Manzur Kader

Universitetslektor | Medical Researcher | Licensed Physiotherapist

Universitetslektor (full-time), Researcher, and Licensed Physiotherapist working at the intersection of clinical practice and academia in Sweden and internationally.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
◆ 2026-current: Universitetslektor (full-time) in Public Health Sciences at Mid Sweden University.
◆ 2026: Licensed Physiotherapist, Region Sörmland.
◆ 2021-2025: Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Public Health Sciences/Physiotherapy at Karlstad University, Sweden, and JUST, Bangladesh.
◆ 2024-2025: Researcher (UDDGait™ project), Dalarna University, focused on developing a tool for early detection of dementia risk.
◆ 2018-2023: Postdoctoral Researcher, Karolinska Institutet. Conducted two independent research projects investigating:
1) Impact of Shift Work on the Health of Swedish Healthcare Professionals, and
2) Risk of Neurodegenerative and Psychiatric Disorders in Elite Swedish Footballers Later in Life (see details below).
◆ 2014-2028: PhD in Medical Science with specialization Physiotherapy, Lund University, Sweden.
◆ 2013-2014: Research Officer (Forskningshandläggare), Karolinska Institutet and Region Stockholm, Sweden.
◆2013: Research Assistant, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
EDUCATION
2014-18: PhD in Medical Science, Lund University, Sweden.
2010-11: Master in Public Health Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.
2008-09: Master in Global Health, Uppsala University, Sweden.

Forskningsområden

SKILLS AND INTERESTS
◆ Academic & Clinical: Expertise in university-level teaching, evidence-based assessment, rehabilitation, and patient-centered care.
◆ Research Leadership: Proven track record in leading large-scale research projects, including prospective cohorts, national surveys, and clinical trials. resulting in 55+ peer-reviewed publications (35+ as first/senior author).
◆ Methodology: Strong competence in Swedish national register data for population-based studies, epidemiological design, systematic reviews, and psychometric analysis of questionnaires.
◆ Research Interests: Broad expertise covering Public Health, Epidemiology, Occupational Health, Ageing, Sports Medicine, Physiotherapy, and the psychometric analysis of questionnaires.

Forskning

◆ UDDGait™: Uppsala-Dalarna Dementia and Gait project; Dalarna University, Sweden (Jan 2024-Dec 2025).
- Role: Working as a researcher and co-investigator within the project "UDDGait™" focusing on the early identification of dementia development risk.

◆ Studies based on Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) (Jan 2014-Present).
- Role: Principle investigator/Principle author. Over the past 12 years, I have used DHS data to study maternal and child health in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Nepal.

◆ Activity limitations and participation restrictions among individuals with spinal cord injury; CRP, Bangladesh (Mar 2017-Dec 2024).
- Role: Principle investigator/Principle author.

◆ Psychosocial Wellbeing and Risk Perception of Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria: Perspectives on the Role of Social Workers; collaboration with Monash University, Australia, and University of Nigeria, Nigeria (2024-2025).
-Role: Principle investigator/Senior author.

◆ Associations between playing football on the elite level and the risk of neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders later in life; Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm (Mar 2022 -Jun 2023).
- Role: My second postdoctoral position.

◆ The health effects of shift and night work among healthcare professionals, focusing on cancer, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and pregnancy outcomes (ATOHS); Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm (Dec 2018 – Dec 2024)
- Role: My first postdoctoral research.

◆ Night work, working hours, and common mental disorders among healthcare professionals (PATOHS); Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.
- Role: Co-investigator / Co-recipient, FORTE research grant (period 2022-2024).

◆ Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Health-Seeking Behaviour in Traumatic Brain Injury Across Vulnerable Populations: A Prospective Cohort Study in Bangladesh (2024-2025).
-Role: Co-worker/co-author.

◆ Health-related quality of life among stroke survivors in Bangladesh; Bangladesh (Jan-Nov 2022).
- Role: Principle investigator/Senior author.

◆ Breathing exercise intervention in patients with COVID-19; Bangladesh (June 2020-Aug 2022).
- Role: Principle investigator/Principle author

◆ Walking difficulties, mobility devices and activity avoidance in people ageing with Parkinson's disease; Lund University, Sweden (2014-2018).
- Role: PhD project.