Dr
Manal EtemadiProfile page
Research Fellow
Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology
BIO
I am a Research Fellow in NCDs in Humanitarian Settings in the Department of NCD Epidemiology. My research focuses on strengthening equitable and resilient health systems for people living with non-communicable diseases in humanitarian and crisis-affected settings.
My interests include universal health coverage, health systems strengthening, and crisis preparedness, with a particular focus on underserved and displaced populations. I use mixed-methods and systems-based approaches, including realist evaluation, social network analysis, causal loop analysis to explore how health systems and community organisations can better respond to complex public health challenges.
Before joining LSHTM, I worked as a Research Associate in Universal Health Coverage at Imperial College London and The George Institute for Global Health, where I contributed to research on Lancet commission on pandemic preparedness, prevention and reponse. Prior to that, I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Bristol, where my research focused on social prescribing and community-based health interventions.
I hold a PhD in Health Policy, my PhD research was methodologically innovative, being one of the first studies to use social network analysis to understand how health financing architecture impacts financing equity. My work aims to generate policy-relevant evidence that advances health equity and improves access to health services for vulnerable populations globally.
LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE APPOINTMENTS
- Research FellowLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Department of NCD Epidemiology,, London, United Kingdom5 May 2026 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Research AssociateImperial College London, The George Institute for Global Health, London, United Kingdom3 Jul 2025 - 4 May 2026
- Research FellowUniversity of Bristol, Health Economics and Health Policy, Bristol, United Kingdom6 Mar 2023 - 3 Jul 2025
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Research Associate in Health FinancingIran Health Insurance Organization, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of25 Apr 2015 - 1 Feb 2023
DEGREES
- Ph.D. in Health PolicyIran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranFeb 2014 - Feb 2018
- M.Sc. in Health Services ManagementTehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranSep 2010 - Feb 2013
- B.Sc. in Health Services ManagementIsfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranSep 2006 - Jul 2010
LANGUAGES
- PersianCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
REGIONS & COUNTRIES
- Australia
- Iran
- Lebanon