Melissa Glenda Lewis

About

Technical Skills: Proficient in statistical software like STATA, Tableau, SPSS, RevMan, SAS, basic R & WinBUGS. Ability to independently provide statistical consultancies in various stages of a study. Experience in conducting Systematic reviews and meta-analysis.
Teaching skills: Having five years of experience in teaching Biostatistics to master’s students of public health.

Employment

• ICMR National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections Scientist C
  2023 - Present
• Manipal Academy of Higher Educaton Assistant Professor Senior Scale in Biostatistics
  2022 - 2023
• Indian Institute of Public Health Shillong Assistant Professor
  2021 - 2022
• Public Health Foundation of India Senior Lecturer
  2017 - 2021

Education

Education history is unavailable.

Projects & Funding

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Publications (45)

• Determining causes of death through an abridged verbal autopsy tool: a pilot test conducted among vulnerable communities in Kolkata, India
  BMJ Global Health 2026 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-022829
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• Increasing prevalence of smokeless tobacco consumption in the Northeastern region of India: An analysis of two rounds of Global Adult Tobacco Survey I and II (2009--10 and 2016--17)
  Annals of Oncology Research and Therapy 2024
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• Understanding COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Meghalaya, India: Multiple correspondence and agglomerative hierarchical cluster analyses
  PLOS Global Public Health 2024
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• The Plasma Glucose Threshold Values Associated with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Among Asian Indian Pregnant Women: MAASTHI Birth Cohort Analysis
  Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity 2024
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• Does the Embryologic Limb Rotation Modify the Distribution of Dermal Collagen and Elastic Fibers in Different Planes of Human Extremities?
  Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology 2023
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• Effectiveness of self-management applications in improving clinical health outcomes and adherence among diabetic individuals in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review
  BMJ Open 2022 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060108
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• Evaluation of the Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 and Associated Lockdown Restrictions on Persons with Disabilities in 14 States of India
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2022 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191811373
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• Outcomes of Visceral Arterial Reconstruction: A Systematic Review
  Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 2022 DOI: 10.1177/15385744211029112
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• Evaluation of blood Pressure changes on exposure to sound frequencies in the youths of different ethnicity
  Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science 2022
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• Paraquat – boon or bane? A retrospective study of paraquat poisoning and outcomes in a tertiary care center in South India
  Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth 2022 DOI: 10.4103/mjdrdypu.mjdrdypu_859_21
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