BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health

Dr. Lamisa Rahman

Senior Research Associate

Centre of Excellence for Health Systems and Universal Health Coverage (CoE HS&UHC)

Short Biography

Lamisa Rahman is a young public health professional with more than five years of experience in health research and project management. Her latest assignment was to work as a senior research associate at the BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health. Lamisa has achieved her Master of Public Health degree from North South University in 2021. During her research career, Lamisa has worked with the Hitotsubashi University, Global Public Health Research Foundation (GPHRF), the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Bangladesh (icddr,b) and North South University. Her research is primarily based on collaboration with renowned public health academicians and is supported by various international donor organizations. Lamisa has   multidisciplinary research interests such as environmental health, occupational health, universal health coverage, health services research in developing countries, and health promotion. Three of her research articles have been published in reputed international peer-reviewed journals. Her other research articles are still under review.<o:p></o:p>

Current Projects

<ol><li><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, Ubuntu, Oxygen, &quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;, Cantarell, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Lucida Grande&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Conduct the implementation research on childhood onset NCD in two piloted district at Kishoreganj District and Bagerhat District</span></li><li><span style="font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, Ubuntu, Oxygen, &quot;Oxygen Sans&quot;, Cantarell, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Apple Color Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Emoji&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Symbol&quot;, &quot;Lucida Grande&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Just Transition to mitigate antimicrobial resistance</span></li><li><font color="#000000">Infertility and Assisted Reproduction as Violent Experiences for Women in Bangladesh: Arts-based Intervention to Address GBV (Arts for I-ARTs)</font></li></ol>

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Tasneem Chowdhury,
  Anika and Siddiqua, Saleka Raihana and <b>Rahman, Lamisa</b> and Hossian,
  Mosharop and Hayatun Nabi, Mohammad, <i>Internet addiction during COVID-19
  restricted movement period: A cross-sectional study from Bangladesh</i>, In
  F1000Research (Impact Factor: 2.30).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Nahar Koly, Kamrun and
  Muzaffar, Rasma and Kulsum Monisha, Umme and Saba, Jobaida and <b>Rahman,
  Lamisa</b> and Arif Billaf, Mohammad and Das, Jyoti and Faisal Kabir Rozars,
  Mohammad and Alam, Nishat and Kamrunnahar and Chowdhury, Sreshtha and
  Abdullah, Rehnuma and Delwer Hossain Hawlader, Mohammad<i>, Prevalence of
  insomnia among the post-menopausal women who suffered from COVID-19 in
  Bangladesh A nationwide cross-sectional study</i>, In Heliyon (Impact Factor:
  3.776).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Mohammad Delwer
  Hossain Hawlader, Md. Kamrul Hasan, Humayun Kabir, Somayea Sultana Mim, <b>Lamisa</b>
  <b>Rahman</b>, Miah Mohammad Akiful Haque, Mamunur Rahman, MoezAlIslam E..
  Faris, Sahabi Kabir Sulaiman, Fatimah Isma’il Tsiga-Ahmed, Syed Fahad Javiad,
  Mariam Ela Alseqetri, Koustuv Dalal, Moien AB Khan; <i>Changes in dietary
  intake during Ramadan intermittent fasting among university students in
  Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study</i>, In Discover Food (Impact Factor:3.2)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Other Publications

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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Umme Souda Mourin, <b>Lamisa
  Rahman</b>, Nahitun Naher, Syed Masud Ahmed;<i> Eliciting voices of health
  service users at the grassroots: experiences from early phase activities of
  the regional forums, Bangladesh Health Watch. https://bangladeshhealthwatch.org/research/eliciting-voices-of-health-service-users-at-the-grassroots</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Lamisa Rahman</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">, Umme Souda Mourin,
  Nahitun Naher, Syed Masud Ahmed;<i> Formative Research to Elicit Voices of
  Health Service Users at the Grassroots: Experiences from Phase-II activities
  of the regional forums, Bangladesh Health Watch. </i>https://bangladeshhealthwatch.org/research/formative-research-to-elicit-voices-of-health-service-users-at-the-grassroots-experiences-from-phase-ii-activities-of-the-regional-forums-bangladesh-health-watch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Links

lamisa.rahman@bracu.ac.bd

Twitter

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Research Interests

Health SystemsHospital Service ManagementUniversal Health CoverageAnti-Microbial ResistanceOne Health

Education

<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman"
serif">Educational Information<o:p></o:p> <table class="MsoTableGrid" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border: none;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="82" valign="top" style="width:61.6pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman"
serif">2020–2021 <o:p></o:p> </td> <td width="350" valign="top" style="width:262.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman"
serif">Master of Public Health (MPH)
Major in Epidemiology<o:p></o:p> </td> <td width="170" valign="top" style="width:127.3pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman"
serif">North South University<o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="82" valign="top" style="width:61.6pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman"
serif">2015–2019 <o:p></o:p> </td> <td width="350" valign="top" style="width:262.4pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman"
serif">Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)<o:p></o:p> </td> <td width="170" valign="top" style="width:127.3pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman"
serif">University of Dhaka<o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table>