I have extensive experience in teaching tertiary-level public health topics, including epidemiology and biostatistics, health promotion, health prevention and protection, health behaviours, research methods, and international health. I also have extensive research experience in both infectious and non-infectious (social) epidemiological studies, health behaviour, and injury prevention, and have published research reports in academic journals.

I am multilingual and from a CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse) background. I have recent networking experience with community organisations while representing Deakin University at the Southern Integrated CALD Child and Family Services Network, where I conducted a performance evaluation of the network organisation at their request. This was also part of a research project assigned to a master’s student, which I co-supervised.

University of Auckland, New Zealand:

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Community Health in 2004
• Master of Public Health (MPH) Honours in 1999
• Overseas Doctors (Clinical) Programme Part A (February-June 2003)
• Overseas Doctors (Clinical) Programme Part B (July 2003-January 2004)

Deakin University, Australia

• Graduate Certificate of Higher Education (GCHE) (2010-2011)

University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

• Graduate Summer Session in Epidemiology (July-August 2000)

University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Bachelor of Medicine and of Surgery (MBBS) in 1982

Central Queensland (CQ) University

• Lecturer, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences

Deakin University (2009-2023)

• Lecturer, School of Health and Social Development
• Lecturer, School of Medicine

Box Hill Institute

• Lecturer, Biosecurity Centre of Excellence

University of New South Wales (2008-2009)

• Lecturer, Centre for HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research (Kirby Institute)

University of Auckland (1998 - 2008) 

• Research Fellow, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Unit, School of Population Health
• Research Fellow, Asian Health Research & Evaluation, School of Population Health
• Research Officer, NZ Environmental & Occupational Health Research Centre

• Research Fellowship (2000-2003) awarded by Health Research Council of NZ.
• First Prize, Postgraduate students’ Poster competition 2000, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland.
• First Class Honours in Master of Public Health in 1999, University of Auckland, Auckland, NZ.
• BNZFS Achievement Award 2005 for leadership and community development work, awarded by Bangladesh New Zealand Friendship Society Inc., Auckland, New Zealand.

Lecturer, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland (CQ) University (2023-present)

Lecturer, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University (2012-2023)

Lecturer, School of Medicine, Deakin University (2009-2011)

Lecturer, Biosecurity Centre of Excellence, Box Hill University (2018-2023)

Lecturer, Centre for HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research (Kirby Institute), University of New South Wales (2008-2009)

General Practitioner (1993 – 1995): Nibadita Clinic, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Programme Officer - Health and Environment (1993 – 1995): Voluntary Health Services Society, Dhaka, Bangladesh and General Practice.

Medical Officer (1984 – 1993): Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Iran.

Resident Medical Officer (1983 – 1984): Children Nutrition Unit, Save the Children Fund (UK), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Trainee Intern (1982 – 1983): Sir Salimullah Medical College & Mitford Hospital, Ministry of Health and Family Planning, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA)

Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA)

Member, Advisory committee, (2010-2012), South Asian Community Partnership for Diabetes, Australian Community Centre for Diabetes, Victoria University, Melbourne.

General Secretary (1998-2000), New Zealand Overseas Doctors Association (NZODA)

Executive member (1996-2006), New Zealand Overseas Doctors Association (NZODA)

Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA)

Chief investigator of research projects

Unit coordinator, Deakin University

Public Health

Research Fellowship fund from New Zealand Health Research Council

Negotiation of funding for overseas doctors professional development with New Zealand government in 2001 (c)

Research Funding, ASB Bank, New Zealand

BNZFS achievement award

Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook

Statistical Software: SPSS, STATA, R, MS Excel

Editor, Ayojon, a quarterly community newsletter, Auckland, New Zealand (2005-2008)

Consultant Adviser (2015-current), African Australian Women’s Health Advisory Group (AAWHAG), Melbourne.

Member, Advisory committee, (2010-2012), South Asian Community Partnership for Diabetes, Australian Community Centre for Diabetes, Victoria University, Melbourne.