BAHM Nabil, MPH

Haven’t announced yet, I’ll be moving to Australia in June 2026 to pursue PhD in Health Economics at @unimelb.edu.au under the supervision of @devinefy.bsky.social Studying methods to integrate productivity loss in cost-effectiveness. I’m excited for the opportunity and sad will be leaving KL!

Data needs to drive conversations, not division, writes @jasonforrest.bsky.social

www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/data...

Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky - PubMed Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For the past decade, Twitter has been a primary home of scientists on social media. In recent years, new leadership at Twitter has made substantive changes th …

Is this even economics?
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40637733/

Currently researching on “macroeconomic policy as a social determinant of health:reframing central banking in public health”. Any takers?

Hi, I’m Nabil, currently based in Kuala Lumpur after spending most of my 20s in the US. I work in academia, and in my free time, I write (check out my Substack in my profile), practice yoga, and explore the arts!

Completed the first draft for the first zine

Anyone knows anyone who does research on impact investing/philanthropy. Interested to learn more about the field!

Hi everyone! I am changing my research interest from LGBTQIA+ Population Mental Health to Urban Health Data. Are there any readings that y’all recommend?

Dear science journalism,

Please start including the funding source and whether it has been imperiled by the coup in your coverage of cool new science papers. The public should know the floor is being cut out from under us.

I appreciate the offers from other scientists to help Harvard (students, labs, etc) through this attack, but what would be most helpful is for you to use your position to contact your elected representatives and make it clear this fight isn't just Harvard, it will affect you, and their districts too

Walking up two flights if stairs is a common, low tech tool for surgeons to risk-stratify patients.

But what if architects have been designing for the exact question all along? I explain the history of stairs, skyscrapers and your health, here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/stairc...

Bits and Bytes Don’t Leave Bones - Anthropology News Migration is always more than just a transfer—it is a point of tension where preservation, power, and priorities intersect. Cultural artifacts,

A deeply interesting article by @wcareri.com! "The ability to preserve history is a form of power, and that power is rarely in the hands of the public." www.anthropology-news.org/articles/bit... Highest Recommend!!!

History shows that stripping the rights of one disfavored group is always just pretext for a larger aim of stripping the rights of others.

Are there any computational social scientist here? Specifically computational epidemiology

Now I’m looking for funding

Didn’t get admitted to the PhD program but was offered into their MS program

2024 Academic Reflection: Surprisingly I published 3 papers last year

A bit off topic but I love the new mascots for Visit Malaysia 2026!

Researchers urge govt to ban mentally harmful LGBT 'conversions' #news

a screenshot of my updated homepage, with the bluesky vector logo circled

In case any of you #rstats / #quarto folks are updating sites as a holiday task, TIL a slick way to get the Bluesky logo in: the iconify extension does it with:

{{< iconify fa6-brands bluesky >}}

github.com/mcanouil/qua...
Also has academicons, etc 🎉

New Course: ‘Masterclass in Data Visualisation’ (Virtual, Feb 2025) - Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere I'm happy to announce details of a new public training course, the virtual 'Masterclass in Data Visualisation' which will take place online, over 18-20 February 2025, running 1pm to 5pm (UK, GMT) each...

NEW TRAINING COURSE!

I will be running a virtual 'Masterclass in Data Visualisation' over 18-20 February 2025, 1-5pm (GMT).

This course is for *anyone* seeking to develop a creative and sophisticated capability in the craft of communicating data visually.

visualisingdata.com/2024/12/new-...

I’m starting to weird out with X. Can the community here “commune” faster so that we can fully transition from that dreadful site!

Completed an application I’ve dreaded for a month within an hour. Fingers crossed I’ll get the opportunity!

This girl did something

KAMI Survey paper on #SOGIECE (efforts to change #LGBT+ identities) in #Malaysia is out in T&F! We found: SOGIECE are prevalent and harmful to Malaysian LGBT+ persons' mental health. DM me for the paper or for more of KAMI's outputs!

Sexuality and gender change efforts in Malaysia – proximal stressors and mental ill-health amongst LGBT+ adults Despite growing international criticism of actions and efforts to change sexual orientation and gender identity, such efforts remain prevalent in Malaysia. Using data from a nationwide community-ba...

Grateful that this paper was published after 3 rejections. Conclusion: Conversion practices have detrimental effect on mental health among LGBTQ+ Malaysians.
doi.org/10.1080/1369...

Guess I’m the lucky one today

Submitted my PhD application for NYU Steinhardt’s Statistics & Computational Social Science for Fall 2025. Will hear back the decision in late March/ early April! #wishmeluck

@mnbhusni.bsky.social Nabil Husni. Currently based in Malaysia, investigating methods to evaluate the impact of policies & law on health outcomes!

The Economic Case for LGBTQ+ Inclusion in Southeast Asia — Open for Business

"6 ASEAN countries lose up to 1.47% of GDP yearly from LGBTQ+ public health & wage gap costs". I am proud that I was able to contribute to the case study! Full report: open-for-business.org/southeastasia