0000-0001-8339-4137 About
I am a public health researcher (PhD, MBBS). I have worked over 11 years in an internationally renowned research organisation (icddr,b) and have wide experience of independent research in the field of infectious diseases, maternal, child health & nutrition, health services, and hospital surveillance. I have contributed to many significant projects funded by major international groups, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Johns Hopkins, and the United Nations Children’s Fund. I have contributed to the implementation of the Global Enteric Multi-Centre Study (GEMS) (University of Maryland, USA), Morbidity Burden from Cryptosporidiosis in Children of U-5, and Urban and Rural Surveillance for Pneumonia, Diarrhoea, and febrile Illnesses funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. I have collaborated with many overseas partners, including those in Australia, the USA, Canada, and other countries. I have been involved in several public health research projects that aimed at measuring the impact of various public health interventions in rural Bangladesh. I am also involved in a research project that aims to deliver health care in collaboration with government health staff members to young children presenting with severe childhood pneumonia in rural small government facilities functioning within the health system of Bangladesh. As principal investigator, co-investigator, and actively participating research staff member, I have been involved in research projects that give emphasis on childhood illnesses, including epidemiology, disease surveillance, and disease transmission.
My achievement in health research is praiseworthy, with published over 66 peer-reviewed manuscripts (ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8339-4137), including The Lancet, Lancet Global Health, and PLoS Med. Recipient of research grants as lead investigator and presented my work at several meetings and scientific conferences in national and international avenues. I have also participated in the workshop, “Analytic Pipelines for the Apocalypse”, at the Radcliffe Institute campus in Cambridge, USA, to explore the current challenges in real-time data standardization and interoperability during public health emergencies and the 15th International Advanced Course on Vaccinology in Asia-Pacific Region International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Korea.
My PhD research focused on the lifestyle behaviours (Physical activity, screen time, and sleep) of children of immigrant parents and children of Australian parents. My PhD research findings identified disparities in lifestyle behaviours among children and adolescents with an immigrant background, which has uniquely strengthened the evidence base and informed strategies to bring equity and facilitate integration in lifestyle behaviours of immigrant and Australian children. The findings of my research work will help specific actions to promote and support Australian and immigrant children’s health behaviours within Australia’s healthcare and health promotion systems. The impact of cultural differences on health-related behaviours and broader aspects of health service delivery for immigrant groups may help to bridge the gap in health behavioural outcomes between immigrants and the Australian population.
In addition to PhD research work, I got an opportunity to work in industry and academic settings in Australia. I developed a sound understanding of dealing with administrative and multiple complex health data. I have completed a 3-month graduate placement at Logan Healthy Living (LHL), where I have worked with the LHL research team to address real-life problems of people living with type 2 diabetes in Logan, a low SES area within South-East Queensland.
Employment
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University of Queensland Casual Academic2022 - Present
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University of Queensland Casual Academic2020 - Present
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University of Queensland Casual Academic2020 - Present
Education
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University of Queensland PhD2018 - 2023
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University of Dhaka Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)1999 - 2004
Projects & Funding
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Publications (62)
- Lifestyle behaviours of immigrant and Australian children: Evidence from a nationally representative sample Save
- Anthropometric Indices of Giardia-Infected Under-Five Children Presenting with Moderate-to-Severe Diarrhea and Their Healthy Community Controls: Data from the Global Enteric Multicenter Study. Save
- Epidemiology and genetic characterization of human sapovirus among hospitalized acute diarrhea patients in Bangladesh, 2012-2015. Save
- The Clinical Presentation of Culture-positive and Culture-negative, Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR)-Attributable Shigellosis in the Global Enteric Multicenter Study and Derivation of a Shigella Severity Score: Implications for Pediatric Shi… Save
- Pathogens Associated With Linear Growth Faltering in Children With Diarrhea and Impact of Antibiotic Treatment: The Global Enteric Multicenter Study. Save
- Global Prevalence of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep of Immigrant Children: a Systematic Review Save
- Pathogen-specific risk of seizure in children with moderate-to-severe diarrhoea: Case control study with follow-up. Save
- A Retrospective Case-Control Study of the Relationship between the Gut Microbiota, Enteropathy, and Child Growth. Save
- Diarrhoeal disease and subsequent risk of death in infants and children residing in low-income and middle-income countries: analysis of the GEMS case-control study and 12-month GEMS-1A follow-on study. Save
- Viral Pathogen-Specific Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Children with Moderate-to-Severe Diarrhea in Rural Bangladesh. Save