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Assistant Professor | Program Coordinator

Dr. Zufishan Alam

Dr. Zufishan Alam is an Assistant Professor at the School of Health Sciences. Trained as a medical doctor from Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Pakistan, she developed profound interest in Public Health, with specific focus on Preventative Healthcare and Epidemiology. She continued her academic journey to pursue a PhD in Public Health from the University of Queensland, Australia. During her postgraduate training, she was awarded with the Research Training Program Scholarship, by Commonwealth Government of Australia. Later, Dr. Alam joined Institute of Public Health in the United Arab Emirates University, where she was able to continue research activities and expand her expertise in public health education. Dr. Alam's expertise encompasses mixed methods research, biostatistics, health promotion, and behavioral epidemiology. Her outstanding contributions to research were recognized with an Excellence in Higher Degree Research award from the Public Health Association Australia.

School of Health Sciences

Academic Biography

  • Cancer prevention
  • Migrant health
  • Behavioural epidemiology
  • Sexual and reproductive health
  • Sociocultural determinants of health
  • Non-Communicable diseases
     
  • PhD in Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Australia, 2023
  • Certificate in Higher Education Teaching, The Derek Bok Centre for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University, USA, 2023
  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Pakistan, 2009
     

Dr. Zufishan Alam is an Assistant Professor at the School of Health Sciences. Trained as a medical doctor from Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Pakistan, she developed profound interest in Public Health, with specific focus on Preventative Healthcare and Epidemiology. She continued her academic journey to pursue a PhD in Public Health from the University of Queensland, Australia. During her postgraduate training, she was awarded with the Research Training Program Scholarship, by Commonwealth Government of Australia. Later, Dr. Alam joined Institute of Public Health in the United Arab Emirates University, where she was able to continue research activities and expand her expertise in public health education. Dr. Alam's expertise encompasses mixed methods research, biostatistics, health promotion, and behavioral epidemiology. Her outstanding contributions to research were recognized with an Excellence in Higher Degree Research award from the Public Health Association Australia.

Driven by the passion to contribute to the betterment of community health, Dr. Alam has collaborated extensively with government and non-government organizations to address health disparities among culturally and linguistically diverse migrant populations. She has been involved in content development for cervical cancer screening resources for women from migrant and refugee backgrounds in Australia. She has served as consultant member for number of working committees involved in policy changes for implementation of HPV self-sampling pathway for cervical screening in Australia.

A dedicated educator, Dr. Alam has been involved in a variety of academic activities for research methodology courses as well as learner supervision and mentoring at graduate and postgraduate levels, both in UAE and Australia for the last five years. She continues to serve as sessional academic at School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Australia. She is also a fellow member of International Gynecological Cancer Society and Association of Public Health Australia.
 

Recent Publications

Burden of disease scenarios for 204 countries and territories, 2022–2050: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Vollset SE, Ababneh HS, Abate YH, Abbafati C, Abbasgholizadeh R, Abbasian M, Abbastabar H, Abd Al Magied AH, Alam Z, Abd ElHafeez S, Abdelkader A, Abdelmasseh M

Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of

Schumacher AE, Kyu HH, Aali A, Abbafati C, Abbas J, Abbasgholizadeh R, Abbasi MA, Abbasian M, Alam Z, Abd ElHafeez S, Abdelmasseh M, Abd-Elsalam S

Health literacy among pregnant women in the United Arab Emirates: The Mutaba’ah study. Women's Health

Elbarazi I, Alam Z, Ali N, Loney T, Al-Rifai RH, Al-Maskari F, Ahmed LA

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Women in the UAE Towards Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention: A Cross-Sectional Study

Elbarazi I, Alam Z, Abdullahi AS, et al

Physicians’ attitudes towards obesity management in the primary care clinics in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates: A qualitative study. International Journal of Healthcare Management

Elbarazi I, Alam Z, Lootah S, ALmatrooshi M, Alshamsi F, Almarzouqui N, Alawadi F, Al- Maskari F

Hesitancy toward vaccination against COVID-19: A scoping review of prevalence and associated factors in the Arab world. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

Alam Z, Mohamed S, Nauman J, Al-Rifai RH, Ahmed LA, Elbarazi I

Interventions to increase cervical screening uptake among immigrant women: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Alam Z, Cairns JM, Scott M, Dean JA, Janda M

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome among women diagnosed with infertility in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence studies

Alam Z, Abdalla M, Reem S, Alameemi M, Alkhoori R, Östlundh L, Al-Rifai R

The prevalence and correlates of depression among patients with chronic diseases in the United Arab Emirates

Alkaabi AJ, Alkous A, Mahmoud K, AlMansoori A, Elbarazi I, Suliman A, Alam Z, AlAwadi F, Al-Maskari F

Cervical screening uptake: A cross-sectional study of self-reported screening attitudes, behaviours and barriers to participation among South Asian immigrant women living in Australia

Alam Z, Ann Dean J, Janda M

What do South Asian immigrant women know about HPV, cervical cancer and its early detection: A cross-sectional Australian study

Alam Z, Dean JA, Janda M

Reasons behind Low Cervical Screening Uptake among South Asian Immigrant Women: A Qualitative Exploration

Alam Z, Deol H, Dean JA, Janda M

Cervical Cancer Screening Among Immigrant Women Residing in Australia: A Systematic Review

Alam Z, Shafiee Hanjani L, Dean J, Janda M