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Dr. Behzad Kiani is a Research Fellow at the UQ Centre for Clinical Research within The University of Queensland's Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences. His work focuses on spatial epidemiology of infectious diseases, specializing in geoinformatics using spatial regression models and cluster analysis.
Dr. Kiani holds a PhD in Medical Informatics and a Master's degree in Computer Science. He previously served as an Assistant Professor at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in Iran and as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Montreal, Canada. He is an associate editor of Geospatial Health Journal and executive member of the International Society of Geospatial Health.
- Research Interests:
- Comparative analysis of spatial epidemiology models
- Environmental/socioeconomic determinants of health
- Gentrification's public health impacts
- Machine learning integration in disease mapping
- Health resource allocation
- Geospatial risk assessment
- Notable Contributions:
- Over 70 high-impact publications
- Development of spatial vulnerability indices
- Pioneering work on cutaneous leishmaniasis mapping in Iran
- Urban vegetation inequity analysis in Canada
- Geospatial datasets for influenza and cardiovascular diseases
- Framework for spatial accessibility to health services
His recent articles focus on:
- COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy patterns in the Dominican Republic
- Gentrification-disease dynamics analysis
- Ambient air pollution's respiratory disease impacts in Pakistan
- Leptospirosis cluster identification
- Geospatial health infrastructure assessment tools
- Machine learning's spatial epidemiology applications
Scientific Roles:
- Associate Editor, Geospatial Health Journal
- Executive Member, International Society of Geospatial Health
Dr. Kiani is available for supervision with projects like "Advancing Infectious Disease Modeling with Machine Learning and Spatial Epidemiology" currently open.
