Dr Arpita Mitra
Senior Research Associate
Dr Arpita Mitra works as a Senior
Research Associate in GRAAM. She was awarded
Ph.D. (Anthropology) for her thesis on `Prevalence and Risk of Infectious Diseases
associated with HIV amongst the Tribes of Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya’ from Amity
Institute of Anthropology, Uttar Pradesh in collaboration with Washington
University.
She has more than
eight years of research experience in Research & Development areas of
Public health, Basic research, Social research, Educational research,
Livelihood opportunities, Implementation and Action research, etc. She worked on
projects funded by John Hopkins University, USA, public health projects at MANT, World Health
Organization, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), and other projects
funded by the Government of India.
With this, she
also completed her certificate course in French Language, Communication Skills,
and Behavioural Sciences.
Arpita is a Member
of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. Her hobbies include
dancing and traveling.
Project Handled
| # | Name of the Project | Assignment Partner | Thematic Area | Project Type | Assignment Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perspectives and practices of tribal traditional healers on health and health systems across different states of India: Mixed method study | Piramal Swasthya Management and Research Institute | Public Health | Development Research | Dec 2022 Dec 2023 |
1. Lal P, Mitra A, Yadav A, Sarkar R, Hinderaker
GS, Mukherjee N. Raising the Age of Purchase and Use of Tobacco Product in
Bangladesh: Benefits and Challenges in Protecting Youth from the Tobacco
Epidemic (2021). Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention; 2(S2):65-70.
2. Deb R, Singh S, Quazi M, Kaur H, Sanatombi NG,
Vizo M, Banita L, Mitra A, Sharma K, Aurora H (2020). A Study of the
Socio-Demographic Profile and Health Seeking Behaviour of the Vegetable
Vendors, New Delhi. Int J HealthCare Edu & Med Inform; 7(1&2): 21-27.
3.Mitra A, Deb R (2019). Incidence of Pulmonary
and Extra-pulmonary Tuberculosis among Jaintia Tribes, Meghalaya: A Hospital-based Study. Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development; 10 (7),
433-437.
4. Mitra A, Deb R (2019). Risk of HIV Infection
among Tuberculosis Patients of Jaintia Tribes, Meghalaya. Indian Journal of
Public Health Research and Development; 10 (2):159; DOI:
10.5958/0976-5506.2019.00278.X .
5. Deb R, Mitra A, Mandal S, Baroah M, Tongper I
(2018). Knowledge and Attitude towards HIV/AIDS among Tribal Youth of Jaintia
Hills, Meghalaya. Indian Journal of Youth and Adolescent Health; 5(1):38-42.
6. Mitra A, Deb R (2015). Growth and Development
at the Age of Menarche: A Review. Indian Journal of Youth and Adolescent
Health; 2(1&2):33-6.
7. Mitra A, Gupta S, Deb R (2014). Initiation of
alcohol abuse amongst youth: A review of various risk factors. South Asian
Anthropologists);14 (2):147-51.