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Dr. Lamisa Rahman

Senior Research Associate

CoE-HS&UHC

Short Biography

Dr. Lamisa Rahman is a young public health professional with experience in health research and project management since 2020. 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. During her research career, Lamisa has worked with the Hitotsubashi University, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Bangladesh (icddr,b), Global Public Health Research Foundation (GPHRF), Public Health Promotion and Deveoplemt Society (PPDS) 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 Rahman has multidisciplinary research interests, encompassing health services research in developing countries, health promotion, universal health coverage, environmental health, occupational health, and mental health. Three of her research articles have been published in reputed international peer-reviewed journals. Her other research articles are still under review.

MPH Modules Conducted

Current Projects

  • The Just Transitions Framework for Equitable and Sustainable Mitigation of Antimicrobial Resistance
  • Health System Assessment on System level Quality of MNH and NCD services in two selected districts (Brahmanbaria and Sunamganj) of Bangladesh
  • Implementation Research on Childhood Onset NCD in Two Piloted District at Kishoreganj District and Bagerhat District.
  • Infertility and Assisted Reproduction as violent experiences for Women in Bangladesh: Artsbased Intervention to Address GBV (Arts for I-ARTs)
  • Assessment of Public and Private Blood Transfusion Services under Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
  • Integrated Services for Infectious Disease Outbreak Research (ISIDORe)
  • Formative research to elicit voices of health service users at the grassroots: experiences from Phase-II activities of the regional forums, Bangladesh Health Watch
  • Eliciting voices of health service users at the grassroots: experiences from the activities of the regional forums, Bangladesh Health Watch

Peer Reviewed Publications

  • Changes in dietary intake during Ramadan month among university students in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
    Authors:
    DOI/URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s44187-025-00392-9
    Published on: 2025-04-05
  • Prevalence of insomnia among the post-menopausal women who suffered from COVID-19 in Bangladesh A nationwide cross-sectional study
    Authors: Kamrun Nahar Koly, Rasma Muzaffar, Umme Kulsum Monisha, Jobaida Saba, Lamisa Rahman, Md Arif Billah, Jyoti Das, Md Faisal Kabir Rozars, Nishat Alam, Sreshtha Chowdhury, Rehnuma Abdullah, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader
    DOI/URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023017553?via%3Dihub
    Published on: 2023-03-01
  • Internet addiction during COVID-19 restricted movement period: A cross-sectional study from Bangladesh
    Authors: Anika Tasneem Chowdhury, Saleka Raihana Siddiqua, Lamisa Rahman, Mosharop Hossian, Mohammad Hayatun Nabi
    DOI/URL: https://f1000research.com/articles/11-519/v1
    Published on: 2022-05-13

Handbooks & Book Chapters

2023

Umme Souda Mourin, Lamisa Rahman, Nahitun Naher, Syed Masud Ahmed; 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

2024

Lamisa Rahman, Umme Souda Mourin, Nahitun Naher, Syed Masud Ahmed; Formative Research to Elicit Voices of Health Service Users at the Grassroots: Experiences from Phase-II activities of the regional forums, Bangladesh Health Watch. 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

Research Focus


Health Services Research in Developing Countries Health Promotion Universal Health Coverage Environmental Health Occupational Health Mental Health

Total Citations

12

Education


  • Master of Public Health, North South University