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Kavi Bhalla is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on the burden of disease, global health, injury prevention, road safety, and traffic accidents, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. He aims to develop safe, sustainable, and equitable transport systems, with a central focus on road safety. Kavi's recent work involves developing analytical tools to improve estimates of injury incidence in information-poor settings using available data sources. He co-led an injury expert group for the 2010 Global Burden of Disease Project. With a PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University, Kavi combines his training as a mechanical engineer with public health, particularly the study of injury biomechanics and vehicle crashworthiness. His work has led to publications on topics such as assessing bicycle safety, evaluating road traffic fatalities, and developing databases for road traffic crash management in India.
University of Chicago • Chicago, IL
Teaching and research in public health sciences.
Department of Philosophy