Research Manager

PhD, PGDipHSc, MA, BA

Asmita is a health researcher who earned her PhD in Public Health from Auckland University of Technology (Auckland, New Zealand). She has held research positions at several tertiary institutions in the Auckland region of New Zealand, where she has worked and published on a wide-range of health-related topics. Asmita has published in the area of physical activity promotion, gerontology, prostate cancer survivorship, and the utilisation of traditional, complementary, and integrative medicine (TCIM), focusing on acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine, naturopathy, and herbal medicine. Asmita is an Editorial Board Member for the Australian Journal of Herbal and Naturopathic Medicine (AJHNM) https://journals.cambridgemedia.com.au/ajhnm/journal-information/editorial-board

Asmita is a Guest Editor for the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) special issue: Healthy Ageing and the Role of Modifiable Lifestyle Factors: Health Promotion, Prevention and Management. Submission deadline: 31 January 2027. Website submission link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/special_issues/A01B623H0J

Please visit Asmita’s ResearchGate profile for a list of recent publications.