Syeda Zakia Hossain is a Health Sociologist and a Demographer, received her BA with Honours and MA in Sociology, another MA in Demography, and a PhD in Sociology. She is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney. Her major research is on reproductive health, teenage pregnancy, chronic diseases, breast cancer, cervical cancer, health inequalities, migrant women’s health and well-being, cross-cultural issues,  aging, and South and South East Asian countries.