Rate My Professor Mijanur Rahman

Rahman's research specializations include advanced statistical modeling and causal inference applied to longitudinal and population-wide linked health data to address inequities in cancer outcomes, survivorship trajectories, comorbidity and complex care needs, cardiovascular outcomes after cancer, life expectancy and survival outcomes, and health-related quality of life across the cancer care continuum, as well as optimising chronic disease management and evaluating real-world patterns of care. Key publications include 'Onset and progression of chronic disease and disability in a large cohort of older Australian women' (Maturitas, 2021), 'Trajectories of health-related quality of life after cancer diagnosis in Australia' (2026), 'Influence of lifestyle factors on breast cancer incidence from mid-life onwards' (BMJ Open, 2024), 'Pre-COVID life expectancy, mortality, and burden of diseases for Australian females' (2024), 'Inequalities in Utilization of Maternal Reproductive Health Care Services in Bangladesh' (Sage Open, 2020), and 'Alcohol Consumption in the Australian Mining Industry' (2021). Rahman has authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications, demonstrating substantial influence in epidemiology, public health, and gerontology. He is a member of the Statistical Society of Australia and the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia, and serves as Associated Editor for the Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. Following his PhD, he advanced to Senior Research Fellow in Biostatistics and Cancer Epidemiology at UNSW Sydney while maintaining affiliation with the University of Newcastle.