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Centre for Studies in Population and Development (CSPD)

CSPD Team

Internal Advisory Committee

 

Dr Fr Vinod Michael

Director

CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR Campus

Dr Jeanne Poulose M

Dean

CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR Campus

Dr. Bosco Paul Alapatt

Associate Dean

CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR Campus

Fellows

 

Dr Aneesh K A

Dr. Aneesh K A holds an M.Phil. and Ph.D. from the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning (CESP), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. His areas of specialisation include public economics, macroeconomic policy and development economics. His research spans the macroeconomics of public finance, fiscal governance, gender and climate finance, and sustainability, integrating theoretical insights with empirical evidence. As a recipient of the ERASMUS PLUS scholarship from the European Commission, he was a visiting scholar at the Global and European Studies Institute (GESI), University of Leipzig, Germany.

Isha Sharma

Isha Sharma is a researcher with a deep focus on Health and Gender Economics and has pursued Ph.D. from Jamia Millia Islamia. Her academic journey has always been driven by a passion for addressing gender disparities and the socio-economic challenges that impact underrepresented communities. She is proficient in tools like Stata, SPSS, E-views, R, and LaTeX and skilled in multivariate analysis, randomized controlled trials, and survey design. Her research interests pertain to Development Economics, Health, Education & Gender. Besides this, Isha has worked as a Research Assistant in J-PAL South Asia, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Ashoka University.

Dr Deepa Palathingal

Dr. Deepa Palathingal earned her Ph.D. in economics from the Central University of Tamil Nadu. Her specialization is in Development Economics and Agricultural Economics. Her research focused on identifying the technical efficiency of agricultural practices among 1 organic farmers. Dr. Palathingals research interests include agriculture, climate change, and environmental sustainability. She focuses on improving farmers’ productivity and efficiency through sustainable agricultural practices. She is dedicated to finding solutions for farmers facing climate change challenges. Dr. Palathingal is a life member of the Agricultural Economics Research Association (India). She has presented at several national and international conferences. She also serves as an expert reviewer for the ARCC Journal, contributing to academic discourse. Dr. Palathingals ongoing research reflects her commitment to improving agricultural efficiency and sustainability.

Affiliate Fellows

Md Zakaria Siddiqui

Associate Professor

Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

Sreerupa

Research Fellow and Program Lead

Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST), New Delhi & Senior Research Fellow at the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD), Trivandrum, Kerala


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Overview

Internal Advisory Committee

 

Dr Fr Vinod Michael

Director

CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR Campus

Dr Jeanne Poulose M

Dean

CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR Campus

Dr. Bosco Paul Alapatt

Associate Dean

CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR Campus

Fellows

 

Dr Aneesh K A

Dr. Aneesh K A holds an M.Phil. and Ph.D. from the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning (CESP), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. His areas of specialisation include public economics, macroeconomic policy and development economics. His research spans the macroeconomics of public finance, fiscal governance, gender and climate finance, and sustainability, integrating theoretical insights with empirical evidence. As a recipient of the ERASMUS PLUS scholarship from the European Commission, he was a visiting scholar at the Global and European Studies Institute (GESI), University of Leipzig, Germany.

Isha Sharma

Isha Sharma is a researcher with a deep focus on Health and Gender Economics and has pursued Ph.D. from Jamia Millia Islamia. Her academic journey has always been driven by a passion for addressing gender disparities and the socio-economic challenges that impact underrepresented communities. She is proficient in tools like Stata, SPSS, E-views, R, and LaTeX and skilled in multivariate analysis, randomized controlled trials, and survey design. Her research interests pertain to Development Economics, Health, Education & Gender. Besides this, Isha has worked as a Research Assistant in J-PAL South Asia, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Ashoka University.

Dr Deepa Palathingal

Dr. Deepa Palathingal earned her Ph.D. in economics from the Central University of Tamil Nadu. Her specialization is in Development Economics and Agricultural Economics. Her research focused on identifying the technical efficiency of agricultural practices among 1 organic farmers. Dr. Palathingals research interests include agriculture, climate change, and environmental sustainability. She focuses on improving farmers’ productivity and efficiency through sustainable agricultural practices. She is dedicated to finding solutions for farmers facing climate change challenges. Dr. Palathingal is a life member of the Agricultural Economics Research Association (India). She has presented at several national and international conferences. She also serves as an expert reviewer for the ARCC Journal, contributing to academic discourse. Dr. Palathingals ongoing research reflects her commitment to improving agricultural efficiency and sustainability.

Affiliate Fellows

Md Zakaria Siddiqui

Associate Professor

Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

Sreerupa

Research Fellow and Program Lead

Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST), New Delhi & Senior Research Fellow at the International Institute of Migration and Development (IIMAD), Trivandrum, Kerala

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