• Community Medicine

• Child Mental Health

• Maternal Mental Health

• Public Health

• Communicable Disease Epidemiology

• Visiting Postdoctoral Research Fellow-Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cambridge 8^th February 2022 to 8^th February 2023)
• Visiting Research Associate- Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge (from 8 February 2022 to 7 February 2023)

Research Awards:

• Session’s Best Oral Presentation: 14th International Conference on Health Sciences- “Exploring Challenges to Make a Difference”, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2021 (Infectious Diseases, Pathology/Surgical Intervention and Clinical Medicine, quality and safety stream)
• Best Presentation Award (Oral presentation-first place): 14th International Conference on Health Sciences- “Exploring Challenges to Make a Difference”, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2021

• Programmatic Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Guideline: Revised chapters on the background of multi-drug-resistant and extensive drug-resistant Tuberculosis, TB control activities in Sri Lanka, and single-authored the chapter on Drug-resistant TB research, 2021.

• Nazneen Nazeer, Yasodha Rohanachandra, and Shamini Prathapan, Prevalence of ADHD in Primary School Children, in Colombo District, Sri Journal of Attention Disorders under SAGE Publications, 2021, November 16 https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547211058704
• Nazeer N, Goonewardena S Treatment compliance and associated patient-related factors among adult asthmatic patients attending medical clinics at Base Hospital Journal of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka. 2020, April 25, 26 (1). https://orcid.org/0000- 0002-1212-1016
• Nazneen Nazeer, Yasodha Rohanachandra, and Shamini Prathapan: Criterion validity and reliability of Sinhala version of SNAP-IV: Parent and teacher ratings of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder from a school-based sample of primary graders in Sri Lanka- Published in the Journal of Children’s Health 2023, March,08 https://doi.org/10.1080/02739615.2023.2181172
• Nazneen Nazeer, Yasodha Rohanachandra, and Shamini Prathapan: Predictors of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Sri Lankan Children: A School-based community study. Journal of Attention Disorders under SAGE publications, 2023, April 13 https://doi.org/10.1177/10870547231167
• Nazeer, Nazneen; Cross, Lauren; Parker, Jennifer; Epstein, Sophie; Penhallow, Jessica; Newlove-Delgado, Tamsin; Downs, Johnny; Ford, Tamsin; "The extent to which child and parent report RCADS, sMFQ, SDQ and child report KIDSCREEN identify the same young people as at risk of mental health conditions. (SDQ=Strength and Difficulty Questionnaire, sMFQ=short Mood and Feeling Questionnaire, RCADS=Revised Childrens’ Anxiety and Depression Scale) manuscript accepted for publication in the British Journal of Psychiatry (BJPsych).
• Matthews, Jacob; Winterburn, Isaac; Saxton, Jennifer; Nazeer, Nazneen; Chatburn, Eleanor; Sáenz, Ariadna Albajara; Komachi, Miyuki; Farr, William; Black-Hawkins, Kristine; Ford, Tamsin; “Exploring the experiences of the English Special Educational Needs System through an online survey of young people, and parents and carers” Manuscript under peer review in the British Journal. of Special Education.

• Nazneen Nazeer, Yasodha Rohanachandra, and Shamini Prathapan: “Unveiling the Complex Tapestry: Exploring Psychiatric Comorbidities of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Sri Lankan Children”

• Nazneen Nazeer, Yasodha Rohanachandra, and Shamini “Identifying risk factors for ADHD in a school-based population of Sri Lankan children” oral presentation at the 20th Congress of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA)-Section of Epidemiology and Social Psychiatry held in Cambridge, UK on 10th September 2022.
• Nazneen Nazeer, Yasodha Rohanachandra, and Shamini Prathapan. “Improving knowledge and alleviating misperceptions of ADHD in Sri Lankan Primary School Teachers” poster presentation at the 20th Congress of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA)-Section of Epidemiology and Social Psychiatry to be held in Cambridge, UK on 9th September N H S Nadeeka, N De Silva, S V Rajasinghe, N Nazeer, O B W Rajapaksha, N Pallewatta. Tuberculosis deaths in Colombo district, 2020 and their associated factors. Annual Research Symposium of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, the University of Colombo held on the26th of November 2021. Also published in the Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine 2021; 8(2): E164 1-32 http://doi.org/10.4038/jpgim.8378.

• Nazeer N., Rohanachandra Y.M., Prathapan S. Diagnostic Accuracy of Sinhala version of Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham IV Scale (SNAP-IV-S): Parent and Teacher ratings of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among Primary Graders in Colombo District, Sri Lanka, 14th International Conference on Health Sciences 2021, of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Virtual conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oral Presentation, 8th October.
• Nazeer N, Hewage SA, Nadeeka NHS, Dasanayake S, Abesekara AWADSN, Rajapaksa RPK, Pallewattte NC Herath HDB, Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB): Who is at risk in Sri Lanka?, 134th Anniversary International “virtual” Medical Congress, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Poster Presentation, 11th August
• Nazeer N., Rohanachandra Y.M., Prathapan S. Psychiatric Comorbidities in Primary School Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: from state schools in Colombo district, 134th Anniversary International “virtual” Medical Congress, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Poster Presentation, 11th August
• Nazeer N., Rohanachandra Y.M., Prathapan S. Knowledge and Misperceptions of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among primary school teachers in Colombo district, 26th Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, Virtual conference, Poster Presentation, 15th July
• Nazeer , Rohanachandra Y.M., Prathapan S. Improving knowledge and alleviating misperceptions of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among primary school teachers in Colombo district, 26th Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, Virtual conference, oral presentation,16th July 2021
• Hewage S.A., Pallewatte N., Liyanage P.C., Nadeeka N.H.S., Nazeer N., Dasanayake S., De Silva , Herath H.D.B. Improving Tuberculosis Treatment Success: Should We Pay More Attention to End-Of-Intensive Phase Sputum Non-Convertors? 26th Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, Virtual conference, oral presentation, 16th July 2021
• Dasanayake S., Hewage S., Abesekara S., Nazeer N., Nadeeka N., Pallewatte N.,Herath H. Who should be Screened for Tuberculosis, and How, in Sri Lanka? 26th Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, Virtual conference, Poster presentation, 15th July
• Nazeer N, Prathapan S, Rohanachandra YM Criterion Validity of Sinhala version of Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham IV Scale (SNAP-IV-S): Parent and Teacher ratings of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among a school-based sample of primary graders in Sri Lanka, Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Virtual Conference, Oral Presentation, 1st of December, 2020
• Nazeer N, Prathapan S, Rohanachandra YM Prevalence and associated factors of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among 6-10-year-olds in Colombo district, Sri Lanka, Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Virtual Conference, Oral presentation, 2nd of December, 2020
• N Nazeer, CSE Goonerwardena Treatment Compliance among adult asthmatic patients: Experience from a Base Hospital in the Western province in Sri Lanka, 1st International Primary Care Respiratory Group (IPCRG) South Asian Scientific Conference- Colombo, Oral presentation, September 2017
• N Nazeer, CSE Goonerwardena Treatment Compliance among adult asthmatic patients: Experience from a Base Hospital in the Western province in Sri Lanka, 130th Anniversary International Medical Congress of the Sri Lankan Medical Association- Colombo, Poster presentation, July

• Suwaya, Health Magazine: Article on Updated Epidemiology of Tuberculosis & Impacts of the Pandemic on TB control: Global & local picture, 2022.
• Annual Report of the National Programme for Tuberculosis Control and Chest Disease, Sri Lanka, 2019- Edited the entire report

• In collaboration with the University of Bedfordshire UK and the National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS) India, a study titled “Integration of perinatal mental health in maternal and child health services in India and Sri Lanka”.
• In collaboration with the Centre of Gender Studies, University of Kelaniya, the study titled “Evaluating the Effectiveness and Impact of the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act No. 34 of 2005 in Sri Lanka”.
• In collaboration with the University of Cambridge, conducting a systematic review titled “Is There a Bidirectional Relationship Between School Internal Exclusion and Students’ Mental Health and Education Outcomes? A Systematic review of the literature”.
• In collaboration with the University of Cambridge, conducting a systematic Review titled “Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of integrated healthcare for children and young people.

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• Accredited Researcher of the Office of National Statistics (ONS), UK since 2022
• Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health-FRSPH since 2022
• Former Visiting Associate of Hughes Hall College, University of Cambridge, 2022
• Life Member of the College of Community Physicians, Sri Lanka
  

• Member of Ethical Review Committee- University of Kelaniya since 2024

• Member of the Technical Support Group-Anti Leprosy Campaign, Ministry of Health

• Editorial board membership- Co-editor in Chief for the Apprentice journal of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya

• Reviewer for the following international journals:
• Journal of Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
• PLOS one
• BMC research note
• BMC Public Health
• Discover Mental Health

• Master in Public Health in Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, since 2024
• BSc Honours in Speech and Hearing Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, since 2024

Research supervisions:

• MBBS degree, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, since 2024.