Dr. Imran Ahmad Sajid

About

With nearly two decades of experience in teaching, research, and academic administration, he is a dedicated scholar focused on social welfare policy, criminal justice, and community development. He earned his PhD in Social Work from the University of Peshawar, with a research emphasis on juvenile justice and the socio-legal protection of vulnerable populations.

Research Supervision

DOCTORAL THESES SUPEVISION
S#	Name	Department/Institute	Thesis Title	Status
1	Amir Alam	DSW\| UOP	Effectiveness of the Orphanages in the Provision of Services in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan	Degree Awarded (2021)
2	Nasira Nasreen (co-supervised)	DSW\|UOP	Social Inclusion of Street Children in the wake of KP Child Protection and Welfare Act 2010	Degree Awarded (2025)
3	Zakir Hussain	DSW\|UOP	Post Release Analysis of Juvenile Offenders in Dir	Thesis draft under evaluation (2024)
4	Ibrar Hussain	DSW\|UOP	Challenges to Child Immunization in Peshawar: A Parents Perception based study	Thesis submitted for external evaluation (2023)
5	Fakhre Alam (co-supervised)	DSW\|UOP	Role of Conditional Cash Transfer Programme in Community Resilience against Poverty: A Case Study of district Mohmand, Pakistan	Degree Awarded (2026)
5	Navid Iqbal	DSW\|UOP	Assessing the Child Protection Mechanism in Climate Induced Disaster Response in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Proposal Approved (2026)
6	Shuaib Ahmad	DSW\|UOP	Impacts Of Community-Owned Renewable Energy Installation On Chid-Wellbeing In Dir, Pakistan	Proposal Approved (2026)


M.PHIL THESES SUPERVISION
S#	Name	Department/Institute	Thesis Title	Status
1	Muhammad Hayat Khan	IPCS\| UOP	Public Trust in State Institutions: A Case Study of Police in Takhtbhi, Mardan	Degree Awarded (2019)
2	Bibi Zaitoon	IPCS\| UOP	Comparative Content analysis of Thematic Changes in Pushto Poetry Pre and Post 9/11: A Case Study of Abaseen Yousafzai and Rehmat Shah Sail’s Poetry	Degree Awarded (2019)
3	Salman Khan	IPCS\| UOP	Rise and Fall of Lashkar-e-Islam Militant Group in Khyber district	Degree Awarded (2020)
4	Wali Khan	IPCS\| UOP	Role of Voluntary Welfare Organisation in Peace Building in Wana Subdivision, South Waziristan: A Case Study of Wana Welfare Association (WAWA)	Proposal approved from ASRB 2019
5	Muhammad Arif	DSW\| UOP	Problems Influencing the Performance of Visually Impaired Students in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: A Study of Higher Education Institutions in Peshawar	Degree Awarded (2020)
6	Azahar Ullah Khan	IPCS\| UOP	Public Perception of Post Conflict Socioeconomic Development through Tourism in Swat	Degree Awarded (2020)
7	Seyar Khan	IPCS\| UOP	Community Perception regarding Post Operation Rah-e-Rast Rehabilitation of TDPs in Swat	Degree Awarded (2020)
8	Sher Shah	DSW\|UOP	Causes of Suicide among the Students in Dir Lower, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Degree awarded (2022)
9	Shuib Ahmad	DSW\|UOP	Impacts of Covid-19 on parents of school going children in Dir Lower, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Degree Awardd (2022)
10	M. Rafiq	DSW\|UOP	Effectiveness of Sports on Wheels for social inclusions of PWDs in Peshawar	Degree Awarded (2023)
11	Bilal Taj	DSW\|UOP	Nature, Motivation, and Extent of Corporate Social Responsibility in selected Corporations in Peshawar	Degree Awarded (2024)
12	Spogmay Khan	DSW\|UOP	Role of Women in Joint Family System in Pakhtun Society: A Study of village Battagram, Charsadda	Degree Awarded (2024)
14	Numan Wahid	DSW\|UOP	Users’ Perspective on Narcotics and Substance abuse: A Study of Boys Hostels in University of Peshawar, Pakistan	Degree Awarded (2024)
15	Waqas Ahmad	DSW\|UOP	Socioeconomic factors influencing child malnutrition in Tehsil Adenzai District Lower Dir	Degree Awarded (2024)
16	Shadab Ali	DSW\|UOP	Evaluating the Effectiveness of “Drug Free Peshawar Campaign”: A Comprehensive Analysis of Relapse Prevention and Sustainable Rehabilitation	Degree Awarded (2026)
17	Ramsha Ijaz	DSW\|UOP	Exploring the Challenges of Accessibility Faced by Female Students with disability at the University of Peshawar	Degree Awarded (2026)
18	Rabia Nawaz	DSW\|UOP	The role of Social Capital in shaping women Inheritance Rights; A case study of District Swabi Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Degree Awarded (2026)
19	Shahan Ali	DSW\|UOP	Tourism and its impact on Local Youth Empowerment: A case study of Kumrat Valley, District Dir Upper	Thesis submitted for evaluation

Selected Publications

RESEARCH ARTICLES

Alam, F., Ahmad, S., & Sajid, I. A. (2025). Impacts of Climate Change in Exacerbating Gender-Based Violence in District Mohmand, Pakistan. Journal of Social Sciences Review, 5(3), 132–138. https://doi.org/10.62843/jssr.v5i3.574
Nasreen, N., and Sajid, I.A. (2025, May). From Home to Street: Patterns of Running Away and Push & Pull Factors of Street Children in Peshawar. Dialogue Social Science Review, 5(3), 500-512. URL: https://thedssr.com/index.php/2/article/view/553/607
Hussain, Z., & Sajid, I.A. (2024, April-Jun). Family Role in the Reintegration of Juvenile Delinquents: A PostRelease Analysis in Dir Valley Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Criminology, 16(2), 19-34 https://www.pjcriminology.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2-Family-Role-in-the-Reintegration-of-Juvenile-Delinquents-1.pdf
Sher Shah, Imran Ahmad Sajid, and Uzma Ashiq. (2022). Causes of Suicide among School Students: A Qualitative Analysis of Suicide Survivors’ Experiences. Journal of Educational Psychology and Pedagogical Sciences [JEPPS], 2(2), 11-20. ISSN: 2791-0393, 2791-0407, https://doi.org/10.52587/jofedupsypedsci.v2i2.48
Noor Sanauddin, Zafar Ahmad & Imran Ahmad Sajid. (2022). Rising Trend of Suicides among Youth in Chitral: A Sociological Analysis. Pakistan Journal of Criminology, 14(1), 71-90, ISSN 2074-2738 (print) 2222-6648 (online)
Alam, A., and Sajid, I.A. (2022). Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Children in Orphanages of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Journal of Behavioural Sciences, 32(2), 81-101, ISSN-1028-9097 http://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/doap/PDF-FILES/5_V32-2-2022.pdf
Inzamam-ud-Din and Imran Ahmad Sajid. (2021). Are Pakhtuns Ethnically Violent? Comparative Study of Patterns of Tolerance and Aggression among the Chitralis and Pakhtuns. Journal of Social Work and Sustainable Development, 1(2), 1-14, ISSN: 2791-0520 (Print) ISSN 2791-0539 (Online) doi: https://doi.org/10.52587/jswsd.v1i2.10
Sajid, I.A., Ahmed, S., and Ashiq, U. (2021). Perceptions of Probation Officers about Juvenile Justice System in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Criminology, 13(4), 131-142, ISSN 2074-2738 (print) 2222-6648 (online), http://www.pjcriminology.com/publications/perceptions-of-probation-officers-about-juvenile-justice-system-in-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-pakistan/
Sajid, I.A., Ahmed, S., & Butt, B.I. (2021). Religion, community resilience and countering violent extremism in Dir Valley, Pakistan. In Journal of Humanities, Social and Management Sciences (JHSMS), 2(2): 213-227, ISSN: 2788-4791 (online), July-Dec 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47264/idea.jhsms/2.2.16
Ahmed, S., Sajid, I.A., and Ashraf, S.I. (2021). Role of Religious Leaders in Mobilizing Communities to Counter Violent Extremism: A Case Study of Dir Valley of Pakistan. Review of Human Rights, 7(1), 28-47. ISSN: 2520-7032 (Online), 2520-7024 (Print), https://doi.org/10.35994/rhr.v7i1.174

SELECTED CONFERENCE PAPERS

Sajid, I. A. (2023). Enhancing resilience of Mountain communities in reduce vulnerability to climate-related risks: Reflections from Green Social Work Field Practices by the Department of Social Work, University of Peshawar. In 3rd International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approach in Social Sciences (ICDIASS) 2023 Building Resilient and Sustainable Communities: Challenges and Prospects Dec 12-13, 2023 Islamia University, Bahawalpur
Sajid, I.A. (2021). Khudi and Youth: The use of Iqbal’s Concept of Khudi by University Teachers in Guidance and Counseling Sessions. In 2nd International Conference on Iqbal 2020 (ICI 2021), Bahria University, November 09-11, 2021, https://zoom.us/j/2310180045?pwd=VDdKbVV4MkJWQVBPNTl5eWNlRk0zUT09
Sajid, I.A. (2019). Challenges faced by M.Phil/PhD Scholars at Proposal Submission Phase. In Knowledge-based Economy (KE) and Social Sciences in Pakistan: Problems and Prospects (30 –31 January 2019) organized by Department of Sociology, University of Peshawar.

SELECTED BOOK CHAPTER(S)

Ahmed, S., & Sajid, I.A. (2024, Nov). Contextualizing Global Social Work Education in Pakistan: Bridging the Gap Between Indigenous Practices and Social Work Curriculum. In Carolyn Noble , Annaline Caroline Sandra Keet. (Eds). Exploring New Horizons for Decolonial Social Work Education. Springer. Pp. 57-67. DOI: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-66395-6_6
Sajid, I. A., and Gul, F. (2019, November 30). Teen Lives in Pakistan. In Karen Wells, (Editor), Teen Lives around the World A Global Encyclopedia. Author Karen Wells, ABC-CLIO. ISBN: 1440852456 9781440852459 https://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product.aspx?pc=A5269C
Sajid, I.A., and Fasihuddin. (2019, August 20). Madaris and Suicide Terrorism in Pakistan: Is there an Association? In K. Jaishankar. (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of South Asian Criminology (1st Edition). Routledge. (ISBN 9781482260458) https://www.routledge.com/Handbook-of-South-Asian-Criminology/Jaishankar/p/book/9781482260458
Fasihuddin, Sajid, I.A., and Farhatullah. (2017, January 24). Corruption and Anti-corruption Strategies in Pakistan. In Petter Gottschalk and Perry Stanislas. (Eds.). Public Corruption Regional and National Perspectives on Procurement Fraud. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis. (ISBN 9781498757973). https://www.crcpress.com/Public-Corruption-Regional-and-National-Perspectives-on-Procurement-Fraud/Gottschalk-Stanislas/p/book/9781498757973

TRAINING MODULES

1. Developed training module for UNDP on “Critical Thinking and Life Skills” 2018 from Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Peshawar
2. Developed training module for IoM on “Community Resilience amongst Youth” (2022)

Lecturer

Department of Social Work | University of Peshawar