Md Shahidul Islam

Md Shahidul Islam is an Associate Professor, Discipline Lead, and Course Coordinator in Health Management and Public Health at the School of Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New England (UNE), Australia. With over 20 years of international academic and research experience across Asia, Europe, and Australia, he plays a pivotal role in shaping public health education and research at UNE.

• PhD, University of New England, Australia
• MSc in International Health, Queen Margaret University, UK; Royal Tropical Institute, Netherlands; Karolinska Institute, Sweden
• MSS & BSS (Honours) in Sociology, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
• DTMH, Royal Tropical Institute, Netherlands
• AFCHSM & CHM, Australia

His research is centered on Public Health, Health Management, One Health, eHealth, and Mental Health. He investigates interdisciplinary issues such as health system integration, disaster preparedness, traditional healing integration, and health equity for marginalized populations. His work often employs systematic and scoping review methodologies, with a focus on global health challenges in low-resource settings.

His recent publications reflect a strong trend in pandemic impacts, mental health systems, health equity, and One Health integration. He frequently collaborates with researchers across disciplines and countries, contributing to over 80 peer-reviewed publications and two books.

• Faculty of Medicine & Health Research (Dean’s) Award for Research Excellence (Mid-Career), 2024
• UNE School Citation for Education Excellence, 2021
• UNE Certificate of Commendation for Teaching, 2021

Dr. Islam has supervised over 30 higher degree research students as principal or co-supervisor and is actively involved in grant-funded research. He contributes to editorial boards of BMC Public Health and BMC Health Services Research, and his leadership extends to roles in professional societies such as SHAPE Australia.

He leads research teams focused on public health challenges, including pandemic responses, mental health recovery, and health system resilience, often in collaboration with the Kim Usher Research Lab and international partners.