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Rahul Mishra
Research Associate

Rahul Mishra is a dedicated scholar in the field of Geography, currently pursuing Ph.D. (submitted thesis) from the Department of General and Applied Geography, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. His research focuses on women's status and fertility behaviour, a topic of both academic and social significance. A gold medallist in M.Sc. and qualified UGC-JRF, he has also published research in reputed international and national journal and edited book. His research interests in the field of Population Geography (especially fertility behaviour & reproductive health), Public Health, Feminist Geography, Gender Studies, and Developmental Studies, are the keen interest areas of global concern. With the strong background in Geography, He is also specialized in the field of spatial dynamics and statistical geography with the proficiency in the software like SPSS, STATA, R Studio, ArcGIS, QGIS, GeoDa, and so on. He has also presented his research in many international and national conferences and seminars.

Population Geography & Demography, Public Health, Feminist Geography, Gender Studies, Developmental Studies

Research Papers

  • Patidar, H., & Mishra, R. (2024). Son Preference and Child Mortality as Predictors of Parity Progression in India: Evidence from NFHS-5. Canadian Studies in Population, 51(2), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42650-024-00082-4
  • Mishra, R., & Patidar, H. (2024). A Cross-Sectional Study on Knowledge and Use of Contraception in Damoh District, Madhya Pradesh, India. Space and Culture, India, 12(02), 57–76. https://doi.org/10.20896/saci.v12i03.1469
  • Patidar, H., Chothodi, S., Mishra, R., & Parmar, K. (2024). Livelihood diversification and household economic well-being in rural Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India. Development in Practice, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2024.2401486
  • Chothodi, S., Kuniyil, S., Patidar, H., Parmar, K., Scaria, R., & Mishra, R. (2024). Linkages and reactions of geomorphic processes in Kerala Flood, 2018. Natural Hazards, 1-34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-024-06469-5
  • Chothodi, C., Patidar, H., Parmar, K., Mishra, R. (2023). Environment and Human Well-being: An Analysis of Selected Indicators. The Indian Geographical Journal. 97 (1).

Book Chapters

Chothodi, C., Parmar, K., Patidar, H., Mishra, R. (2023). Hydrological drought severity analysis over the Bearma Basin, Madhya Pradesh. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-024-06469-5

Conferences/Seminars Delivered Lectures

  • Presented a research paper entitled “Evidencing the Child Mortality and Fertility Linkage in Bundelkhand Region of Madhya Pradesh” (Co-authored with Dr. Hemant Patidar) in 41st Indian Geography Congress (NAGI) held on 28th to 30th December 2019 at Department of General and Applied Geography, Doctor Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, M.P.
  • Presented a research paper entitled “Son Preference, Child Survival and Parity Progression: Evidence from India” (Co-authored with Dr. Hemant Patidar) in International Geographical Union (IGU) Thematic Conference held on 24th-25th November 2022 at Department of Geography, Central University of Haryana, Mahendragarh, India.
  • Presented a paper entitled “Fertility Behaviour and Prevalence of Anaemia among Reproductive Aged Women in India” (Co-authored with Dr. Hemant Patidar) in International Conference on Contemporary Trends in Socio-Cultural and Biological Variation: Revisiting Ethnographic Methods of Human Diversity held on 13-14 February 2023 at Department of Anthropology, Doctor Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, M.P.
  • Presented a paper entitled “Parity Progression in India: Evidence from the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019-21)” (Co-authored with Dr. Hemant Patidar) in XXI Bhopal Seminar on Contemporary Issues in Demography and Development in India held on 24 February 2023 at Shyam Institute, Bhopal.
  • Presented a paper entitled “Prevalence and Determinants of Adoption of Contraception in Damoh District, Madhya Pradesh' in the 45 Indian Geography Congress International Conference of the National Association of Geographers, India (NAGI) on Focal Theme Environment, Development and Sustainability: The Exigency of Geography for a Resilient Future held on 14-16 December 2023 organized by Department of Geography, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune.
  • Presented a paper entitled “Prevalence and Determinants of Anaemia among Women of Reproductive Age in India: Evidence from NFHS-5 (2019-21)” (Co-authored with Dr. Hemant Patidar) in International Conference on Emerging Issues in Environment, Livelihood and Development: A Future Road Map towards Sustainable Earth, held on 26-28th January 2024 at Department of Geography & Applied Geography, NBU, Siliguri, West Bengal, India.
  • Delivered a lecture on “Data Extraction of Demographic Health Survey (DHS)” in “Shodh Gyan” programme, organized by Department of General and Applied Geography, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya Sagar (M.P.) held on 21/03/2024.
  • Delivered a lecture as resource person in this Two Weeks Online Summer Skill Training Course, organized by Department of General and Applied Geography, DHSGSU from 15-28/06/2024.The title of the lecture on Introduction to Thematic Maps with a Special Focus on Choropleth Mapping.
  • Presented a research idea on “Women’s Status and Fertility Behaviour in Damoh District, Central India: Understanding Micro-spatial effects through Isochronous Mapping” in the NGP-DST Geo-Innovation Challenge on Role of Geospatial Technology in capacity building of women in society from 29-31 July 2024 organised by Department of Geography, Sophia Girls College (Autonomous), Ajmer, Rajasthan.
  • Presented a paper entitled “Women’s Status and Fertility Behaviour in Damoh District, Madhya Pradesh: Investigating micro-spatial effects through mixed-method approach” at the 45th annual conference of Indian Association for the study of Population (IASP), organised by Centre for Regional Development (CSRD), JNU, New Delhi from 12-14 December 2024.

Training/ Workshops

  • Participated in the national workshop on ‘Academic Writing in Social Science Researches’ organized by Centre for Professional Development of Teachers Educators (CPDTE), School of Education, Doctor Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, M.P. on 19-24 February 2020.
  • Successfully completed an e-training on ‘Basics of Geographical Information Systems and its Application’ conducted by CGMT division of GSI Training Institute, Hyderabad.
  • Participated in a five days National Level Workshop on SPSS Software Application in Research Methodology jointly organised by the South Asian Institute for Advanced Research & Development (SAIARD) and SPSS, South Asia on 01 – 05 September, 2020.
  • Participated on a three-days online workshop on “Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the Earth Observation and Geo-science Studies” from 02/09/2021- 04/09/2021, organized by Department of General and Applied Geography, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University) Sagar.
  • Participated in National Webinar on “Environmental Degradation – Issues and Challenges” organized by Department of Physics and Geography, Govt. P.G. College Damoh Madhya Pradesh, held on 26/08/2021.
  • Participated in the ‘One Week Workshop on Research Methods in Social Sciences’ organized by Geography Section of Mahila Maha Vidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221005 from 22 -27 November, 2021.
  • Participated in One Day National webinar on ‘Science, Technology & Women Empowerment’ organized by South Asian Institute for Advance Research and Development (SAIARD) on 12th March 2022.
  • Participated in One Day International Brainstorming Session on Relevance & Restoration of Riverine Heritage - A Symbol of Cultural Identity organised by South Asian Institute for Advanced Research and Development (SAIARD) on 2nd April 2022.
  • Participated in the Two-Day Online Workshop on R-Programming & Stata Software, held at Department of Geography, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P (221005) from 29-30th April 2022.
  • Successfully completed 3 Month integrated online Certificate course on Statistical Data Analysis & Its Application (Basic to Advanced Implementation) from 9th April 2022 to 9th July 2022.
  • Successfully completed Ten Day National Workshop on “Use of Statistical Tools & SPSS in Research & Development” from 20th February, 2023 to 01st March, 2023 organized by A.K.Dasgupta Centre for Planning and Development, Visva-Bharati.
  • Participated in the workshop "STATISTICAL AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES WITH 'R' FOR SOCIAL SCIENTISTS" from March 13-18,
  • 2023 organised by The Department of Management & Placement and Counselling Cell, NEHU, Tura in association with Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.
  • Participated in the workshop on "Building Interactive Dashboards" from April 18- 23, 2023, organized by Skill Nation.
  • Participated in the workshop on “Large Data Processing” from July 11-21, 2023, organized by Council for Social Development, Hyderabad.
  • Participated in the e-workshop on "Data Analysis with Excel" held on August 6th, 2023 organized by Commacad.
  • Participated in two-day online workshop on “Spatial Data Analysis with GeoDa Software”, organized by VART Consulting, Mumbai held from 7-8 October 2023.
  • Participated in the two days online workshop on Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) organized by Rehoboth Academic Services, Bengaluru from 3-4 November 2023.
  • Participated in two days online workshop on “Hands-on practice on using of Kobo Toolbox data collection tool", organized by VART Consulting, Mumbai held from 12-13 December 2023.
  • Participated in five days online workshop on “Understanding and analyzing research data and modeling with STATA software", organized by VART Consulting, Mumbai held from 21-22 & 27-29 December 2023.
  • Participated in five days online workshop on “Hands-on NFHS Data Analysis using STATA software", organized by VART Consulting, Mumbai held from 3-7 January 2024.
  • Participated in four days online workshop on "Hands-on Analysis of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data using Stata Software" organized by VART Consulting, Mumbai in collaboration with the Department of Economics, Government Model College, Deithor, Assam held from 19-22 March 2024.
  • Participated in two days online workshop on “Decomposition Analysis in the Social Sciences", organized by VART Consulting, Mumbai held from June 1-2, 2024.
  • Participated in the one-day online workshop on uses of Census data in social science research organised by P.G. Department of Population Studies, Fakir Mohan University, Balasore on 24 April 2024.
  • Participated in the interdisciplinary national online workshop on “Research in Applied & Social Sciences: Approaches, Experiences” organized by Department of General & Applied Geography, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya Sagar (M.P.) from 7-13 August 2024.
  • Participated in two days workshop on “AI Dashboards using Microsoft Power BI” organized by Skill Nation from 26-27 October 2024.

Awards

  • Awarded Gold Medal for securing 1st rank in M.Sc. in Geography (2016-18)
  • Awarded ‘Junior Research Fellowship’ by UGC for Ph.D. at Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar from 31/07/2019-31/07/2021
  • Awarded ‘Senior Research Fellowship’ by UGC for Ph.D. at Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar from 01/08/2021-31/07/2024

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