Dr. Pratap Kumar Jena
Associate Professor II
Dr. Jena is a physician with over 21 years of experience in public health, working across government, academia, WHO, PHFI, and leading universities in academic, research, and managerial roles. He has authored 70+ publications in the field of public health. He has been awarded by IEA, ISAM, The UNION, and APOCP, and he recently received the CUGH’s Dr. Thomas Hall–Dr. Nelson Sewankambo Mid-Career Leadership Award. He has contributed to key Government of India guidelines on immunization and hepatitis B, and tobacco control. As an educator, he teaches Epidemiology, Social & Behavioral Health, and Medical Law & Ethics, mentoring Ph.D. and MPH students. A passionate trainer, he has trained thousands of healthcare professionals nationwide in research, immunization, and tobacco control.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
Master of Public Health from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology
COURSE EXPERTISE
Epidemiology, Data Science, Medical Law
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Tobacco Control, Technology in Healthcare, NCD
Administrative Responsibilities
Faculty in charge for Research, PhD Programme
Awards and Achievements
Editorial Fellow (2024–25), CUGH’s Dr. Thomas Hall–Dr. Nelson Sewankambo Mid-Career Leadership Award (2024), Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Memorial National Teachers’ Award (2018), Emerging Researcher Award (2016), ISAM (Addiction Medicine) Fellow (2016), RCZI Masters Fellowship (2016)
Outreach Activity
Organized Art of Giving Camp in Khurda District (2023)
Professional Membership
Life Member (IAE), Life Member (EFI), Life Member (NSI), Member (APOCP), Member (CUGH)
Projects & Consultancies
Effectiveness of Ban on Sale of Single Cigarettes; rapid Assistive Technology Assessment (rATA) Survey in Odisha, PREVENTit; Accuracy Assessment of AI-Powered Newborn Anthropometry Solution, M. bovis in Peri-Urban Dairy Cattle of Bhubaneswar; Science of heat-not-burn tobacco products