Karan Babbar
Assistant Professor, Plaksha University · Plaksha University
Biography
Karan Babbar is an Assistant Professor at Plaksha University. He holds a PhD from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and his research focuses on social and economic inequalities in India, particularly in health, education, gender equality, and development. His work has been published in leading journals such as Sociology, Journal of Development Studies, Social Science & Medicine, The Lancet Public Health, and Economics & Human Biology. Dr. Babbar's current research explores critical issues like women's reproductive health, domestic violence, women's empowerment, and health and sanitation. He was awarded the SPJIMR-DoCC Regunath Research Fellowship for his doctoral work and recently completed a Women's Safety project in Faridabad for the National Commission of Women.
Recent Scopus Publications
- A Milestone and the Miles to Go
- Towards improved menstrual health: the impact of period products on reproductive tract infections
- Female sterilization paradoxical association with premature menopause in Bihar
- The hidden burden: Understanding the causal link between menstrual health and hygiene and mental health outcomes in Nepal
- From sanitation to safety: Investigating the link between water, sanitation and hygiene and intimate partner violence in Nepal
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6638-6573
- Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xlO6ZIwAAAAJ
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57388418800
- Personal Weblink https://sites.google.com/iima.ac.in/karan-babbar