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Mr Abdullah Masud

Mr Abdullah Masud

Post-Doc Fellow

Doctor of Philosophy (Public Health/Antimicrobial Resistance)
University of New South Wales | Sydney, Australia | 2026

Master of Public Health (Public Health)
BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2017

Master of Social Science (Anthropology)
Jahangirnagar University | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2010

Bachelor of Social Science (Anthropology)
Jahangirnagar University | Dhaka, Bangladesh | 2008

Medicine & Health
School of Health Sciences

Abdullah Al Masud is a cross-disciplinary public health researcher with expertise in mixed-methods research, social epidemiology, implementation research, and participatory and stakeholder-engaged methodologies, focusing on medication safety, infectious diseases, health equity, and healthcare access. He recently completed his PhD at the School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney, where his research examined antibiotic dispensing and usage practices in resource-constrained settings and their contribution to antimicrobial resistance. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Anthropology from Jahangirnagar University and a Master of Public Health from BRAC University, Bangladesh. Abdullah has extensive research experience across Australia and Bangladesh in medication safety, healthcare access, and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. Before joining UNSW, he worked for more than 14 years at icddr,b on large-scale public health surveillance and implementation research projects. His research interests include antimicrobial resistance, safe medicine use, health systems strengthening, behaviour change communication, and equitable healthcare access for underserved populations.
Phone
+61 2 9348 3453
E-mail
abdullah.masud@unsw.edu.au
Location
Health Translation Hub, Level 6, Health Translation Hub, 55 Botany Street, Randwick, NSW 2031

  • Australian Society for Antimicrobials (ASA) 2025 Research Award (Principal Investigator): Exploring factors influencing antibiotic use and adherence among multicultural communities in Australia.
  • International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC) 2021 Project Implementation Grant (Principal Investigator): Investigating antibiotic consumption and dispensing practices in Bangladesh and their implications for antimicrobial resistance.

Australian Society for Antimicrobials (ASA) Annual Keryn Christiansen Research Award 2025 (Principal Investigator): Exploring factors influencing antibiotic use and adherence among multicultural communities in Australia.

Abdullah is undertaking postdoctoral research at the School of Health Sciences, University of New South Wales, in collaboration with the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC), on the project “Optimising the Co-prescribing of Medicines for Pain and Mental Health”. This research focuses on medication safety, opioid and psychotropic stewardship, and the development of evidence-informed educational resources to support safer prescribing and deprescribing practices among healthcare professionals.

Abdullah’s broader research focuses on medication safety, antimicrobial resistance, health equity, and healthcare access, particularly among culturally and linguistically diverse communities. His work applies mixed-methods, implementation research, and participatory research approaches, including co-design and stakeholder-engaged methodologies. He has led and contributed to research projects across Australia and Bangladesh involving antimicrobial stewardship, opioid stewardship, digital health interventions, multilingual AI-supported healthcare access, behaviour change communication, and public health surveillance. His research spans qualitative, quantitative, and implementation-focused studies aimed at strengthening health systems and improving equitable access to medicines and healthcare.

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