Tiger ecology initially drew me to wildlife science, leading me to study man-eating tigers in the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, for my master’s research. My interests later expanded to herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles), which became the focus of my Ph.D. dissertation at Texas Tech University, where I applied species distribution modeling to assess the impacts of temporal environmental change. I have worked extensively in global contexts on biodiversity conservation, wildlife trafficking, sustainability, and environmental policy. I led study abroad programs in several countries including Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Poland, and I am developing additional opportunities in Africa as well as South and Central America. Prior to joining Texas Tech University, I was a tenured professor at Delta State University in Mississippi and later served as a Foreign Service Officer (Environment) with USAID, where I was posted in Kenya overseeing the wildlife trafficking in East Africa program and while supporting biodiversity conservation and environmental governance initiatives worldwide.

Reza, A.H.M.A., Saha, A., Feeroz, M.M., and Hasan, M.K. 2022. Effect of temperature on activity patterns and torpor in Saccolaimus saccolaimus in Bangladesh with notes on morphometrics and roosting behavior. Journal of Bat Research and Conservation. Vol. 15(1): 90-98.

Das, D.K., Galib, A.J., Khandakar, N., Rohman, M.H. and Reza, A.H.M.A. 2020. Activity budget of wintering Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis at Domar Char, Bangladesh. Marine Ornithology. 48(1): 119-123.

Mukul, S.A., Alamgir, M., Sohel, M.S.I., Pert, P.L., Herbohn, J., Turton, S.M., Khan. M.S., Munim, S.A., Reza, A.H.M.A., and Laurance, W.F. 2019. Combined effects of climate change and sea-level rise project dramatic habitat loss of the globally endangered Bengal tiger in the Bangladesh Sundarbans. Science of the Total Environment. Vol. 663: 830-840.

Brewer, H., Patterson, A., Baghai-Riding, N. and Reza, A.H.M.A. 2018. Impact of urbanization on bird nest materials in the Mississippi Delta. Proceedings of the International Conference at Perm State University, Russia. 7-10 pp.

Ghose, A., Deb, J.C., Dakwa, K.B., Ray, J.P., and Reza, A.H.M.A. 2017. Amphibian Assemblages in a Tropical Forest of Bangladesh. Herpetological Journal. Vol. 27(3): 318-325.

Reza, A.H.M.A., Gundry, S., and Clark, M. and 2016. Habitat use and seasonal food habits of Coyote (Canis latrans) in Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge, Mississippi. Journal of Mississippi Academy of Sciences. Vol. 61(1): 88-89.

Reza, A.H.M.A. and Perry. G. 2015. Herpetofaunal species richness in the tropical forests of Bangladesh. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology. Vol. 4(2): 100-108.

Rahman, S.C., Reza, A.H.M.A., Dutta, R., Jenkins, C.L., and Luiselli, L. 2014. Niche partitioning and population structure of sympatric mud snakes (Homalopsidae) from Bangladesh. Herpetological Journal. 24: 123-128.
Grisham, B., Anderson, W., Navarrette, L., Reza, A.H.M.A., Skipper, B., and Strobel, B. 2011. So, You Want to Be a Graduate Student? Commitment, Rigor, and A Touch of MacGyver. The Wildlife Professional. 5(2): 69–71.

Reza, A.H.M.A. 2010. First record of Amphiesma venningi (Wall, 1910) (Serpentes, Colubridae, Natricinae) from Bangladesh, with notes on its taxonomy, natural history, biogeography and other sympatric species. Hamadryad. 35(1): 64–72.

Barua, C., Sharma, D.K. and Reza, A.H.M.A. 2010. Le Trionyx noirâtre, La Tortue de Bostami. Nilssonia nigricans (Anderson 1875) (Ang: Black Softshell Turtle, Bostami Turtle). Chéloniens. 18: 33-38. (In French).

Mahony, S. and Reza, A.H.M.A. 2008. A herpetofaunal collection from the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh, with two new species record for the country. Hamadryad. 32(1): 34-45.

Praschag, P., Hundsdorfer, A.K., Reza, A.H.M.A. and Fritz, U. 2007. Genetic evidence for wild-living Aspideretes nigricans and a molecular phylogeny of South Asian Softshell Turtles (Reptiles: Trionychidae: Aspideretes, Nilssonia). Zoologica Scripta. 36(4): 301-310.

Reza, A.H.M.A. Feeroz, M.M., Islam, M.A., and Kabir, M.M. 2003. Status and density of kingfishers (Family: Alcedinidae, Halcyonidae and Cerylidae) in the Bangladesh Sundarbans. Bangladesh Journal of Life Sciences. 15(1): 55-60.

Reza, A.H.M.A., Feeroz, M.M. and Islam, M.A. 2002. Prey species density of the Bengal tiger in the Sundarbans. Journal of Asiatic Society, Bangladesh: Science. 28(1): 35-42.

Reza, A.H.M.A., Feeroz, M.M. and Islam, M.A. 2002. Man-tiger interaction in the Bangladesh Sundarbans. Bangladesh Journal of Life Sciences. 14(1&2): 75-82.

Reza, A.H.M.A., Feeroz, M.M. and Islam, M.A. 2001. Habitat preference of the Bengal tiger, Panthera tigris in the Sundarbans. Bangladesh Journal of Life Sciences. 13 (1&2): 215-217.

Reza, A.H.M.A., Feeroz, M.M. and Islam, M.A. 2001. Food habits of the Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) in the Sundarbans of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Zoology 29(2): 173-179.

Reza, A.H.M.A., Chowdhury, M.M. and Santiapillai, C. 2000. Tiger conservation in Bangladesh. Tigerpaper. XXVII (1): 1-5.