Dr. M. H. Raza

Biography

Dr. Raza is an Associate Professor at Missouri State University. He is a theorist and a methodologist. He is the author of The Multilevel Community Engagement Model: School, Community, Workplace Engagement and Service-Learning and Two Souls One Reflection.  He is the creator of the Multilevel Engagement Theory, the Multilevel SAMREEN Goals and Objectives, the Multilevel Student Success Theory, Diversity Theory, the Multilevel Community Engagement Model (MCEM), and the MCEM Global Framework. He teaches at the undergraduate level and the graduate level. He also teaches service-learning courses. Dr. Raza also supervises students in their graduate level research. He works with different local and international organizations for community service.

Details

Education

• PhD, Family Studies, Montclair State University

Certifications

• Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE)

Teaching

• CFD 163 Relationships in Today's Families
• CFD 361 Principles of Family Development
• CFD 533 Principles of Family Life Education
• CFD 534 Applied Interpersonal Communication Skills
• CFD 761 Advanced Family Studies
• ECE 727 Children and Families in a Diverse Society
• ECE 771 Proposal Development
• ECE 762 Seminar in Early Childhood and Family Development

Research and professional interests

Selected peer-reviewed publications

• Raza, H. (2023). The Multilevel Engagement Theory. International Journal of Qualitative Research, 2(3), 223-237. https://ojs.literacyinstitute.org/index.php/ijqr
• Raza, H., Grzywacz, J., van Eeden-Moorefield, B., Linver, M., & Lee, S. (2023). A content analysis of work-family conflict scholarship in the United States, 2010-2018. Family Science Review, 27(1), 1-23. https://www.familyscienceassociation.org/2023-volume-27-issue-1/
• Raza, H., Baron Cortes, L. M., van Eeden-Moorefield, B., & Khaw, L. (2023). Using mixed models to examine the factors associated with intimate partner violence among married women in Pakistan. Aggressive Behavior, 49(3), 1-16. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ab.22073
• Raza, H. (2022). A global framework: Step-by-step guidelines to apply the multilevel community engagement model to effectively work with culturally diverse communities around the world. Community Psychology in Global Perspective, 8 (1), 20-40. http://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/cpgp/article/view/24496
• Raza, H. (2021). Social justice and community development: A multilevel community engagement model to effectively working with families living in culturally diverse communities in Pakistan. ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement, 5(1), 25-48. https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/ajce/vol5/iss1/3/
• Raza, H., Grzywacz, J., Linver, M., van Eeden-Moorefield, B., & Lee, S. (2021). A longitudinal examination of work-family balance among working mothers in the United States: Testing bioecological theory. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 42, 601-615. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10834-020-09747-z
• Raza, H. (2020). The role of reflexivity in participatory action research to empower culturally diverse communities in Pakistan. Journal of Rural and Community Development, 15(1), 71-88. https://journals.brandonu.ca/jrcd/article/view/1671 Raza, H., van Eeden-Moorefield, B., Lee, S. & Lieberman, L. (2019), Contextual Influences on contraception use among poor women in Pakistan. Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research, 14, 53-77. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1530-353520190000014003
• Raza, H., van Eeden-Moorefield, B., Grzywacz, J., Linver, M., & Soyoung, L. (2018). A longitudinal examination of the work-family conflict among working mothers in the United States. Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research, 13, 107-129. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/S1530-353520180000013007/full/html
• Raza, H. (2018). Participatory action research: Working beyond disaster towards prevention. Natural Hazards, 90 (1), 1-15. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11069-017-3114-x
• Raza, H. (2017). Using a mixed method approach to discuss the intersectionalities of class, education, and gender in natural disasters for rural vulnerable communities in Pakistan. The Journal of Rural and Community Development, 12 (1), 128-148. https://journals.brandonu.ca/jrcd/article/view/1671
• Lee, S., Raza, H., Mulcahy, K., & Swann-Jackson, R. (2015). From abstract to application: A journey of an instructor and three doctoral students in a family theories class. Family Science Review, 20 (3), 30-43. https://www.familyscienceassociation.org/2015-volume-20-issue-3/
• Raza, H., Sheraz, A., & Zafar, R. (2012a). Effect of Islamic perception on family planning practices. International Journal of Sustainable Development, 5, 85-96. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2172546
• Raza, H., Wasim, B., Ahmad, F., Raza, Z., & Khan, N. (2012b). Impacts of family planning programmes on fertility in Pakistan. International Journal of Sustainable Development, 5, 97-114. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2172547

Other interests

Recent Research in Progress:

• The Multilevel Engagement Theory
• The Components of Multilevel Engagement Theory
• The Functions of Multilevel Engagement
• A Critical Examination of the Multilevel Engagement Theory
• Operationalization of The Multilevel Community Engagement Model in Undergraduate Classrooms.
• Testing The Multilevel Community Engagement Model in Graduate Classrooms
• Demonstrating Student Success in the Multilevel Student Success Theory
• The SAMREEN Goals and Objectives for Successful Programs and Sustainability