Mrittika Barua is an Assistant Professor and Deputy Director of the Centre for Science of Implementation and Scale-up at BRAC James P. Grant School of Public Health of BRAC University. She is a mixed-method researcher who has experience of more than ten years in public health, broadly in infectious diseases (tuberculosis), climate change, sexual and reproductive health, and implementation research in Bangladesh. Her particular interest is in researching social and cultural aspects of diseases and the implications of these on health and living. Besides being a reviewer for several international peer-reviewed journals, she participates in national and international workshops and conferences and continues to engage in publications in peer-reviewed journals and academic supervision.