Professor Abdullah Mamun
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Abdullah Mamun

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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

Health Sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, University of Dhaka
  • Masters (Coursework) of Science, University of Dhaka
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Groningen

Search Professor Abdullah Mamun’s works on UQ eSpace

433 works between 1998 and 2025
All (433) Journal Article (355) Book Chapter (4) Conference Publication (54) Book (1) Other Outputs (19)

261 - 280 of 433 works

2016

Conference Publication

Developmental Stages of Hypertension Between Males and Females-Are There Different Mechanisms?

Mamun, Abdullah (2016). Developmental Stages of Hypertension Between Males and Females-Are There Different Mechanisms?. ISH 2016, Seoul, Korea, 24 -29 September 2016. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. doi: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000500011.46379.0f

Developmental Stages of Hypertension Between Males and Females-Are There Different Mechanisms?

2016

Conference Publication

Hallucinations in Adolescents and Risk for Mental Disorders in Adulthood: Prospective Evidence From the Musp Birth Cohort Study

Scott, J. G., Connell, M., Betts, K., Alati, R., Najman, J., Clavarino, A., Mamun, A. and McGrath, J. J. (2016). Hallucinations in Adolescents and Risk for Mental Disorders in Adulthood: Prospective Evidence From the Musp Birth Cohort Study. RANZCP 2016 Congress, Hong Kong, May 2016. LONDON: Sage Publications.

Hallucinations in Adolescents and Risk for Mental Disorders in Adulthood: Prospective Evidence From the Musp Birth Cohort Study

2016

Conference Publication

Effect Of Childhood Asthma On Lung Function At 21 Years

Suresh, S., O'Callaghan, M., Mamun, A. and Sly, P. D. (2016). Effect Of Childhood Asthma On Lung Function At 21 Years. International Conference of the American-Thoracic-Society (ATS), San Francisco, CA, United States, May 13-18 2016. New York, NY United States: American Thoracic Society.

Effect Of Childhood Asthma On Lung Function At 21 Years

2016

Journal Article

Generational increase in obesity among young women: a prospective analysis of mother-daughter dyads

Alati, R., Betts, K. S., Williams, G. M., Najman, J. M., Zalbahar, N. and Mamun, A. (2016). Generational increase in obesity among young women: a prospective analysis of mother-daughter dyads. International Journal of Obesity, 40 (1), 176-180. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2015.153

Generational increase in obesity among young women: a prospective analysis of mother-daughter dyads

2015

Journal Article

How is family centered care perceived by healthcare providers from different countries? An international comparison study

Feeg, Veronica D., Paraszczuk, Ann Marie, Cavusoglu, Hicran, Shields, Linda, Pars, Hatice and Al Mamun, Abdullah (2015). How is family centered care perceived by healthcare providers from different countries? An international comparison study. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 31 (3), 267-276. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2015.11.007

How is family centered care perceived by healthcare providers from different countries? An international comparison study

2015

Journal Article

Multimorbidity prevalence and pattern in Indonesian adults: an exploratory study using national survey data

Hussain, Mohammad Akhtar, Huxley, Rachel and Mamun, Abdullah Al (2015). Multimorbidity prevalence and pattern in Indonesian adults: an exploratory study using national survey data. BMJ Open, 5 (12) e009810, e009810.1-e009810.12. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009810

Multimorbidity prevalence and pattern in Indonesian adults: an exploratory study using national survey data

2015

Journal Article

Caesarean delivery and the risk of offspring overweight and obesity over the life course: a systematic review and bias-adjusted meta-analysis

Sutharsan, R., Mannan, M., Doi, S. A. and Mamun, A. A. (2015). Caesarean delivery and the risk of offspring overweight and obesity over the life course: a systematic review and bias-adjusted meta-analysis. Clinical Obesity, 5 (6), 293-301. doi: 10.1111/cob.12114

Caesarean delivery and the risk of offspring overweight and obesity over the life course: a systematic review and bias-adjusted meta-analysis

2015

Journal Article

Prevalence and risk factors of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency among 6–24-month-old underweight and normal-weight children living in an urban slum of Bangladesh

Ahmed, AM Shamsir, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Long, Kurt Z., Magalhaes, Ricardo J Soares, Hossain, Md Iqbal, Islam, Md Munirul, Mahfuz, Mustafa, Gaffar, SM Abdul, Sharmeen, Atiya, Haque, Rashidul, Guerrant, Richard L., Petri, William A. and Mamun, Abdullah AI (2015). Prevalence and risk factors of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency among 6–24-month-old underweight and normal-weight children living in an urban slum of Bangladesh. Public Health Nutrition, 20 (10), 1718-1728. doi: 10.1017/S1368980015003353

Prevalence and risk factors of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency among 6–24-month-old underweight and normal-weight children living in an urban slum of Bangladesh

2015

Journal Article

Diabetes mellitus and the risk of depressive and anxiety disorders in australian women: a longitudinal study

Hasan, Syed Shahzad, Clavarino, Alexandra M., Dingle, Kaeleen, Mamun, Abdulla A. and Kairuz, Therese (2015). Diabetes mellitus and the risk of depressive and anxiety disorders in australian women: a longitudinal study. Journal of Women's Health, 24 (11), 889-898. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2015.5210

Diabetes mellitus and the risk of depressive and anxiety disorders in australian women: a longitudinal study

2015

Journal Article

Childhood malnutrition in households with contemporary siblings: A scenario from urban Bangladesh

Das, J., Das, S.K., Hasan, T., Ahmed, S., Ferdous, F., Begum, R., Chisti, M.J., Malek, M.A., Mamun, A.A. and Faruque, A.S.G. (2015). Childhood malnutrition in households with contemporary siblings: A scenario from urban Bangladesh. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 69 (10), 1178-1179. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2015.75

Childhood malnutrition in households with contemporary siblings: A scenario from urban Bangladesh

2015

Journal Article

Relation between mental health-related variables and glycemic control in Malaysian women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)

Hasan, Syed Shahzad, Thiruchelvam, Kaeshaelya, Ahmed, Syed Imran, Clavarino, Alexandra M., Mamun, Abdullah A. and Kairuz, Therese (2015). Relation between mental health-related variables and glycemic control in Malaysian women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries, 35 (3), 211-218. doi: 10.1007/s13410-014-0250-7

Relation between mental health-related variables and glycemic control in Malaysian women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)

2015

Journal Article

Association of parental body mass index before pregnancy on infant growth and body composition: evidence from a pregnancy cohort study in Malaysia

Zalbahar, Nurzalinda, Jan Mohamed, Hamid Jan B. J, Ling, Loy See, Najman, Jake, McIntyre, Harold David and Mamun, Abdullah (2015). Association of parental body mass index before pregnancy on infant growth and body composition: evidence from a pregnancy cohort study in Malaysia. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 10, S35-S47. doi: 10.1016/j.orcp.2015.08.002

Association of parental body mass index before pregnancy on infant growth and body composition: evidence from a pregnancy cohort study in Malaysia

2015

Journal Article

Rapid growth in early childhood associated with young adult overweight and obesity - evidence from a community based cohort study

Sutharsan, Ratneswary, O'Callaghan, Michael J., Williams, Gail, Najman, Jake M. and Mamun, Abdullah A. (2015). Rapid growth in early childhood associated with young adult overweight and obesity - evidence from a community based cohort study. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 33 (1) 13, 13.1-13.9. doi: 10.1186/s41043-015-0012-2

Rapid growth in early childhood associated with young adult overweight and obesity - evidence from a community based cohort study

2015

Journal Article

Age-and sex-specific burden of cardiovascular disease attributable to 5 major and modifiable risk factors in 10 asian countries of the western pacific region

Huxley, Rachel R., Hirakawa, Yoichiro, Hussain, Mohammad Akhtar, Aekplakorn, Wichai, Wang, Xin, Peters, Sanne A. E., Mamun, Abdullah and Woodward, Mark (2015). Age-and sex-specific burden of cardiovascular disease attributable to 5 major and modifiable risk factors in 10 asian countries of the western pacific region. Circulation Journal, 79 (8), 1662-1674. doi: 10.1253/circj.CJ-15-0661

Age-and sex-specific burden of cardiovascular disease attributable to 5 major and modifiable risk factors in 10 asian countries of the western pacific region

2015

Journal Article

Diarrhoea and smoking: An analysis of decades of observational data from Bangladesh Health behavior, health promotion and society

Das, Sumon Kumar, Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer, Ahmed, A.M Shamsir, Malek, Mohammad Abdul, Ahmed, Shahnawaz, Shahunja, K.M, Ferdous, Farzana, Farzana, Fahmida Dil, Das, Jui, Rahman, Aminur, Al Mamun, Abdullah and Faruque, Abu Syed Golam (2015). Diarrhoea and smoking: An analysis of decades of observational data from Bangladesh Health behavior, health promotion and society. BMC Public Health, 15 (1) 646, 646. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1906-z

Diarrhoea and smoking: An analysis of decades of observational data from Bangladesh Health behavior, health promotion and society

2015

Journal Article

Forecasting the progress towards the target of Millennium Development Goal 1C in children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh

Hasan, Md Tanvir, Soares Magalhaes, Ricardo J, Williams, Gail M and Mamun, Abdullah A (2015). Forecasting the progress towards the target of Millennium Development Goal 1C in children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh. Public Health Nutrition, 18 (10), 1728-1736. doi: 10.1017/S1368980014003279

Forecasting the progress towards the target of Millennium Development Goal 1C in children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh

2015

Journal Article

Rapid shift toward overweight from double burden of underweight and overweight among Bangladeshi women: a systematic review and pooled analysis

Hoque, Mohammad E., Long, Kurt Z., Niessen, Louis W. and Al Mamun, Abdullah (2015). Rapid shift toward overweight from double burden of underweight and overweight among Bangladeshi women: a systematic review and pooled analysis. Nutrition Reviews, 73 (7), 438-447. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuv003

Rapid shift toward overweight from double burden of underweight and overweight among Bangladeshi women: a systematic review and pooled analysis

2015

Journal Article

Changing childhood malnutrition in Bangladesh: Trends over the last two decades in urban-rural differentials (1993-2012)

Das, Sumon Kumar, Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer, Malek, Mohammad Abdul, Das, Jui, Salam, Mohammed Abdus, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Mamun, Abdullah Al and Faruque, Abu Syed Golam (2015). Changing childhood malnutrition in Bangladesh: Trends over the last two decades in urban-rural differentials (1993-2012). Public Health Nutrition, 18 (10), 1718-1727. doi: 10.1017/S136898001500004X

Changing childhood malnutrition in Bangladesh: Trends over the last two decades in urban-rural differentials (1993-2012)

2015

Journal Article

Cohort profile update: the Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP)

Najman, Jake M., Alati, Rosa, Bor, William, Clavarino, Alexandra, Mamun, Abdullah, McGrath, John J., McIntyre, David, O'Callaghan, Michael, Scott, James, Shuttlewood, Greg, Williams, Gail M. and Wray, Naomi (2015). Cohort profile update: the Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP). International Journal of Epidemiology, 44 (1), 78-78f. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyu234

Cohort profile update: the Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP)

2015

Journal Article

Longitudinal impact of sleep on overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: a systematic review and bias-adjusted meta-analysis

Fatima, Y., Doi, S. A. R. and Mamun, A. A. (2015). Longitudinal impact of sleep on overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: a systematic review and bias-adjusted meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews, 16 (2), 137-149. doi: 10.1111/obr.12245

Longitudinal impact of sleep on overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: a systematic review and bias-adjusted meta-analysis

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2029
    Preventing non-communicable diseases (PreventNCD) among Indigenous children and youth in major cities of Australia
    NHMRC Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Grant
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2028
    A life course approach to early detection and prevention of noncommunicable diseases in priority populations
    NHMRC Investigator Grants
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Implementation of anti-racism strategies to improve health outcomes for First Nations peoples in a large urban hospital
    NHMRC MRFF - Indigenous Health Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    Implementing a life course approach in antenatal and postnatal care settings for prevention and reduction of non-communicable disease risks in Nepal (IpreventNCD)
    NHMRC Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Grant
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2028
    Implementing a Life Course Approach in Antenatal and Postnatal Care Settings for Prevention and Reduction of Non-Communicable Disease Risks in Nepal (IpreventNCD) (GACD grant co-ordinated by NIPH)
    NHMRC Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Grant
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Closing the final gaps in maternal and infant health: the Deadly Fit Mums program
    NHMRC MRFF PPHR - Maternal Health and Healthy Lifestyles
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2027
    Sleep for Strong Souls (3S): Multisectoral partnership and codesigned solutions to improve the sleep health of First Nations Adolescents
    NHMRC Partnership Projects
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2027
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Exposure to Trihalomethanes in pregnancy and birth outcomes in Queensland: integrated data analysis and case studies for better policy and health outcomes
    NHMRC Partnership Projects
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    The developmental significance of sleep transition in early childhood.
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2021 - 2023
    Nurse led and Aboriginal Health Worker Supported Model for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Diagnosis and Management in Remote Queensland (led by James Cook University)
    Tropical Australian Academic Health Centre Limited
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Termination of Pregnancy Legislation and Policy Implementation
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Research Partnership - Health and Wellbeing Queensland and ISSR
    Health and Wellbeing Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2020
    Anglicare Family and Children Program Evaluations
    Anglicare Southern Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Co-designed sleep health program to achieve better sleep and improved mental health symptoms in Indigenous adolescents
    NHMRC MRFF - Indigenous Health Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Evaluation Framework for the Keeping Queenslanders Healthy Priority
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Evaluation of the Digital Pregnancy Health Record
    HealthShare NSW
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Evaluation of the national support for child and youth mental health program and longitudinal research plan
    Commonwealth Department of Health
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Evaluation of the Try, Test and Learn Fund
    Commonwealth Department of Social Services
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Equipment for naturalistic sleep-wake, circadian rhythm, and stress measurement
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    QSTARS Data Analysis
    Tenants QLD
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Design of an Evaluation Framework for IUIH Family Wellbeing Services
    Institute for Urban Indigenous Health
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Use of the public hospital system by private patients: motivations and implications
    Queensland Treasury Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Linked Lives: Antisocial Behaviour Across Three Generations
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2019
    Generational and developmental pathways of childhood and adolescent obesity: A three generation cohort study
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Into the thirties: Persistence and social consequences of risky drinking
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    The outcomes of adolescents and young adults who experience hallucinations: A birth cohort study
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2016
    NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (Population Health; Level 2): Long term progression and pathways of cardiometabolic risks for mothers and their adult offspring
    NHMRC Career Development Award
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Genetic and Environmental Contributions to the Life Course of the Common Mental Disorders
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    The aetiology of alcohol use disorders in adulthood: a generational perspective
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2014
    Early origins, progression and aetiology of obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes: a 30 year follow-up study
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Optimal timing of primary prevention for obesity: a life course epidemiology appraoch
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards - DVC(R) Funding
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Attrition in longitudinal studies: advancing and evaluating statistical methods
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009
    The developmental origins of obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes: evidence from an Australian birth cohort study
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2012
    NHMRC Career Development Award (Population Health - Level 1): Developmental stages of cardiovascular risk factors and their public health impact: a life course approach.
    NHMRC Career Development Award
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2012
    Beyond motherhood: a 27-year follow-up of the mental health of mid-age women
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    National Heart Foundation Fellowship: The developmental origins of cardiovascular risk factors: A life course approach
    National Heart Foundation of Australia
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    The development of cardiovascular risk factors by young adulthood with depression in childhood or adolescence: a birth-cohort study
    National Heart Foundation of Australia
    Open grant
  • 2006
    Temporal Relationship Between Obesity, Measured Objectively and Subjectively, and Mental Health as Depression or Anxiety, Among Adolescents and Young Adults: Evidence from a Longitudinal Study
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Confidence intervals for the multivariate-multistate life table
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Abdullah Mamun is:
Available for supervision

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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

    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

Completed supervision

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

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