Dian Kusuma

Dr. Dian Kusuma serves as an Assistant Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology at Khalifa University, with prior academic appointments including Lecturer in Global Health at St. George's, University of London, Research Associate at Imperial College London (NIHR Global Health Research Unit), and Research Associate at Harvard University (Malaysia Health Systems Research project).

Educational background:

• Doctor of Science (DSc) in Global Health & Population, Harvard University, Boston
• Master of Public Health, KIT Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam

His research prioritizes cardiovascular disease and diabetes prevention through modifiable risk factor intervention (obesity, smoking, dietary habits), supported by advanced expertise in health systems evaluation, policy impact assessment, econometrics, and geospatial analysis. Current work emphasizes large-scale mixed-methods studies of health system performance and scalable interventions in low-resource settings, particularly across South Asia and Malaysia.

Scientific Awards: No awards, fellowships, or medals were documented in the source material.

Advising and grants: No current students or formal advisees are specified. Significant project involvement includes NIHR-funded research at Imperial College London targeting diabetes/CVD reduction in South Asia and Harvard-Malaysian Ministry of Health collaborations evaluating national health financing, though explicit grant titles or advising roles remain unmentioned.