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Dr. Nam Tran is a Research Fellow at the University of Queensland’s Institute for Social Science Research. He holds a BA in Sociology from the Academy of Journalism and Communication (Vietnam), an MA in Urban Sociology from Brown University (USA), and a PhD from the University of Queensland in Social and Health-Risk Behaviors. His research focuses on intergenerational transmission of socio-economic factors, health behaviors, and well-being across life courses in both developed and developing countries.
Before joining UQ in 2016, Dr. Tran worked as a university lecturer in Hanoi and a senior researcher at a Vietnamese NGO, collaborating with organizations like the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and Johns Hopkins University on projects addressing adolescent health, health equity, and marginalized populations. His expertise includes designing population-based surveys, analyzing longitudinal data, and managing international research projects.
Dr. Tran’s work bridges social science and public health, emphasizing the social determinants of health and policy-relevant outcomes. Key areas include child maltreatment, bullying, mental health disparities, and alcohol/gambling behaviors. His recent projects include the Australian Child Maltreatment Study and systematic reviews on global Indigenous health issues.
He has contributed to over 30 peer-reviewed publications, research reports, and policy evaluations. His collaborations span institutions such as the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course and Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Tran actively engages in training researchers and mentoring early-career academics in quantitative methodologies.
