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Ambarish Kumar Rai

Also known as: Ambarish Rai Navodaya

Veer Kunwar Singh University, International Institute for Population Sciences, Banaras Hindu University

ORCID iD 0000-0003-4730-3618
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Dr Ambarish Kumar Rai is a population researcher and currently working as an Assistant Professor in the PG Department of Geography, Veer Kunwar Singh University Bihar, since 2017. He holds a Master’s in Geography from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He has MPS & M. Phil. degrees in Population Studies and a PhD in Medical Geography from Veer Kunwar Singh University Ara Bihar. Before this, he worked with many reputed national and international organizations during his stay in IIPS, Mumbai. He was also associated as a Project Officer in the CNSM & CNSG project, a collaboration of UNICEF & the governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat. Dr Rai has published a book on the maternal and child health status of adolescent mothers in Nepal and two edited volumes on issues of population, health, environment and development.
He also has several national and international publications on the issues of his interest in public health, demography and social geography. His research interests are social geography, public health, demography, urban studies and development. He is a life member of several academic associations like the International Union for Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), the Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP), the Association of Geographers, Bihar and Jharkhand (AGBJ) and the National Association of Geographers, India (NAGI).

Employment

  • Veer Kunwar Singh University Assistant Professor
    2017 - Present
  • International Institute for Population Sciences Project Officer
    2013 - 2014

Education

  • Veer Kunwar Singh University PhD
    2018 - 2021
  • International Institute for Population Sciences PhD (Population Studies) Senior Research Fellow
    2014 - 2018
  • International Institute for Population Sciences M. Phil.
    2012 - 2013
  • International Institute for Population Sciences Master in Population Studies (MPS)
    2011 - 2012
  • Banaras Hindu University M.A.
    2008 - 2010
  • Banaras Hindu University B.A. (Geography Hons.)
    2005 - 2008

Projects & Funding

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Publications (9)