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Dr Bushra Nasir
Dr

Bushra Nasir

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Overview

Background

Dr. Bushra Nasir is the lead researcher on multiple large-scale, national studies, and a mid-career researcher with a substantial career trajectory in health research. Her expertise and instrumental involvement in multiple large-scale grants are demonstrated through numerous top-tier publications, media and news citations, and recognition in national and international policy documents. She has contributed to developing several global health policy recommendation publications, including a World Health Organisation review investigating the retention of the health workforce in rural and remote areas. Her contribution to this discipline is further substantiated by her peer-review activities and international and national collaborations with wide outreach and engagement initiatives.

Her collaborative networking qualities contribute to numerous roles in various research committees, including as a previous Chair of the Faculty of Medicine Early Career Researcher Committee. Her work has also resulted in increased research capacity building in regional and rural South East Queensland, supporting clinicians, medical students and educators, and other healthcare service providers conducting clinical and epidemiological research projects. She is also a research mentor and member of several national organisations. Her ongoing leadership, management, networking, and knowledge expertise contribute to the progress of research practices with academics, experts, and clinical scientists.

Availability

Dr Bushra Nasir is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University

Research interests

  • Epidemiology and Public Health

  • Chronic Disease

  • Mental Health

  • Rural Health

Research impacts

Dr Nasir has secured ~$15M in funding; ~$9.5M as CI through the National Health and Medical Research Council in the past five years. Her existing and ongoing collaborations are pivotal toward their success in producing consumer-focused, community-integrated, meaningful outcomes. She has made significant contributions to knowledge through translation, included the I-ASIST project, launched by Minister Ken Wyatt, and named as NHRMC, 10 of the Best (14th Edition, 2023). Dr Nasir's exemplary discipline engagement and development of service delivery have contributed to developing national and international industry partnerships, particularly with industry partners. She is the Associate Editor for the Australian New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry and the Discovery-Mental Health journal. Dr Nasir has memberships with the Australian and New Zealand Society of Mental Health (2015-current) and Suicide Prevention Australia (2017-current) and is a professional leader with the National Suicide Prevention Network (2015-current), and regional health and mental health committees that establish governance and research integrity.

Works

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72 works between 2010 and 2025

21 - 40 of 72 works

2024

Journal Article

Genomic characterisation of clinically significant blood group variants in Aboriginal Australians

Jadhao, Sudhir, Davison, Candice, Roulis, Eileen, Lee, Simon, Campbell, Tamika, Griffin, Reece, Toombs, Maree, Brown, Alex, Perry, Maree, Nasir, Bushra, Irving, David O., Hyland, Catherine A., Flower, Robert L. and Nagaraj, Shivashankar H. (2024). Genomic characterisation of clinically significant blood group variants in Aboriginal Australians. Blood Transfusion, 22 (6), 464-474. doi: 10.2450/BloodTransfus.664

Genomic characterisation of clinically significant blood group variants in Aboriginal Australians

2023

Conference Publication

Designing fit for purposes virtual health services

Nasir, Bushra (2023). Designing fit for purposes virtual health services. 2023 Closing the Gap on Indigenous Health Forum, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 5-6 December 2023.

Designing fit for purposes virtual health services

2023

Conference Publication

Developing research capacity through short-term community-engaged scholarly projects for rural and remote medical students

Nasir, B., Chater, B., McGrail, M. and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, S. (2023). Developing research capacity through short-term community-engaged scholarly projects for rural and remote medical students. WONCA World Conference 2023, Sydney, NSW Australia, 26-29 October 2023. East Melbourne, VIC Australia: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

Developing research capacity through short-term community-engaged scholarly projects for rural and remote medical students

2023

Conference Publication

Evaluating medical student satisfaction using blended learning: a natural longitudinal cross-sectional study based in rural Australia

Nasir, B., Chater, B., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, S. and McGrail, M. (2023). Evaluating medical student satisfaction using blended learning: a natural longitudinal cross-sectional study based in rural Australia. WONCA World Conference 2023, Sydney, NSW Australia, 26-29 October 2023. East Melbourne, VIC Australia: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

Evaluating medical student satisfaction using blended learning: a natural longitudinal cross-sectional study based in rural Australia

2023

Conference Publication

Comorbid mental illness and chronic disease in First Nations Australians: a systematic review

Nasir, Bushra, Winslow, Marlie and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2023). Comorbid mental illness and chronic disease in First Nations Australians: a systematic review. The 2023 International Mental Health Conference, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 7-9 June 2023.

Comorbid mental illness and chronic disease in First Nations Australians: a systematic review

2023

Journal Article

Rural medical workforce pathways: exploring the importance of postgraduation rural training time

McGrail, Matthew R., Gurney, Tiana, Fox, Jordan, Martin, Priya, Eley, Diann, Nasir, Bushra and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2023). Rural medical workforce pathways: exploring the importance of postgraduation rural training time. Human Resources for Health, 21 (1) 31, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12960-023-00819-3

Rural medical workforce pathways: exploring the importance of postgraduation rural training time

2023

Book Chapter

Populations at special health risk: rural populations

McGrail, Matthew, Nasir, Bushra and Fox, Jordan (2023). Populations at special health risk: rural populations. Reference module in biomedical sciences. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/b978-0-323-99967-0.00091-0

Populations at special health risk: rural populations

2023

Journal Article

The value of extended short-term medical training placements in smaller rural and remote locations on future work location: a cohort study

McGrail, Matthew R, Nasir, Bushra F, Chater, Alan Bruce, Sangelaji, Bahram and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2023). The value of extended short-term medical training placements in smaller rural and remote locations on future work location: a cohort study. BMJ Open, 13 (1) e068704, 1-8. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068704

The value of extended short-term medical training placements in smaller rural and remote locations on future work location: a cohort study

2022

Other Outputs

Community Engaged Rural Health Projects – The University of Queensland

Chater, Bruce , Nasir, Bushra , Hodgson, Lynette , Ridler, John and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2022). Community Engaged Rural Health Projects – The University of Queensland. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand.

Community Engaged Rural Health Projects – The University of Queensland

2022

Journal Article

Translating research into action: the design and development of an Indigenous specific suicide intervention skills training program ( I‐ASIST )

Nasir, Bushra Farah, Kisely, Stephen, Hides, Leanne, Brennan‐Olsen, Sharon, Kondalsamy‐Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Nicholson, Geoffrey C., Gill, Neeraj S., Beccaria, Gavin and Toombs, Maree (2022). Translating research into action: the design and development of an Indigenous specific suicide intervention skills training program ( I‐ASIST ). Australian Journal of Rural Health, 30 (6), 870-875. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12903

Translating research into action: the design and development of an Indigenous specific suicide intervention skills training program ( I‐ASIST )

2022

Journal Article

"It's what makes us unique.": Indigenous Australian perspectives on genetics research to improve comorbid mental and chronic disease outcomes

Nasir, Bushra Farah, Vinayagam, Ritwika and Rae, Kym (2022). "It's what makes us unique.": Indigenous Australian perspectives on genetics research to improve comorbid mental and chronic disease outcomes. Current Medical Research and Opinion, 38 (7), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2022.2061710

"It's what makes us unique.": Indigenous Australian perspectives on genetics research to improve comorbid mental and chronic disease outcomes

2021

Journal Article

The risk of common mental disorders in Indigenous Australians experiencing traumatic life events

Nasir, Bushra Farah, Ryan, Elizabeth G., Black, Emma B., Kisely, Stephen, Gill, Neeraj S., Beccaria, Gavin, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Nicholson, Geoffrey C. and Toombs, Maree (2021). The risk of common mental disorders in Indigenous Australians experiencing traumatic life events. BJPsych Open, 8 (1) e8. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2021.1063

The risk of common mental disorders in Indigenous Australians experiencing traumatic life events

2021

Journal Article

A community-led design for an Indigenous Model of Mental Health Care for Indigenous people with depressive disorders

Nasir, Bushra Farah, Brennan-Olsen, Sharon, Gill, Neeraj, Beccaria, Gavin, Kisley, Steve, Hides, Leanne, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas , Nicholson, Geoffrey and Toombs, Maree (2021). A community-led design for an Indigenous Model of Mental Health Care for Indigenous people with depressive disorders. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 45 (4) 1753-6405.13115, 330-337. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13115

A community-led design for an Indigenous Model of Mental Health Care for Indigenous people with depressive disorders

2021

Journal Article

Traumatic life events and risk of post-traumatic stress disorder among the Indigenous population of regional, remote and metropolitan Central-Eastern Australia: a cross-sectional study

Nasir, Bushra Farah, Black, Emma, Toombs, Maree, Kisely, Steve, Gill, Neeraj, Beccaria, Gavin, Kondalsamy-Chennakesava, Srinivas and Nicholson, Geoffrey (2021). Traumatic life events and risk of post-traumatic stress disorder among the Indigenous population of regional, remote and metropolitan Central-Eastern Australia: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 11 (4) e040875, 1-11. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040875

Traumatic life events and risk of post-traumatic stress disorder among the Indigenous population of regional, remote and metropolitan Central-Eastern Australia: a cross-sectional study

2020

Other Outputs

Retention of the health workforce in rural and remote areas: a systematic review

World Health Organisation Team, Strasser, Sarah, Austin, Marni, Bendotti, Hollie, Bourke, Gary, Campbell, David, Campbell, Narelle , Chater, Alan Bruce, Chong, Hwee Sin , Cribb, Jacqueline, Cumming, Kay, Doty, Barbara Jean, Eley, Diann, Erikson, Jay S., Florentis, Anastasia, Floss, Mayara, Goot, Katie, Greacen, Jane, Jonk, Yvonne , Khoo, Kean, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Lamb, Margaret, Longenecker, Randall, McGrail, Matthew, Nasir, Bushra, Partanen, Riitta, Paterson, Davis , Rajapalisha, Dilum , Schmitz, David ... Tynan, Anna (2020). Retention of the health workforce in rural and remote areas: a systematic review. Human Resources for Health Observer Series No. 25 Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization.

Retention of the health workforce in rural and remote areas: a systematic review

2020

Journal Article

Implications of COVID-19 on a clinical trial of an Indigenous model of mental health care

Nasir, Bushra, Brennan-Olsen, Sharon and Toombs, M. (2020). Implications of COVID-19 on a clinical trial of an Indigenous model of mental health care. Insightplus MJA.

Implications of COVID-19 on a clinical trial of an Indigenous model of mental health care

2020

Journal Article

How can mobile applications support suicide prevention gatekeepers in Australian Indigenous communities?

Brown, Kelly A., Toombs, Maree, Nasir, Bushra, Kisely, Steve, Ranmuthugala, Geetha, Brennan-Olsen, Sharon L., Nicholson, Geoffrey C., Gill, Neeraj S., Hayman, Noel S., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Hides, Leanne (2020). How can mobile applications support suicide prevention gatekeepers in Australian Indigenous communities?. Social Science and Medicine, 258 113015, 113015. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113015

How can mobile applications support suicide prevention gatekeepers in Australian Indigenous communities?

2020

Journal Article

Indigenous mental health research and COVID-19

Nasir, Bushra Farah, Brennan-Olsen, Sharon and Toombs, Maree (2020). Indigenous mental health research and COVID-19. MJA InSight

Indigenous mental health research and COVID-19

2020

Journal Article

Australian Indigenous model of mental healthcare based on transdiagnostic cognitive–behavioural therapy co-designed with the Indigenous community: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Toombs, Maree, Nasir, Bushra, Kisely, Steve, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Hides, Leanne, Gill, Neeraj, Beccaria, Gavin, Brennan-Olsen, Sharon, Butten, Kayley and Nicholson, Geoffrey (2020). Australian Indigenous model of mental healthcare based on transdiagnostic cognitive–behavioural therapy co-designed with the Indigenous community: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BJ Psych Open, 6 (3) e33, e33. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2020.16

Australian Indigenous model of mental healthcare based on transdiagnostic cognitive–behavioural therapy co-designed with the Indigenous community: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

2019

Journal Article

Cultural validation of the structured clinical interview for diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders in Indigenous Australians

Toombs, Maree, Nasir, Bushra, Kisely, Steve, Ranmuthugala, Geetha, Gill, Neeraj S., Beccaria, Gavin, Hayman, Noel, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas N. and Nicholson, Geoffrey C. (2019). Cultural validation of the structured clinical interview for diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders in Indigenous Australians. Australasian Psychiatry, 27 (4), 362-365. doi: 10.1177/1039856219852289

Cultural validation of the structured clinical interview for diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders in Indigenous Australians

Funding

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2027
    A Culturally Informed Chronic Disease Prevention Model Using Technology and Indigenous Virtual Experience: The THRIVE Project
    NHMRC MRFF Survivorship Care and Collaborative Research Prioritisation (Stream 2)
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2025
    Empowering Indigenous strengths to better health and wellbeing: The co-design and evaluation of a sustainable practice nurse health and wellbeing funding model for chronic disease management [...]
    Goondir Health Services
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    Healing Spirit, Healing Minds: Co-designed healing program to promote social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth.
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    Digital Health Transformation of Rural Primary Health Care Through an Innovative Digital Indigenous Primary Health Care Delivery Model: ID-INSPIRED
    NHMRC MRFF PHCR - Primary Health Care Digital Innovations
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Co-designing Obstructive Sleep Apnoea screening and diagnostic approaches for First Nations Australians: Strengthening clinical pathways with lived-experience support from community champions
    NHMRC MRFF Optimising Screening, Diagnosis and Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Obstructive sleep apnoea diagnosis and management in First Nations communities: community co-design, local capacity building and place-based models for sustainable success
    NHMRC MRFF EMCR - Early to Mid-Career Researchers
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Improving the Mental Health of Indigenous Australians with Chronic Disease
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Dr Bushra Nasir is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Chronic Disease Comorbidity, Mental health, Indigenous Health, Rural Health

    Multiple projects in chronic disease, mental health and rural health related research.

Supervision history

Current supervision

Media

Enquiries

Contact Dr Bushra Nasir directly for media enquiries about:

  • Chronic Disease
  • Indigenous Health
  • Mental Health
  • Primary Care
  • Rural Health

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