Dr. Hasan Mahmud earned a PhD in Sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Previously, he was a Fulltime Visiting Faculty of Sociology, at Ball State University, USA in 2014-15. Courses he taught there were Globalization, Introductory Sociology, Sociological Theories, and Leisure. After the completion of his PhD, Dr. Mahmud worked as a Teaching Fellow at Department of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles (2012-13).

He has published research articles in top-tier academic journals including in the International Migration, International Social Science Journal, Migration and Development, Sociological Perspectives, and Current Sociology. He regularly writes in newspapers and magazines.