Researcher Profile

My research interests focus on environmental health problems in Bangladesh. I am interested in understanding environmental impact on public health, and developing and implementing strategies to bring environmental changes. Currently I am leading a project aiming to transform the brick manufacturing sector in Bangladesh to a more efficient process that is much cleaner and generates less air pollution.

• ARES-CUD scholarship for an Advance masters in Public Health Methodology at the University Libre De Brussels, Belgium
• Australia Leadership Awards Fellowship program on public health leadership professional development in emerging health challenges at Griffith University, Australia

Selected publications include:

• Biswas D, Gurley ES, Rutherford S, Luby SP. The Drivers and Impacts of Selling Soil for Brick Making in Bangladesh. Environmental management. 2018 Jun 1:1-1.
• Biswas D, Nizame FA, Sanghvi T, Roy S, Luby SP, Unicomb LE. Provision versus promotion to develop a handwashing station: the effect on desired handwashing behavior. BMC public health. 2017 Dec;17(1):390.
• Luby SP, Biswas D, Gurley ES, Hossain I. Why highly polluting methods are used to manufacture bricks in Bangladesh. Energy for Sustainable Development. 2015 Oct 1;28:68-74.
• Biswas D, Chowdhury F, Roguski K, Ahmed M, Nizame FA, Parveen S, Ghosh PK, Khan SH, Iuliano AD. Effectiveness of hand sanitizer with hand and respiratory hygiene education in reducing influenza-like illness and laboratory confirmed influenza among school children in bangladesh, 2015. Inamerican Journal of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2017 Jan 1 (Vol. 97, No. 5, pp. 212-213). 8000 WESTPARK DR, STE 130, MCLEAN, VA 22101 USA: Amer Soc Trop Med & Hygiene.