Dr. Maheswar Satpathy (B.Psych, Utkal; M.Psych. DU; PhD., UNSW Sydney, FIAHP) is an established scholar with an avid interest and an unconventionally progressive expertise in the areas of Global Health (Global Mental Health, Health Systems and Policy, Social Determinants of Health), Behavioral Economics, Finance, Neuroeconomics and Critical Development Studies (Poverty and Human Inequality). Currently, he is working as an Assistant Professor at Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India besides serving as an honorary Executive Director on the board of ‘Udyam-Global Association for Sustainable Development’. His previous work engagements include Research Scientist (AIIMS New Delhi), Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Assistant Professor (Army Hospital R&R, New Delhi), Research Scientist (UNSW Sydney), Teaching Assistant & UGC JRF (IIT Kanpur), Senior Lecturer (Lovely Professional University), Senior Faculty (ICFAI University), Lecturer (Amity University), Research Fellow (NCERT New Delhi), honorary Community Outreach Coordinator and Counselor (NAMI India).
He builds on a rich and advanced trainings in Quantitative Methods (University of Washington & University of Melbourne, ISI Calcutta, NAOP India, IIT Kanpur, Welcome Trust-DBT Alliance, and University of Delhi) as well as pure Qualitative Research (University of New South Wales, University of Sydney, University of Manchester, IIT Kanpur, ICMR-DHR Fellowship-AIIMS, New Delhi). He brings sophisticated insights and consults on providing research solutions to several International Aid agencies, NGOs/INGOs and Government Organizations using Mixed Methods Research infusing diverse paradigms, worldviews, perspectives, approaches and methods.
He possesses 15+ years’ experience working on multiple projects focused around Global Health and Development, interventions and solutions for socially disenfranchised sections in developing countries like India, Geo-political clusters like South Asia, and BRICS. In addition, his work has witnessed an accelerated interest by recent collaborations with Canadian, American, European, and African researchers bringing divergent cross-cultural perspectives.
He has been trained in several areas related to Research and Development in countries like Australia (VELM, University of Sydney, University of Western Sydney and NDARC, UNSW), USA (Harvard School of Public Health, IHME-University of Washington, Seattle, Georgia Tech, Atlanta), UK (University of Manchester), Thailand (Mahidol University), Turkey (AWID), and South Africa (ARTS at University of Stellenbosch, and University of Capetown) with various prestigious fellowships and scholarships. He has been a recipient of UNESCO Chair’s Human Rights Fellowship (2012) Emerging Psychologists of the World Award by International Union of Psychological Sciences (IUPsyS, 2012), Australian Leadership Award (Australian Government, 2011), Gandhi Scholarship (University of Cambridge, 2015), Open Society Fellowship (2012), President’s Scholarship and MHRD Scholarship (2005-6), etc.
He has published extensively (48 scientific Articles in top ranked journals like The Lancet, JAMA and NEJM), and presented more than 100+ scientific papers at international & national forums. He has been a PI and Co-PI on several funded and self-sponsored projects including the GBD Study funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA and University of Washington, Seattle; WHO Funded SAGE and LASE Studies, UNICEF Study at Utkal University, and Credit Research Project by IIT Bombay. He is a member of Lancet Commission on Strokes (Global and LMIC), Dementia and Depression.
He is a member of the Working Group Committee on Global Mental Health of the Global Health Focus-the largest body in Global Health. He is a member of several prestigious International/National Associations like World Federation of Neurorehabilitation, International AIDS Society, International Association of Development Studies, UK, International Society for Behavioral Medicine, Australia, Indian Science Congress Association, Indian Association of Public Health, Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists, Indian Association of Health Psychology, Indian Association of Adolescent Health, etc.
He has been regularly consulting to several Governmental (Ministry of Skill Development, GoI, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, UP Govt. and SSEPD, Government of Odisha); International Organizations (UNDP, WHO, APCOM, Pinnacle Foundation, Sydney, NSW Health Commission, Australia) and National/International NGOs like PHFI, SAHRA, IPACHA, Humsafar Trust, Naz Foundation, Lucknow, Mitr Trust, Parichay Foundation, Saksham Trust, Chandigarh, VHS Chennai, SAATHI, Sakha Bhubaneswar, Rescue and Relief Foundation, etc.
He has conducted trainings with thousands of children and youth from socially disenfranchised sections of the society delivering life skills, employability, and health and hygiene. He has conducted training programs in Research Methods and in various other areas at academic institutions of repute like AIIMS New Delhi, PGI Chandigarh, BHU, and NIT Rourkela, Lovely Professional University, etc.
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