Sufyan Dogra

Senior Research Fellow Bradford Institute for Health Research

Sufyan is Community Research and Implementation Lead at Born in Bradford and works as Principal Research Fellow at Bradford Institute for Health Research. He does the anthropology of modern Britain, specialising in using qualitative longitudinal research methods in applied health research, public health programmes and how these link with cultural habitats of young people. Using mix-methods, Sufyan has conducted pioneering research on how Islamic religious settings in the UK can be used to prevent childhood obesity. Through community-driven complex health interventions, he explores ways to encourage healthy behaviours like physical activity, healthy diet, and cultural participation among young people from ethnic/religious minorities. He views healthy behaviours, art, culture, poetry, religion, spirituality, music, ethnicity and diversity as the sites to create synergies for active civic participation and better mental health among young people living with structural inequalities.

He leads on following programmes within Born in Bradford:

• Qualitative Longitudinal Research – Age of Wonder, Wellcome Trust
• Active Faith Settings – JUMP Programme, Sports England
• Living Well Faith Settings, Bradford Council
• Youth Resilience Programme – Youth Endowment Fund
• Using Men to Increase Uptake for Cancer Screening among South Asian Women – Yorkshire Cancer Research - University of Bradford

He is leading on following programmes within Born in Bradford Study at Bradford institute for Health Research.

• Trailblazer Childhood Obesity Programme
• Qualitative Longitudinal Research for Born in Bradford Birth Cohort
• Active Faith Settings: Delivery of Physical Activities Using/Involving Religious Settings
• Community Research for Preventing Violence among Young People