Research Fellow
MA (Aligarh Muslim University), Certificate in Web-centric Computing (NIIT, Delhi), MA (Macquarie University) & PhD (University of Canterbury)
Dr S M Akramul Kabir is currently a Research Fellow in the Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch.
He has a PhD in Education from the College of Education, Health and Human Development at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and MA degrees in Language, Literature and Applied Linguistics from India and Australia respectively. He has a professional background in Translation and Interpreting for the Canterbury Health District Board and the Christchurch District Court. He is a member of the UOC Education Committee.
His current research interests centre around the exploration of AI for methodological innovations and the psychological impacts on the personal and professional well-being of emergency responders.
At present, he is a Principal Investigator on the HRC-funded Activation Grant for the feasibility study on the long-term well-being of emergency responders to the March 15 Mosque attack. He is also helping to coordinate the ongoing research study “Which hijab am I wearing today? Dual relationship challenges for Christchurch Muslims working in professional roles within the community after the March 15 attacks,” funded by CMRF.
Affiliations
Department of Psychological Medicine
The March 15 Project: Impacts and Recovery
Feasibility Study on Long-Term Well-being Mental Health of Emergency Responders to March 15 Mosque Attack
Publications
Rahman, M. H. A., Rahman, M. S., & Kabir, S. M. A. (2026). Designing ethical AI-driven personalisation for algorithmic justice in a Maori-grounded service system perspective. In S. Sajib (Ed.), Investigating moral capital in value creation. (pp. 205-243). Hershey, PA: IGI Global Scientific Publishing. doi: 10.4018/979-8-3373-6043-0.ch07 Chapter in Book - Research
Kabir, S. M. A., Ali, F., & Sulaiman-Hill, R. (2025). A comparative assessment of AI and manual transcription quality in health data: Insights from field observations. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1625), 35-43. Retrieved from https://www.nzmj.org.nz Journal - Research Article
Sulaiman-Hill, R., Ali, F., Kabir, S. M. A., & Porter, R. (2025). Interpreters in culturally responsive healthcare: Navigating dual roles and systemic gaps in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1625), 9-11. doi: 10.26635/6965.e1625 Journal - Research Other
Sulaiman-Hill, R., Ali, F., Lotfy Ahmed, R., & Kabir, S. M. A. (2025). Navigating dual roles: Qualitative exploration of the psychological impacts on Muslim professionals supporting their community after a terror attack. BJPsych Open, 11, e264. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2025.10897 Journal - Research Article
Kabir, S. M. A., Ali, F., Lotfy Ahmed, R., & Sulaiman-Hill, R. (2025). Exploring the use of AI in qualitative data analysis: Comparing manual processing with Avidnote for theme generation. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 24, 1-9. doi: 10.1177/16094069251336810 Journal - Research Article