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
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University
Research interests
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Epidemiology and Public Health
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Chronic Disease
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Mental Health
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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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2019
Conference Publication
A retrospective comprehensive overview of a regional Queensland acute pain management service
Griffiths, Geraldine, Greig, Vanessa, Nasir, Bushra and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2019). A retrospective comprehensive overview of a regional Queensland acute pain management service. National Rural Health Conference, Tasmania, Hobart, 24-27 March, 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Co-designing a suicide intervention training program for Indigenous communities – INSIST
Nasir, Bushra, Toombs, Maree, Kondalsamy Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Kisely, Steve, Hides, Leanne, Gill, Neeraj, Hayman, Noel, Ranmuthugala, Geetha, Brennan-Olsen, Sharon and Nicholson, Geoffrey (2019). Co-designing a suicide intervention training program for Indigenous communities – INSIST. 15th National Rural Health Conference, Hobart, TAS Australia, 24-27 March 2019.
2018
Journal Article
The Role of Elders in the Wellbeing of a Contemporary Australian Indigenous Community
Busija, Lucy, Cinelli, Renata, Toombs, Maree R., Easton, Caitlin, Hampton, Ron, Holdsworth, Kristen, Macleod, Ashley, Nicholson, Geoffrey C., Nasir, Bushra F., Sanders, Kerrie M. and McCabe, Marita P. (2018). The Role of Elders in the Wellbeing of a Contemporary Australian Indigenous Community. The Gerontologist, 60 (3), 513-524. doi: 10.1093/geront/gny140
2018
Journal Article
Common mental disorders among Indigenous people living in regional, remote and metropolitan Australia: a cross-sectional study
Nasir, Bushra F., Toombs, Maree R., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Kisely, Steve, Gill, Neeraj S., Black, Emma, Hayman, Noel, Ranmuthugala, Geetha, Beccaria, Gavin, Ostini, Remo and Nicholson, Geoffrey C. (2018). Common mental disorders among Indigenous people living in regional, remote and metropolitan Australia: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 8 (6) e020196, e020196. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020196
2018
Conference Publication
Mental health and indigenous connection to land and community
Toombs, M., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, S., Kisely, S., Gill, N., Black, E., Hayman, N., Ranmuthugala, G., Beccaria, G., Ostini, R., Nicholson, G. C. and Nasir, B. (2018). Mental health and indigenous connection to land and community. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Annual Congress 2018, Auckland, New Zealand, 13-17 May 2018. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
2018
Conference Publication
Understanding existing community networks for volunteer suicide intervention trainees – preliminary findings from trainees undertaking an Indigenous suicide intervention training program developed in partnership with Indigenous communities
Nasir, B., Toombs, M., Kondalsamy-Chennaksavan, S., Kisely, S., Hides, L., Gill, N., Hayman, N., Ranmuthugala, G., Brennan-Olsen, S. and Nicholson, G. (2018). Understanding existing community networks for volunteer suicide intervention trainees – preliminary findings from trainees undertaking an Indigenous suicide intervention training program developed in partnership with Indigenous communities. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Annual Congress 2018, Auckland, New Zealand, 13-17 May 2018. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
2018
Journal Article
Developing an Internship Preparedness Program for Final Year Medical Students
Nasir, Bushra, Jurd, Kate, Cook, Sheila, Kwan, Marcella and Ostini, Remo (2018). Developing an Internship Preparedness Program for Final Year Medical Students. MedEdPublish, 7 (3), 219. doi: 10.15694/mep.2018.0000219.1
2018
Conference Publication
Data and the role of Rural Clinical Schools: What data and what roles?
Ostini, Remo, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Nasir, Bushra, Strasser, Sarah and Geoff Nicholson (2018). Data and the role of Rural Clinical Schools: What data and what roles?. 6th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium. Outback infront: 20 years of rural and remote health research, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 11-12 April 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
The cultural appropriateness of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV TR, Axis I (SCID-I) for Indigenous populations, study update
Toombs, M., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, S., Kisely, S., Gill, N., Black, E., Hayman, N., Ranmuthugala, G., Beccaria, G., Ostini, R., Nicholson, G. and Nasir, B. (2018). The cultural appropriateness of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV TR, Axis I (SCID-I) for Indigenous populations, study update. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Annual Congress 2018, Auckland, New Zealand, 13-17 May 2018. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
2018
Conference Publication
Understanding the willingness to intervene and support an individual at risk of suicide
Nasir, B., Toombs, M., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, S., Nicholson, G., Kisely, S., Hides, L. and Gill, N. (2018). Understanding the willingness to intervene and support an individual at risk of suicide. National Suicide Prevention Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 23-26 July 2018.
2018
Conference Publication
The Mobile Outreach Boomerang (MOB) We come back
Toombs, Maree and Nasir, Bushra (2018). The Mobile Outreach Boomerang (MOB) We come back. International Health Workforce Collaborative 2018, Queenstown, New Zealand, 23-26 April 2018.
2017
Journal Article
An Australian Indigenous community-led suicide intervention skills training program: community consultation findings
Nasir, Bushra, Kisely, Steve, Hides, Leanne, Ranmuthugala, Geetha, Brennan-Olsen, Sharon, Nicholson, Geoffrey C., Gill, Neeraj S., Hayman, Noel, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Toombs, Maree (2017). An Australian Indigenous community-led suicide intervention skills training program: community consultation findings. BMC Psychiatry, 17 (1) 219, 219. doi: 10.1186/s12888-017-1380-5
2017
Journal Article
Social media use in medical education: current perceptions and future potential
Nasir, Bushra, Jurd, Kate and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2017). Social media use in medical education: current perceptions and future potential. Journal of the European Association for Health Information and Libraries, 13 (2), 20-26.
2017
Conference Publication
Calculators to individualise the predicted probability of working in a rural area: an answer for the medical workforce issues in non-Metro areas?
Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Nasir, Bushra, Ostini, Remo, Strasser, Sarah and Nicholson, Geoff (2017). Calculators to individualise the predicted probability of working in a rural area: an answer for the medical workforce issues in non-Metro areas?. Rural Medicine Australia 2017 (RMA17), Melbourne, 19-21 October 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Pathways to prevention: closing the gap in Indigenous suicide intervention pathways
Nasir, Bushra, Kisely, Steve, Hides, Leanne, Ranmuthugala, Geetha, Brennan-Olsen, Sharon, Nicholson, Geoffrey C., Gill, Neeraj S., Hayman, Noel, Witherspoon, Sally, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Toombs, Maree (2017). Pathways to prevention: closing the gap in Indigenous suicide intervention pathways. National Rural Health Conference, Cairns, QLD, Australia, 26-29 March 2017. Deakin West, ACT, Australia: National Rural Health Alliance.
2016
Journal Article
The need for a culturally-tailored gatekeeper training intervention program in preventing suicide among Indigenous peoples: a systematic review
Nasir, Bushra, Hides, Leanne, Kisely, Steve, Geetha Ranmuthugala, Nicholson, Geoff, Black, Emma, Gill, Neeraj, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Toombs, Maree (2016). The need for a culturally-tailored gatekeeper training intervention program in preventing suicide among Indigenous peoples: a systematic review. BMC Psychiatry, 16 (1) 357, 357. doi: 10.1186/s12888-016-1059-3
2016
Journal Article
The effect of 1 mg folic acid supplementation on clinical outcomes in female migraine with aura patients
Menon, Saras, Nasir, Bushra, Avgan, Nesli, Ghassabian, Sussan, Oliver, Christopher, Lea, Rodney, Smith, Maree and Griffiths, Lyn (2016). The effect of 1 mg folic acid supplementation on clinical outcomes in female migraine with aura patients. The Journal of Headache and Pain, 17 (60) 60, 1-7. doi: 10.1186/s10194-016-0652-7
2016
Conference Publication
The feasibility of the structured clinical interview for diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (SCID-I) as a practical and culturally appropriate method of diagnosing mental disorders in indigenous Australians
Toombs, Maree, Gill, Neeraj, Nasir, Bushra, Black, Emma, Kisely, Steve, Beccaria, Gavin, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Nicholson, Geoffrey (2016). The feasibility of the structured clinical interview for diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (SCID-I) as a practical and culturally appropriate method of diagnosing mental disorders in indigenous Australians. 2016 RANZCP International Congress, Hong Kong, 8-12th May, 2016. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications.
2016
Conference Publication
An Australian Community-led suicide intervention skills training program: community consultation findings
Nasir, B., Kisely, S., Hides, L., Ranmuthugala, G., Brenan-Olsen, S., Easton, C., Wenitong, A., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Nicholson, G. and Toombs, M. (2016). An Australian Community-led suicide intervention skills training program: community consultation findings. 8th Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium., Kingscliff, NSW, Australia, November 2016.
2016
Conference Publication
Gatekeeper training interventions in preventing suicide among Indigenous Australians
Easton, Caitlin, Nasir, Bushra, Toombs, Maree, Ranmuthugala, Geetha, Gill, Neeraj, Hides, Leanne, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Black, Emma, Nicholson, Geoff, Kisely, Steve, Hayman, Noel and Wenitong, Adam (2016). Gatekeeper training interventions in preventing suicide among Indigenous Australians. National Suicide Prevention Conference: Connecting Culture Context and Capabilities, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 24-27 July 2016.
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Bushra Nasir is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the association between depression and comorbid chronic physical health conditions: An analysis of the urban-regional-rural divide
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Srinivas Kondalsamy Chennakesavan, Associate Professor Matthew McGrail
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Doctor Philosophy
The Effectiveness of the Implementation of the Vision 2030 Healthcare Strategy in Improving Health Services in Rural Saudi Arabia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Bruce Chater, Associate Professor Matthew McGrail
Media
Enquiries
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- Chronic Disease
- Indigenous Health
- Mental Health
- Primary Care
- Rural Health
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