
Dr Mumtaz Begum
Research Fellow level B
Adelaide Medical School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Mumtaz Begum is a Research Fellow at Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide. During PhD, she studied the epidemiology of type 1 diabetes in South Australian children, using linked administrative datasets from the Early Childhood Health and Development project database. She has a background in nutrition, international health, and epidemiology and is interested in child health, perinatal epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, and diabetes.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2020 - ongoing Research Fellow University of Adelaide 2018 - 2018 Academic tutor University of Adelaide 2018 - 2018 Research Assistant South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute 2017 - 2017 Professional Academic staff University of Adelaide 2007 - 2016 Lecturer in Food and Nutrition University of Peshawar, Peshawar -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2021 Research Award AMS/Biomedicine Publication Award Adelaide Medical School/School of Biomedicine Australia - 2020 Research Award Publication of the Month Robinson Research Institute, The University of Adelaide Australia - 2019 Scholarship Travel Grant The University of Adelaide Australia - 2016 Scholarship Adelaide Scholarship International (ASI) The University of Adelaide Australia - 2015 Award Best oral presentation International workshop on Nutrition Policy to Practice in Pakistan: Exploring the challenges & research opportunitie Pakistan - 2012 Scholarship Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship The University of Tokyo Japan - 2005 Distinction Gold Medal for securing first/top position with High Distinction The University of Peshawar Pakistan - 2005 Award Certificate of Excellence in Education/ Star Laureate 2005 South Asian Publication Pakistan - 2003 Distinction Gold Medal for securing first/top position The University of Peshawar Pakistan - 2002 Scholarship Outstanding academic achievements scholarship IQRA University Peshawar Pakistan - -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2016 - 2020 University of Adelaide Australia PhD (Public Health) 2012 - 2014 University of Tokyo Japan MHSc (Master of Health Science) 2003 - 2005 University of Peshawar Pakistan M.Sc (Food and Nutrition) 1999 - 2003 University of Peshawar Pakistan B.Sc (Food and Nutrition) -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2019 Begum, M., Pilkington, R. M., Chittleborough, C. R., Lynch, J. W., Penno, M., & Smithers, L. G. (2019). MATERNAL SMOKING DURING PREGNANCY AND RISK OF TYPE 1 DIABETES: WHOLE-OF-POPULATION STUDY. In JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Vol. 73 (pp. A36-A37). BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP.
2019 Begum, M., Chittleborough, C. R., Pilkington, R. M., Mittinty, M., Lynch, J. W., Penno, M., & Smithers, L. G. (2019). EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES AMONG CHILDREN WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES: WHOLE-OF-POPULATION STUDY. In JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Vol. 73 (pp. A55-A56). BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP.
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Conference Items
Year Citation 2020 Woods, A., Gonzalez-Chica, D., Bernardo, C., Begum, M., Hoon, E., Mcevoy, D., . . . Stocks, N. (2020). Characteristics associated with a longer duration of prescribing benzodiazepines and z-drugs (BZD-ZDs) for the treatment of insomnia in Australian general practices. Poster session presented at the meeting of AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH. CSIRO PUBLISHING. 2015 Begum, M., Konishi, S., Watanabe, C., & Goto, R. (2015). Intestinal permeability and growth faltering of 6-24- months old Children in Chitral district Pakistan. Poster session presented at the meeting of Nutrition Policy to Practice in Pakistan: Exploring the challenges & research opportunities. Islamabad. -
Report for External Bodies
Year Citation 2020 Laurence, C., & Begum, M. (2020). GP graduate tracking study: Phase 1 report GP Synergy.
Year Role Institution Course
2018-22 Guest Lecturer The University of Adelaide LIFESPAN NUTRITION HLTH
2018 Tutor The University of Adelaide PUB HLTH 1001 - Health and Illness in Populations
2018 Tutor The University of Adelaide PUB HLTH 2007 - Epidemiology for Health & Medical Sciences
2016 Lecturer University of Peshawar Nutrition Epidemiology
2014-16 Lecturer University of Peshawar Advanced Dietetics
2014-16 Lecturer University of Peshawar Nutrition and Immunity
2015 Lecturer University of Peshawar Research Methodology
2014 Lecturer University of Peshawar Nutritional Management in Disaster
2007-12 Lecturer University of Peshawar Nutrition and Health
2007-12 Lecturer University of Peshawar Nutrition Through Life cycle
2007-09 Lecturer University of Peshawar Fundamentals of Food and Nutrition
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2022 Co-Supervisor Prenatal artificial sweeteners consumption and maternal and child health outcome Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Bereket Gebremichael Menota 2022 Co-Supervisor Exploring women's needs, concerns, and knowledge of sexual health during preconception period in LMICs. Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Negin Mirzaei Damabi
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2018 - ongoing Member Australasian Epidemiological Association Australia 2017 - ongoing Member The Nutrition Society of Australia Australia 2015 - 2016 - British Nutrition Society - 2015 - ongoing Member Pakistan Nutrition and Dietetics Association Pakistan
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