
Overview
Background
Asad is a methodology expert with over 25 years of research experience in behavioural epidemiology, public health, mental wellbeing, and intervention research. He has established a vibrant multidisciplinary research team with global experts to strengthen his program of research spanning active lifestyles and health equity.
Asad’s research involves epidemiological modelling of large multi-country data to examine the role of physical activity, screen time, social media, and sleep on mental health and wellbeing, especially in children and adolescents. He is also interested in identifying emerging challenges in equitable healthcare access for people with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds including immigrants.
His exceptional publication record includes over 230 articles in high-impact journals [e.g., Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (top in Pediatrics), and British Journal of Sports Medicine (top in Sport Sciences)]. He has attained >AU$13.0 million in competitive research grant funding as a Chief Investigator with >AU$10.0 million from 10 NHMRC/MRFF grants.
Asad has an outstanding track-record of supervision with completion of 16 PhD/MPhil student projects and is currently supervising 15 PhD/MPhil students. He has collaboration with leading universities, renowned organizations and industry partners across Australia and globally, and empowered over 20 early- and mid-career researchers from the Indo-Pacific region to conduct ethical and high-quality research.
Availability
- Associate Professor Asaduzzaman Khan is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, University of Dhaka
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, University of Dhaka
- Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, University of Sydney
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of New England Australia
Research interests
-
Active lifestyles and health equity
Physical activity; Screen time; Social media; Mental wellbeing; Health equity; Immigrant health; Health & wellbeing of CALD people.
Research impacts
Asad is an international leader in addressing health inequalities in people with disadvantaged conditions and from low- and middle-income countries. His inter-disciplinary program of research has significant impact on national and international policies and guidelines from key international agencies including World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Analysis and Policy Observatory, Asian Development Bank, Australian Department of Health, Danish Health Authority. In addition, he has prominent appearances in leading media outlets including television (e.g. 9News, 7News), radio (e.g. ABC, SBS) and print (e.g. The Conversation, The Sydney Morning Herald, Smart Parenting, SchoolNews New Zealand, Berkley University Better Good Magazine, Xinhua-China, National Geographic).
Works
Search Professor Asaduzzaman Khan’s works on UQ eSpace
2025
Journal Article
Exploring healthcare access challenges among South Asian migrants in Australia: a mixed-method study
Nisar, Mehwish, Costa, Nathalia, Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy and Khan, Asaduzzaman (2025). Exploring healthcare access challenges among South Asian migrants in Australia: a mixed-method study. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 36 (2) e70008, 1-14. doi: 10.1002/hpja.70008
2025
Conference Publication
Exploring healthcare access challenges among South Asian migrants in Australia: A mixed-method study
Nisar, Mehwish, Costa, Nathalia and Khan, Asaduzzaman (2025). Exploring healthcare access challenges among South Asian migrants in Australia: A mixed-method study. Global Conference on Migration and Health Equity, Sydney, NSW Australia, 30-31 January 2025.
2025
Journal Article
Associated factors for parent-reported otitis media in 12-month-old infants
Kei, Joseph, Lee, Ming Wai Jasmine, Myers, Joshua, Aithal, Sreedevi, Aithal, Venkatesh, Driscoll, Carlie and Khan, Asaduzzaman (2025). Associated factors for parent-reported otitis media in 12-month-old infants. International Journal of Audiology, 1-6. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2024.2438713
2025
Journal Article
Chronic diseases and their behavioural risk factors among South Asian immigrants in Australia
Nisar, Mehwish, Kolbe-Alexander, Tracy and Khan, Asaduzzaman (2025). Chronic diseases and their behavioural risk factors among South Asian immigrants in Australia. Australian Health Review, 49 (1) AH24032, 1-8. doi: 10.1071/ah24032
2024
Journal Article
Challenges and strategies for international medical graduates in registration and integration into the Australian healthcare system: Protocol for a systematic scoping review
Li, Wen, Nisar, Mehwish, Gillies, Robyn, McGrail, Matthew and Khan, Asaduzzaman (2024). Challenges and strategies for international medical graduates in registration and integration into the Australian healthcare system: Protocol for a systematic scoping review. Figshare. doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.27896436.v1
2024
Journal Article
Effectiveness of a parent-focused intervention targeting 24-hour movement behaviours in preschool-aged children: a randomised controlled trial
Feng, Jie, Huang, Wendy Yajun, Sit, Cindy Hui-Ping, Reilly, John J. and Khan, Asaduzzaman (2024). Effectiveness of a parent-focused intervention targeting 24-hour movement behaviours in preschool-aged children: a randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity , 21 (1) 98. doi: 10.1186/s12966-024-01650-2
2024
Journal Article
Development and validation of an instrument to measure career decision-making challenges of international medical students in China
Li, Wen, Khan, Asaduzzaman, Gillies, Robyn and Sun, Hong (2024). Development and validation of an instrument to measure career decision-making challenges of international medical students in China. Perspectives on Medical Education, 13 (1), 572-584. doi: 10.5334/pme.1384
2024
Journal Article
A modified intensive, comprehensive aphasia program (mICAP) has better reported outcomes than usual care: a randomized controlled trial
Worrall, Linda E., Rodriguez, Amy D., Dignam, Jade K., Hill, Anne J., Khan, Asaduzzaman, O’Connor, Denise A., Pattie, Moya, Ward, Elizabeth C., McKinnon, Eril, Allan, Renee and Copland, David A. (2024). A modified intensive, comprehensive aphasia program (mICAP) has better reported outcomes than usual care: a randomized controlled trial. Aphasiology, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-20. doi: 10.1080/02687038.2024.2424493
2024
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Stroke Risk Factor Collaborators, Mamun, Abdullah (Stroke Risk Factor member) and Khan, Asaduzzaman (Stroke Risk Factor member) (2024). Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet. Neurology, 23 (10), 973-1003. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00369-7
2024
Journal Article
Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Feigin, Valery L., Abate, Melsew Dagnee, Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis, Abd ElHafeez, Samar, Abd-Allah, Foad, Abdelalim, Ahmed, Abdelkader, Atef, Abdelmasseh, Michael, Abd-Elsalam, Sherief, Abdi, Parsa, Abdollahi, Arash, Abdoun, Meriem, Abd-Rabu, Rami, Abdulah, Deldar Morad, Abdullahi, Auwal, Abebe, Mesfin, Zuniga, Roberto Ariel Abeldano, Abhilash, E. S., Abiodun, Olugbenga Olusola, Abiodun, Olumide, Kasem, Rahim Abo, Aboagye, Richard Gyan, Abouzid, Mohamed, Abreu, Lucas Guimaraes, Abrha, Woldu Aberhe, Abtahi, Dariush, Abu Rumeileh, Samir, Abualhasan, Ahmed, Abualruz, Hasan ... Murray, Christopher J. L. (2024). Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet Neurology, 23 (10), 973-1003.
2024
Journal Article
Challenges and strategies for navigating Australian healthcare access: experience from Chinese international students
Men, Qinglin, Li, Wen, Khan, Asaduzzaman and Gillies, Robyn M. (2024). Challenges and strategies for navigating Australian healthcare access: experience from Chinese international students. International Journal for Equity in Health, 23 (1) 189, 189. doi: 10.1186/s12939-024-02273-6
2024
Journal Article
The overflow effects of movement behaviour change interventions for children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Feng, Jie, Huang, Wendy Yajun, Zheng, Chen, Jiao, Jiao, Khan, Asaduzzaman, Nisar, Mehwish and Wong, Stephen Heung-Sang (2024). The overflow effects of movement behaviour change interventions for children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Sports Medicine, 54 (12), 3151-3167. doi: 10.1007/s40279-024-02113-1
2024
Conference Publication
Sunflower's Sorrow: Health Struggles of South Asian Women in Australia
Nisar, Mehwish and Khan, Asaduzzaman (2024). Sunflower's Sorrow: Health Struggles of South Asian Women in Australia. QLD Women’s Health Forum 2024, Brisbane, Australia, 11-12 July 2024.
2024
Journal Article
Intense and problematic social media use and sleep difficulties of adolescents in 40 countries
Khan, Asaduzzaman, Thomas, George, Karatela, Shamshad, Morawska, Alina and Werner-Seidler, Aliza (2024). Intense and problematic social media use and sleep difficulties of adolescents in 40 countries. Journal of Adolescence, 96 (5), 1116-1125. doi: 10.1002/jad.12321
2024
Journal Article
Pre-COVID life expectancy, mortality, and burden of diseases for adults 70 years and older in Australia: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study
Ciobanu, Liliana G., Baryshnikova, Nadezhda V., Jawahar, Magdalene Catharine, Toben, Catherine G., Sokolenko, Elysia, Arnet, Victoria Kiriaki, Addo, Isaac Yeboah, Adegboye, Oyelola A., Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku, Alam, Khurshid, Alif, Sheikh Mohammad, Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena, Anderlini, Deanna (GBD 2019 Australia Collaborators), Angell, Blake, Ansar, Adnan, Anyasodor, Anayochukwu Edward, Astell-Burt, Thomas, Atorkey, Prince, Ayala Quintanilla, Beatriz Paulina, Ayano, Getinet, Babu, Abraham Samuel, Bagheri, Nasser, Baune, Bernhard T., Bhandari, Dinesh, Bhaskar, Sonu, Boufous, Soufiane, Briggs, Andrew M., Bulamu, Norma B., Burns, Richard A. ... GBD 2019 Australia Collaborators (2024). Pre-COVID life expectancy, mortality, and burden of diseases for adults 70 years and older in Australia: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 47 101092, 101092. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101092
2024
Journal Article
Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Risk Factors Collaborators, Mamun, Abdullah A., Anderlini, Deanna, Chung, Eric, Ferrari, Alize J., Santomauro, Damian Francesco, Kanmiki, Edmund Wedam, Maravilla, Joemer C., Khan, Asaduzzaman, Moni, Mohammad Ali, McGrath, John J. and Sartorius, Benn (2024). Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403 (10440), 2162-2203. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00933-4
2024
Journal Article
Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Ferrari, Alize J, Santomauro, Damian Francesco, Aali, Amirali, Abate, Yohannes Habtegiorgis, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd ElHafeez, Samar, Abdelmasseh, Michael, Abd-Elsalam, Sherief, Abdollahi, Arash, Abdullahi, Auwal, Abegaz, Kedir Hussein, Abeldaño Zuñiga, Roberto Ariel, Aboagye, Richard Gyan, Abolhassani, Hassan, Abreu, Lucas Guimarães, Abualruz, Hasan, Abu-Gharbieh, Eman, Abu-Rmeileh, Niveen ME, Ackerman, Ilana N, Addo, Isaac Yeboah, Addolorato, Giovanni, Adebiyi, Akindele Olupelumi, Adepoju, Abiola Victor, Adewuyi, Habeeb Omoponle, Afyouni, Shadi, Afzal, Saira, Afzal, Sina, Agodi, Antonella ... Murray, Christopher J L (2024). Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403 (10440), 2133-2161. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(24)00757-8
2024
Journal Article
A qualitative study of career decision making among African and Asian international medical students in China: process, challenges, and strategies
Li, Wen, Sun, Hong, Khan, Asaduzzaman and Gillies, Robyn (2024). A qualitative study of career decision making among African and Asian international medical students in China: process, challenges, and strategies. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 29 (5), 1-24. doi: 10.1007/s10459-024-10329-z
2024
Journal Article
Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Causes of Death Collaborators, Kanmiki, Edmund, Maravilla, Joemer, Lalloo, Ratilal, Mamun, Abdullah, Kelly, Jaimon, Khan, Asaduzzaman and Santomauro, Damian (2024). Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403 (10440), 2100-2132. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00367-2
2024
Journal Article
Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
GBD 2021 Fertility and Forecasting Collaborators, Anderlini, D., Begum, T., Chung, E., Huda, M., Kanmiki, E., Maravilla, J. C., Khan, A., Moni, M., Lalloo, R., McGrath, J. J. and Mamun, Abdullah (2024). Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet, 403 (10440), 2057-2099. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00550-6
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Asaduzzaman Khan is:
- Available for supervision
Before you email them, read our advice on how to contact a supervisor.
Available projects
-
Physical activity, sedentariness and mental wellbeing of children and adolescents
Physical inactivity and sedentariness may be deleterious for health and wellbeing of individuals. Understanding the distribution and determinants (i.e., epidemiology) of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and their interrelationships can have considerable public health implications in societies where sedentary and inactive lifestyles have become more prevalent. Furthermore, it would be useful to examine whether physical activity can attenuate or even eliminate the detrimental effects of sedentary behaviours on individuals’ health and psychosocial wellbeing. This research will explore patterns of physical activity and sedentary behaviour, links with physical and psychosocial wellbeing, and if activity can offset potentially detrimental effects of prolonged sedentariness.
-
Analyses of ordinal outcomes
Patient reported outcomes are widely used in health and rehabilitation sciences. These outcomes are often assessed using different rating scales, which result in ordinal outcome data. Although there are demonstrated advantages of Rasch-based modelling, over the classical methods, such modelling has received a little attention in health and medical research in analysing ordinal outcomes. Additional evidence needs to be generated to demonstrate the inferential costs of using classical methods in analysing ordinal outcomes, which in turn can further strengthen the argument for using Rasch-based modelling. This work will also facilitate the development of guidelines for statistical analyses of rating scale ordinal outcomes.
-
Health and wellbeing of culturally and linguistically diverse populations and their access to health-care services in Australia
Australia is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse countries in the world. About half (49%) of Australians were born overseas or had one or both parents born overseas. However, there are apparent disparities in health and wellbeing in people with diverse backgrounds. People from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds can face greater challenges when navigating the health-care system, which compromise their equitable access to healthcare services. Language barriers, lower health literacy, and difficulties navigating an unfamiliar system put them at greater risk of poorer quality health care, service delivery and poorer health outcomes compared with other Australians. Understanding patterns of diseases within CALD populations is important to being able to address the health needs of the CALD population. In addition to examining chronic diseases and risk behaviours, this research will explore issues and challenges in accessing health-care services among CALD populations in Australia.
Supervision history
Current supervision
-
Doctor Philosophy
Correlates of depression, quality of sleep and menstrual disturbance among school going students in Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Gregore Iven Mielke
-
Doctor Philosophy
A Lifestyle Approach to Promote Mental Health among High School Students in Indonesia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Elizabeth Edwards
-
Doctor Philosophy
Sports Experience and Health and Wellbeing among Children and Adolescents in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Cairney, Dr George Thomas
-
Doctor Philosophy
Towards improved access to and utilisation of healthcare services for type 2 diabetes among people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sjaan Gomersall, Dr Resham Khatri
-
Doctor Philosophy
Managing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in South Asia: A case study from Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mohammad Ali Moni
-
Doctor Philosophy
A longitudinal investigation of effects of physical activity and screen time on physical fitness in Australian children
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Gregore Iven Mielke, Dr Mehwish Nisar
-
Doctor Philosophy
24-Hour Movement Behaviours of Children and Adolescents: Health and Academic Performance in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mehwish Nisar, Dr Gregore Iven Mielke
-
Doctor Philosophy
A co-designed family-based intervention to promote healthy screen use among Australian adolescents
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Elizabeth Edwards, Professor Alina Morawska
-
Doctor Philosophy
Robust and Explainable AI to Solve Clinical Problems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mohammad Ali Moni
-
Doctor Philosophy
Competency-based teaching of procedural skills for medical students using an evidenced-based pedagogical framework
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Marion Tower, Associate Professor Elizabeth Edwards
-
Doctor Philosophy
Hearing health inequalities in culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mansoureh Nickbakht, Professor Piers Dawes
-
Doctor Philosophy
Developing AI-based Discission Support System utilising multimodal data
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mohammad Ali Moni
-
Doctor Philosophy
Competency-based teaching of procedural skills for medical students using an evidenced-based pedagogical framework
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Marion Tower, Associate Professor Elizabeth Edwards
-
Doctor Philosophy
Assessment and management of sexuality in women treated for cancer
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Sandie McCarthy
-
Master Philosophy
Impact of Barriers for Perception Dental Care Services of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Mothers on Australian Healthcare System
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lauren Ball, Dr Diep Ha, Associate Professor Sobia Zafar
-
Doctor Philosophy
Social Perceptions towards Technical and Vocational Education and Training: A Case Study from Bangladesh
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ian Hardy, Associate Professor Obaid Hamid
-
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the pathophysiology of stroke using bioinformatics and statistical genetics approaches
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jian Zeng, Dr Mohammad Ali Moni
-
Doctor Philosophy
Career Development and Career-Related Choices of China-Educated International Medical Students: Insights for Career Guidance
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robyn Gillies
-
Doctor Philosophy
Coloured noise estimation using electroencephalogram data and deep-learning method for improvement of cognitive function
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mohammad Ali Moni
Completed supervision
-
2023
Doctor Philosophy
Chronic diseases and behavioural risk factors in immigrants: An Australian perspective
Principal Advisor
-
2023
Doctor Philosophy
Health-related behaviours of children of immigrant parents in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Sjaan Gomersall
-
2022
Doctor Philosophy
A School-based Intervention to Promote Healthy Active Lifestyles among High School Students in Bangladesh
Principal Advisor
-
2019
Doctor Philosophy
Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and psychological wellbeing among young adults in Bangladesh: A one-year prospective study
Principal Advisor
-
2021
Doctor Philosophy
Addressing work-related musculoskeletal disorders in the Queensland poultry meat processing industry: a company's journey to identify an optimal injury and disability prevention program
Joint Principal Advisor
-
2022
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating Research Engagement of Cambodian Academics: Challenges and Opportunities
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Obaid Hamid
-
2018
Doctor Philosophy
Test-takers' contribution to the validation of uses of high-stakes language tests
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robyn Gillies, Associate Professor Obaid Hamid
-
2017
Doctor Philosophy
The development of a novel method of recording centre of gravity location in bipedal stance in healthy adults.
Associate Advisor
-
2016
Doctor Philosophy
Mindfulness, stress and burnout among mental health professionals in Singapore
Associate Advisor
-
2016
Doctor Philosophy
Contribution of speech/language difficulties to health-related quality-of-life in Australian children: A longitudinal analysis
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
Contact Associate Professor Asaduzzaman Khan directly for media enquiries about:
- CALD population
- Children and adolescents
- Immigrants
- Mental wellbeing
- Physical activity
- Screen time
- Social media
Need help?
For help with finding experts, story ideas and media enquiries, contact our Media team: