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Dr Aravinda Guntupalli

Dr Aravinda Guntupalli
Dr Aravinda Guntupalli
Dr Aravinda Guntupalli

Senior Lecturer

Accepting PhDs

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Email Address
aravinda.guntupalli@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number
+44 (0)1224 437971
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Institute of Applied Health Sciences (IAHS)

School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition (SMMSN) 

University of Aberdeen

Room 1.077, Polwarth Building  | Foresterhill | Aberdeen, AB25 2ZD

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Biography

My academic journey started in Hyderabad, India with a BSc in Genetics, Chemistry and Zoology. Due to my interest in health inequalities, I changed my track to a Masters in Anthropology (Hyderabad Central University) to gain an in-depth understanding of the impact of socio-economic and demographic factors on health inequalities including access to care. To improve my skills further in quantitative methods, I have done another Masters in Demography at the International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai. While carrying out a PhD in Demography on the health status of the slum-dwelling migrant population in Hyderabad in Demography, I was offered a research and teaching position at the University of Tuebingen at the Department of Economics, which resulted in my PhD thesis on Anthropometric Evidence of Indian Welfare and Inequality in the 20th Century. My postdoctoral journey took me to the University of Southampton in 2007 where I worked as a research fellow in the Social Policy Department and at the MRC Life Course Epidemiology Unit followed by a Lectureship in Social Sciences. In 2015, I moved to the Open University as a Senior Lecturer in Public Health where I was also the Academic Lead for the Race Equality Charter. In December 2019, I have joined the IAHS, University of Aberdeen, as Senior Lecturer in Global Health. My research takes me to various countries including India, UK, Kenya and Zimbabwe.

Qualifications

  • PhD Economics 
    2007 - University of Tuebingen, Germany 
  • MPS Master of Population Studies 
    2002 - International Institute for Population Sciences 
  • MA Masters degree in Anthropology 
    2000 - Central University of Hyderabad 
  • PG Cert AP PG Certificate in Academic Practice 
    2013 - University of Southampton 
  • BSc Genetics, Zoology and Chemistry 
    1998 - The Osmania University College for Women 

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

I sit on the University Race Equality Strategy group Committee and Equality and Diversity group meeting of the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences.

I am an Institute of Applied Health Sciences Athena SWAN Champion and one of the four Race Equality Champions of the School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition.

Member- Senate Academicus or Senate of the University of Aberdeen (elected)

Member- Institute of Applied Health Sciences (IAHS) Research Strategy Group

External Memberships

Member of British Society of Gerontology (britishgerontology.org)

Steering committee member and one of the founders of the Special Interest Group: Ageing in Africa, Asia and Latin America of British Society of Gerontology

Ageing in Africa, Asia and Latin America :: British Society of Gerontology (britishgerontology.org)

Prizes and Awards

2012 Southampton University Vice-Chancellors team award in recognition to the outstanding contribution as a team 

2003 Social Science History Association Rockefeller Graduate Student Award for the best proposal 

2002 Chandrasekharan Award from the Indian Association for the Study of Population

Research

Research Overview

My research focuses on health inequalities by protected characteristics mostly age, gender, sexuality and socio-economic status including non-monetary indicators of poverty. My methodology tends to be mostly quantitative with or without a historical perspective. My settings tend to be the UK or LMICs in poorer settings. Given my interdisciplinary training with a BSc in Genetics, Zoology and Chemistry, Masters in both Anthropology and Demography and a PhD in Economics, my research looks at inequalities using an interdisciplinary lens.

Research Areas

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I am currently accepting PhDs in Applied Health Sciences, Nutrition and Health.

Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.

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Anthropology

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Applied Health Sciences

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Economics

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Nutrition and Health

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Research Specialisms

  • Health Studies
  • International Development
  • International Social Policy
  • Health and Welfare
  • Physical and Biological Anthropology

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Current Research

  • Impact of COVID on nutrition and food security of informal migrant workers in India
  • Non-communicable diseases among older people in India
  • COVID impact on older people in India

Supervision

My current supervision areas are: Applied Health Sciences, Nutrition and Health.

Current PhD student

Theadora Koller topic:  A framework for equity-oriented “rural proofing” national health policies, strategies and plans in LMIC

Supervisory Team: Phil Wilson, Aravinda Meera Guntupalli and Lucia D’Ambruoso

Teaching

Courses

Teaching Responsibilities

Programme coordinator of MSc Global Health and Management Global Health and Management | Postgraduate Taught Subjects | Study Here | The University of Aberdeen (abdn.ac.uk)

Postgraduate Research Coordinator, Institute of Applied Health Sciences

Publications

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  • Paternal migration and child stunting in India: An analysis of NFHS-5 data.

    Guntupalli, A., Gaur, K., Raja, E. A., Keshri, K.
    Economic and Political Weekly
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Impact of COVID-19 on diabetes mellitus outcomes and care in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review

    Sseguya, W., Bahendeka, S., MacLennan, S., Mody, N., Guntupalli, A. M.
    Working Papers: Preprint Papers

  • Investigating the Growth Effects of Sharing Health Data in ASEAN Member States

    Kling, G., Guntupalli, A., Uddin, G. S.
    Empowering Online Public Service in Asia: The Digital Frontier. Chen, L., Kimura, F. (eds.). ERIA, pp. 343-370, 28 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Wellbeing and healthcare access for sexuality and gender minority secondary school students with long-term health conditions

    Guntupalli, A., Lucassen", M., Fenaughty, J., Fleming, T., Peiris-John, R., Farrant, B., Clark, T.
    Children and Youth Services Review, vol. 155, 107281
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • What Revolut’s attempt to secure a UK banking licence could mean for its current customers and for the ‘unbanked’

    Kling, G., Guntupalli, A.
    Contributions to Specialist Publications

  • Assessing the Impact of Energy and Fuel Poverty on Health: A European Scoping Review

    Champagne, S. N., Phimister, E., Macdiarmid, J., Guntupalli, A.
    European Journal of Public Health, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 764-770
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Is there an association between intimate partner violence and the prevalence of cervical cancer screening in Jordan?

    Urquhart, G., MacLennan, S., Guntupalli, A.
    PloS ONE, vol. 18, no. 8, e0290678
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The role of Hospital-Based Cancer Registries (HBCRs) as information systems in the delivery of evidence-based integrated cancer care: a scoping review

    Tripathee, S., MacLennan, S., Poobalan, A., Omar, M. I., Guntupalli, A.
    Health System
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Heating versus Eating: The framing of food and fuel poverty in UK media

    Champagne, S., Adefolalu, O., Macdiarmid, J., Phimister, E., Guntupalli, A.
    17th World Congress on Public Health, pp. 466
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts

  • COVID-19 vaccination among older adults in India: a case of underrepresentation

    Guntupalli, A., Lloyd-Sherlock, P.
    17th World Congress on Public Health, pp. 56
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • Pattern and correlates of Out-of-pocket payment among older people in Bangladesh

    Guntupalli, A., Kling, G., Uddin, G. S., Abdullah-Al-Bak, C., Mia, M. N.
    Handbook of Aging, Health and Public Policy: Perspectives from Asia. Irudaya Rajan, S. (ed.). Springer, 19 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Age discrimination, the right to life and COVID 19 vaccination in countries with limited resources

    Lloyd-Sherlock, P., Guntupalli, A., Sempe, L.
    Journal of Social Issues, vol. 78, no. 4, pp. 883-899
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Health Status and Associated factors of middle-aged and Older Adult Cancer Survivors in India: Results from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India

    Guntupalli, A. M., Selvamani, Y., MacLennan, S., Dilip, T.
    BMC Cancer, vol. 22, no. 1, 1087
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Sickness experience in England, 1870-1949

    Hinde, A., Gorsky, M., Guntupalli, A., Harris, B.
    Standard of Living: Essays on Economics, History, and Religion in Honor of John E. Murray. Gray, P., Hall, J., Wallis Herndon, R., Silvestre, J. (eds.). Springer, pp. 69-96, 28 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Pandemic lessons from India: inappropriate prioritisation for vaccination

    Lloyd-Sherlock, P., Kandiyil, N. M., McKee, M., Perianayagam, A., Venkatapuram, S., Pathare, S., Guntupali, A. M., Kumar K, R., Ghosh, S.
    BMJ, vol. 373, n1464
    Contributions to Journals: Letters

  • Problems of Data Availability and Quality for COVID-19 and Older People in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

    Lloyd-Sherlock, P., Sempe, L., McKee, M., Guntupalli, A.
    The Gerontologist, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 141–144
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Body size and weight, and the nutrition and activity behaviours of sexual and gender minority youth: Findings and implications from New Zealand

    Lucassen, M., Guntupalli, A., Clark, T., Fenaughty, J., Denny, S., Fleming, T., Smith, M., Utter, J.
    Public Health Nutrition, vol. 22, no. 13, pp. 2346-2356
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Frailty and spousal/partner bereavement in older people: a systematic review

    Vseteckova, J., Mahon, A., Boyle, G., Guntupalli, A., Jones, K., Garcia, R.
    PROSPERO.
    Other Contributions: Other Contributions

  • Heights across the last 2,000 years in England

    Galofré-Vilà, G., Hinde, A., Guntupalli, A.
    Research in Economic History, pp. 67-98, 32 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Prevalence and correlates of depressive disorders in people with Type 2 diabetes: results from the International Prevalence and Treatment of Diabetes and Depression (INTERPRET-DD) study, a collaborative study carried out in 14 countries

    Lloyd, C., Nouwen, A., Sartorius, N., Ahmed, H., Alvarez, A., Bahendeka, S., Basangwa, D., Bobrov, A., Boden, S., Bulgari, V., Burti, L., Chaturvedi, S., Cimino, L., Gaebel, W., de Girolamo, G., Gondek, T., de Braude, M., Guntupalli, A., Heinze, M., Ji, L., Hong, X., Khan, A., Kiejna, A., Kokoszka, A., Kamala, T., Lalic, N., Lecic Tosevski, D., Mankovsky, B., Li, M., Musau, A., Müssig, K., Ndetei, D., Rabbani, G., Srikanta, S., Starostina, E., Shevchuk, M., Taj, R., Vukovic, O., Wölwer, W., Xin, Y.
    Diabetic Medicine, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 760-769
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Socio-demographic differences of disability prevalence among the population aged 60 years and over in Bangladesh

    Rahman, M., Guntupalli, A. M., Byles, J. E.
    Asian Population Studies, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 77-95
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Active ageing index (AAI) in India: Is the approach used in European countries applicable to developing countries?

    Guntupalli, A., Chakraborty, S.
    Building Evidence for Active Ageing Policies: Active Ageing Index and its Potential. 1 edition. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 437-463, 27 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Climate Effects and Stature since 1800

    Galofré-Vilà, G., Guntupalli, A., Harris, B., Hinde, A.
    Social Science History, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 763-794
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Gender difference in the prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of mobility disability among older adults in Nigeria

    Balogun, S. A., Guntupalli, A. M.
    European Journal of Ageing, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 231–239
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Parental childhood growth and offspring birthweight: Pooled analyses from four birth cohorts in low and middle income countries

    Addo, O., Stein, A., Fall, C., Gigante, D., Guntupalli, A., Horta, B., Kuzawa, C., Lee, N., Norris, S., Osmond, C., Prabhakaran, P., Richter, L., Sachdev, H., Martorell, R., Victora, C., Barros, F., Gigante, D., Hallal, P., Martorell, R., Stein, A., Hao, W., Ramirez-Zea, M., Bhargava, S., Sachdev, H., Sinha, S., Prabhakaran, P., Osmond, C., Fal, C., Adair, L., Bas, I., Lee, N., Borja, J., Dahly, D., Kuzawa, C., Richter, L., Norris, S., De Kadt, J., Stein, A.
    American Journal of Human Biology, vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 99-105
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Short Women and Their Stagnating Growth: A Study of Biological Welfare and Inequality of Women in Postcolonial India

    Guntupalli, A.
    Modern Environments and Human Health: Revisiting the Second Epidemiologic Transition. Zuckerman, M. K. (ed.). Wiley, pp. 199-223
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Diet patterns are associated with demographic factors and nutritional status in South Indian children

    Kehoe, S., Krishnaveni, G., Veena, S., Guntupalli, A., Margetts, B., Fall, C., Robinson, S.
    Maternal and Child Nutrition, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 145-158
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Modeling the effects of immunizations timing on child health outcomes in India

    Bhargava, A., Guntupalli, A., Lokshin, M., Howard, L.
    Health Economics (United Kingdom), vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 606-620
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Maternal height and child growth patterns

    Addo, O. Y., Stein, A. D., Fall, C. H., Gigante, D. P., Guntupalli, A. M., Horta, B. L., Kuzawa, C. W., Lee, N., Norris, S. A., Prabhakaran, P., Richter, L. M., Sachdev, H. S., Martorell, R., Consortium on Health Orientated Research in Transitional Societies (COHORTS) Group
    The Journal of Pediatrics, vol. 163, no. 2, pp. 549-554.e1
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • India and global health governance: past, present and future

    Guntupalli, A. M., Nachiappan, K.
    Asia's Role in Governing Global Health. Lee, K., Pang, T., Tan, Y. (eds.). Routledge, 15 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Long-term changes in sickness and health: Further evidence from the Hampshire Friendly Society

    Harris, B., Gorsky, M., Guntupalli, A., Hinde, A.
    Economic History Review, vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 719-745
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Sickness insurance and welfare reform in England and Wales, 1870-1914

    Harris, B., Gorsky, M., Guntupalli, A., Hinde, A.
    Welfare and Old Age in Europe and North America: The Development of Social Insurance. 1 edition. Routledge, pp. 89-105, 18 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Healthcare utilization, socioeconomic factors and child health in India

    Bhargava, A., Guntupalli, A. M., Lokshin, M.
    Journal of Biosocial Science, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 701-715
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Is there a Relation between Fatness and Reproductive Health? A Study on Body Mass Index and Reproductive Health of Indian Women

    Guntupalli, A. M.
    Fatness and the Maternal Body: Women's Experiences of Corporeality and the Shaping of Social Policy. Unnithan-Kumar, M., Tremayne, S. (eds.). Berghahn Books, pp. 188-204, 17 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Ageing, sickness and health in england and wales during the mortality transition

    Harris, B., Gorsky, M., Guntupalli, A., Hinde, A.
    Social History of Medicine
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Health care utilization, socioeconomic factors and child health in India.

    Bhargava, A., Guntupalli, A., Lokshin, M.
    Journal of Biosocial Science
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Is there a relation between fatness and reproductive health?: A study of body mass index and the reproductive health of Indian women

    Guntupalli, A.
    Fatness and the Maternal Body: Women's Experiences of Corporeality and the Shaping of Social Policy
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Prediction of body-fat percentage from skinfold and bio-impedance measurements in Indian school children

    Kehoe, S., Krishnaveni, G., Lubree, H., Wills, A., Guntupalli, A., Veena, S., Bhat, D., Kishore, R., Fall, C., Yajnik, C., Kurpad, A.
    European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The 'cultural inflation of morbidity' during the English mortality decline: A new look

    Gorsky, M., Guntupalli, A., Harris, B., Hinde, A.
    Social Science and Medicine
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Measuring gender well-being with biological welfare indicators

    Guntupalli, A., Baten, J.
    Gender and Well-Being in Europe: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • What does gender dimorphism in stature tell us about discrimination in rural India, 1930-1975?

    Guntupalli, A. M., Moradi, A.
    Gender and Discrimination: Health, Nutritional Status, and Role of Women in India. Pal, M., Bharati, P., Ghosh, B., Vasulu, T. S. (eds.). Oxford University Press India
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Women's autonomy, contraceptive use and fertility: A comparative study of tribal and non-tribal women in India

    Guntupalli, A., Nangia, P.
    Finance India
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Qualitative research on reproductive health and HIV/AIDS with Mumbai sex workers

    Guntupalli, A.
    Anthropologists Inside Organisations: South Asian Case Studies
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Nutritional transition in India: a special focus on severe malnutrition and increasing obesity

    Guntupalli, A. M.
    Managing Overweight and Obesity. Hussain, A. (ed.). Amicus Books - Icfai University Press
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • The development and inequality of heights in North, West, and East India 1915-1944

    Guntupalli, A., Baten, J.
    Explorations in Economic History
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Role of social anthropology in the study of HIV/AIDS in the context of globalization

    Guntupalli, A. M.
    Anthropology: New Global Order and Other Essays. Misra, K. K. (ed.). Concept Publishing
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Perceptions, causes and consequences of infertility among the Chenchu tribe of India

    Guntupalli, A. M., Chenchelgudem, P.
    Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, vol. 22, no. 4, pp. 249-259
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Reproductive behavior of tribal women in Madhya Pradesh

    Meera, A., Nangia, P., Roy, T. K.
    Demography and Health Profile of the Tribals. Adak, D. K., Bhattacharya, B., Ghosh, R., Pal, M., Bharati, P., Vasulu, T. S. (eds.). Anmol
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

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