Dr Sampurna Kundu (she/her)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Epidemiology
Psychology
University of Exeter
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Washington Singer Laboratories, Perry Road
Exeter EX4 4QG
I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Epidemiology at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Exeter. I am working in the MenstruLife project with Dr Gemma Sharp
My expertise includes both quantitative and qualitative research methods, large-scale survey data analysis, and proficiency in statistical tools such as STATA, SPSS, ArcGIS, and Atlasti. Given my academic background in biostatistics, demography, and public health; my wider research works have focused on women's health, public health policies, population aging, reproductive health, and nutrition.
My specific research interests focuses on the intersections of menstrual, menopausal, and mental health. My doctoral work specifically examined premature and early menopause, exploring the factors contributing to early onset, its impacts on psychosocial well-being along with assessing their overall quality of life.
I have a strong commitment in advancing public health research, and keep exploring pressing issues related to women's health, aging, and epidemiological trends through collaborative, interdisciplinary research.
Please feel free to reach out to me on my email for collaborative work or any academic queries.
Academic qualifications:
2024: PhD Social Medicine and Community Health, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health (CSMCH), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India
2020: M.Phil Bio-statistics and Demography, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India
2019: M.Sc Bio-statistics and Demography, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India
2017: B.Sc. Statistics Honours, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Academic achievements:
2019: Gold Medalist, secured first rank in M.Sc. Bio-statistics and Demography from International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai.
2020: Qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) in Population Studies for Assistant Professor conducted by University Grants Commission (UGC)
2021: Received Government of India, Department of Science and Technology, Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) Fellowship for PhD. This is a prestigious fellowship given to STEM PhD candidates in India from the Government upto five years of PhD duration.