Dr Rubayyat Hashmi
School of Society and Culture
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences
Dr Rubayyat Hashmi's research journey began with a PhD in Economics from the University of Southern Queensland, where he explored key economic dimensions of mental health and healthcare access in Australia, with a focus on inequality, inequity, and wellbeing. Prior to that, he completed a master’s in economics at Texas A&M University in the United States, following undergraduate and postgraduate studies in economics at the University of Dhaka. His early research focused on applied microeconomics, particularly in the areas of health, labour, and environmental economics, and gradually evolved into multidisciplinary work that intersects economics with public health, housing, climate change, and social policy. Dr Hashmi’s academic career spans several institutions, including Queensland University of Technology and the University of Southern Queensland. He is currently based at the Australian Centre for Housing Research (ACHR) at the University of Adelaide as an NHMRC-funded early career fellow, where he leads research projects on energy poverty, household wellbeing, and mental health. His work applies the tools of economics—especially econometric modelling and policy analysis—to large-scale longitudinal data, aiming to generate evidence that informs both economic thinking and public policy, and ultimately seeks to improve population health and social outcomes.
Dr Rubayyat Hashmi is an NHMRC-funded Early Career Research Fellow at the Australian Centre for Housing Research (ACHR), University of Adelaide. His research lies at the intersection of applied microeconomics and multidisciplinary inquiry, with a focus on health, labour, and environmental economics. His work explores critical economic issues related to mental health, energy poverty, and household wellbeing, using econometric modelling and large-scale longitudinal data to inform evidence-based policy. Dr Hashmi holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Southern Queensland, where his research examined socioeconomic inequality and inequity in mental health and healthcare access in Australia. He is a trained and approved user of key national datasets including the National Health Survey (NHS), HILDA, and LSAC. His research has been supported by nationally and internationally funded projects and involves collaborations with scholars in the USA, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Bangladesh. His work has been cited across academic literature and featured in blogs and social media. For a full list of his publications, visit google scholar: : https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=IVqR_3UAAAAJ&hl=en
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 - ongoing | Research Fellow | University of Adelaide |
| 2023 - ongoing | Adjunct Research Fellow | University of Southern Queensland |
| 2021 - 2022 | Research Associate | Queensland University of Technology |
| 2016 - 2017 | Assistant Professor | American International University-Bangladesh |
| 2013 - 2016 | Lecturer | American International University-Bangladesh |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Bengali | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 - 2021 | University of Southern Queensland | Australia | PhD |
| 2009 - 2011 | Texas A&M University | United States | MSc (Economics) |
| 2007 - 2008 | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | MSS (Economics) |
| 2002 - 2007 | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | BSS Hons (Economics) |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Ali, M. A., Keramat, S. A., Hashmi, R., & Lu, C. Y. (2026). Workplace productivity losses due to cancer: findings from an Australian longitudinal population survey (2009–2021). Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research, 26(1), 97-106. |
| 2025 | Keramat, S. A., Nguyen, N., Kenny, D., Hashmi, R., & Comans, T. (2025). Trajectories of health-related quality of life and their association with disability in older Australians. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 135, 12 pages. |
| 2025 | Keramat, S. A., Comans, T., Pearce, A., Basri, R., Hashmi, R., & Dissanayaka, N. N. (2025). Psychological distress and productivity loss: a longitudinal analysis of Australian working adults. European Journal of Health Economics, 26(8), 1503-1524. Scopus5 WoS6 Europe PMC1 |
| 2025 | Hashmi, R., Clair, A., & Baker, E. (2025). Unpacking the mental health effects of energy poverty – implications of energy poverty metric choice for research and policy. Energy Research and Social Science, 125, 104115. Scopus8 WoS9 |
| 2025 | Ahmad, K., Khanam, R., Keating, B., Keramat, S. A., Hashmi, R., Kabir, E., & Jürges, H. (2025). The excess Medicare costs of long-term medical condition or disability: A longitudinal population-based study of Australian children. Disability and Health Journal, 19(2), 9 pages. |
| 2024 | Keramat, S. A., Perales, F., Alam, K., Rashid, R., Haque, R., Monasi, N., . . . Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, S. (2024). Multimorbidity and health-related quality of life amongst Indigenous Australians: A longitudinal analysis. Quality of Life Research, 33(1), 195-206. Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC4 |
| 2024 | Gautam, N., Rahman, M. M., Hashmi, R., Lim, A., & Khanam, R. (2024). Socioeconomic inequalities in child and adolescent mental health in Australia: the role of parenting style and parents’ relationships. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 18(1), 16 pages. Scopus22 WoS18 Europe PMC16 |
| 2024 | Hashmi, R., Alam, K., & Gow, J. (2024). Socioeconomic mental health disparities and income mobility in Australia: A longitudinal factor decomposition analysis. Economic Analysis and Policy, 82, 290-302. Scopus3 WoS3 |
| 2024 | Hashmi, R., Keating, B. W., Ali, M. A., & Keramat, S. A. (2024). An investigation of the longitudinal trajectory patterns of health-related quality of life among Australians with disabilities: explaining disability types and properties.. Qual Life Res, 33(8), 2207-2217. Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2023 | Shanto, H. H., Al-Zubayer, M. A., Ahammed, B., Sarder, M. A., Keramat, S. A., Hashmi, R., . . . Alam, K. (2023). Maternal Healthcare Services Utilisation and Its Associated Risk Factors: A Pooled Study of 37 Low- and Middle-Income Countries.. Int J Public Health, 68, 1606288. Scopus25 WoS28 Europe PMC22 |
| 2023 | Hashmi, R., Alam, K., Gow, J., Alam, K., & March, S. (2023). Inequity in psychiatric healthcare use in Australia. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 58(4), 605-616. Scopus14 WoS13 Europe PMC8 |
| 2023 | Keramat, S. A., Lee, V., Patel, R., Hashmi, R., & Comans, T. (2023). Cognitive impairment and health-related quality of life amongst older Australians: evidence from a longitudinal investigation. Quality of Life Research, 32(10), 2911-2924. Scopus23 WoS22 Europe PMC20 |
| 2023 | Keramat, S. A., Hashmi, R., Aregbeshola, B. S., & Comans, T. (2023). Informal Caregiving Provision for Disabled or Elderly in the Families and Work Productivity: Evidence from 11 Waves of an Australian Population-Based Cohort. PharmacoEconomics, 41(9), 1117-1136. Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC7 |
| 2023 | Sarder, M. A., Lee, K. Y., Keramat, S. A., Hashmi, R., & Ahammed, B. (2023). A multilevel analysis of individual and community-level factors associated with childhood immunisation in Bangladesh: Evidence from a pooled cross-sectional survey. Vaccine: X, 14, 100285. Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC4 |
| 2023 | Ahmad, K., Beatson, A., Campbell, M., Hashmi, R., Keating, B. W., Mulcahy, R., . . . Wang, S. (2023). The impact of gender and age on bullying role, self-harm and suicide: Evidence from a cohort study of Australian children. PLoS One, 18(1), e0278446-1-e0278446-13. Scopus14 WoS11 Europe PMC12 |
| 2022 | Keating, B. W., Keramat, S. A., Waller, I., & Hashmi, R. (2022). Job satisfaction dynamics: how do they impact employment mode choice for people with a disability?. Heliyon, 8(10), 9 pages. Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC1 |
| 2022 | Sathi, N. J., Ahammed, B., Alam, K., Hashmi, R., Lee, K. Y., & Keramat, S. A. (2022). Socioeconomic inequalities in low birth weight in South Asia: A comparative analysis using Demographic and Health Surveys. SSM - Population Health, 20, 10 pages. Scopus10 WoS12 Europe PMC9 |
| 2022 | Haque, R., Alam, K., Rahman, S. M., Mustafa, M. U. R., Ahammed, B., Ahmad, K., . . . Keramat, S. A. (2022). Nexus between maternal underweight and child anthropometric status in South and South-East Asian countries. Nutrition, 98, 1-8. Scopus12 WoS12 Europe PMC9 |
| 2022 | Hashmi, R., Alam, K., Gow, J., & March, S. (2022). Do family and maternal background matter? A multilevel approach to modelling mental health status of Australian youth using longitudinal data. PLoS ONE, 17(4), 14 pages. Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2022 | Ahmed, M. U., Pulok, M. H., Hashmi, R., Hajizadeh, M., & Nargis, N. (2022). Price and Income Elasticities of Cigarette Smoking Demand in Bangladesh: Evidence from Urban Adolescents and Young Adults. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 24(6), 826-833. Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC3 |
| 2022 | Keramat, S. A., Ahammed, B., Mohammed, A., Seidu, A. A., Farjana, F., Hashmi, R., . . . Ahinkorah, B. O. (2022). Disability, physical activity, and health-related quality of life in Australian adults: An investigation using 19 waves of a longitudinal cohort. PLoS ONE, 17(5), 1-17. Scopus22 WoS19 Europe PMC16 |
| 2021 | Keramat, S. A., Sathi, N. J., Haque, R., Ahammed, B., Chowdhury, R., Hashmi, R., & Ahmad, K. (2021). Neighbourhood Socio-Economic Circumstances, Place of Residence and Obesity amongst Australian Adults: A Longitudinal Regression Analysis Using 14 Annual Waves of the HILDA Cohort. Obesities, 1(3), 178-188. Scopus3 WoS3 |
| 2021 | Sabgul, A. A., Qattan, A. M. N., Hashmi, R., & Al-Hanawi, M. K. (2021). Husbands’ knowledge of breast cancer and their Wives’ attitudes and practices related to breast cancer screening in Saudi Arabia: Cross-sectional online survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(2), 1-11. Scopus11 WoS10 Europe PMC7 |
| 2021 | Hashmi, R., Alam, K., Gow, J., & March, S. (2021). Prevalence of Mental Disorders by Socioeconomic Status in Australia: A Cross-Sectional Epidemiological Study. American Journal of Health Promotion, 35(4), 533-542. Scopus22 WoS22 Europe PMC15 |
| 2021 | Keramat, S. A., Alam, K., Rana, R. H., Chowdhury, R., Farjana, F., Hashmi, R., . . . Biddle, S. J. H. (2021). Obesity and the risk of developing chronic diseases in middle-aged and older adults: Findings from an Australian longitudinal population survey, 2009-2017. PLoS ONE, 16(11), 1-16. Scopus59 WoS60 Europe PMC48 |
| 2021 | Keramat, S. A., Alam, K., Al-Hanawi, M. K., Gow, J., Biddle, S. J. H., & Hashmi, R. (2021). Trends in the prevalence of adult overweight and obesity in Australia, and its association with geographic remoteness. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1-9. Scopus54 WoS56 Europe PMC45 |
| 2020 | Islam, A., Rashid, M. H. U., Hossain, S. Z., & Hashmi, R. (2020). Public policies and tax evasion: evidence from SAARC countries. Heliyon, 6(11), 1-10. Scopus31 WoS24 Europe PMC2 |
| 2020 | Hashmi, R., Alam, K., & Gow, J. (2020). Socioeconomic inequalities in mental health in Australia: Explaining life shock exposure. Health Policy, 124(1), 97-105. Scopus24 WoS23 Europe PMC13 |
| 2020 | Al-Hanawi, M. K., Hashmi, R., Almubark, S., Qattan, A. M. N., & Pulok, M. H. (2020). Socioeconomic inequalities in uptake of breast cancer screening among Saudi women: A cross-sectional analysis of a national survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(6), 1-13. Scopus27 WoS27 Europe PMC26 |
| 2019 | Hashmi, R., & Alam, K. (2019). Dynamic relationship among environmental regulation, innovation, CO<inf>2</inf> emissions, population, and economic growth in OECD countries: A panel investigation. Journal of Cleaner Production, 231, 1100-1109. Scopus658 WoS619 |
| 2015 | Rana, R. H., & Hashmi, R. (2015). THE DETERMINANTS OF WORKER REMITTANCE IN TERMS OF FOREIGN FACTORS: THE CASE OF BANGLADESH. STUDIES IN BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS, 10(3), 81-93. WoS5 |
Million Minds Mental Health Research Mission, MRFF, (Category 1), CI-M, with Professor Victoria Palmer and others, “Whose Care is Left Behind? A multi-level collective strategy to address structural inequalities in new models of care with priority populations”, A$4,000,000.00 (4 million)
The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, CI – A, ABLE ECR Research Leadership Grant, A$5000, 2023
University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia, CI– C, “CHR small research Grant”, A$3000, 2022-2023.
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). CI– C (with Mohammed Al-hanawi, Sarh Almubark, Ameerah Qattan and Mohammad Pulok). “Socioeconomic inequalities in uptake of breast cancer screening among Saudi women”. A$ 15,000. 2019-2020.
University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia. CI – A. “Inequality and inequity in mental health and health care use in Australia”. A$ 175,000. 2018-2021
Institute for Global Tobacco Control (IGTC), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States of America (USA). CI – A (with Mohammed Pulok and Moin Ahmed). “Dynamics of Smoking Behaviour among urban adolescents and young adults of Bangladesh: peer effect and family influences”. A$ 15,000. 2014-2015.
Oxfam-Novib, and Supro, Bangladesh, CI – B (with Mohammed Pulok and Moin Ahmed). “Tax, tax gap analysis and tax system in Bangladesh”. A$ 8,000. 2013-2014.
Teaching experience (University of Southern Queensland)
ECO-2000 The Macro-economy and Business [S2 2022] (Assistant Examiner, role: course lecture, StudyDesk management, marking)
ECO-3030 Sustainable Economics [ S2 2022 S2 2021, S2 2019, S2 2018] (Assistant Examiner, role: course lecture, course update, StudyDesk management, marking)
ECO-3010 International Economics and Trade [S1 2019] (Marking Assistant, role: marking)
ECO-3002 Economic Policy Analysis [S2 2021] (Course team member, role: StudyDesk management, marking)
ECO-1000 Economics [S1 2018] (Marking Assistant, role: marking)
Teaching experience (American International University-Bangladesh)
ECO-4121 Applied Econometrics [Spring 2015-2016, Summer 2013-2014, Summer 2012-2013]
ECO-3218 Econometrics [Fall 2015-2016, Spring 2013-2014, Summer 2012-2013]
ECO-3104 Health economics [Spring 2016-2017, Fall 2014-2015]
ECO-1202 Introduction to Macroeconomics [Fall 2017-2018, Fall 2016-2017, Summer 2014-2015, Spring 2012-2013]
ECO-1101 Introduction to Microeconomics [Summer 2016-2017, Summer 2015-2016, Spring 2014-2015]
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - ongoing | Member | American Economic Association | United States |
