Dr. Manas Ranjan Behera
Associate Professor II
Dr. Manas Ranjan Behera has a diverse work experience of about 20 years in the areas of public health teaching, research, program implementation and management. Dr. Manas has earned Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree from Mahidol University, Bangkok. He has also earned two master’s degrees– Master of Public Health (MPH) from University of Leeds, UK and Master of Public Health Administration (MHA) from TISS, Mumbai. Dr. Manas has also completed post graduate certificate programs in ‘Global Health’ from Imperial College, London (UK), and ‘One Health’ from University of Geneva among others. He has authored nearly 65 published papers in peer reviewed journals (indexed in Pubmed, Web of Science, SCI, Scopus etc) and received research grants to his credit.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) from Mahidol University, Thailand; Master of Public Health (International) from University of Leeds, UK; Master of Public Health Administration from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
COURSE EXPERTISE
Global Health, Enviornmental & Occupation Health, One Health, Health System & Health Policy, Planetary Health etc
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Social Determinants of Health, Health System Research, Maternal & Child Health, WASH, One Health, Global Health, Healthy Ageing, Injuries & Accidents and Social Science
Administrative Responsibilities
Faculty In-charge (FIC) of Placement & Industry Engagement, FIC for Examination, FIC for BTech Course Coordinator etc
Awards and Achievements
Humanitarian Excellence Award 2021 from I can Foundation, Rajasthan; India prime 100 Authors Award 2021 from FOXCLUES India; International Health Care Award in the category of “Excellence (Public Health – Innovative Research and Awareness) of the Year 2020, Odisha; Best Researcher Award, 2020 from ScienceFather; International Ford Foundation Fellowship Award, USA, 2011; WHO Kobe Visit fellowhip by Mahidol University; Best Research Award, 2014 and 2015 awarded by St. Theresa Int. Unv, Thailand
Professional Membership
International Science Researve Community, Royal Society for Public Health, Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health etc
Projects & Consultancies
- Ongoing Project
1.Mapping of perinatal depression prevalence, risk factors and barriers to help-seeking among urban and rural women in Odisha. Funded under major project scheme by Indian Council of Social Research (ICSSR), GoI [PI]. Duration – 2 years.
2. Effect of mindfulness intervention on internet addiction disorder among adolescents enrolled to various programmes in a University of Odisha: A Randomised control trial (Funded by Department of Health Research, GoI ( Co-PI) 2 Years