Biography
I am a lecturer at the School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney. My research interests lie in managing chronic diseases, health equity, primary health care, implementation science, integrated care, and health care for vulnerable populations including older adults and refugees. I have also significantly contributed to the field of global public health and conducted several research studies in many countries, particularly in the global South...view more
I am a lecturer at the School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney. My research interests lie in managing chronic diseases, health equity, primary health care, implementation science, integrated care, and health care for vulnerable populations including older adults and refugees. I have also significantly contributed to the field of global public health and conducted several research studies in many countries, particularly in the global South (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Nepal). I have published more than 85 high-quality international peer-reviewed publications and participated in many international conferences.
My Grants
- Mistry S.K., Huda MN. Exploring the barriers and facilitators to accessing chronic disease preventive and treatment services among people of Bangladeshi origin living in Sydney. $4,500 (2024-2025).
- Menon K., Puthussery S., Ravalia A., Panchal P., Rana R., Mistry S.K., Tseng P., Bhandol J. and Mavalankar D. Effectiveness of nutrition interventions in low and middle income countries: an evidence summary. £20000 (2014-2016).
My Qualifications
- 2024- PhD in Population Health, Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
- 2013- MSc in Public Health, University of Bedfordshire, UK
- 2009- MSc in Nutrition and Food Science, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- 2008- BSc (Honours) in Nutrition and Food Science, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
My Awards
- Mistry S.K., Haris E., Harris M (2019). Best student award to present in Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care (AAAPC) Annual Research Conference
- Mistry S.K. (2019). Scientia PhD Fellowship to pursue PhD in Population Health at University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Mistry S.K. (2016). DFID Fellowship to attend Workshop on Systematic reviews and Evidence summary at Colombo, Sri Lanka
My Research Activities
I am currently leading the study to explore the barriers and facilitators to accessing chronic disease preventive and treatment services among people of Bangladeshi origin living in Sydney which was funded through a seed grant from the Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, UNSW Sydney. I am also involved in a research study funded through the Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network (CESPHN) exploring the role of Community Health Navigators (CHNs) in improving access to health and social care services among patients from selected CALD backgrounds in general practice setting. Moreover, I am also leading a collaborative project exploring the physical and psychosocial situations among older adults residing in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.
My Research Supervision
Areas of supervision
- Access to healthcare
- Codesign approach
- Chronic disease management
- Community health worker approach
- Healthcare among the multicultural population and refugee people
- Global Health
- Epidemiology of older adults
Currently supervising
PhD supervision:
Afsana Anwar: Food security and mental health among the refugee population in Sydney
MS Supervision:
Gyanendra KC (MPH/MHLM): How well the Nepalese Primary Health Care System is responding to non-communicable disease prevention and management? A Scoping review.
Undergraduate supervision:
Diana Ibrahim (Internship): Equity in access to speech pathology in Sydney Local Health District
My Engagement
- Convener, Multicultural Healthcare Support Group (2024-ongoing)
- Member, Community Health Worker-Community of Practice, UNSW Sydney (2021-ongoing)
- Representative of School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney at Addi Moves (2024-ongoing)
My Teaching
I am currently the convener of two courses (Global Health Systems; and Health Leadership) for the Bachelor of International Public Health, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney.
Location
Publications
ORCID as entered in ROS
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6100-6076