Dr. Haider Mannan | Nutritional Epidemiology | Best Researcher Award
Dr. Haider Mannan | Nutritional Epidemiology | Senior Lecturer | Western Sydney University in Australia
Dr. Haider Mannan is a Tenured Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Translational Health Research Institute and the School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, where Dr. Haider Mannan has served since 2015. Dr. Haider Mannan’s educational background includes a PhD in Biostatistics/Epidemiology from the University of Western Australia, alongside master’s degrees in Biostatistics/Epidemiology and Sociology from the University of Western Ontario, and earlier degrees in Statistics from the University of Dhaka. Dr. Haider Mannan’s professional experience encompasses leading roles at institutions such as James Cook University, Monash University, the University of Sydney, and international research bodies across Canada and Bangladesh, contributing to epidemiological modelling, clinical trials, and public health strategy. Dr. Haider Mannan’s research interests center on chronic disease risk prediction, eating disorders and obesity, preventive health modelling, population nutrition, and advanced biostatistical methods using large-scale administrative and longitudinal datasets. Dr. Haider Mannan possesses strong research skills in methodological biostatistics, including regression models for clustered and longitudinal data (e.g., multilevel mixed effects, GEE models), survival analysis, and sample size estimations for various epidemiologic study designs. Dr. Haider Mannan has been recognized with awards, including the DVC’s Excellence in Interdisciplinary Research Award (2020) and the Excellence in Research Award for Best Interdisciplinary Research as a member of the Eating Disorder and Body Image (EDBI) Network. Dr. Haider Mannan has published two monographs and over 89 peer-reviewed publications, including 45 in Q1 journals. Dr. Haider Mannan continues to influence health systems through his work, driving innovations that improve health equity and enhance clinical and population-level decision-making worldwide, securing over one million AUD in competitive grants as a co-investigator.
Featured Publications:
Walls, H. L., Magliano, D. J., Stevenson, C., Backholer, K., Mannan, H. R., Shaw, J., & Peeters, A. (2017). Projected progression of the prevalence of obesity in Australia. (171 citations)
da Luz, F. Q., Sainsbury, A., Mannan, H., Touyz, S., Mitchison, D., & Hay, P. (2017). Prevalence of obesity and comorbid eating disorder behaviors in south Australia from 1995 to 2015. (171 citations)
Mannan, H., Stevenson, C., Peeters, A., Walls, H., & McNeil, J. (2010). Framingham risk prediction equations for incidence of cardiovascular disease using detailed measures for smoking. (49 citations)
Mannan, H. R. (2002). Factors in contraceptive method choice in Bangladesh: goals, competence, evaluation and access. (64 citations)
Mannan, H. (2018). Improving the capacity of community-based workers in Australia to provide initial assistance to Iraqi refugees with mental health problems: an uncontrolled evaluation of a mental health first aid training program. (43 citations)
Mannan, H. (2018). Early infant feeding of formula or solid foods and risk of childhood overweight or obesity in a socioeconomically disadvantaged region of Australia: a longitudinal cohort analysis. (50 citations)
Palavras, M. A., Hay, P., Mannan, H., da Luz, F. Q., Sainsbury, A., Touyz, S., & Mitchison, D. (2021). Integrated weight loss and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for the treatment of recurrent binge eating and high body mass index: a randomized controlled trial. (48 citations)