Shahmir Ali

Shahmir Ali, Assistant Professor in Behavioral, Social & Global Public Health at the National University of Singapore’s Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, is recruiting PhD students for the upcoming cycle. The opportunity is centered on public health research with several possible directions, including diet, nutrition, and eating behavior; interpersonal and social-context drivers of eating patterns; cardiovascular and chronic disease prevention and management; behavioral interventions involving family members and holistic lifestyle medicine; social network analysis (including egocentric network methods using survey and qualitative data); digital health and social media research using platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube; and longitudinal aging cohort analysis focused on social support, social connectivity, and lifestyle behaviors. The post notes that there are funded projects related to interpersonal lifestyle behavior change, food sustainability and social well-being, and broader cardiovascular health. Funding support and scholarships are available, making this a supported PhD opening rather than an unfunded call. Applicants should have a strong research interest aligned with these themes and be prepared to discuss fit with the supervisor’s portfolio. No detailed eligibility criteria are listed in the post, but the call is clearly for PhD students and applications are due November 1. If you are interested in public health, nutrition, behavioral interventions, social network analysis, digital health, or chronic disease prevention, this is a relevant PhD opportunity at a leading institution in Singapore.