Dr Deepika Yadav
Assistant Professor
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Dr Deepika Yadav serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Global Public Health Policy and Governance at the Prasanna School of Public Health, MAHE. Her responsibilities include undergraduate teaching, assessment, student mentoring and academic guidance. She supports academic planning, timetabling, documentation, student communication and programme implementation. She contributes to curriculum planning, development of teaching and learning materials, programme activities, research discussions and manuscript preparation. She also designs and delivers online and blended capacity-building sessions in research methodology, thesis writing, questionnaire development, reference management and academic writing.
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Epidemiology | |
| Fundamentals of Social and Behavioral Sciences |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | Biomedical Sciences; digital health and AI-enabled methods in disease screening and chronic disease management | JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education, Mysuru, India | 2025 |
| Master of Public Health (MPH) | Public Health | JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education, Mysuru, India | 2021 |
| Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) | Dental Surgery | BBD College of Dental Sciences, BBD University, Lucknow, India | 2018 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India | Assistant Professor | May 2026-present | |
| ICMR-NIIRNCD, Jodhpur, India | Project Research Scientist-II (Medical) | July 2025-April 2026 | |
| World Health Organization | Field Investigator | March-May 2022 | |
| National Centre for Disease Informatics and Research, ICMR | Intern - cancer registry review and comparative data analysis | March-April 2021 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Expertise
• Implementation science and public health programme evaluation • Digital health, mHealth and AI-enabled health technologies • Health-services research and service-delivery models • Community-based screening and early detection • Chronic disease management and patient-centred care • Quantitative and qualitative data management • Statistical analysis using SPSS and scientific data interpretation • Programme planning, monitoring and evaluation • Academic and research writing • Public health education, mentoring and online/blended learning
Area of Research
• Implementation research for tuberculosis screening and linkage-to-care pathways • Digital health interventions for oncology, mental health and chronic disease care • Development, validation and evaluation of mHealth applications and assessment tools • AI-enabled, smartphone-integrated technologies for disease screening • Health equity and delivery of services in rural and resource-constrained settings • Community-based screening, prevention and early detection • Healthcare-worker training, digital workflows and programme implementation • Economic evaluation, micro-costing and budget-impact analysis of digital health interventions
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
Patents
1. Yadav D, Kumar DS, Mallikarjunaswamy MS, Arun V. A system of imaging an object and method thereof - O-LIT. Indian Patent Application No. 202341089879. Published 5 July 2024.
2. Hari Prakash G, Kumar SD, Yadav D, Sunitha S. A reflection-based intraoral imaging device for dental examination and a method of operating the device. Indian Patent Application No. 202541003820. Published 31 January 2025.
· ORCID: 0000-0002-8211-3265 | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8211-3265
· ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Deepika-Yadav-23