Overview
Background
Syed Afroz Keramat is a Research Fellow (Health Economist) at the Centre for Health Services Research (CHSR) at the University of Queensland, Australia. Dr. Afroz received his PhD in health economics from the University of Southern Queensland (Australia) in 2021. He possesses multiple Master's degrees earned from distinguished European universities, including Warwick (UK), Lund (Sweden), and Pavia (Italy). Since joining the CHSR (UQ) in 2021, he has been a core teaching member of the “Cost-Effectiveness in Health and Medicine” course.
His key expertise includes health technology assessment using TreeAge software and analytical skills in utilising longitudinal data to provide an evidence base for research and inform health policy. He continues developing research interests related to health economics, health services research, health policy, valuing and measuring health-related quality of life, and economic evaluation of healthcare technologies. He has over 60 peer-reviewed publications (H-index=18), with a majority appearing in top-tier (Quartile 1) journals, where he is the first or senior author. His work has been published in leading medical and health policy journals, including the European Journal of Health Economics, PharmacoEconomics, Social Science & Medicine, Value in Health, Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, Quality of Life Research, JAMDA, and Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation. His ability to produce high-quality, impactful research has been acknowledged through multiple awards and recognitions, including the UniSQ HDR Publication Excellence Awards in 2022 and 2021. The findings of his research have been cited in 23 policy documents. Additionally, his research has received international media attention. For example, his research findings were featured in “The Chronicle” and “PharmacoEconomics & Outcome News”.
He is currently an associate editor for the journal ‘BMC Public Health’. He has also been a member of the scientific committee for national and international conferences, including the International Health Economics Association (i-HEA) Congress (2021, 2023, and 2025), the Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025), the ISPOR Europe Conference in 2024, the Society for Medical Decision Making conference (2023, 2024), the Herston Health Precinct Symposium (2022, 2023, 2024), and the University of Queensland HDR conference (2023). Dr. Afroz is a member of several professional associations, including the International Health Economics Association (iHEA), the Australian Health Economics Society (AHES), and the Health Services Research Association Australia New Zealand (HSRAANZ).
Dr Afroz is currently available to supervise master's thesis or PhD students seeking to undertake research in the domains of health economics, public health, health services research, and economic evaluation.
Availability
- Dr Syed Afroz Keramat is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours), Khulna University
- Masters (Coursework), Khulna University
- Masters (Extended), The University of Warwick
- Masters (Coursework), Università degli Studi di Pavia
- Masters (Coursework), Lund University
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Southern Queensland
Research interests
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Health economics, publich health, and health services research
Works
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2020
Journal Article
Distribution and predictors associated with the use of breast cancer screening services among women in 14 low-resource countries
Mahumud, Rashidul Alam, Gow, Jeff, Keramat, Syed Afroz, March, Sonja, Dunn, Jeff, Alam, Khorshed and Renzaho, Andre M. N. (2020). Distribution and predictors associated with the use of breast cancer screening services among women in 14 low-resource countries. BMC Public Health, 20 (1) 1467. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09557-w
2020
Journal Article
A longitudinal exploration of the relationship between obesity, and long term health condition with presenteeism in Australian workplaces, 2006-2018
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Gow, Jeff and Biddle, Stuart J. H. (2020). A longitudinal exploration of the relationship between obesity, and long term health condition with presenteeism in Australian workplaces, 2006-2018. PloS One, 15 (8) e0238260, e0238260. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238260
2020
Journal Article
Wealth stratified inequalities in service utilisation of breast cancer screening across the geographical regions: a pooled decomposition analysis
Mahumud, Rashidul Alam, Alam, Khorshed, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Renzaho, Andre M. N., Hossain, Md. Golam, Haque, Rezwanul, Ormsby, Gail M., Dunn, Jeff and Gow, Jeff (2020). Wealth stratified inequalities in service utilisation of breast cancer screening across the geographical regions: a pooled decomposition analysis. Archives of Public Health, 78 (1) 32. doi: 10.1186/s13690-020-00410-5
2020
Journal Article
Cost-effectiveness evaluations of the 9-Valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine: evidence from a systematic review
Mahumud, Rashidul Alam, Alam, Khorshed, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Ormsby, Gail M., Dunn, Jeff and Gow, Jeff (2020). Cost-effectiveness evaluations of the 9-Valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine: evidence from a systematic review. PLoS ONE, 15 (6) e0233499, e0233499. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233499
2020
Journal Article
Gender differences in the longitudinal association between obesity, and disability with workplace absenteeism in the Australian working population
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Gow, Jeff and Biddle, Stuart J. H. (2020). Gender differences in the longitudinal association between obesity, and disability with workplace absenteeism in the Australian working population. PLoS ONE, 15 (5) e0233512, e0233512. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233512
2020
Journal Article
Wealth-related inequalities of women’s knowledge of cervical cancer screening and service utilisation in 18 resource-constrained countries: evidence from a pooled decomposition analysis
Mahumud, Rashidul Alam, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Ormsby, Gail M, Sultana, Marufa, Rawal, Lal B., Alam, Khorshed, Gow, Jeff and Renzaho, Andre M. N. (2020). Wealth-related inequalities of women’s knowledge of cervical cancer screening and service utilisation in 18 resource-constrained countries: evidence from a pooled decomposition analysis. International Journal for Equity in Health, 19 (1) 42. doi: 10.1186/s12939-020-01159-7
2020
Journal Article
Job-Related Characteristics and Obesity in Australian Employees: Evidence From a Longitudinal Nationally Representative Sample
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Gow, Jeff and Biddle, Stuart J. H. (2020). Job-Related Characteristics and Obesity in Australian Employees: Evidence From a Longitudinal Nationally Representative Sample. American Journal of Health Promotion, 34 (7), 729-739. doi: 10.1177/0890117119901093
2020
Journal Article
Cost-effectiveness of the introduction of two-dose bi-valent (Cervarix) and quadrivalent (Gardasil) HPV vaccination for adolescent girls in Bangladesh
Mahumud, Rashidul Alam, Gow, Jeff, Alam, Khorshed, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Hossain, Md Golam, Sultana, Marufa, Sarker, Abdur Razzaque and Islam, Sheikh M. Shariful (2020). Cost-effectiveness of the introduction of two-dose bi-valent (Cervarix) and quadrivalent (Gardasil) HPV vaccination for adolescent girls in Bangladesh. Vaccine, 38 (2), 165-172. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.10.037
2020
Other Outputs
Unequal Distribution of Global Risk and Protective Factors for Suicidal Burden Among 251,763 Adolescents in 77 Countries: Assessing Global, Regional and National Variations and the Effect of Demographic, Psychosocial, and Lifestyle Factors
Mahumud, Rashidul Alam, Dawson, Angela, Chen, Wen, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Biswas, Tuhin and Renzaho, Andre M.N. (2020). Unequal Distribution of Global Risk and Protective Factors for Suicidal Burden Among 251,763 Adolescents in 77 Countries: Assessing Global, Regional and National Variations and the Effect of Demographic, Psychosocial, and Lifestyle Factors. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3700977
2019
Journal Article
Determinants of access to eHealth services in regional Australia
Alam, Khorshed, Mahumud, Rashidul Alam, Alam, Fariha, Keramat, Syed Afroz, Erdiaw-Kwasie, Michael O. and Sarker, Abdur Razzaque (2019). Determinants of access to eHealth services in regional Australia. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 131 103960, 103960. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.103960
2019
Journal Article
Obesity, Long-Term Health Problems, and Workplace Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Study of Australian Workers
Keramat, Syed Afroz, Alam, Khorshed, Gow, Jeff and Biddle, Stuart J. H. (2019). Obesity, Long-Term Health Problems, and Workplace Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Study of Australian Workers. Journal of Community Health, 45 (2), 288-300. doi: 10.1007/s10900-019-00735-5
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Doctor Philosophy
Sports Experience and Health and Wellbeing among Australian Children and Adolescents
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