Mst Nafisa Maliat Linaz
Mst Nafisa Maliat Linaz is a Bangladeshi-born, Los Angeles-based business professional and emerging academic researcher. She is completing her Bachelor of Business Administration at International American University (2022–2026), where she has worked since January 2024 as an Assistant, Admissions in the Office of Admissions. In this role, she supports admissions operations, student documentation processing, enrollment verification, the F-1 international student check-in process, Student Information System updates, and broader student support services, earning a strong annual performance evaluation.
Education
BBA, International American University
Publication
1 peer-reviewed, Scopus-indexed
Journal
Fórum Empresarial, 2026
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Alongside her administrative work, Linaz has built a growing analytics and research practice. She worked part-time as a Business Development Growth & Data Analyst Intern at Oguz Law (January–April 2026, under Curricular Practical Training), focusing on CRM analytics, lead tracking, market research, and business development reporting.
Her academic research centers on organizational ethics and culture, diversity-driven competitive advantage, business analytics, artificial intelligence in business, and sustainable development and energy economics. Her first peer-reviewed publication, "Ethical culture dynamics in organizations: a Schein-based framework for diversity-driven competitive advantage," appeared in Fórum Empresarial (Vol. 30, No. 2) on June 9, 2026 — peer-reviewed and Scopus-indexed.
Linaz holds FERPA and sexual harassment prevention certifications relevant to her work in higher education administration. Earlier in her academic career, she was recognized as Best District and Divisional Debater at the HSC level and received the Talentpool Scholarship, Year Best Student Scholarship, and Creative Talent Exploration Award at the SSC level. She maintains active ORCID and Google Scholar profiles and is fluent in Bangla and English.
Education
2022–2026
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
International American University
2017–2019
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC), Science
BIAM Model School & College
Best District & Divisional Debater
2015–2017
Secondary School Certificate (SSC), Science
Chhatnai High School
Talentpool Scholarship · Year Best Student Scholarship · Creative Talent Exploration Award
Research collaboration, speaking, or media inquiries
For admissions-related questions, reach out via the institutional email below — Nafisa responds within a few business days.