Lopamudra Paul
Pathfinder International
lopamudra77@gmail.com
With a doctoral degree in Population studies, have had about five years of work experience in socio-demographic research and monitoring and evaluation of MIS programs, with a focus on health, population & development. Main strength consists in both technical skills (qualitative and quantitative analytical research) on the one hand, and organizational ability in monitoring and evaluation of research studies, health management information system and capacity building activities. Has published about ten research papers in national and international journals/book chapters, and also attended and presented about 20 research papers at regional, national and international conferences on different themes of differentials of fertility and reproductive health
Ramesh Chellan and Lopamudra Paul, 2010, Prevalence of Iron-Deficiency Anaemia in India: Results from a Large Nationwide Survey, Journal of Population and Social Studies, 19(1):59-80.
http://www.lib.northcm.ac.th/ncucms/UserFiles/File/Population%20and%20Social%20July_53.pdf
Lopamudra Paul and Ramesh Chellan, 2009, Delivery Care for Scheduled Tribe Women in India: A Disaggregated Regional Analysis, Artha Vijnana, LI (3): 297-314. http://210.212.173.67/pdfs/arthvijana/sept2009.pdf
Lopamudra Paul, 2007, Changes in the initiation of childbearing during early phase of nuptiality transition - an assessment for north-central India, Demography India, 36(1): 21-38.
Lopamudra Paul and Ramesh Chellan, 2007, Post-Delivery Complications and Treatment Seeking Behaviour: Scenario among Indian Women, Social Change, 37(1): 31-49. http://sch.sagepub.com/content/37/1/31.abstract
Ramesh Chellan, Lopamudra Paul, and P.M. Kulkarni, 2007, Incidence of Low-Birth-Weight in India: Regional Variations and Socio-Economic Disparities, Journal of Health and Development, 3 (1 & 2): 147-162.
Sat Paul Mittal Fellowship (2003) in Population Studies for doctoral research for period from 2004 to2008.
UGC-NET in Geography in December, 2001 and in Population Studies in June, 2003.
Best poster presentation awarded for the research paper “Analyzing Timing, Pace and Determinants of Fertility in Southern India” at the National Conference on “Demographic convergence, demographic dividend, population ageing and implication for health and socio-economic transformation: special focus on south Indian states”, held during March 25-26, 2010, Chennai by IIPS, Mumbai.