University of North Texas 
Prapti Anandita
Doctoral Student
Teaching Fellow
Fields: Gender, Migration, Ethnography, Qualitative Methods
Sycamore 288O
Office Hours: M/Th 12-4 & by appointment
Education: M.S., 2022, University of North Texas
Master's Thesis Title: "Leaving the Community: A Qualitative Study of Hijra Individuals in Bangladesh Education"
Research Interests: Prapti Anandita is interested in the sociology of gender and how it interplays with
migration. She has successfully defended her master's thesis, which is based on qualitative
research that she conducted in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with members of the hijra community,
one of the most underprivileged sexual minority groups in the country.
Grants/Funded Awards:
Rudy Ray and Jean Seward Scholarship, 2022-2023
Rudy Ray and Jean Seward Scholarship, 2022-2023
Toulouse Graduate School Academic Achievement Scholarship, 2022-2023