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Professor Mona Nasser is a leading academic in clinical epidemiology and oral health research at the University of Plymouth's Dental School, serving as Director of the Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research (PIHR). She holds additional roles including Co-lead of the Oral health services research group and Co-Convenor of the Cochrane Priority setting Methods Group. With qualifications spanning astrophysics to dental surgery, her career combines scientific rigor with artistic innovation. She has secured over £3 million in research funding and authored 100+ peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals like The Lancet and Cochrane.
Education:
- DDS (Doctorate in Dental Surgery), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (2005)
- MSc in Dental Public Health, King's College London (2009)
- PhD in Health Services Research/Clinical Epidemiology, University of Plymouth (2018)
- MSc in Astrophysics, Liverpool John Moores University (2024)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education, University of Plymouth (2013)
Research Focus: Her work bridges clinical practice, policy, and community engagement, emphasizing equity and innovation. Key areas include:
- Priority-setting frameworks for health research
- Dental care for marginalized populations
- Space medicine methodology
- AI applications in dentistry (ANGST Lab)
- Climate change and healthcare systems
- Transdisciplinary art-science collaborations
Awards:
- Bill Silverman Award (2012)
- Highly commended REF 2014 impact case study for prioritization methods
Advising & Grants: Supervised 17+ PhD/Postdoc researchers and led projects like:
- CAREscape (Climate-Adaptive Healthcare Spaces)
- Caring Beyond Words (disability-inclusive dentistry)
- Orbital Life (space life science payloads)
- ANGST Lab (AI-driven dental anxiety studies)
Labs/Initiatives:
- ANGST Lab: AI/robotics in dentistry
- Meta-Futurism: Art-driven futures workshops
- Co-creator of the Cochrane Priority Setting Methods Group
