Dr Sayani Das

About

Sayani Das is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University, Israel, specializing in geriatric health. She holds a PhD (2023) in Anthropology from the University of Calcutta, India, and an MPhil (2017) in Anthropology from the University of Delhi, India. Her research focuses on holistic health, geriatric epidemiology, and frailty syndrome, with publications in leading journals such as the Journals of Gerontology, Asian Journal of Psychiatry, Aging International, the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, and more. Previously, she worked as a Senior Research Officer (2022-2024) at IIHMR-Delhi and as a Consultant (2020-2022) for the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.

Employment

• International Institute of Health Management Research Senior Research Officer
  2023 - 2024
• International Institute of Health Management Research - New Delhi Research Associate
  2022 - 2023
• India Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Consultant
  2020 - 2022
• Indian Statistical Institute Senior Research Fellow
  2017 - 2020

Education

• Bar-Ilan University Postdoctoral Research
  2024 - Present
• University of Calcutta PhD
  2017 - 2023
• University of Delhi MPhil
  2015 - 2017
• University of Delhi MSc
  2013 - 2015
• West Bengal State University BSc
  2010 - 2013

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (19)

• Physical activity, indoor air pollution, and cognitive function among older-adults in India: Evidence of gendered environmental disadvantage
  Social Science & Medicine 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119520
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• Perceived age discrimination and social isolation mediate the relationship between disasters and loneliness: results from Wave 1 of the Longitudinal Ageing Study of India
  The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 2025 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbaf121
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• The Impact of Social Welfare on Hypertension Among Community-Dwelling Older Adult in India
  Journal of Aging & Social Policy 2025 DOI: 10.1080/08959420.2025.2461946
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• Ageism, ableism, and their intersection: Evidence from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India wave 1
  International Psychogeriatrics 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.inpsyc.2025.100104
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• Interventions for Cognitive Frailty: developing a Delphi consensus with multidisciplinary and multisectoral experts
  2024 DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/jr9cs_v1
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• Understanding Frailty: Perspectives and Experiences of Rural Older Adults in India
  The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 2024 DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbae096
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• The Association between Physical Frailty and Psycho-Social Health in Determining Geriatric Health-Related Quality of Life in Rural West Bengal, India
  Ageing International 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s12126-022-09511-8
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• Gender Differences in Determinants of the Components of the Frailty Phenotype among Older Adults in India: Findings from LASI Wave-1
  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2023 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20043055
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• The impact of diabetes on sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults in India: key findings from the longitudinal ageing study in India (LASI)
  Diabetes Epidemiology and Management 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.deman.2023.100158
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• Normal weight central obesity and hypertension in India: Cross-sectional finding from LASI, 2017-19
  Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2023.06.022
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