Personal profile
Research interests
- Health behaviour change
- Patient engagement & communication/Person-centred care/Therapeutic alliance
- Non-cigarette tobacco products
- Tobacco cessation
- Sugar Sweetened Beverages/ Nutrition
- Climate resilience
Employment History
Before York, I worked in the non-government, not-for-profit sector of Public Health in Pakistan between 2007 and 2012
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
Oct 2012 → Dec 2016
Award Date: 6 Jan 2017
Postgraduate Certificate Academic Practice (PGCAP) and Fellowship (FHEA), University of York
Oct 2019 → Feb 2021
Departmental studentship for doctoral study, University of York
2012 → 2015
MPH Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Aug 2008 → May 2010
Fulbright J. William Master scholarship, USAID
2008 → 2010
MBBS, Medicine and Surgery, Bolan University of Medical & Health Sciences, Pakistan
Jun 2000 → May 2005
External positions
External examiner, Global Public Health and Policy programme, Institute of Population Health Sciences (IPHS), Queen Mary University London
2021 → 2024
Honorary Fellow, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9AG, UK.
1 Jan 2019 → 30 Dec 2024
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Smoking, health and social justice: Protecting health, promoting equity
DOGAR, O. F. & SIDDIQI, K., 6 May 2026, Smoking, health and social justice: Protecting health, promoting equity. Royal College of PhysiciansResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Tobacco cessation intervention for individuals with severe mental illness in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan: protocol for a multi-country feasibility randomised controlled trial (SCIMITAR-SA)
Bhatt, G., Ishaq, K., Arsh, A., DOGAR, O. F., Fenty, J., Jackson, C., Asif, M., C, J., HALMKAN, S., Islam, F., Prasad Muliyala, K., Narasimha, V. L., PARROTT, S., R, R., Rahman, F., SIDDIQUI, F., Thomson, H., WANG, H. I., Huque, R. & Chaudhty, I. B. & 6 others, , 1 Apr 2026, In: Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 50, 10 p., 101620.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tobacco Cessation Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A commentary on Challenges, Innovations and Opportunities
Dogar, O. F., Siddiq Amer Nordin, A., Barnoya, J., Ayo-Yusuf, O. & Bullen, C., 1 Aug 2025, In: Nicotine & tobacco research. 27, 8, p. 1463-1466 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
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NIHR GHR (RIGHT): SCIMITAR–SA Trial - Smoking Cessation For People With Severe Illness In South Asia (SCIMITAR SA)
GILBODY, S. (Principal investigator), DOGAR, O. F. (Co-investigator), HEWITT, C. E. (Co-investigator), MDEGE, N. D. (Co-investigator), PARROTT, S. (Co-investigator), SIDDIQI, K. (Co-investigator), SIDDIQI, N. (Co-investigator), SIDDIQUI, F. (Co-investigator) & ZAVALA GOMEZ, G. A. (Co-investigator)
1/07/24 → 30/06/28
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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Identifying the drivers of Sugar Sweetened Beverages intake in Bangladesh to prioritise public health policies
Dogar, O. F. (Principal investigator), Doran, T. (Co-investigator) & Huque, R. (Co-investigator)
1/08/23 → 31/07/24
Project: Research project (funded) › Internal pump-priming
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Administrative Justice in Healthcare: A New Research Agenda (SPARKS)
MEERS, J. (Principal investigator), Furgalska, M. (Co-investigator), DOGAR, O. F. (Co-investigator), TOMLINSON, J. (Co-investigator) & Gega, L. (Co-investigator)
1/08/23 → 31/01/26
Project: Research project (funded) › Internal pump-priming
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“It's been the mortar that’s held the bricks together”: exploring quality of interpersonal interaction for client engagement with tobacco dependence treatment
DOGAR, O. F. (Speaker)
11 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Generating community-based research for rehabilitating climate-affected children from psycho-social trauma
Dogar, O. F. (Consultant)
1 Nov 2023 → 29 Feb 2024Activity: Consultancy › Consultancy (paid)
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PhD examination: Behaviour Change Intervention for Smokeless Tobacco (ST) Cessation Delivered by Dentists in a Dental Setting: A Feasibility Study
Dogar, O. F. (Examiner (external))
Jul 2023Activity: Examination › PhD
Datasets
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Data underpinning [Action to Stop Smoking in Suspected Tuberculosis (ASSIST) in Pakistan- A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial]
Dogar, O. F. (Creator), Siddiqi, K. (Owner) & Kanaan, M. (Contributor), University of York, 2018
DOI: 10.15124/aa95e43a-b84b-4959-85dd-579448924084
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Prizes
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SRNT full scholarship for oral presentation
Dogar, O. F. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Departmental Annual Student Prize
Dogar, O. F. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)