
Overview
Background
Associate Professor Mamun is an internationally recognised leader in the areas of life course epidemiology and intergenerational perspectives. An approach that situates the individual risk factors and their interaction within a context that determines health outcomes has been the underlying basis of his research. He is one of the Principal Investigator’s of the Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP) cohort. Over the past 14 years, he has been leading the respiratory and cardiovascular epidemiology research in the MUSP that included 30 years follow-up of the MUSP offspring cohort (Gen 2) and the first follow-up of the children-of-the-offspring cohort (Gen 3). In recent years, he expanded his research in the low & middle income countries focusing on the rapid socio-economic development and the demographic and epidemiological transitions.
Mamun has made significant contributions to understand the critical stages of life and early life determinants of health. From the life course perspective, some of his papers are influential while thinking about the early development of health and well-being. For instance, his research confirmed that parents, especially mothers, are the role model for offspring health and well-being development from early life to adolescence and then to young adulthood. His research shows that weight management and prevention of obesity should start as early as possible even before or during pregnancy. He is interested to contribute new knowledge about the extent that socioeconomic, family and environmental factors track from generation to generation and how this impacts on health and well-being of the future generations.
Mamun has received several national (e.g. ARC, NHMRC, and NHF) and international competitive grants. He was awarded several highly competitive fellowships (e.g. NHMRC CDF Level 2, 2012-2016, NHMRC CDF Level 1, 2008-2011) and awards (UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards, 2009 and NHF Grants-in-Aid 2008). He has more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, most of which are published in high impact journals. He has an outstanding track-record of supervising RHD students. For instance, in the last five years, he has supervised 16 PhD students- 10 as Primary Advisor, who have been awarded their degrees.
Research Interests:
- Respiratory and cardiovascular health- development and early prevention
- Maternal and child health- early life environment and critical windows
- Social, structural and environmental basis of health and well-being
- Methodological innovation in longitudinal studies, administrative data and meta-analysis
Availability
- Professor Abdullah Mamun is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, University of Dhaka
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, University of Dhaka
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Groningen
Works
Search Professor Abdullah Mamun’s works on UQ eSpace
2016
Journal Article
Hallucinations in adolescents and risk for mental disorders and suicidal behaviour in adulthood: prospective evidence from the MUSP birth cohort study
Connell, Melissa, Betts, Kim, McGrath, John J., Alati, Rosa, Najman, Jake, Clavarino, Alexandra, Mamun, Abdullah, Williams, Gail and Scott, James G. (2016). Hallucinations in adolescents and risk for mental disorders and suicidal behaviour in adulthood: prospective evidence from the MUSP birth cohort study. Schizophrenia Research, 176 (2-3), 546-551. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2016.06.009
2016
Journal Article
The burden of cardiovascular disease attributable to major modifiable risk factors in Indonesia
Hussain, Mohammad Akhtar, Al Mamun, Abdullah, Peters, Sanne A. E., Woodward, Mark and Huxley, Rachel R. (2016). The burden of cardiovascular disease attributable to major modifiable risk factors in Indonesia. Journal of Epidemiology, 26 (10), 515-521. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20150178
2016
Journal Article
Long-term changes in childhood malnutrition are associated with long-term changes in maternal BMI: evidence from Bangladesh, 1996-2011
Hasan, Md Tanvir, Magalhaes, Ricardo J. Soares, Williams, Gail M. and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2016). Long-term changes in childhood malnutrition are associated with long-term changes in maternal BMI: evidence from Bangladesh, 1996-2011. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 104 (4), 1121-1127. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.115.111773
2016
Journal Article
Psychological health and menopause-specific quality of life of Malaysian women with type 2 diabetes
Hasan, Syed Shahzad, Thiruchelvam, Kaeshaelya, Ahmed, Syed Imran, Clavarino, Alexandra M., Mamun, Abdullah A. and Kairuz, Therese (2016). Psychological health and menopause-specific quality of life of Malaysian women with type 2 diabetes. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 23, 56-63. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2016.07.005
2016
Journal Article
Parent and adolescent reports in assessing adolescent sleep problems: results from a large population study
Fatima, Yaqoot, Doi, Suhail A. R., O'Callaghan, Michael, Williams, Gail, Najman, Jake M. and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2016). Parent and adolescent reports in assessing adolescent sleep problems: results from a large population study. Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, 105 (9), E433-E439. doi: 10.1111/apa.13404
2016
Journal Article
Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Indonesian adults aged ≥ 40 years: findings from the Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS)
Hussain, Mohammad Akhtar, Al Mamun, Abdullah, Reid, Christopher and Huxley, Rachel R. (2016). Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Indonesian adults aged ≥ 40 years: findings from the Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS). Plos One, 11 (8) e0160922, e0160922. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160922
2016
Journal Article
Association between serum vitamin D, retinol and zinc status, and acute respiratory infections in underweight and normal-weight children aged 6–24 months living in an urban slum in Bangladesh
Ahmed, A. M. S., Ahmed, T., Soares Magalhaes, R. J., Long, K. Z., Alam, M. A., Hossain, M. I., Islam, M. M., Mahfuz, M., Mondal, D., Haque, R. and Mamun, A. Al (2016). Association between serum vitamin D, retinol and zinc status, and acute respiratory infections in underweight and normal-weight children aged 6–24 months living in an urban slum in Bangladesh. Epidemiology and Infection, 144 (16), 1-13. doi: 10.1017/S0950268816001771
2016
Journal Article
Association of vitamin D status with incidence of enterotoxigenic, enteropathogenic and enteroaggregative Escherichia coli diarrhoea in children of urban Bangladesh
Ahmed, A. M. S., Soares Magalhaes, R. J., Long, K. Z., Ahmed, T., Alam, M. A., Hossain, M. I., Islam, M. M., Mahfuz, M., Mondal, D., Haque, R. and Mamun, A. A. (2016). Association of vitamin D status with incidence of enterotoxigenic, enteropathogenic and enteroaggregative Escherichia coli diarrhoea in children of urban Bangladesh. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 21 (8), 973-984. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12731
2016
Journal Article
Effect of birth weight on adulthood renal function: a bias-adjusted meta-analytic approach
Das, Sumon Kumar, Mannan, Munim, Faruque, Abu Syed Golam, Ahmed, Tahmeed, McIntyre, Harold David and Al Mamun, Abdullah (2016). Effect of birth weight on adulthood renal function: a bias-adjusted meta-analytic approach. Nephrology, 21 (7), 547-565. doi: 10.1111/nep.12732
2016
Journal Article
The global distribution of comorbid depression and anxiety in people with diabetes mellitus: risk-adjusted estimates
Hasan, Syed Shahzad, Clavarino, Alexandra M., Al Mamun, Abdullah, Doi, Suhail A. R. and Kairuz, Therese (2016). The global distribution of comorbid depression and anxiety in people with diabetes mellitus: risk-adjusted estimates. Archives of Pharmacy Practice, 7 (3), 80-86. doi: 10.4103/2045-080X.186172
2016
Journal Article
Prospective associations between depression and obesity for adolescent males and females- a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies
Mannan, Munim, Mamun, Abdullah, Doi, Suhail and Clavarino, Alexandra (2016). Prospective associations between depression and obesity for adolescent males and females- a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. Plos One, 11 (6) e0157240, e0157240. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157240
2016
Journal Article
Is there a bi-directional relationship between depression and obesity among adult men and women? Systematic review and bias-adjusted meta analysis
Mannan, Munim, Mamun, Abdullah, Doi, Suhail and Clavarino, Alexandra (2016). Is there a bi-directional relationship between depression and obesity among adult men and women? Systematic review and bias-adjusted meta analysis. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 21, 51-66. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2015.12.008
2016
Journal Article
The effect of zinc supplementation on body composition and hormonal levels related to adiposity amongst children: a systematic review
Gunanti, Inong R., Al-Mamun, Abdullah, Schubert, Elizabeth C.R. (Lisa) and Long, Kurt Z. (2016). The effect of zinc supplementation on body composition and hormonal levels related to adiposity amongst children: a systematic review. Public Health Nutrition, 19 (16), 1-16. doi: 10.1017/S1368980016001154
2016
Journal Article
Vitamin-D status is not a confounder of the relationship between zinc and diarrhoea: a study in 6-24-month-old underweight and normal-weight children of urban Bangladesh
Ahmed, A. M. S., Magalhaes, R. J. S., Ahmed, T., Long, K. Z., Hossain, MdI, Islam, M. M., Mahfuz, M., Gaffar, S. M. A., Sharmeen, A., Haque, R., Guerrant, R. L., Petri Jr, W. A. and Mamun, A. A. (2016). Vitamin-D status is not a confounder of the relationship between zinc and diarrhoea: a study in 6-24-month-old underweight and normal-weight children of urban Bangladesh. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 70 (5), 620-628. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2016.7
2016
Journal Article
Impact of neuraminidase inhibitors on influenza A(H1N1)pdm09-related pneumonia: An individual participant data meta-analysis
Muthuri, Stella G., Venkatesan, Sudhir, Myles, Puja R., Leonardi-Bee, Jo, Lim, Wei Shen, Al Mamun, Abdullah, Anovadiya, Ashish P., Araújo, Wildo N., Azziz-Baumgartner, Eduardo, Báez, Clarisa, Bantar, Carlos, Barhoush, Mazen M., Bassetti, Matteo, Beovic, Bojana, Bingisser, Roland, Bonmarin, Isabelle, Borja-Aburto, Victor H., Cao, Bin, Carratala, Jordi, Cuezzo, María R., Denholm, Justin T., Dominguez, Samuel R., Duarte, Pericles A. D., Dubnov-Raz, Gal, Echavarria, Marcela, Fanella, Sergio, Fraser, James, Gao, Zhancheng, Gérardin, Patrick ... PRIDE Consortium Investigators (2016). Impact of neuraminidase inhibitors on influenza A(H1N1)pdm09-related pneumonia: An individual participant data meta-analysis. Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses, 10 (3), 192-204. doi: 10.1111/irv.12363
2016
Journal Article
Household and personal factors are sources of heterogenity in intestinal parasite clearance among Mexican children 6-15 months of age supplemented with vitamin A and zinc
Srinivasan, Punitha, Lawa, Ha'i Raga, Rosado, Jorge L., Al Mamun, Abdullah, Khatun, Mohsina, Santos, Jose I., Utzinger, Jurg and Long, Kurt Z. (2016). Household and personal factors are sources of heterogenity in intestinal parasite clearance among Mexican children 6-15 months of age supplemented with vitamin A and zinc. Acta Tropica, 156, 48-56. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.12.001
2016
Journal Article
Economic burden of underweight and overweight among adults in the Asia-Pacific region: a systematic review
Hoque, Mohammad Enamul, Mannan, Munim, Long, Kurt Z. and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2016). Economic burden of underweight and overweight among adults in the Asia-Pacific region: a systematic review. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 21 (4), 458-469. doi: 10.1111/tmi.12679
2016
Journal Article
Global Role and Burden of Influenza in Pediatric Respiratory Hospitalizations, 1982–2012: A Systematic Analysis
Lafond, Kathryn E., Nair, Harish, Rasooly, Mohammad Hafiz, Valente, Fátima, Booy, Robert, Rahman, Mahmudur, Kitsutani, Paul, Yu, Hongjie, Guzman, Guiselle, Coulibaly, Daouda, Armero, Julio, Jima, Daddi, Howie, Stephen R. C., Ampofo, William, Mena, Ricardo, Chadha, Mandeep, Sampurno, Ondri Dwi, Emukule, Gideon O., Nurmatov, Zuridin, Corwin, Andrew, Heraud, Jean Michel, Noyola, Daniel E., Cojocaru, Radu, Nymadawa, Pagbajabyn, Barakat, Amal, Adedeji, Adebayo, von Horoch, Marta, Olveda, Remigio, Nyatanyi, Thierry ... Suizan, Zhou (2016). Global Role and Burden of Influenza in Pediatric Respiratory Hospitalizations, 1982–2012: A Systematic Analysis. PLoS Medicine, 13 (3) e1001977. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001977
2016
Journal Article
Working with families in community services: multidisciplinary perceptions of working with children and their parents
Smyth, Wendy, Kruze, Rose, Al Mamun, Abdullah, White, Andrew and Shields, Linda (2016). Working with families in community services: multidisciplinary perceptions of working with children and their parents. Neonatal, Paediatric and Child Health Nursing, 19 (1), 18-23.
2016
Journal Article
Condition-specific associations of symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescents and young adults with asthma and food allergy
Ferro, Mark A., Van Lieshout, Ryan J., Scott, James G., Alati, Rosa, Mamun, Abdullah A. and Dingle, Kaeleen (2016). Condition-specific associations of symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescents and young adults with asthma and food allergy. Journal of Asthma, 53 (3), 1-7. doi: 10.3109/02770903.2015.1104694
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Abdullah Mamun is:
- Available for supervision
Before you email them, read our advice on how to contact a supervisor.
Supervision history
Current supervision
-
Doctor Philosophy
Multidisciplinary efforts to eliminate sexually transmissible infections in regional and remote Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre, Professor James Ward
-
Doctor Philosophy
Implementing a life course approach in antenatal and postnatal care settings for prevention and reduction of non-communicable disease risks in Nepal (IpreventNCD)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
-
Doctor Philosophy
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health Outcomes in Indigenous Population: A Life Course Approach
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Leonie Callaway, Professor James Ward
-
Doctor Philosophy
Hormonal physiology in childbearing and the impacts of maternity-care interventions for mothers, babies and public health' to Oxytocin in childbearing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Melinda Protani, Professor Leonie Callaway
-
Doctor Philosophy
The effects of children's behaviour problems on parental health behaviours in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Martin O'Flaherty
-
Doctor Philosophy
The metabolic syndrome in relation to nutritional status among adults in Vietnam
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Dung Phung, Associate Professor Phong Thai
-
Doctor Philosophy
Hormonal physiology in childbearing and the impacts of maternity-care interventions for mothers, babies and public health' to Oxytocin in childbearing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Melinda Protani, Professor Leonie Callaway
Completed supervision
-
2023
Doctor Philosophy
Trajectories of asthma symptom and their associations with family, neighbourhood, and psychosocial environmental factors among children in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Sly
-
2023
Doctor Philosophy
Life Course Predictors of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
-
2023
Doctor Philosophy
Resemblance of parent-offspring dietary patterns and the development of offspring cardiometabolic risks: A life course perspective
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
-
2022
Doctor Philosophy
Future direction of maternal and child health in low- and middle-income countries
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
-
2022
Doctor Philosophy
Adolescent Motherhood in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Trends, Determinants, and Child Health Outcomes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Martin O'Flaherty
-
2022
Doctor Philosophy
Caesarean birth and its impact on maternal and offspring health in Australia: A life course perspective
Principal Advisor
-
2021
Doctor Philosophy
Double burden of malnutrition among women in South and Southeast Asia: Geographical variation, health inequality and health achievement
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
-
2020
Doctor Philosophy
Early Life Predictors of Peak Lung function at 21 years Findings from a Longitudinal Cohort Study
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Sly
-
2020
Doctor Philosophy
Predictors and Consequences of Body Weight Misclassification among Adolescents: A 30-year Longitudinal Study
Principal Advisor
-
2019
Doctor Philosophy
Early life predictors of young adulthood renal function
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
-
2017
Doctor Philosophy
The association between parental overweight and obesity before pregnancy and the development of offspring overweight and obesity in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
-
2017
Doctor Philosophy
Trends, determinants and spatial risks of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Gail Williams, Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
-
2017
Doctor Philosophy
Sleep Problems in Adolescence and Young Adulthood and their Association with Overweight and Obesity in Young Adults
Principal Advisor
-
2017
Doctor Philosophy
Gender differences in risk factors and healthcare for hypertension, diabetes and CVD among Bangladeshi adults
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Gail Williams
-
2016
Doctor Philosophy
Association of Vitamin D Status with Acute Respiratory Infection and Diarrhoea in Children Less Than Two Years of Age in an Urban Slum of Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
-
2016
Doctor Philosophy
Double Burden of Underweight and Overweight in Bangladesh: Contributing Factors and Economic Consequences
Principal Advisor
-
2015
Doctor Philosophy
ADIPOQ genetic variations, modifiable lifestyle factors and kidney disease in type 2 diabetes: A cohort study in Taiwan
Principal Advisor
-
2024
Doctor Philosophy
The Effect of a Community-Based Primary Healthcare Programme on Equity in Health and Access to Maternal and Child Health Services in Ghana
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Martin O'Flaherty
-
2023
Doctor Philosophy
Dietary patterns and the development of cardiometabolic risk profiles among young adults: A life-course perspective
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Darsy Darssan, Associate Professor William Wang
-
2020
Doctor Philosophy
Spatial epidemiological approaches to monitor and measure the risk of human leptospirosis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ricardo Soares Magalhaes
-
2020
Doctor Philosophy
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and the risk of mental and behavioural disorders in offspring
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor James Scott
-
2017
Doctor Philosophy
The overweight/obesity - depression links over the life course
Associate Advisor
-
2017
Doctor Philosophy
Women's mental health following the birth of a child: a life course approach
Associate Advisor
-
2017
Doctor Philosophy
The contribution of fish to nutrition and food security: informing the evidence base for agricultural policy in Bangladesh
Associate Advisor
-
2015
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the association between mental health and diabetes mellitus among women, in a developed and a developing country.
Associate Advisor
-
2013
Doctor Philosophy
Performance of Birth Weight Models
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor David McIntyre
-
2013
Doctor Philosophy
The Association between Micronutrients Status, Stunting, Body Mass Index and Adiposity among Mexican American Children
Associate Advisor
-
2012
Doctor Philosophy
Explaining the Heterogeneity in Overweight and Underweight amongst Adult Indonesians, 1993-2007: The Influence of Compositional and Contextual Factors
Associate Advisor
-
2011
Doctor Philosophy
Transition in food choices and their effect on overweight/obesity for adolescents and young adults
Associate Advisor
-
2010
Doctor Philosophy
Predicting unscheduled dental visits by members of the Australian Defence Force
Associate Advisor
-
2007
Doctor Philosophy
Prediciton of use of cannabis by young adults in an Australian birth cohort
Associate Advisor
-
2007
Doctor Philosophy
RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY, AND MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR IN YOUNG ADULTHOOD: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY
Associate Advisor
-
2006
Doctor Philosophy
THE ROLE OF DIETARY FACTORS IN THE AETIOLOGY OF NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY IN YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
Contact Professor Abdullah Mamun directly for media enquiries about:
- Blood pressure - health
- Cardiovascular risk
- Epidemiology
- Health - longitudinal studies
- Heart attack risk
- Mental health - risk factors
- Obesity
- Population health - longitudinal studies
- Public health
- Risk factors - smoking, obesity
- Smoking
- Tobacco
Need help?
For help with finding experts, story ideas and media enquiries, contact our Media team: