Devaki Nambiar, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Public Health Foundation of India
Health Governance Hub
ISID Campus, 4 Institutional Area
Vasant Kunj
Delhi India 110091

Biographical Sketch: Dr. Devaki Nambiar received her doctorate in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, specializing in theory-based research on HIV/AIDS-related stigma in the developing country context Her research applies critical theory towards understanding global health and human rights, focusing on the role of civil society and cultural interventions in promoting health in resource-poor settings. Dr. Nambiar has conducted qualitative and quantitative fieldwork and analysis connected to these themes in HIV/AIDS-related treatment and prevention settings in Tanzania, India and Bangladesh. She has also conducted mixed method evaluations of entertainment education and art-based health interventions in India using mass media as well as participatory theater and radio. Currently, she is involved with analyses of civic participation in religious responses to HIV/AIDS in Brazil and evaluation of cultural interventions to reduce HIV/AIDS-related stigma in Vietnam.

Papers:
4081.0 Barriers and facilitators of integration of tcam (Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medical) providers for essential health service delivery in three Indian states