Epidemiology/ Medical Anthropology courses in India

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Hello!

Some of you have heard from me before...I am a student from the US, almost

finished with my BS in Computer Science and Biology. I have applied for a

Fulbright grant which will allow me to go to India with full funding to do

a study in disease perception in rural North Indians. My proposal is now

in the second (and final) stage of selection, with good chances of being

accepted. The idea behind my research is that it is crucial to have a

basic understanding of Indian beliefs regarding disease (arising from

religion and culture) before adequate health interventions can be

designed. This cultural exposure will also help me in my future career as

an Epidemiologist.

While in India, I would like to take courses on Medical Anthropology or

Epidemiology. I thought JNU would be able to provide me with these

courses, however I am having a hard time contacting faculty at JNU's

Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health. I will also need a mentor

(a faculty member at an Indian University) with whom I can discuss my

project and to whom I can ask questions about methodology while I am in

Delhi. From there, I am hoping to conduct my research in affiliation with

RLEK (Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra) in Dehra Dun after my

coursework.

I was wondering if anyone could provide me advice on how I can contact JNU

faculty (email addresses listed on the JNU website do not function). Or,

if anyone on this list is a professor of Epidemiology or Public Health and

could serve as my mentor while I am in India (if I receive the grant of

course), or if you know of other faculty who would be able to assist me. I

prefer to stay in North India because I speak some Hindi, however this is

not a necessity.

Please let me know if you would like to read my proposal or would like any

further information.

Thanks!

Very Sincerely,

Anoopa Sharma

E-mail:<das19@...>

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