Dr Sarita Panday

Biography

I am a Lecturer in Global Public Health. I have expertise in Maternal Health and Community Health Systems, Health Policy and Practice, including health system strengthening, health inequalities and disaster resilience in the Global South. I have both quantitative and qualitative research expertise, but I am more interested in using qualitative research approaches. I have used participatory research approaches to build capacity of both urban and remote communities (e.g. participatory photos, participatory videos, participatory workshops, and participatory policy analysis). I enjoy working with academic and non-academic partners at national and international level. In both research and teaching, I like to create engaging sessions to explore issues that affect human health. I see my role as a facilitator; supporting students to meet their goals for learning and promoting critical reflection and questioning of evidence.

Qualifications

• PhD in Public Health University of Sheffield, (2016)

• Combined Masters in Public Health & Masters in Health Management The University of New South Wales, (2010)

• Bachelor in Science in Nursing (BSc. Nursing) B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, (2005)

Appointments

University of Essex

• Lecturer, School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex (14/10/2021 - present)

Other academic

• Honorary Research Fellow, Politics and International Relations, The University of Sheffield (15/10/2021 - 14/10/2024)

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Politics and International Relations, University of Sheffield (31/7/2021 - 14/10/2021)

• Global Challenge Fellow, Politics and International Relations, University of Sheffield (31/7/2019 - 30/11/2021)

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Shorenstein, The Asia Pacific Research Centre (APARC), Stanford University (1/10/2018 - 31/7/2019)

• Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Sheffield, Politics and International Relations (11/9/2017 - 10/9/2018)