City; Accredited Court Mediator (CCP)

Ms. Emily Docot, Lecturer, Bicol University (CCP)

Dr. Marlon F. Lofredo, Director, St. Paul's University, Quezon City, the Philippines; AUSN Visiting Professor of Bioethics, Public Policy, and Environmental Ethics (PhD - Ka-Loob Ethics:  The Filipino Ethics of Patient Care)

Ms. Feby Basco Lunag, Prulife, Baguio (MBGPH - Ethical Analysis and Situation of Teenage Pregnancy in Irisan Baguio City)

Mr. Chadwick Bastida Tan, the Philippines (MBGPH - Laudato Si: Awareness, Perspectives, and Consequences on Environmental morale and motivation in a Catholic University)

Mr. Jericho Villarin, Lecturer, Bicol University (CCP)

Ms. Rowena Fajardo Wheng Zoilo, Community Engagement Professor, Bicol University; AUSN Visiting Professor of Social Sciences and Community Engagement (CCP)

Saudi Arabia

Dr. Osama Rajhkan, Social Affairs Officer, UNESCAP; AUSN Visiting Professor of Bioethics and Integrative Health (PhD - Development, CO₂, and understanding personal health today)

Spain

Dr. Lara López Hernáez, Professor, International University of La Rioja, Spain; AUSN Visiting Professor of Mindfulness and Childhood Psychology (MBGPH - Can happiness be taught? Results of Mindfulness training among teachers in the San Carlos Apache Tribe Headstart program)

Dr. Manuel Lozano Rodriguez, Chief Editor, Disclosing Social Science (MSPSD - Ethical Information Foresights: A journey across uncharted conflictology; PhD -  Bioethics of Displacement: Being and Belonging amidst Politics of Pain)

Taiwan

Ms. Johanna Yang, Taipei Medical University (CBGPH)

Tanzania

Dr. Josephine Joseph Mwakisambwe, Hospital Physician,Tanzania (MBGPH - Ethics and Risk Factors for Esophageal Cancer and Awareness of Cancer Related Health Services Among Adults in Rural Kilimanjaro, Tanzania: A Prerequisite for Cancer Down Staging)

Thailand

Mr. Tam Hoang, Sustainable Urbanization Specialist at UN Habitat Bangkok Office (CCP)  (Australia)

Dr. Ananya Tritipthumrongchok, Managing Director, Unicity (Thailand); AUSN Professor of Leadership Development, Bioethics and Global Public Health  (CCP) (MBGPH - Fortune Telling as Mental Health Support) (PhD - PhD - Enhancement of Mental Health through Fortune Telling)

Turkey

Dr. Hasan Erbay, Dept. History of Medicine and Ethics, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey; AUSN Visiting Professor of Medical Ethics (MBGPH - Herding Cats: An Ethical Review for Pre-hospital Emergency Triage, Triage Systems, Tools and Algorithms)

Uganda

Dr. Anke Weisheit, Chair, Innovation & Business Management, Pharm-Bio Technology and Traditional Medicine Centre (PHARMBIOTRAC), Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mbarara, Uganda (PhD - Integration of Indigenous Knowledge into Tertiary Institutions: The Case of Traditional Medicine in Uganda)

United Arab Emirates

Mr. Krishna Chaitanya Muddan Sree, Manager, IFFCO, Dubai (CBGPH)

USA

Mr. Ranjan Aryal, Director, Himalayan Environment Research Institute, Nepal; Baltimore (MBGPH - Bioengineering and Ecosystem Modification to Reduce runoff in disturbed lands and Mitigate Disasters) (Nepal)

Dr. Lana A. Issa Al-Shareeda le Blanc, AUSN Professor of Social Justice and Modern Standard Arabic (MBGPH - A Comparative Study of Refugee Syrian School Children in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt:  Out-Of-School Children that led to the ‘Lost Generation’) (PhD - Ethics of the Failure to Educate Iraqi and Syrian Out-of-School Refugee Children in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region) (Iraq)

Dr. Leonard H. Le Blanc III, Dean and AUSN Professor in Social Sciences and Human Security (MBGPH - Ethical Dilemmas of Delegating the Public Use of Force to Private Companies: Blackwater and Other Private Security Companies Operating in Iraq During Gulf War II (GWII)) (PhD - Dr. Darryl R. J. Macer and the Global Expansion of Bioethics Education ) (MSTS - Ethical Considerations and Managing Refugee Populations due to Climate Change: A Historical Overview and Recommendations)

Dr. Lian Bighorse, San Carlos Apache Nation; Youth Health, Native American Health, Phoenix; AUSN Professor of Native American Studies, Bioethics and Decolonization (MBGPH - Oak Flat is our Holy Ground: Interviews with Members of Occupation Oak Flats) (PhD - The Holy Fight: Awakenings of Apache Identity from Oak Flat to Transgenerational Justice and Decolonization) 

Mr. Rimesh Khanal, California Conservation Corps.; President, Youth’s UNESCO Club Nepal (MBGPH - Comparison of Ethical Values of Children and Youth in Nepal and Mexico), (CCP) (Nepal)

Ms. Dolma Lama, Secretary General, Rural Community Development Center (RCDC) Nepal; Secretary, Nepal-America Friendship Society (MBGPH - Indigenous Peoples' Movements in Nepal (1990-2015) (Nepal)

Dr. John LaMuth, Director, JLM Mediation; AUSN Professor in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution (PhD - Behavioral Solutions for Advancing Global Peace and Harmony)

Dr. Endreya M. McCabe, Delaware Nation; Supervisor, Phoenix Indian Health Center (MPH - Challenges in the Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Native American Community) (PhD - Ethical Issues and the Public Health of Native American Communities)

Mr. Bellarmee Lumbwe Milosi, Methodist Theological School of Ohio (MBGPH - Social justice advocacy and its challenges: Case study of International African volunteers serving in the Asia-Pacific Region) (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Dr. Wendlser A. Nosie Sr., Former Chair, San Carlos Apache Nation; AUSN Professor in the Practice of Indigenous Knowledge (PhD - Pilgrimage Against the Deception of the Attempted Assimilation of America)

Dr. Govindan Parayil, Dean & Professor, Patel College of Global Sustainability, University of South Florida, Tampa; AUSN Visiting Professor of Environment, Science and Society (CBGPH)

Ms. Lata Sitake, Dakota Nation/Tonga; Health Consultant, San Jose, California (MBGPH - Linkages of Outcomes in Success and Educational Achievement in Native American Communities)

Ms. Lalitha Murali, Gifted Students Teacher, Wisconsin (MBGPH - Student Stress in Elementary and Middle Schools)

Dr. Leroy Rhein, Retired Physician (CBGPH)

Ms. Carmela M. Roybal, Tewa Nation; University of New Mexico - Albuqueque (MBGPH - Is Social Capital a Protective Factor Against Prescription and Illicit Drug Overdose Death?)