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Biography

A public health researcher with experience in mixed-method research and expertise in qualitative research. With around 10 years of research experience, I particularly focus on gender, sexual and reproductive health and rights, infectious diseases (tuberculosis), and implementation research. I am currently working as Assistant Professor and Deputy Director for the Centre of Science of Implementation and Scale-up at BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health (BRAC-JPGSPH) of BRAC University, Bangladesh. My present job responsibilities include leading and managing projects effectively with junior researchers, developing research protocols and tools, analysing and presenting data to a larger audience through workshops, reports and publications in peer-reviewed journals, and overseeing the management activities of the centre. Besides research, I am also a faculty at BRAC-JPGSPH. I teach and co-coordinate the Qualitative Research Methods module and supervise students in their thesis. I am also the Co-Chair of the Institutional Review Board of BRAC-JPGSPH since February 2022. Besides, I have reviewed several articles for a few peer-reviewed journals, for example, BMJ Global Health and Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics.

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Employment (8)

BRAC University: Dhaka, Dhaka, BD

2022-07-01 to present | Assistant Professor and Deputy Director (CoE- Science of Implementation and Scale up) (BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health)
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BRAC University: Dhaka, Dhaka, BD

2022-02-01 to present | Co-Chair (Institutional Review Board) (BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health)
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BRAC University: Dhaka, Dhaka, BD

2021-06-01 to present | Assistant Professor (BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health)
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BRAC University: Dhaka, Dhaka, BD

2021-04-01 to 2021-05-31 | Assistant Scientist (BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health)
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BRAC University: Dhaka, Dhaka, BD

2020-12-01 to 2021-03-31 | Senior Coordinator (BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health)
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BRAC University: Dhaka, Dhaka, BD

2019-07-01 to 2020-11-30 | Senior Research Fellow (BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health)
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BRAC University: Dhaka, Dhaka, BD

2013-02-01 to 2019-06-30 | Senior Research Associate (BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health)
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Directorate General of Health Services: Dhaka, BD

2012-12 to 2013-01 | Consultant (Management of Information System)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Radboud University Nijmegen: Nijmegen, Gelderland, NL

2014-09-01 to 2021-03-15 | PhD (Gender and Diversity Studies)
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BRAC University: Dhaka, Dhaka, BD

2012-01-01 to 2013-01-23 | Master of Public Health (MPH) (BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health)
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Monash University: Melbourne, Victoria, AU

2008-09-01 to 2011-02-01 | Bachelor of Science
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Professional activities (1)

PLOS One : San Francisco, California, US

2023-02-01 to present | Academic Editor (Plus One Global Public Health)
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Funding (5)

Consultation on communities of practice for transdisciplinary research and action in climate change and health in Asia (CoP)

2023-01 to 2023-06 | Grant
Wellcome Trust (London, GB)
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Assessment of a community support team intervention project to fight covid-19 by BRAC in Cox's Bazar (CST)

2022-08 to 2022-12 | Grant
United Nations Population Fund (New York, New York, US)
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Qualitative assessment of barriers to female birth and death registration in Bangladesh

2022-08 to 2022-12 | Grant
Vital Strategies (New York, US)
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Exploring access to learning opportunities for children with disabilities during school closures of COVID-19

2021-10 to 2022-02 | Grant
Leonard Cheshire (London, GB)
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Developing TVET, HE and training on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in the health and population sector in Bangladesh

2019-09 to 2021-03 | Grant
Nuffic (Hague, NL)
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CF8849
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Works (13)

Health system resilience and COVID-19 - reflections from South Asia

2024-09-12 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.4337/9781803925936.00039
Contributors: Malabika Sarker; Syeda Tahmina Ahmed; Mrittika Barua; Syed Masud Ahmed
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A qualitative exploration of challenges in childhood TB patients identification and diagnosis in Bangladesh

Heliyon
2023-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20569
Contributors: Sharmin Akter Shitol; Avijit Saha; Mrittika Barua; Kazi Md Saleheen Towhid; Akramul Islam; Malabika Sarker
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A critical look at synergies and fragmentations of universal health coverage, global health security, and health promotion in delivery of frontline health care services: A case study of Bangladesh

The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/J.LANSEA.2022.100087
WOSUID: WOS:001117642800007
Contributors: Sarker, Malabika; Hossain, Puspita; Ahmed, Syeda Tahmina; Barua, Mrittika; Sutradhar, Ipsita; Ahmed, Syed Masud
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Amplifying Resilient Communities: Identifying Resilient Community Practices to Better Inform Health System Design

Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference Proceedings
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/EPIC.12127
Contributors: ROMIT RAJ; BABITHA GEORGE; CRISTIN MARONA; REBECCA WEST; ANABEL GOMEZ; TRACY PILAR JOHNSON; ADITYA PRAKASH; SUNNY SHARMA; AYUSHI BIYANI; MRITTIKA BARUA et al.
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Consent Requirements for Testing Health Policies: An Intercontinental Comparison of Expert Opinions

Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/15562646221076764
WOSUID: WOS:000759008300001
Contributors: Berner-Rodoreda, Astrid; McMahon, Shannon; Eyal, Nir; Hossain, Puspita; Rabbani, Atonu; Barua, Mrittika; Sarker, Malabika; Metta, Emmy; Mmbaga, Elia; Leshabari, Melkizedeck et al.
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Disciplining sexual and reproductive behaviour of tuberculosis patients in Bangladesh: a mixed method study exploring divergent messages

Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/26410397.2021.1959258
WOSUID: WOS:000685186100001
Contributors: Barua, Mrittika; van Driel, Francien
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Implementation of a community-based referral project to improve access to emergency obstetric and newborn care in Rohingya population during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh

BMJ Innovations
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1136/BMJINNOV-2021-000831
WOSUID: WOS:000802009000001
Contributors: Barua, Mrittika; Saha, Avijit; Chowdhury, Srizan; Chowdhury, Sayantan; Sajow, Stenly Hely; Sarker, Malabika
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‘I Left My Old Self in the Training Session and Came Back With a New One’: Positive Behavioural Changes Among Young Male Participants of Psychodrama Intervention Living in an Urban Slum in Bangladesh

The Journal of Men's Studies
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/10608265221130510
Contributors: Rukhshan Fahmi; Mrittika Barua; Ashfique Rizwan; Arifur Rahman; Easir Aarafat; Abdul Jabbar; Atonu Rabbani; Malabika Sarker
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Community-based referral transportation system for accessing emergency obstetric services in the Rohingya refugee camp during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh: facilitators and barriers through beneficiaries’ and providers’ lens using a mixed-method design

Conflict and Health
2022-10-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s13031-022-00485-7
Part of ISSN: 1752-1505
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Tuberculosis and the sexual and reproductive lives of women in Bangladesh

PLoS One
2018-07-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201134
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A Matched Case-Control Study to Identify Risk Determinants of Tuberculosis in Bangladesh A Matched Case-Control Study to Identify Risk Determinants of Tuberculosis in Bangladesh

GSTF Journal of Nursing and Health Care
2017-12 | Journal article
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Double trouble: Prevalence and factors associated with tuberculosis and diabetes comorbidity in Bangladesh

PLoS ONE
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0165396
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Contributors: Sarker, M.; Barua, M.; Guerra, F.; Saha, A.; Aftab, A.; Mahbub Latif, A.H.M.; Islam, S.; Islam, A.
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Knowledge and attitude of key community members towards tuberculosis: Mixed method study from BRAC TB control areas in Bangladesh

BMC Public Health
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-015-1390-5
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Contributors: Paul, S.; Akter, R.; Aftab, A.; Khan, A.M.; Barua, M.; Islam, S.; Islam, A.; Husain, A.; Sarker, M.
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Peer review (11 reviews for 8 publications/grants)

Review activity for BMC health services research (3)
Review activity for BMC public health (1)
Review activity for BMJ global health. (1)
Review activity for Health systems and reform. (1)
Review activity for Infectious diseases of poverty. (1)
Review activity for Journal of empirical research on human research ethics (1)
Review activity for PLOS global public health. (2)
Review activity for Public health reviews. (1)
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