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Study design & analytics
- Research proposal writing
- Literature reviews & evidence synthesis
- Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods
- Complex survey design and analysis
Epidemiology • Health Statistics • Mixed Methods
Epidemiologist • Health Statistician • Researcher
Skilled in study design, survey development, statistical and qualitative analysis, and translating insights into policy-ready recommendations across Nepal and China.
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Kathmandu, Nepal
Open to research & consulting
Impact snapshot
15+
Peer-reviewed publications
2018–2025
Research & applied practice
Data-first
R, SPSS, Stata, Epidata, KoBo Toolbox
Latest addition
Elucidating neonatal mortality stagnation in Nepal — newly published in PLOS ONE (2025).
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Study design & implementation
Proposal writing, survey development, advanced analytics, visualization.
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Capacity building
Field team training, coordination, and quality assurance.
Core strengths
Key competencies
insights
Data tools
- R, SPSS, Stata
- Epidata, KoBo Toolbox
- Survey instrument development
- Visualization and reporting
people
Collaboration & delivery
- Team coordination and supervision
- Training for field researchers
- Policy-ready communication
- Stakeholder engagement
verified
Quality & ethics
- Data quality assurance
- Ethical study conduct
- Rigorous documentation
- Continuous improvement
Recent work
Experience
Research & delivery highlights
Collaborative public health research across Nepal and China
A consolidated mix of analytics, field leadership, and policy-facing outputs spanning maternal, neonatal, infectious disease, and health systems topics.
- Align national Essential Health Care Package interventions with the WHO UHC compendium; assemble costing and coverage datasets for priority setting.
- Develop analytical code for burden of disease and equity analyses; translate findings into policy-ready summaries and visuals.
- Design and lead baseline studies on maternal and newborn health using KoBo tools and facility data; deliver clear facility-level feedback.
- Train and coordinate field teams, assuring data quality across survey, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies.
- Conduct reproductive health and task-shifting research; draft reports and evidence briefs for partners and stakeholders.
Research outputs
Selected publications (15+ total)
PLOS ONE, 2025
Elucidating trends and drivers of neonatal mortality stagnation in Nepal
Analyzed DHS 2016 and 2022 data to uncover why neonatal mortality progress has slowed and where policy levers can accelerate gains.
Age and Ageing, 2024
Functional ability index for older adults (equal contribution)
Multicohort study developing and validating a functional ability index to guide geriatric care.
Environmental Chemistry & Ecotoxicology, 2024
Longitudinal study on quaternary ammonium compounds (equal contribution)
Linked COVID-19 stringency indicators to sludge mass loads, informing environmental risk mitigation.
Ecotoxicology & Environmental Safety, 2024
Phthalate esters in sewage sludge (equal contribution)
Explored association between public health measures and environmental contaminants during COVID-19.
See additional publications
- BMC Public Health (2025): Inequalities in antenatal care service utilization in Nepal.
- BMC Public Health (2025): Sleep quality is associated with stress among secondary school students.
- American Journal of Gastroenterology (2024): Pediatric cardiovascular outcomes in MASLD.
- Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology (2023): Measurement comparability in refractive error assessments.
- Journal of Nepal Health Research Council (2023): Predictors of depression and anxiety among medical students.
- PLoS ONE (2023): Determinants of institutional delivery service utilization in Nepal.
- PLoS ONE (2023): Predictors of diarrhea among children under 24 months.
- Journal of Nutritional Science (2023): Spatial distribution of child stunting and wasting in Nepal.
- Nutrients (2022): Minimum acceptable diet among children aged 6–23 months in Nepal.
- Journal of Nepal Health Research Council (2022): Acute malnutrition among pregnant women in flood-affected regions.
- BMC Pediatrics (2020): Severe acute malnutrition and associated factors among children under five.
Academic background
Education
MSc in Epidemiology and Health Statistics
Capital Medical University, Beijing, China — Full scholarship, graduated with distinction.
Bachelor of Public Health
Tribhuvan University, Maharajgunj Medical Campus — Merit-based scholarship.
Growth mindset
Certifications & courses
- Statistical Analysis with R for Public Health — Imperial College London (Coursera).
- Data Visualization using ggplot2 — DataCamp.
- Analyzing Survey Data in R — DataCamp.
- Experimental Design in R — DataCamp.
- Data Manipulation with dplyr — DataCamp.
- Basic and Advanced Impact Analysis — Global Health e-Learning Centre.
- The Data Scientist’s Toolbox — Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (Coursera).
- Quantitative Methods — University of Amsterdam (Coursera).
Let us work together
Ready to support public health research, evaluations, and data-driven decisions.
Available for collaborations, consulting, and applied research in Nepal and beyond.