| Candidate Information | | Title | Associate Director - Gender & Health | | Target Location | US-CO-Boulder |
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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateEDUCATIONPh.D. in Statistics Street Address
Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, IndiaDissertation title: Violence Perpetration and Son Preference: A Study of Indian Males Master of Philosophy in Population Studies Street Address
International Institute for Population Studies, Mumbai, India Dissertation title: Regional analysis of infant and child mortality in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar Master of Science in Statistics (scored highest in statistics) Street Address Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, IndiaSpecial papers: Demography and Bayesian inferenceOptional papers: Stochastic and multivariate analysis Project title: A survey of morbidity condition on BHU employees Bachelor of Science in Statistics (scored highest in statistics) 2001 Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, IndiaProject title: A survey on status of scheduled caste/schedules tribe students admitted at undergraduate level in BHUWORK EXPERIENCEAssociate Director Gender and Health Oct 2021 to date Senior Specialist Research and Programs Oct 2018 Sep 2021 Technical Specialist 2 Jan 2015 Sep 2018Technical Specialist - 1 Dec 2011-Dec 2014International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) New Delhi, India Provides technical and managerial support across a wide range of research and evaluation projects in the Asia office. Support in proposal development, defining the scope of work and manage all phases of projects (proposal development, planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation, data analysis, report writing and closeout). Aims to underscore pressing concerns necessitating policy and programmatic interventions to advance gender equality, ensure universal access to health for all, and alleviate gender-based violence. Coordinate with donors and partners, both existing and potential, who are associated with different projects.2Some of the major projects worked/working:Expanding Contraceptive Choice: Learning Initiative to inform the roll-out and scale-up of DMPA-SC and Hormonal Implants (2023-2026): The Government of India has introduced and scale two new contraceptive methods, namely Depot Medroxy Progesterone Acetate Subcutaneous (DMPA-SC) and Hormonal Implant(HI) in a phased manner. In collaboration with Purple Audacity Research & Innovation Pvt. Ltd., ICRW employs an embedded learning approach to drive effective implementation of expanded contraceptive choices. By gathering evidence on processes, strategies, and approaches, the project aims to facilitate the introduction and support the uptake of new contraceptives. Ultimately, the goal is to inform nationwide scale-up efforts in this critical area of reproductive health. It is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The areas of focus are the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India.Monitoring, Learning and Evaluation (MLE) of Family Planning (FP): Funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The areas of focus are in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in Indiao Phase 2 (2020-2023): Aims to synthesize existing evidence on role of key influencers (KIs), particularly men and FLWs (ASHA/ANM/AWW), in breaking or reinforcing barriers to demand for FP and intent to use among Young and Low Parity Women and Couples (YLPWC); Explore pathways and strengths of KIs influence in different context, their barriers, motivators and vulnerabilities and identify platforms and opportunities to engage KIs to address barriers to demand and use FP.o Phase 1 (2016-2020): Aimed to track and examine the value of FP investment on process and outcome level changes. ICRW, provided support to technical support units (TSUs) in conducting public sector evaluations, conducted private sector evaluations, assessed the public-private partnership models and carried out an economic evaluation of some of the models, synthesize data from varied sources, generated and maximized data used to inform evidence-based decision making.Couple Engage Doubling the Impact of Family Planning (2018-2020)- The project seeks to identify, develop and test approaches for engaging men and couples in joint spousal decision-making in family planning, particularly birth spacing. The project focuses on young married couples with 0 to 1 parity and men aged 18-25 years. The project approach is informed by evidence and an iterative and collaborative reflective process using human-centered design. The project is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The areas of focus are in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in IndiaGendered Health Pathways (formerly named Sex Gender and COVID-19) (2020- 2023) A collaborative effort by the African Population Health Research Center(APHRC), Global Health 5050 (GH5050) and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) to build the worlds largest database of sex-disaggregated data on key indicators of the clinical pathway and reviewed the sex and gender integration in national health policies across the globe. Data and the policy review provide a rich source of evidence on the equity and effectiveness of the national 3governments pandemic responses and provide open-access data for policymakers, researchers and advocates across the globe to utilize in pushing for more equitable, gender-responsive pandemic recoveries. In addition, the project also aims to review other health policies and conduct interviews with policymakers and advocates to understand what works or can push for gender integration in health policies.UMANG - Empowering Girls and Ending Child Marriage (2018-2024) - The UMANG program aims to comprehensively address and reduce child marriages in some of the high prevalent districts in the state of Jharkhand over a period of four years. It is funded by the IKEA FoundationPast experience working on large-scale projects
Couple Power in two districts of Jharkhand, India (2016-2019) - The project sought to ensure that couples (where women are 15-24 years) are empowered and have skills to promote equitable decision making leading to increased intention to use appropriate family planning (FP) methods for better maternal health outcomes. It was implemented in the Gumla and Khunti districts of Jharkhand in India. This project was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.Promoting Adolescents Engagement, Knowledge and Health (PAnKH) in Dholpur district, Rajasthan, India (2014-2018) It was an integrated intervention program to promote safe spaces for adolescent girls (12-19 years) through enhanced community participation. The objectives of the project were to delay marriage and promote higher education among girls, support and enable girls to make informed and responsible decisions regarding their reproductive health outcomes, and end violence against women and girls. This project was funded by MacArthur Foundation, Child Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) and International Inspiration (IN).Masculinity, Intimate Partner Violence and Son Preference in India (2013 2014) This research was conducted in partnership with UNFPA India in 2013-14 covering seven states (Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra) which are known for their skewed sex ratio and son preference. The study findings underscored that in India, masculinity, that is, mens controlling behavior, and gender inequitable attitudes govern mens preference for sons over daughters and violence towards their partners. Their economic status, levels of education, and experiences of childhood discrimination were the key determinants in shaping the construct of masculinity in men. The study findings recommended that to eliminate son preference and intimate partner violence in India, it is necessary to involve men in promoting gender equity and reduce socio-cultural and religious practices which promote gender discrimination. The study received immense media attention and coverage in India as this was the first study conducted in the country in which data were collected from men on issues of violence, preference for son and relationship.Planning Ahead for Girls Employment and Employability (PAGE) (2014-2016)- It was a pilot project that aimed to build life skills and employability skills in 4government school settings in Delhi. Evaluating the impact of the initiative was critical to assess its need, sustainability and scalability. The project was funded by McArthur Foundation.Technical Officer 2008-2009Senior Technical Officer 20092011FH1360 New Delhi, India Coordinated with Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) institutes including: National AIDS Research Institute (NARI), Maharashtra; National Institute of Medical Statistics (NIMS) and other research agencies for successful implementation of the Integrated Biological and Behavioral Assessment, which was a part of the overall evaluation of Avahan India AIDS Initiative Program funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Developed guidelines and training materials related to all aspects of field implementation of projects, data collection and monitoring. Trained and monitored the work of the field team members involved in collection, coding, cleaning and entry of data. Assisted and supported with capacity development of partners on design of integrated databases, data entry formats, coding and recoding, data cleaning, data management and analysis. Assisted ICMR institutes with documentation, preparing project reports, presentations and disseminations.Senior Research Associate 20062008Taylor Nelson Sofres India Private Limited New Delhi, India Solely implemented projects as coordinator with complete responsibility. Wrote proposals clearly reflecting the requirement of the client/study, formulated sampling designs for better coverage with minimum cost and time. Developed the study instruments, prepared implementation plan of the study/project, trained field staff, monitored and evaluated the quality of data being collected. Developed analysis and tabulation plans based on the objectives to be achieved by the study/project, analyzed data and prepared study reports and presentations for dissemination.Major projects undertaken:National Family Health Survey-III- Coordinated the National Family Health Survey- III in the North-Eastern states of Assam and Manipur, India.Behavior Surveillance Survey (Round IV) in Maharashtra, India.Behavior Change Communication Baseline Project in Jharkhand.Baseline Survey amongst the Health Care Providers on Perception and Use of Zinc in Diarrhea Management among Children conducted in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.Monitoring of Accelerated Rural Water Supply Program (ARWSP) in BiharMicronutrient Validation Survey in Selected Districts of Uttar Pradesh Research Officer October 2005December 2005International Institute for Population Sciences Mumbai, India 5 Trained investigators, monitored field work, prepared data entry software, planned and prepared syntax for data cleaning, conducted consistency checks and data analysis for a project entitled Youth in India-Situation and Need Study, undertaken by International Institute for Population Studies (IIPS), Mumbai in collaboration with Population Council.PUBLICATIONSJournal articles Maiti, S., Maharia, M., Pakrashi, D., & Gautam, A. (2022). Child marriage and reproductive health of Indian women. Journal of Demographic Economics, 1-26. Hawkes, S., Pantazis, A., Purdie, A., Gautam, A., Kiwuwa-Muyingo, S., Buse, K., Tanaka, S., Borkotoky, K., Sharma, S., & Verma, R. (2022). Sex-disaggregated data matters: Tracking the impact of COVID-19 on the health of women and men. Economia. Politica, 39, 5573 Pakrashi, D., Maiti, S., Gautam, A., Nanda, P., Borkotoky, K., & Datta, N. (2022). Family planning campaigns on television and contraceptive use in India. International Journal of Health Planning Management. 1-20 Misra, S., Goli, S., Rana, M.J., Gautam, A., Datta, N., Nanda, P., & Verma, R.(2021). Family Welfare Expenditure, Contraceptive Use, Sources and Method Mix in India. Sustainability, 13, 9562. Rana, M.J., Goli, S., Mishra, R., Gautam, A., Datta, N., Nanda, P., & Verma R.(2021). Contraceptive method information and method switching in India. Sustainability, 13:9831. Gautam, A., Singh, K.K., Singh, B.P., & Verma R. (2020). Mens perpetration of physical violence against intimate partners and associated factors findings from seven state study in India. Journal of Canadian Studies in Population (Publication in process) Goli, S., Gautam, A., Rana, M.J., Ram, H., Ganguly, D., Reja, T., Nanda, P., Datta, N., & Verma, R. (2020). Is unintended birth associated with physical intimate partner violence? Evidence from India. Journal of Biosocial Science, 1-16. Kumar, A., Gautam, A, Dey, A., Saith, R., Uttamacharya, Achyut, P., Gautam, V., Agarwal, D., Chakraverty, A., Mozumdar, A., Aruldas, K., Verma, R., Nanda, P., Krishnan, S., & Saggurti, N. (2020). Infection prevention preparedness and practices for female sterilization services within primary care facilities in Northern India. BMC Health Services Research, 20:1. Gautam, A., Singh, K.K., Singh, B.P., & Verma, R. (2019). A Study of Timing of First Sexual Initiation in India: Application of Some Potential Probability Distributions. Demography India, 48(1), 49-62. Mozumdar, A., Gautam, V., Gautam A., Dey, A., Acharya, U., Saith, R., Achyut, P., Kumar, A., Aruldas, K., Chakraverty, A., Agarwal, D., Verma, R., Nanda, P., Krishnan, S., & Saggruti, N. (2019). Choice of contraceptive methods in public and private facilities in rural India. BMC Health Services Research, 19:421. Rana, M.J., Gautam, A., Goli, S., Acharya, U., Reja, T., Nanda, P, Datta, N., & Verma, R. (2019). Planning of births and maternal, child health, and nutritional outcomes: recent evidence from India. Journal of Public Health,169, 14-25. 6 Khan, N., Gautam, A., Agarwal, G., Ghosh, T. (2018). A District Level Investigation of Family Planning Program in Rural India: Stagnant or Progressive? Demography India, 46(2), 53-67. Ramanathan, S., Deshpande, S., Gautam A., Pardeshi, D.B., Ramakrishnan, L., Goswami, P., Adhikary, R., George, B., Pranjape, R.S., & Mainkar, M.K. (2014). Increase in condom use and decline in prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among high-risk men who have sex with men and transgender persons in Maharashtra, India: Avahan, the India AIDS Initiative. BMC Public Health, 2014; 14(1):784. doi: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE-784 Adhikary, R., Gautam, A., Lenka, S., Goswami, P., Ramakrishnan, L., George, B., Mainkar, M.K., Thilakavathi, S., Brahmam, G.N.V., & Paranjape, R.R. (2012). Evidence of decline in unprotected sex and STI among female sex workers from repeated behavioral and biological surveys in three southern states of India. Indian Journal of Medical Research, 136 (Supplement), 5-13. Mandar, M., Pardeshi, D., Dale, J., Deshpande, S., Khazi, S., Gautam, A., Goswami, P., Adhikary, R., Ramanathan, S., George, B., & Paranjape, R.R. (2011). Targeted interventions of the Avahan program and their association with intermediate outcomes among female sex workers in Maharashtra. BMC Public Health, 11(Suppl 6):S2. doi: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE-S6-S2 Pandey, A., Mishra, R., Sahu, D., Benara, S., Sengupta, U., Paranjape, R., Gautam, A., Lenka, S.R., & Adhikary, R. (2011). Heading towards the Safer Highways- Increased program exposure, condom use and decreased STI/HIV among long distance truck drivers in India: An evaluation of a HIV prevention program with truckers. BMC Public Health, 11(Suppl 6):S15. doi: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE-S6-S15 Ramakrishnan, L., Gautam, A., Goswami, P., Kallam, S., Adhikary, R., Mainkar, M.K., Ramesh, B.M., Morineau, G., George, B., & Paranjape, R.R. (2010). Program coverage, condom use and STI treatment among FSWs in a large scale HIV prevention program: Results from cross-sectional surveys in 22 districts in Southern India. Journal of Sexually Transmitted Infections, 86(Suppl 1), i62-i68. doi: 10.1136/sti.PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE Singh, K. K., Pandey, N., & Gautam, A. (2007). Effect of breastfeeding and maternal health care programme on infant mortality. Demography India 36(2), 253- 266. Arokiasamy, P., & Gautam, A. (2007). Neonatal mortality in the Empowered Action Group States of India: Trends and determinants. Journal of Biosocial Science 40(2), 183-201.Reports Bhan, N., Sodhi, C., Achyut, P., Thomas, E. E., Gautam, A., & Raj, A. Mother-in- laws influence on FP Decision-Making and Contraceptive Use: A Review of Evidence. Center on Gender Equity and Health (GEH), UC San Diego and the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), 2022. Nanda, P., Gautam, A., Das, P., Vyas, A., Guhathakurta, A., & Datta, N. Shaping Futures: Planning ahead for Girls Empowerment and Employability. An evaluation study of a school-based girls gender integrated skills program in Delhi. New Delhi, India: International Center for Research on Women, 2017. 7 Kumar, S., Rouhani, S., Gautam, A., & Das, M. Improving Sanitation and Hygiene Practices of the Rural Poor through Community Institutions in Uttar Pradesh, India. Process Documentation, New Delhi, India: International Center for Research on Women, 2015. Nanda, P., Gautam, A., Verma, R., Khanna, A., Khan, N., Brahme, D., Boyle, S., & Kumar,S. Study on masculinity, intimate partner violence and son preference in India. New Delhi, India: International Center for Research on Women, 2014. Bhatia, N., Achyut, P., Ghosh, S., Gautam, A., & Verma, R. Unsafe: An epidemic of sexual violence in Delhis public spaces: baseline findings from the safe city Delhi programme. New York: UN Women and Washington, D.C.: ICRW, 2013. Nanda, P., Gautam, A., Verma, R., Hong, K.T., Puri, M., Linh, T.G., Tamang, J., & Lamichhane, P. Study on gender, masculinity and son preference in Nepal and Vietnam. New Delhi, India: International Center for Research on Women, 2012. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Gautam, A., Mittal, S., Kumar, S., Mukherjee, S., Jha, B., Kumar, M., Panda, R.K., Verma, R. Womens decision-making power around fertility and family planning and its relationship with ever use of contraceptive: Analysis of data from couples in Jharkhand. Presented in the pre-formed panel titled Decision-making and power dynamics among couples and the implications for contraceptive uptake in International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP), Kigali, Rwanda, November 12- 15, 2018. Gautam, A., Achyut, A., Acharya, U., Reja, T., Jha, B., Verma, R. Do Health Workers Believe in Respectful Care in Family Planning? Evidence from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, India. Oral presentation in the 4 thAsia Population Association(APA) Conference, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China, July 11-14, 2018. Gautam, A., Nanda, P., Verma, R. Intimate partner violence (IPV) and mens and womens experiences during childhood: Analysis of data from seven states in India. Presented in the 2ndMen Engage Global Symposium, New Delhi, India, November 10-13, 2014. Gautam, A., Nanda, P., Verma, R., et al. Mens behavior and attitude towards gender equality and their role in maternal health, childcare and domestic work in Nepal and Vietnam. Presented in the 7thAsia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health Rights (APCRSHR), Manila, Philippines, January 21-24, 2014. Gautam, A., Nanda, P., Verma, R., et al. Role of masculinity, mens attitude and childhood experience in intimate partner violence: Findings from a cross-sectional survey in Nepal and Vietnam. Presented in the Plenary session in International Conference on Violence against Women organized by Sexual Violence Research Initiative Forum (SVRI), Bangkok, Thailand, October 14-17, 2013. Gautam, A., Adhikary, R., Ramanathan, S., et al. Who is at higher risk of STIs and HIV: brothel-based or street-based female sex workers? Evidence from two rounds of bio-behavioral surveys. Poster presentation in the 19 thInternational Society for STDResearch (ISSTDR), Quebec, Canada, July 10-13, 2011. Gautam, A., Adhikary, R, Goswami, P. et al. Building on success: decreasing risky sex with clients and prevalence of HIV/STI among female sex workers (FSW) in Maharashtra (India) calls for sustained efforts. Selected for poster presentation in the XVIII International AIDS Conference, Vienna, Austria, July 18-23, 2010. 8 Gautam, A. Where and Why 2.5 Million Childhood Deaths Occur in India? Presented in the XXIX Annual Conference of Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, October 2628, 2007. Gautam, A. A Probability Model for Describing the Distribution of Child Death and its Application. Selected in the 12th International Conference on Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis (ASMDA) organized by Society of Applied Stochastic Models and Data Analysis, Chania, Crete, Greece, May 29June 1, 2007. Attended the National Seminar on Tribal demography, Health and Development in India organized by the International Institute for Population Sciences, held at Raipur on February 25-26, 2005.TECHNICAL SKILLSPackages: SPSS, STATA, MSOffice, Atlas Ti, CSPro, and SurveyCTO Statistical techniques and methods: Bivariate and multivariate regression models, Kaplan Meier Hazard survival estimates, Principal Components Analysis, Factor analysis, Multinomial regression methods, Hierarchical models. Operating System: DOS, Windows 10ProAWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS Qualified in the National Eligibility Test in Population Studies conducted by the University Grants Commission in India, in June, 2005, which determines eligibility for lectureship in any Indian University. Obtained the Government of India Fellowship for pursuing Master of Population Studies/Master of Philosophy at IIPS, Mumbai, during the academic session 2004- 2006. |
