Dr Vidya

Assistant Professor-Senior Scale

Department of Health Policy

CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Teaching postgraduate students

    • Admission in charge
    • Placement Coordinator
    • Global Health and Humanitarian Medicine (GHHM) Coordinator

SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING

Subject Semester / Year
Basics of Maternal and Child Health Year 1 - Block 4
Policies and Legislation in Maternal and Child Health Year 1 - Block 5
Global Issues in Maternal and Child Health Year 1 - Block 6
Health policy regulations Year 1 - Block 6

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
Doctor of Philosoph 沙巴体育 Academy of Higher Education 2022
Master of Public Health Maternal and Child Health Prasanna School of Public health 2014

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
Prasanna School of Public Health Public Health Assistant Professor – Senior Scale MPH December 2022 - Present
Melaka 沙巴体育 Medical Colleg Lecturer January 2017 -November 2022
District Surveillance Udupi Epidemiologist March 2016- January 2017
Udupi College of Nursing Assistant Lecturer February 2009- July 2012

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Adolescent mental health, Mental health literacy

Area of 沙巴体育

Adolescent mental health, Mental health literacy, Maternal and Child Health

A Comparative study on self-esteem among tribal and non-tribal students in Udupi Taluk, Karnataka, India. Global Journal of medicine and public health.

2013 Yadav UN Parsekar S Prabhu V Patil DS Kumar Singh MM

'What predicts mental health literacy among school teachers?

2021 Prabhu V Dr. Lena Ashok Kamath VG Sekaran VC Kamath A Padickaparambil

Magico-religious beliefs, stigma and help-seeking for adolescent mental health at the community level – A multi-stakeholder qualitative exploration in southern India

2023 Prabhu V Dr. Lena Ashok Kamath VG Sekaran VC Dr. Asha Kamath Padickaparambil S, Hegde, AP & Devaramane,