Mumtaz Alam

Dr. Mumtaz Alam, Director of the Centre of Graduate Studies and Humanities and an Associate Professor in History at Fiji National University, earned his doctorate from Aligarh Muslim University. His research centres on medical history in the Pacific and Southeast Asia, particularly emphasising how colonial and postcolonial contexts have influenced these regions. Dr Alam's research ingeniously merges social and medical history by incorporating written records and oral testimonies. Health, Medicine, and Encounter of Cultures and Rethinking Nationalism: Exploring Its Roots, Varieties, and Theories were published by him in 2022 and 2023, respectively. Dr Alam has been recognised for his accomplishments as an active researcher and member of esteemed organisations such as IHC, PHA, AHA, and ANZSHM. In 2011, he was awarded the Best Paper Prize in Science and Technology by the Indian History Congress. The scope of his extensive research background includes ecotourism, smallpox vaccination in Fiji, environmental history, and climate history. As the editor-in-chief of several prestigious international journals, Dr. Alam substantially contributes to historical scholarship. Presently working on Climate change and health project funded by Stockholm University and Climate Change Impacts on Indigenous Health: A Comparative Study of Rural and Remote Communities in Fiji and Ghana funded by Fiji National University.

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