Dr. Haque is an associate professor of Government and the Director of Graduate Studies in Public Administration at UAB. His research interests are in the areas of administrative theory and behavior; electronic government and geographic information systems; public health and the urban population. Dr. Haque is a 2007-08 Fulbright Scholar, where he taught graduate students in Bangladesh’s BRAC University to use Geographic Information System (GIS) technology and introduced GIS capabilities as an empowerment tool for community development in Bangladesh. Since 2010, he has presented research and conducted workshops for the Bangladesh civil servants in the area of information technology adoption and social empowerment.  Much of his work has been published or is in the process of publication.  Recently, Dr. Haque was invited to serve in a Think Tank (research affiliate) called Bangladesh Development Initiative (BDI), which is primarily funded by Bangladeshis living in the United States and the State Department/International Donors.  Dr. Haque is currently serving on the steering committee for BDI for a conference at UC Berkeley in February 2013.