Sadia completed her BSc (Neuroscience) with Honours (Physiology) from UNSW and then started a PhD program at UNSW Medicine (Paediatrics). During PhD, explored the very preterm baby outcomes in Australia, New Zealand and Canada utilising Australian and New Zealand Neonatal Network (ANZNN) and Canadian Neonatal Network (CNN) data. Sadia  completed her PhD in 2015 and a Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology in 2020. Sadia has worked with a range of different public health groups in University of Wollongong, University of Adelaide and Flinders Univerisity. Currently Sadia is a Visiting Fellow at UNSW and a Lecturer in Public Health at Western Sydney University.