Gul Nawaz

Assistant Professor (Research)
Section of Paediatric Research, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Telephone: 92 21 33109538

Publication

Education

MPH, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
M.A in Sociology, University of Karachi, Pakistan

Training

  1. Biostat Global Consulting, CoHatch Dublin Ohio USA; Capacity building workshop on survey design, implementation, and data analysis of cross-sectional surveys related to essential immunizations; December 5-10, 2021.
  2. Technical Academy, World Vision International; Positive Deviance Hearth for Facilitators eWorkshop; July 28 to September 28, 2021.
  3. Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi; Culture, Health and Illness (online course); August 9-13, 2021.
  4. UN World Food Programme, Rome, Italy; 4th Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting for Operational Research in Pakistan; November 4-6, 2019. 
  5. The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Data Analysis workshop, October 16-19, 2019.
  6. Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan University in collaboration with Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, USA; Introduction to Cost-effectiveness Analysis; February 14, 2020.
  7. UN Food & Agriculture Organization and The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC); IPC Acute Malnutrition Training and Analysis Workshop, May 20-26, 2019.
  8. Institute for Educational Development, Aga Khan University, Karimabad, Karachi; AKU WAY ­ Two Day Leadership Programme; January 21-22, 2019.
  9. SUN Academia & Research Network Pakistan; Training Workshop on Research Methodologies & Scientific Writing Skills; Sep 12-14, 2017. 
  10. Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, supported by NIH Forgarty International Center; NIH Grant Writing Workshop; November 15-19, 2016. 
  11. Dept. of Paediatrics and Child Health, AKU, supported by NIH Forgarty International Center; Guidelines for Responsible Data Management in Scientific Research; Sep 23-24, 2011. 
  12. Measurement, Learning & Evaluation Project, Urban Reproductive Health Initiative; Monitoring and Evaluation Workshop, Nairobi Kenya; October 21-22, 2009. 
  13. Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi; Statistics, Data Management & Analysis and Computer Skills Course; June 2-27, 2008.
  14. NGO Resource Centre of Aga Khan Foundation, Pakistan; Methods in Social Research; March 6-10, 2006.

Research interests

• Maternal and child malnutrition 
• Designing Social and Behavior Change Communication Strategies
• Undertaking qualitative research to develop culturally appropriate behaviour change communication materials and to understand how local beliefs and sociocultural practices influence maternal, infant and young child feeding practices

Experience

1. Assistant Professor, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, Sep 2024 to present
2. Senior Manager Research, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, June 2021 - Aug 2024
3. Manager Research, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, Sep 2016 - May 2021
4. Senior Social Scientist, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, Apr 2011 - Aug 2016
5. Social Scientist, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, Feb 2009 - Mar 2011
6. Senior Research Officer, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, Jan 2006 - Jan 2009
7. Research Officer, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan, Sep 2001 - Dec 2005.

Awards and honours

1. International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) Travel Award to attend and present three oral presentations 18th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH 2022) which will be held from 24th to 27th October 2022 in Valencia, Spain. 
2. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the International Symposium on Understanding the Double Burden of Malnutrition for Effective Interventions held in Vienna, Austria from Dec 10-13, 2018. 
3. Diamond Merit-based Tuition Waiver and ECO Members Country Travel & Living Stipend Scholarship for One Year MPH Program from Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2013-14.
4. The International Society for Urban Health’s (ISUH) Full Scholarship Award, for 10th International Conference on Urban Health, held November 1-4, 2011, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
5. Won Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Full Scholarship Award, for two presentation and session chair at 8th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH), October 18-23, 2009, in Nairobi, Kenya. 

Publications


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