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Dr. Bushra Nasir is an academic, author, and research manager. She is the Director of the Medical Research Futures Fund in Primary Health Care Digital Innovations and a mid-career researcher with a substantial career trajectory in health research. Her expertise and instrumental involvement in multiple large-scale grants are demonstrated through numerous top-tier publications, media and news citations, and recognition in national and international policy documents. She has contributed to developing several global health policy recommendation publications, including a World Health Organisation review investigating the retention of the health workforce in rural and remote areas. Her contribution to this discipline is further substantiated by her peer-review activities and international and national collaborations with wide outreach and engagement initiatives.

Her collaborative networking qualities contribute to numerous roles in various research committees, including as a previous Chair of the Faculty of Medicine Early Career Researcher Committee. Her work has also resulted in increased research capacity building in regional and rural South East Queensland, supporting clinicians, medical students and educators, and other healthcare service providers conducting clinical and epidemiological research projects. She is also a research mentor and member of several national organisations. Her ongoing leadership, management, networking, and knowledge expertise, contribute to the progress of research practices with academics, experts, and clinical scientists.

Dr Nasir has secured ~$15M in funding; ~$9.5M as CI, and ~$9M through the MRFF scheme in the past five years. Her existing and ongoing collaborations are pivotal toward their success in producing consumer-focused, community-integrated meaningful outcomes. She has made significant contributions to knowledge through translation, a significant project being the I-ASIST project, launched by Minister Ken Wyatt, and named as NHRMC, 10 of the Best (14th Edition, 2023). Dr Nasir's exemplary discipline engagement and development of service delivery have contributed to developing national and international industry partnerships, particularly with industry partners (e.g., LivingWorks Australia and Suicide Prevention Australia). Dr Nasir has memberships with the Australian and New Zealand Society of Mental Health (2015-current) and Suicide Prevention Australia (2017-current) and is a professional leader with the National Suicide Prevention Network (2015-current), and regional and local health and mental health committees that establish governance and research integrity.

https://researchers.uq.edu.au/researcher/12238