Education
| PhD |
Epidemiology and Statistical Analysis |
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Freedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts |
| MPS |
Research and Evaluation Methods |
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University of the Philippines at Los Banos |
| MS |
Applied Statistics |
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Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| BSc (Honors) |
Statistics, minor in Economics and Mathematics |
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Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Quote
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” –
Winston Churchill
“Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off. “– Franklin D. Roosevelt
Background
Dr. Nasar U. Ahmed is Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University (FIU). He is also the founder of the Health Disparity Research Group (http://hdrg.fiu.edu) and serves as Graduate Director for the PhD in Public Health Epidemiology program and the MPH in Epidemiology program. He has national and international experience in intervention development, program evaluation, and research, having served as a researcher at Meharry Medical College, the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, and at Tufts and Harvard Universities.
Dr. Ahmed’s early research involved the development of a three-stage behavioral trial model that has been successfully applied in intervention development by the World Bank, UNICEF, and USAID in several countries. His most recent research focuses on health disparities in cancer screening, physician recommendation for preventive health behavior, and interventions designed to address these issues. He has presented his research findings nationally and internationally, published extensively, and is an active member of the American College of Epidemiology. Additionally, Dr. Ahmed is a four-time recipient of the American Association for Cancer Research Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research Award. He was most recently recognized at the International Conference on Statistical Sciences - Recent Development in Statistical Sciences meeting held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where he received conference acknowledgment for his presentation titled “An Application of Polytomous Logistic Regression in U.S. National Level Complex Survey Data to Study Racial/Ethnic Health Disparity.” He is founding president of the Council of Epidemiology Chairs and Directors in North America.
As director of the epidemiology programs at FIU, Dr. Ahmed’s philosophy is threefold: dedication to effective teaching of public health epidemiology, commitment to methodologically sound research, and creation of an environment that encourages ideas and exploration.
Courses
- Cancer Epidemiology
- Epidemiology of Health Disparity
- Scientific Writing and Oral Presentation in Epidemiology
- Methods in Evidence-Based Public Health
- Advanced Epidemiology of Health Disparity
- Advanced Current Research in Epidemiology
- Methods and Analysis of Epidemiologic Research
Research
Health disparity, focusing on cancer health disparities; cancer epidemiology and prevention; physical activity/obesity/diet & nutrition; behavioral change interventions
Selected Publications
Ahmed NU, Haber G, Semenya KA, Hargreaves MK. Randomized controlled trial of mammography intervention in insured very-low-income women. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers Prevention 2010;19(7):1790-1798.
Ahmed NU, Fort JG, Malin Fair A, Semenya K, Haber, G. Breast cancer knowledge and barriers to mammography in a low-income managed care population. Journal of Cancer Education 2009;24:261-266.
Ahmed NU, Smith G, Haber G, Belcon M. Are women with functional limitations at high risk of underutilization of mammography screening? Women’s Health Issues 19, 79-87, 2009.
Ata A, Elzey JD, Insaf TZ, Grau AM, Stain SC, Ahmed NU. Colorectal cancer prevention: Adherence patterns and correlates of tests done for screening purposes within US populations. Cancer Detection and Prevention 30, 134–143, 2006
Ahmed NU, Fort JG, Micah TH, Dickerson P Belay Y. Needed change in the healthcare system: Perspectives of lay health workers on cancer prevention. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management 29 (1) 17-23, 2006.
Grau AM, Ata A, Foster L, Ahmed NU, Stain SC, Shyr U, Reasoner D, Pearson AS. Effect of race on long-term survival of breast cancer patients. Am Surg. 71(2), 164-70, 2005.
Ahmed NU, Fort JG, Elzey J, Belay Y. Empowering factors for regular mammography screening in underserved populations: Pilot survey results in Tennessee. Ethnicity & Disease 15 (3), 387-394, 2005
Ahmed NU, Smith G, Flores AM, Pamies R, Mason HRC, Woods K, Stain S. Racial/ethnic disparity and predictors of leisure-time physical activity among U.S. men. Ethnicity & Disease 15 (1), 40-52, 2005.
Ahmed NU, Ahmed NS, Semenya KA, Elzey JD, Larson C, Bennett CR, Hinds JE. Prevalence and correlates of initiation of smoking behavior among preteen Black and White children. JNMA 96(2), 200-208, 2004.
Ahmed NU, Zeitlin MF, Beiser AS, Super CM, Gershoff SN, Ahmed MA. Community-based trial and ethnographic techniques for the development of hygiene intervention in rural Bangladesh. Int’l Quarterly of Community Health Education 12 (3), 183-202, 1991-92. |
