SCIENTIST of National Institute for Research in Environmental Health

Dr. Dharma Raj

Scientist-B
Biostat/Bioinformatics

DATE OF JOINING: 20th November, 2019

E-MAIL: dharamr.nireh@icmr.gov.in

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

‣ Ph.D. (Statistics) - Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (2018).

‣ Master of Population Studies - International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra (2013).

‣ M.Sc. (Statistics) - Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (2010).

‣ B.Sc. (Physics, Mathematics, Statistics) - University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh (2008).

AWARDS

‣ Prof. S. N. Singh award, First prize for best poster presentation during the 41st Annual Conference of IASP-2020.

‣ Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Junior Research Fellowship in Mathematical Sciences-2017.

‣ Scholarship from National Organizing Committee of 3rd International Conference in Asian Population Association, Malaysia-2015.

‣ Census Data Dissemination, Third prize for best paper by the Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India-2015.

‣ Indian Council of Medical Research, Junior Research Fellowship in Social Sciences-2013.

‣ University Grant Commission, Junior Research Fellowship in Population Studies-2013.

‣ Government of India Fellowship, for pursuing M.P.S. Course in I.I.P.S., Mumbai, India-2013.

MEMBERSHIPS

‣ Life Membership of Indian Association for the Study of Population.
‣ Life Membership of Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health.
‣ Life Membership of Indian Society for Medical Statistics.

FOREIGN VISIT

‣ The Third International Conference in Asian Population Association, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia-2015.
‣ The Second International Conference on Theory and Applications of Statistics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh-2015.

THRUST AREA

Biostatistics and Population Studies

PUBLICATIONS

1. Joshi, D., Gyanpuri, V., Pathak, A., Chaurasia, R. N., Mishra, V. N., Kumar, A., Singh, V. K., Raj, D.* & Dhiman, N. R. (2022). Gans repositioning maneuver for the posterior canal BPPV patients: systematic review and meta-analysis. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 1-6

2. Dhiman, V., Trushna, T., Raj, D.*, & Tiwari, R. R. (2022). Is ambient air pollution a risk factor for Parkinson's disease? A meta-analysis of epidemiological evidence. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 1-18.

3. Meena, P. R., Priyanka, P., Rana, A., Raj, D.*, & Singh, A. P. (2022). Alarming level of single or multidrug resistance in poultry environments‐associated extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli pathotypes with potential to affect the One Health. Environmental Microbiology Reports.

4. Trushna, T., Dhiman, V., Aher, S. B., Raj, D.*, Ahirwar, R., Shubham, S., Nandi, S.S. & Tiwari, R. R. (2022). Environmental monitoring and health assessment in an industrial town in central India: A cross-sectional study protocol. medRxiv.

5. Narayan, R., Singh, N. K., & Raj, D.* (2021). Factors Affecting Substances Abuse among Male Migrants Youth in Low-Income Slums in Mumbai, India. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 8465-8473, Vol. 12(6).

6. Aher, S. B., Nandi, S., Ramesh, G., Raj, D.*, Patel, L., & Tiwari, R. (2021). Effects of COVID-19 lockdown on ambient air pollution in Madhya Pradesh, India. International Journal of Environmental Studies, 1-16.

7. Raj, D.*, Swain, P. K., Behera, B., & Singh, B. P. (2021). Quantile Regression Approach for Quality of Life of Construction Labourers in Varanasi City, India. Thailand Statistician, Vol 19, No. 1, 59-69.

8. Raj, D.*, and Tiwari, R. (2020). Perception and practice of community regarding nCOVID-19 prevention and opportunities for making social and environmental changes in India. "Journal of Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities" ISSN: 2413-9270 (online), Vol 6, No. 4, 170-178.

9. Trushna, T., Dhiman, V., Raj, D.*, & Tiwari, R. R. (2020). Effects of ambient air pollution on psychological stress and anxiety disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological evidence. Reviews on Environmental Health, (Published online December 16, 2020).

10. Raj, D.*, Singh, B.P., Singh, Brijesh P. and Singh, N.K. (2018). Intergenerational Social Mobility among Construction Labourers in Varanasi city (India). “Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability Letters” ISSN 2090-8458 (online), Vol-5, No. 3, 1-12.

11. Raj, D.* and Singh, B.P. (2018). Demographic and Socio-Economic Profile of Labourers in Construction Industry of Varanasi City (India). “Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability” ISSN 2090-8431 (online), Vol-7, No. 1, 1-9.

12. Raj, D.* and Verma, N.K. (2017). Life Satisfaction and Mental Status of Research Scholars in Research Institute: A Comparative Study of TISS and IIPS. “The International Journal of Indian Psychology” ISSN 2348-5396, pp 125-136, Vol-4, Issue-4.

13. Bharti, A., Raj, D.* and Singh, B. P. (2017). Determinants of Maternity Care Services Utilisation by Married Adolescent Women: A Comparative Study in India. “India 2016: Population Transition” ISBN: 978-92-82411-11-6; 133-142

14. Brajesh, Raj, D.* and Ranjan, M. (2016). Real contribution of autonomous factors of women’s empowerment for women’s rights in India. “International Journals of Multidisciplinary Research Academy.” ISSN 2249-2496, pp. 358-370, Vol-6, Issue 1.

15. Raj, D.* and Singh, B.P. (2015). Ten Autonomous Factors for Women’s Empowerment (AFWE): A regional study in India. “PRAJNA” ISSN 0554-9884, pp. 126-130, Vol-61, Issue-1.

16. Kumar, R., Raj, D.*, Singh, C. and Gautam, J.S. (2015). A study on Lipid Profile & Anthropometric Parameters among fasting People in Jaunpur City: an urban area of Uttar Pradesh, India. “Journal of Medical Laboratory Technology of India” ISSN 2349-1302, PP. 7-10, Vol-IX, Issue 4.

17. Raj, D.* and Ibrahim, A. (2014). Factor associated with Women’s Empowerment based on NDHS and NFHS data: A comparative study between Nigeria and North India, “Marsland Press - Report and Opinion” ISSN 1553-9873 (print); ISSN 2375-7205 (online), pp. 46-54, Vol. No. 6, Issue 9.

18. Sharma, D. and Raj, D.* (2014). Water Pollution and its Consequences on Health: A study based on Pilot Survey in Varanasi City, “Global Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies” ISSN 2348-0459, pp. 49-72, Vol. No. 3, Issue 9.

19. Raj, D.*, Swain, P.K. and Pedgaonkar, S.P. (2014). A Study on Quality of Life Satisfaction and Physical Health of Elderly People in Varanasi: An Urban area of Uttar Pradesh, India, “International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health” ISSN 2277-338X, pp. 616-620, Vol. No. 3, Issue 5.

BOOK PUBLISHED:
DHARMA RAJ. Quality of Life & Intergenerational Mobility of Labourers. In Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany (204 pages, December 5, 2018 | ISBN-10: 6139950333 | ISBN-13: 978-6139950331)