Dr. Vidya Yadav

About

I am Dr. Vidya Yadav, a geographer and a demographer dedicated to impactful research on built environment & planning, urban dynamics, slum growth, migration & development and population & environment. I earned my Ph.D. from the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India. My research employs mixed methods, including household surveys, statistical analysis, content analysis, focus group discussion, to measure and understand policy gaps. My work has been published in various peer-reviewed international scientific journals and has garnered significant media coverage. I published many papers as well as attended many national and international conferences. I am also a recipient of Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) German Academic Exchange Service, to participate in the Indo German Centre for Sustainability (IGCS) at Aachen University, Germany. Recently, I also completed a Research Project funded by ICSSR, New Delhi.

Employment

• College of Commerce, Arts and Science (Patliputra University), Patna Assistant Professor (Senior Scale)
  2018 - Present

Education

• International Institute for Population Sciences Ph.D
  2013 - 2020

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (2)

• Elite Capture or Good Governance? Social Security Entitlements in the Coal Mining Region of Jharkhand in India
  2023 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-3696-0_20
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• What causes loneliness among household heads: a study based in primary setting in Mumbai, India
  BMC Public Health 2022
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