Sufyan 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. He coproduces community-driven complex health interventions with young people and ethnic/religious minorities to shape public policy. 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 – JU:MP Programme, Sports England
- Youth Resilience Programme – Youth Endowment Fund
- Living Well Faith Settings, Department of Health and Wellbeing – Bradford
Council - Using Men to Increase Uptake of Cancer Screening among South Asian
- Women – Yorkshire Cancer Research/University of Bradford
