International Institute for Population Sciences
Deemed to be University (An Autonomous Organization of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India)

• August, 2016 to December, 2020 Assistant Professor at Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University Pune

Public Health, Health inequalities, Nutrition, Maternal Health, Gender issues in Health, Women Health, Occupational Health, and Gender based violence against women

1. Life Member of Indian Association for Study of Population (IASP)
2. Life member of Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health (IASSH)
3. Annual member of Asian Population Association (APA) in the year (2024-2025)
4. Life member of International Society for Priorities in Health (ISPH)
5. Life member of Health Systems Global (HSG)
6. Annual member of International Union for the scientific study of Population (2023-24)
7. Annual member of International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) (2025-26)

Achievements and awards:

• Gender Equity/GBD Evidence Accelerator Fellowship by Center for Global Women’s Health and Gender Equity at the Johns Hopkins University, USA for year 2024-25
• Fellowship of International Social Security Association (ISSA) to attend the 23rd World Congress on Safety and Health at Work was held at Sydney, Australia 27 - 30 November 2023
• Received first prize in teacher category at 11th Maharashtra state level inter University Research Convention 2017, held at SRTMU, Nanded, Maharashtra
• Received best post award at International Conference on Male Involvement in Improving Women’s Sexual and Reproductive health: Evidences, Actions & Possibilities. Organized by Institute for Research in Reproductive health Mumbai during 28 Feb 2016 to 2 March 2, 2016 in Mumbai
• Received Young researcher award at National conference of Indian Association for Health and social sciences, in Chenai, 26-28 Dec 2013
• Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by University Grant Commission (UGC) for pursuing PhD. In International Institute for population Sciences from 8 August 2012
• Received travel grant to attend 3rd Asian Population Conference in Kuala lumpur, Malaysia in 2015

Research Projects as Principal investigator and Co-Principal investigator

Ongoing Research Projects

1. Co-Principal investigator of project “Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave-2 funded by Government of India (Ongoing)
2. Longitudinal Study of Maternal and Infant Nutrition in Maharashtra (LoSMINM), Funded by International Institute for Population Sciences (Ongoing)

Completed Research Projects

1. A study of Migrants in Mumbai Urban agglomeration from within Maharashtra Funded by International Institute for Population Sciences (Ongoing)
2. Mapping the risk factors and consequences of violence against women in India for the last two decades using large-scale data funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation through Centre of Demography of Gender (Ongoing)
3. Estimation mortality indicators for North Eastern Region of India based on recent survey data (NSSO and NFHS), Funded by International Institute for Population Sciences (Completed)
4. Study Nutritional status of children under the age of five and utilization of ICDS in the Union Territory of Ladakh in India, Funded by Ladakh Government (Completed)
5. Coping Mechanism during COVID-19 Pandemic in Unorganised Sector: A Qualitative Investigation in Mumbai Metropolitan, Funded by International Institute for Population Sciences (Completed)
6. Violence during pregnancy among the slum communities of Pune funded by University for Potential Excellence (Phase 2), University Grant Commission Delhi (2016- 2018 Completed)

• Australia, China, Malesia, Nepal, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom (UK)

Position Held

• August, 2016 to December, 2020 Assistant Professor at Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University Pune

Country Visited

• Australia, China, Malesia, Nepal, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom (UK)

Professional Membership

1. Life Member of Indian Association for Study of Population (IASP)
2. Life member of Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health (IASSH)
3. Annual member of Asian Population Association (APA) in the year (2024-2025)
4. Life member of International Society for Priorities in Health (ISPH)
5. Life member of Health Systems Global (HSG)
6. Annual member of International Union for the scientific study of Population (2023-24)
7. Annual member of International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) (2025-26)

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