Md Nazmul Huda

Dr. Md Nazmul Huda is a researcher at the University of New South Wales, School of Population Health and Community Medicine, with additional affiliation at the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research. He holds a PhD in public health and social epidemiology from UNSW Sydney and has built an extensive research portfolio with an h-index of 17 and i10-index of 26, publishing in high-impact journals including The Lancet, BMC Psychiatry, and BMJ Global Health.

His research spans mental, physical, sexual, and reproductive health promotion, with particular focus on marginalized populations including adolescents, children, older people, indigenous communities, refugees, sex workers, LGBTQI+ individuals, and migrant populations. His work on global health and infectious disease prevention has led to significant contributions in HIV prevention among female sex workers in Bangladesh, with his PhD research titled 'A mixed-methods study of sex work and the HIV prevention environment for female sex workers in Bangladesh.'

Dr. Huda's publication portfolio shows a clear trend toward addressing health disparities through community-based interventions, with recent work focusing on mental health crisis interventions, long COVID management, diabetic care, and medical waste management in low-resource settings. His research methodology combines qualitative approaches with mixed-methods designs, often emphasizing community co-design and stakeholder perspectives.

• People's award at the Health Beyond Research and Innovation Showcase 2024 for digital surveillance paper
• International AIDS Society (IAS) Scholarship for paper presentation (2022, 2020)
• ICAAP12 scholarship for oral presentation
• University International Postgraduate Award (UIPA) scholarship (924716 AUD)
• SM Hall Award from University of Dhaka for academic excellence

Dr. Huda has supervised numerous students at various institutions, with current supervision focusing on Macarthur Safeguards Program effectiveness and long-COVID interventions. He has secured over $450,000 in competitive grant funding, including projects on community-based interventions for multicultural communities and Tai Chi-based stress reduction programs for students. His teaching experience spans seven years across multiple institutions in Australia and Bangladesh, covering courses in epidemiology, research methods, global health, and sociology of health.

His research activities include ongoing work with multicultural communities in Sydney, with particular emphasis on developing culturally appropriate health interventions and addressing intersecting health disadvantages experienced by marginalized populations.