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Rajesh Kumar Rai

Birbhum Population Project, Society for Health and Demographic Surveillance, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University, The Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

ORCID iD 0000-0002-5249-9937
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Rajesh Kumar Rai, MA (Geography), MPhil (Population Studies), MPH, PhD (Economics), is currently an Adjunct Researcher for the Birbhum Population Project, Society for Health and Demographic Surveillance in India, an Adjunct Professor with the Human Nutrition Unit, Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University (INMU) in Thailand, and a Bernard Lown Scholar with the Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University in the USA. His research focuses on a range of public health issues, including nutrition, reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH), and the burden of disease. He has more than 12 years of research experience and has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, opinion pieces, and commentaries on these subjects. His work primarily focuses on India and other low to middle-income countries.

Employment

  • Birbhum Population Project, Society for Health and Demographic Surveillance Adjunct Researcher
    2024 - Present
  • Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University Adjunct Professor
    2023 - Present
  • Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University Bernard Lown Scholar
    2018 - Present
  • Birbhum Population Project, Society for Health and Demographic Surveillance Senior Research Scientist
    2015 - 2023
  • The Hindu Centre For Politics and Public Policy Public Policy Scholar
    2014 - 2014
  • Tata Institute of Social Sciences Senior/ Research Associate
    2011 - 2014
  • International Institute for Population Sciences Research Officer
    2009 - 2010

Education

  • The Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Ph.D., Economics
    2018 - 2022
  • The Hebrew University of Jerusalem M.P.H.
    2010 - 2011
  • International Institute for Population Sciences M.Phil., Population Studies
    2007 - 2008
  • University of Allahabad M.A., Geography
    2003 - 2005
  • University of Allahabad B.A., Geography, and Medieval / Modern History
    2000 - 2003

Projects & Funding

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Publications (154)