Dr. Deepanjali Behera

Assistant Professor I

Dr. Deepanjali is a public health specialist with a decade of work experience in academia, research and project management in multiple countries. She holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree with a specialization in social epidemiology from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. She has completed short-term certificate programs from University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia and Harvard School of Public Health, USA. She possesses experience of working with many internationally reputed academic and research institutions including her role in MIT’s J-PAL South Asia where she was managing large-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT) experiments. She has completed many research projects and published more than 25 research papers in indexed peer-reviewed journals.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Master of Public Health from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai

COURSE EXPERTISE

Socio-behavioural Health, Health Promotion, Maternal Health, Research Methods

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Women’s Health, Behavioural Health, Mental Health, Non-communicable diseases, Randomized Controlled Trials

Administrative Responsibilities

Faculty in charge for Social Media & Website, Faculty in charge for Library

Outreach Activity

Organized Art of Giving camps in slum communities in Bhubaneswar in 2025