M M Golam Rabbani
Project Support Officer (EDI Researcher)
Profile
Biography
As an EDI researcher at the York Trials Unit, Golam focuses on co-developing and implementing a Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) program specifically designed for ethnic minority individuals in the UK with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). This program includes customised exercise, education, and behaviour change strategies to enhance their physical, mental, and overall well-being.
Qualification
- PhD
Research
Overview
Golam is interested in applying qualitative and mixed-method approaches to explore the physical and mental effects of environmental stresses. Additionally, he designs and implements rehabilitation programs tailored to help individuals cope with these stresses.
Projects
- UPTURN - Co-design and evaluation of an intervention to increase UPTake of pUlmonary RehabilitatioN for people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the UPTURN study.
Research group(s)
Publications
Selected publications
- Khan, T and Rabbani, M. (2024). Microplastic Impacts on Greenhouse Gases Emissions in Terrestrial Ecosystems. Open Journal of Soil Science, Vol. 14, No. 1 DOI: 10.4236/ojss.2024.141004
- Rabbani, M. M. G., Cotton, M., Friend, R. (2022). Climate change and non-migration: exploring place relations in rural and coastal Bangladesh. Population and Environment, Springer, 43 (4) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11111-022-00402-3
- Mishu, M. P., Rabbani, M. M. G., Vereeken, V. (2024) Association between mental health, climate change, and related interventions: a scoping review [Abstract Published on Lancet in November 2024]
- Rabbani, M. M. G. and Cotton, M. (2025) Risk perception and climate change migration decision-making. Environmental Hazards DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17477891.2025.2492320.
External activities
Overview
Golam has authored four children's books (ages 8-12) on climate change and sustainable living, published in 2024 by Gharami Prakashan in Bangladesh. These books are available both online and in local bookstores.
While working under the UPTURN project as an EDI researcher, I have led the following blogs: a) COPD and Ethnic Health Inequities in England: A Call for Inclusive Research, b) Co-designing the UPTURN Intervention: A Collaborative Leap Forward, and c) UPTURN and the Pre-Ramadan Community Health Fair in Rochdale.
Rabbani, M. M. G., Cotton, M. What binds us to a disaster-prone land? Climate adaptation and 'place obduracy' in southwestern Bangladesh. Weather Matters, SPRING/SUMMER SERIES 2024, Link: https://www.weathermatters.net/rabbani-and-cotton
Media coverage
Golam directed a short documentary in 2021 titled "Howling from Bangladesh: Can You Hear It?" which explores the impacts of climate change and uncertain future. The documentary is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruqsfkoqpSA
