Dr Divya Sussana Patil
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Technology and Informatics and the Coordinator of the Centre for Evidence-informed Decision-making (CEIDeM)
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Dr Divya Sussana Patil is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Health Technology and Informatics, and the coordinator of the Centre for Evidence-informed Decision-making (CEIDeM) at Prasanna School of Public Health, MAHE, Manipal. In addition, she is also the Co-Director of the Cochrane Affiliate Centre-MAHE of the Cochrane India Network. She is a Cochrane staff member with a core group role in the Cochrane India Network (MAHE). She is also a recipient of the Erasmus+ mobility grant to Utrecht University, the Netherlands for her PhD research.
Her research interest includes working in ageing research and using different methodologies such as evidence synthesis through systematic reviews, overviews of systematic reviews, scoping reviews, evidence and gaps maps, realist reviews, and qualitative research design.
She has experience of mentoring postgraduate students and PhD scholars in evidence synthesis methods, especially scoping and systematic reviews. At present she is involved in research and capacity building in evidence synthesis, leading funded projects, and supervising master’s students’ projects.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Public health – Ageing and mobility | Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education [EQUIMOB project, funded by Dutch Research Council (NWO)] | 2025 |
| Master of Public Health (MPH) | Epidemiology | Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education | 2014 |
| Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) | NA | JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysore, India | 2011 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prasanna School of Public Health, MAHE | Assistant Professor | Teaching and Research | May 2025 - Present |
| Centre for Evidence-informed Decision-making, PSPH, MAHE | Centre Coordinator | Research and project management | May 2024 - present |
| Cochrane Affiliate Centre – MAHE [India Cochrane Network] | Co-Director | Research | September 2024- present |
| Centre for Evidence-informed Decision-making, PSPH, MAHE | Research Fellow | Research | October 2022-May 2025 |
| Transdisciplinary Centre for Qualitative Methods, PSPH, MAHE, Manipal, India | Doctoral researcher | Research | August 2019 – December 2024 |
| Centre for Evidence-informed Decision-making, PSPH, MAHE | Research Officer | Research | April 2017 – July 2019 |
| India Health Action Trust (IHAT), Bengaluru, India | State Program Officer - Karnataka (Employer led model) | Program implementation | December 2016 – April 2017 |
| St John’s Research Institute, Bangalore, India | Intervention Coordinator | Leading the intervention team across India | September 2014 – November 2016 |
| JSS Dental College and Hospital, Mysore, India | Dental Surgery Intern | Internship | January 2011 – February 2012 |
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Public health, evidence synthesis methods, qualitative research, ageing & mobilities.
Area of Research
Access to healthcare, urban mobility infrastructures, and digital literacy for older adults, translating evidence to policy.
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Cochrane member since 2024
- Co-Director of the Cochrane Affiliate Centre – MAHE [India Cochrane Network]
Evidence Ambassador for the World Evidence-based Healthcare Day 2024
PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN:
Name of the Project |
Role |
Funding Agency |
Year |
Title of main project: To develop a guidance package and document implementation of SEAHEARTS intervention in countries of the WHO South East Asian Region. Sub-project: A landscape analysis for enhancing availability of point of care devices for Noncommunicable Diseases |
Researcher |
World Health Organization |
2024 |
Developing a taxonomy for vaccine and immunization research |
Project team member (Evidence synthesis expert) |
World Health Organization |
2025 |
Evidence and Gap Map for informed decision making: Visualizing the Impact of SDGs in LMICs |
Cooperation partner |
NWA - Dutch Research Agenda |
2025 |
Inequalities and barriers in accessing urban mobility infrastructures for older adults in Bengaluru, India |
Doctoral researcher |
Dutch Research Council (NWO) and Utrecht University |
2019-2024 |
Inequalities and barriers in accessing urban mobility infrastructures for older adults in Bengaluru, India |
Doctoral researcher |
Erasmus+ mobility grant |
2022-2023 |
Google Scholar - link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nMM3C68AAAAJ&hl=en
Scopus – Link: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57206729019#tab=topics
Pure.elsvier link: https://researcher.manipal.edu/en/persons/divya-sussana-patil
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