Ph.D. Student and Graduate Teaching Assistant

About

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  • Website

    http://rejaulhaque.com

  • Office Hours

    Friday: 9.30am–10.30am or by appointment

  • Role

    Graduate Student

  • Position

    • Ph.D. Student and Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Concentration

    • Health Communication, New Media
    • Journalism
    • Strategic Communication
    • Media Effects

  • Department

    • Journalism & Media Communication

  • Education

    • Ph.D. in Journalism (Ongoing)
    • M. A. : Communication Studies : Minnesota State University, Mankato : 2024
    • M.S.S. : Government and Politics : Jahangirnagar University : 2010
    • B.S.S. : Government and Politics : Jahangirnagar University : 2009

Biography

Rejaul Haque (Reja Haq) was born and raised in Bangladesh. He is a Ph.D. student and graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Journalism and Media Communication at CSU, where he currently teaches strategic writing and communication.

Haq recently completed his M.A. in Communication Studies from Minnesota State University, Mankato, where his thesis was titled “Mental Health Challenges and Resilience Among International Graduate Students in the United States.” He wants to work at the intersection of health communication, media, and strategic communication.

Haq holds a B.S.S. (2009) and M.S.S. (2010) in government and politics from Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. He has a great deal of experience (15 years) in journalism as a reporter in Bangladesh. Haq was a top business reporter, mostly covering the country’s graft-ridden banking and financial sector with some of the most hard-hitting investigative reports. After completing his Ph.D., Haq is interested in joining a university as a faculty member.

Publications

Zakaria, M., Mazumder, S., Faisal, H. M., Zannat, R., Haque, M. R., Afrin, T., ... & Xu, J. (2024). Physician communication behaviors on patient satisfaction in primary care medical settings in Bangladesh. Journal of Primary Care & Community Health, 15, 21501319241277396. https://doi.org/10.1177/21501319241277

Haque, M. R. (2024). Mental Health Challenges and Resilience Among International Graduate Students in the United States. https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/etds/1476/

Haque, M. R. (2025). Why Bangladesh can’t engage its diaspora to fill in expertise gaps. https://www.tbsnews.net/supplement/why-bangladesh-cant-engage-its-diaspora-fill-expertise-gaps-1056176

First Generation Story

I am the eldest son among four brothers, with a sister as the firstborn. My parents only completed high school, and we grew up in a low-income farming family in a village. Despite their modest means, my parents were passionate about educating me. I was able to successfully finish high school, college, and university. After completing my first master's, I pursued a career in journalism because of my ambitions. I had a dream to earn a Ph.D. from a prestigious university in the USA.  To fulfill that goal, I came to the United States. However, there was a long gap before I started my second master's program in 2022.

Courses

  • JTC 300: Strategic Writing & Communication

    Syllabus