Mr  Soumen Barik

Govandi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400088
SO************@GMAIL.COM
+91 850****170

Academic Qualification

Senior Research Fellow at the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), pursuing a Ph.D, Master’s in Population Studies (2021), Master’s in Geography from Vidyasagar University (2020),

Position held

Senior Research Fellow at the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Annual Member of the Population Association of Singapore (PAS)
Life Member of the Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health (IASSH)

Publications

1. Over/under reporting of tobacco use by head
of the household vs individual in a large-scale
cross-sectional survey in India

Experience

Expertise in demographic and health research using NFHS and LASI datasets. Skilled in Stata, Python, R, ArcGIS, and QGIS with proficiency in advanced statistical modeling and spatial analysis for population-based studies.

Area of Specialization

Fertility, Son Preference, Women’s Reproductive Health, Child Health, Air Pollution, and Ageing

Membership of other Professional Associations

Student Associate – International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
Annual Member of the Population Association of Singapore (PAS)
Life Member of the Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health (IASSH)

I am a Senior Research Fellow at the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, currently pursuing my Ph.D. in Population Studies. I hold Master’s degrees in Population Studies and Geography. My research focuses on fertility, son preference, women’s reproductive health, child health, ageing, and the health impacts of air pollution. I have extensive experience analyzing NFHS and LASI datasets using Stata, R, Python, ArcGIS, and QGIS, with strong expertise in advanced statistical and spatial modeling. I am a Life Member of IASSH, an Annual Member of PAS (Singapore), and a Student Associate of IUSSP