Nishat Tasnim Maria is an Urban Planner, currently working as a Research Assistant at the GCRF Centre for Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods (SHLC) project in Bangladesh.

Her responsibilities in this project involve supporting research and impact activities and assisting field works, data entry and data analysis. Her duties also include facilitating research publications, as well as, help manage and direct this complex and challenging project as opportunities allow.

Maria has previously worked as a part-time Research Assistant in the projects related to poverty and livable regional cities. Earlier she served SHLC as well for about 14 months as a casual employee. Her research interests broadly include biophilic urbanism and community planning.