Dr. Amiya Bhatia

Biography

Amiya Bhatia is a social epidemiologist and mixed methods researcher focusing on health inequalities and the contextual factors that shape health outcomes for children and young people. With a decade of experience in child health and protection across various sectors, including non-profit, academic, and UN organizations, she employs quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method approaches to explore issues such as violence against children, child labor, child marriage, and the significance of birth registration. Her work is characterized by a commitment to understanding underrepresented populations and addressing biases in health data. Prior to her position as an Associate Professor at the Department of Social Policy and Intervention at the University of Oxford, she served as an Assistant Professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and was involved with the Child Protection Research Group. Amiya holds a Master of Public Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Anthropology from the University of Cambridge. Her ongoing research projects investigate the experiences of children with disabilities in school-based interventions and the contextual factors influencing violence in early adulthood.

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