Senior Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- aravinda.guntupalli@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 437971
- Office Address
Institute of Applied Health Sciences (IAHS)
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition (SMMSN)
University of Aberdeen
Room 1.077, Polwarth Building | Foresterhill | Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
My academic journey started in Hyderabad, India with a BSc in Genetics, Chemistry and Zoology. Due to my interest in health inequalities, I changed my track to a Masters in Anthropology (Hyderabad Central University) to gain an in-depth understanding of the impact of socio-economic and demographic factors on health inequalities including access to care. To improve my skills further in quantitative methods, I have done another Masters in Demography at the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai. While carrying out a PhD in Demography on the health status of the slum-dwelling migrant population in Hyderabad in Demography, I was offered a research and teaching position at the University of Tuebingen at the Department of Economics, which resulted in my PhD thesis on Anthropometric Evidence of Indian Welfare and Inequality in the 20th Century. My postdoctoral journey took me to the University of Southampton in 2007 where I worked as a research fellow in the Social Policy Department and at the MRC Life Course Epidemiology Unit followed by a Lectureship in Social Sciences. In 2015, I moved to the Open University as a Senior Lecturer in Public Health where I was also the Academic Lead for the Race Equality Charter. In December 2019, I have joined the IAHS, University of Aberdeen, as Senior Lecturer in Global Health. My research takes me to various countries including India, UK, Kenya and Zimbabwe.
Qualifications
- PhD Economics2007 - University of Tuebingen, Germany
- MPS Master of Population Studies2002 - International Institute for Population Sciences
- MA Masters degree in Anthropology2000 - Central University of Hyderabad
- PG Cert AP PG Certificate in Academic Practice2013 - University of Southampton
- BSc Genetics, Zoology and Chemistry1998 - The Osmania University College for Women
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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I sit on the University Race Equality Strategy group Committee and Equality and Diversity group meeting of the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences.
I am an Institute of Applied Health Sciences Athena SWAN Champion and one of the four Race Equality Champions of the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition.
Member- Senate Academicus or Senate of the University of Aberdeen (elected)
Member- Institute of Applied Health Sciences (IAHS) Research Strategy Group
- External Memberships
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Member of British Society of Gerontology (britishgerontology.org)
Steering committee member and one of the founders of the Special Interest Group: Ageing in Africa, Asia and Latin America of British Society of Gerontology
Ageing in Africa, Asia and Latin America :: British Society of Gerontology (britishgerontology.org)
Prizes and Awards
2012 Southampton University Vice-Chancellors team award in recognition to the outstanding contribution as a team
2003 Social Science History Association Rockefeller Graduate Student Award for the best proposal
2002 Chandrasekharan Award from the Indian Association for the Study of Population
- Research
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Research Overview
My research focuses on health inequalities by protected characteristics mostly age, gender, sexuality and socio-economic status including non-monetary indicators of poverty. My methodology tends to be mostly quantitative with or without a historical perspective. My settings tend to be the UK or LMICs in poorer settings. Given my interdisciplinary training with a BSc in Genetics, Zoology and Chemistry, Masters in both Anthropology and Demography and a PhD in Economics, my research looks at inequalities using an interdisciplinary lens.
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Applied Health Sciences, Nutrition and Health.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Anthropology
Economics
Research Specialisms
- Health Studies
- International Development
- International Social Policy
- Health and Welfare
- Physical and Biological Anthropology
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
- Impact of COVID on nutrition and food security of informal migrant workers in India
- Non-communicable diseases among older people in India
- COVID impact on older people in India
Supervision
My current supervision areas are: Applied Health Sciences, Nutrition and Health.
Current PhD student
Theadora Koller topic: A framework for equity-oriented “rural proofing” national health policies, strategies and plans in LMIC
Supervisory Team: Phil Wilson, Aravinda Meera Guntupalli and Lucia D’Ambruoso
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
Programme coordinator of MSc Global Health and Management Global Health and Management | Postgraduate Taught Subjects | Study Here | The University of Aberdeen (abdn.ac.uk)
Postgraduate Research Coordinator, Institute of Applied Health Sciences
- Publications
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Heating or eating?: The framing of food and fuel poverty in UK news media
Social Science and Medicine, vol. 360, 117297Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPaternal migration and child stunting in India: An analysis of NFHS-5 data.
Economic and Political Weekly, vol. 59, no. 35Contributions to Journals: ArticlesDiabetes mellitus in sub-Saharan Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review
PloS ONE, vol. 19, no. 7, e0305112Contributions to Journals: ArticlesImpact of COVID-19 on diabetes mellitus outcomes and care in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review
Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.04.10.24305598
Investigating the Growth Effects of Sharing Health Data in ASEAN Member States
Empowering Online Public Service in Asia: The Digital Frontier. Chen, L., Kimura, F. (eds.). ERIA, pp. 343-370, 28 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersThe role of Hospital-Based Cancer Registries (HBCRs) as information systems in the delivery of evidence-based integrated cancer care: a scoping review
Health System, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 177-191Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWellbeing and healthcare access for sexuality and gender minority secondary school students with long-term health conditions
Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 155, 107281Contributions to Journals: ArticlesWhat Revolut’s attempt to secure a UK banking licence could mean for its current customers and for the ‘unbanked’
Contributions to Specialist PublicationsAssessing the Impact of Energy and Fuel Poverty on Health: A European Scoping Review
European Journal of Public Health, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 764-770Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIs there an association between intimate partner violence and the prevalence of cervical cancer screening in Jordan?
PloS ONE, vol. 18, no. 8, e0290678Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHeating versus Eating: The framing of food and fuel poverty in UK media
17th World Congress on Public Health, pp. 466Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/popmed/165730
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COVID-19 vaccination among older adults in India: a case of underrepresentation
17th World Congress on Public Health, pp. 56Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.18332/POPMED/164128
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Pattern and correlates of Out-of-pocket payment among older people in Bangladesh
Handbook of Aging, Health and Public Policy: Perspectives from Asia. Irudaya Rajan, S. (ed.). Springer, 19 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersAge discrimination, the right to life and COVID 19 vaccination in countries with limited resources
Journal of Social Issues, vol. 78, no. 4, pp. 883-899Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHealth Status and Associated factors of middle-aged and Older Adult Cancer Survivors in India: Results from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India
BMC Cancer, vol. 22, no. 1, 1087Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSickness experience in England, 1870-1949
Standard of Living: Essays on Economics, History, and Religion in Honor of John E. Murray. Gray, P., Hall, J., Wallis Herndon, R., Silvestre, J. (eds.). Springer, pp. 69-96, 28 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersPandemic lessons from India: inappropriate prioritisation for vaccination
BMJ, vol. 373, n1464Contributions to Journals: LettersProblems of Data Availability and Quality for COVID-19 and Older People in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The Gerontologist, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 141–144Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBody size and weight, and the nutrition and activity behaviours of sexual and gender minority youth: Findings and implications from New Zealand
Public Health Nutrition, vol. 22, no. 13, pp. 2346-2356Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://oro.open.ac.uk/59473/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980019001149
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Frailty and spousal/partner bereavement in older people: a systematic review
PROSPERO.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsHeights across the last 2,000 years in England
Research in Economic History, pp. 67-98, 32 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0363-326820180000034003
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Prevalence and correlates of depressive disorders in people with Type 2 diabetes: results from the International Prevalence and Treatment of Diabetes and Depression (INTERPRET-DD) study, a collaborative study carried out in 14 countries
Diabetic Medicine, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 760-769Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.13611
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- [ONLINE] Open University Institutional repository
Socio-demographic differences of disability prevalence among the population aged 60 years and over in Bangladesh
Asian Population Studies, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 77-95Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17441730.2017.1396038
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Active ageing index (AAI) in India: Is the approach used in European countries applicable to developing countries?
Building Evidence for Active Ageing Policies: Active Ageing Index and its Potential. 1 edition. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 437-463, 27 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] http://oro.open.ac.uk/50761/
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6017-5_20
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Climate Effects and Stature since 1800
Social Science History, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 763-794Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGender difference in the prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of mobility disability among older adults in Nigeria
European Journal of Ageing, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 231–239Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-016-0386-z
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- [ONLINE] Open University repository
Parental childhood growth and offspring birthweight: Pooled analyses from four birth cohorts in low and middle income countries
American Journal of Human Biology, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 99-105Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.22614
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Short Women and Their Stagnating Growth: A Study of Biological Welfare and Inequality of Women in Postcolonial India
Modern Environments and Human Health: Revisiting the Second Epidemiologic Transition. Zuckerman, M. K. (ed.). Wiley, pp. 199-223Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118504338.ch11
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Diet patterns are associated with demographic factors and nutritional status in South Indian children
Maternal and Child Nutrition, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 145-158Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12046
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Modeling the effects of immunizations timing on child health outcomes in India
Health Economics (United Kingdom), vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 606-620Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.2939
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Maternal height and child growth patterns
The Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 163, no. 2, pp. 549-554.e1Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIndia and global health governance: past, present and future
Asia's Role in Governing Global Health. Lee, K., Pang, T., Tan, Y. (eds.). Routledge, 15 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203081211
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Long-term changes in sickness and health: Further evidence from the Hampshire Friendly Society
Economic History Review, vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 719-745Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0289.2011.00607.x
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Sickness insurance and welfare reform in England and Wales, 1870-1914
Welfare and Old Age in Europe and North America: The Development of Social Insurance. 1 edition. Routledge, pp. 89-105, 18 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315655536
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Healthcare utilization, socioeconomic factors and child health in India
Journal of Biosocial Science, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 701-715Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://oro.open.ac.uk/46346/
Is there a Relation between Fatness and Reproductive Health? A Study on Body Mass Index and Reproductive Health of Indian Women
Fatness and the Maternal Body: Women's Experiences of Corporeality and the Shaping of Social Policy. Unnithan-Kumar, M., Tremayne, S. (eds.). Berghahn Books, pp. 188-204, 17 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] http://oro.open.ac.uk/50765/
Ageing, sickness and health in england and wales during the mortality transition
Social History of MedicineContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/shm/hkq102
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Health care utilization, socioeconomic factors and child health in India.
Journal of Biosocial ScienceContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932011000241
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Is there a relation between fatness and reproductive health?: A study of body mass index and the reproductive health of Indian women
Fatness and the Maternal Body: Women's Experiences of Corporeality and the Shaping of Social PolicyChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Prediction of body-fat percentage from skinfold and bio-impedance measurements in Indian school children
European Journal of Clinical NutritionContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2011.119
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The 'cultural inflation of morbidity' during the English mortality decline: A new look
Social Science and MedicineContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.09.028
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Measuring gender well-being with biological welfare indicators
Gender and Well-Being in Europe: Historical and Contemporary PerspectivesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
What does gender dimorphism in stature tell us about discrimination in rural India, 1930-1975?
Gender and Discrimination: Health, Nutritional Status, and Role of Women in India. Pal, M., Bharati, P., Ghosh, B., Vasulu, T. S. (eds.). Oxford University Press IndiaChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] http://oro.open.ac.uk/50768/
Women's autonomy, contraceptive use and fertility: A comparative study of tribal and non-tribal women in India
Finance IndiaContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Qualitative research on reproductive health and HIV/AIDS with Mumbai sex workers
Anthropologists Inside Organisations: South Asian Case StudiesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4135/9788132100591.n3
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Nutritional transition in India: a special focus on severe malnutrition and increasing obesity
Managing Overweight and Obesity. Hussain, A. (ed.). Amicus Books - Icfai University PressChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersThe development and inequality of heights in North, West, and East India 1915-1944
Explorations in Economic HistoryContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eeh.2005.05.005
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Role of social anthropology in the study of HIV/AIDS in the context of globalization
Anthropology: New Global Order and Other Essays. Misra, K. K. (ed.). Concept PublishingChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] http://oro.open.ac.uk/50770/
Perceptions, causes and consequences of infertility among the Chenchu tribe of India
Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 249-259Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02646830412331298305
Reproductive behavior of tribal women in Madhya Pradesh
Demography and Health Profile of the Tribals. Adak, D. K., Bhattacharya, B., Ghosh, R., Pal, M., Bharati, P., Vasulu, T. S. (eds.). AnmolChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] http://oro.open.ac.uk/50771/