Name

Personal

Email : mgohar@sbbwu.edu.pk
Phone # : 091-9224760
Address : Department of Economics, SBBWU.

Experience

08/2012 – Till Date
Assistant Professor 

Working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Economic, SBBW University, Peshawar, Pakistan. Teaching a mix of subjects in Economics Department. 
Also served as visiting faculty in the Departments of Psychology and Management Sciences, SBBWU.

2009-2010
Graduate Teaching Assistant 

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group, EBS, University of Essex, UK

2007-2008.
Assistant to the project administrator

Worked as Assistant to the project administrator for Creative Women Entrepreneurship, University of Essex in International Centre for Entrepreneurship Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group, Essex Business School, University of Essex.

Tasks 

• To maintain the data base
• To promote the networking events of women entrepreneurs in Essex.
• Taking class notes, and compiling them at the end of the day
• To carry out related administration tasks, including the maintenance of data base, research appointments and diaries

26/08/2006-2007
Lecturer

Frontier Women University, Peshawar, Pakistan

2005-2006
Frontier Youth’s Academy, Peshawar                 

Worked as conversation teacher 

Qualification

PhD

Honor and Awards

• Overseas PhD Scholarship awarded by Higher Education Commission
• Alumni International Visitor Leadership Program

Memberships

• Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship UK
• International Entrepreneurship Forum (IEF)

Graduate Students Postdocs Undergraduate Students Honor Students

Years                         Degree                                  Name

2017                           MPhil                                       Brekhna Sultan
2017                           MSc                                         Seema
2017                           MSc                                         Asma
2017                           BS                                           Gulrukh
2016                           MSc                                         Sadia Nayaab
2015                           MSc                                         Hoor Arab
2015                           MSc                                         Maimoona
2014                           MSc                                         Beenish 
2014                           MSc                                         Hena Farman
2014                           MSc                                         Sara Masood

Service Activity

• Incharge Department of Economics 
• Lecturing
• Research Supervision
• Member of Purchase Committee, SBBWU
• Incharge Course File, Department of Economics (SBBWU)
• Member of Board studies, board of faculty and academic council for  Department of Economics (SBBWU)

Brief Statement of Research Interest

My basic research area is entrepreneurship, particularly, household, institutional and gender issues in entrepreneurial activities among the developing communities. My doctoral research explored the role of household institutions in shaping the entrepreneurial selves of women in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Publications

1. Gohar, M. and Abrar A (2016), “Embedded or Constrained? Informal Institutional Influences on Women Entrepreneurship Development in Pukhtoon Culture”, FWU Journal of Social Science.
2. Rehman, M, Gohar, M. Abrar, A. and Syed S,  Basit, A (2016), “Finding the Association: Impact of Business and Management Studies on Students’ Intention to Become an Entrepreneur”, International Journal of Business Studies Review
3. Asfandyar, Khan Z, Abrar A and Gohar M. (Under Review), “Economic Development in FATA- The local, National and International Perspectives”, The Dialogue. 
4. Gohar. M and Abrar A (Under Review), “Impact of Terrorism on Entrepreneurial Activities in Peshawar: A Qualitative Case Study”. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
5. Farman. H, Gohar. M. Abrar A. and Khan, Z. (Under review), “Socio-economic obstacles to women empowerment in Peshawar, Pakistan”, Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences.
6. Gohar. M, and Abrar, A (2016). “The Impact of Terrorism on Entrepreneurial Activities in Peshawar: A Quality Case Study” presented in International Conference on Social Sciences, Emerging Problems of The Developing Countries: Indigenous Responses And Way Forward Peshawar, Pakistan 15-17th March 2016.
7. Rehman, M, Gohar, M. Abrar, A. and Syed S (2016), “Finding the Association: Impact of Business and Management Studies on Students’ Intention to Become an Entrepreneur” presented in International Conference on Social Sciences, Emerging Problems of The Developing Countries: Indigenous Responses And Way Forward Peshawar, Pakistan 15-17th March 2016.
8. Abrar, A and Gohar, M. (2016). “Role of Business Incubators in Developing Female Entrepreneurship: A Case Study of WBDC, Peshawar” presented in International Conference on Social Sciences, Emerging Problems of The Developing Countries: Indigenous Responses And Way Forward Peshawar, Pakistan 15-17th March 2016.
9. Abrar A and Gohar M (2016), “Integrating Grounded Theory and Narrative Analysis for Understanding Entrepreneurial Learning of Creative Women Entrepreneurs” in proceedings of International Conference on Emerging Research for Sustainable Economic Development” (ERSED February 02-03, 2016), Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Research Grants and Contracts

NIL

Other Research or Creative Accomplishments

• Wrote a research based script for a documentary ‘Mea Zubaida hon’ related to the lived experience of a woman, named Zubaia, aired on PTV on Women Day. 
• Focal Person of International Conference on Social Sciences, Emerging Problems of The Developing Countries: Indigenous Responses And Way Forward Peshawar, Pakistan 15-17th March 2016.
• Co-organizer for A two days seminar on “Understanding the Qualitative Research: From Theory to Practice (Round I)” on 25th -26th  of January, 2017, Department of Economics, SBBWUP.

Selected Professional Presentations

• Presentation as a resource person in a research seminar Ethics in Social Science Research organized by KUST in collaboration with HEC 02-03 November, 2016
• Presentation as a resource person in a research seminar “Thematic analysis and phenomenology”, IM Studies Peshawar University, 21-23 June 2013 
• Presentation as a resource person in a research seminar ("What is Truth: Understanding and Doing Qualitative Research?”) organized by KUST in collaboration with HEC on 12-13 March 2013.
• Presentation as a resource person in a research seminar ("What is Truth: Understanding and Doing Qualitative Research?”) organized by KUST in collaboration with HEC on 12-13 March 2013.