Dr. Umama Rahman joined the Department of Political and Global Affairs at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) as an Assistant Professor of Political Science in Fall 2026.

Dr. Rahman earned her Ph.D. in Public Policy from Oregon State University in June 2026. During her doctoral studies, she served as an Instructor of Record (2023–2026), teaching undergraduate courses in public policy and political science. The courses she taught included Introduction to Public Policy, U.S. Energy Policy, Environmental Politics and Policy, Climate Politics and Policy, and International Environmental Politics and Policy.

Prior to pursuing her doctoral studies, Dr. Rahman served as a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at North South University, Bangladesh (2019–2022), where she taught courses in Applied Business Mathematics, Applied Statistics, and Introduction to Statistics.

Dr. Rahman received an M.S. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 2018, with a concentration in Natural Resource Economics and a minor in Statistics. She earned her B.S. in Economics from North South University, Bangladesh, in 2014.

Dr. Rahman's research focuses on energy policy and energy economics, environmental policy, and public policy analysis. She is a quantitative policy researcher with an interest in qualitative and mixed-methods research. Her current research examines public perceptions of critical mineral mining and the role of Community Benefit Agreements in energy infrastructure development. Her work aims to inform evidence-based policymaking that supports sustainable energy transitions while balancing economic, environmental, and community interests.

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