Research Projects

Other Projects:

Research Publications

1. Dzeyie KA, Lowang D, Dikid T, Wangsu W, Tamir T, Working Group*. Measles outbreak investigation at Indo-Myanmar border, Longding District, Arunachal Pradesh, India, 2017. Indian J Public Health: 2021;65, Suppl S1:23-8. https://www.ijph.in/text.asp?2021/65/5/23/308316 
2. Dzeyie KA, Dhanapaul S, Rubeshkumar P, Kumar SD, Vignesh MS, Raveendran I, Kumar P, Kathuria S, Choudhary S, Saroha E, Siromany V, Raju M, Ganeshkumar P, Ponnaiah M, Sodha SV, Laserson K, Bhatnagar T, Kapoor L, Bahl A, Jain SK, Gupta S, Murhekar MV, Singh SK. Outbreak of ceftriaxone-resistant Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi -Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, June-2018. IJID Regions: 2021;1:60-64. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772707621000096   
3. Jain A, Choudhary S, Saroha E, Bhatnagar P, Harvey P. Cholera Outbreak in an Informal Settlement at Shahpur Huts, Panchkula District, Haryana State, India, 2019. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2021; 65: S51-4. https://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2021;volume=65;issue=5;spage=51;epage=54;aulast=Jain 
4. Gupta G, Singh A, Dikid T, Saroha E, Sodha SV. Acute Diarrheal Disease Outbreak in Muzaffarpur Village, Chandauli District, Uttar Pradesh, India. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2021; 65: S34-40. https://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2021;volume=65;issue=5;spage=34;epage=40;aulast=Gupta
5. Singh A, Gupta R, Dikid T, Saroha E, Sharma NC, Sagar S, Gupta S, Bindra S, Khasnobis P, Jain SK, Singh S. Cholera outbreak investigation, Bhadola, Delhi, India, April-May 2018. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2020;114(10):762-769. https://academic.oup.com/trstmh/article-abstract/114/10/762/5892798?redirectedFrom=fulltext 
6. Choudhary S, Sahu R, Sodha SV, Dikid T, Aggarwal CS, Pandey AK, Saroha E, Venkatesh S, Khasnobis P. Outbreak investigation of acute diarrheal disease (ADD) during a religious mass gathering associated with drinking contaminated pipeline water, Radhakund, Uttar Pradesh, India, October-November 2016. The Columbia Journal of Global Health. 2019;9(2). https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/jgh/article/view/4962
7. Moghe CS, Goel P, Singh J, Nayak NR, Dhuria M, Jain R, Yadav R, Saroha E, Sodha S V, Aggarwal CS, Venkatesh S. Mumps outbreak investigation in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, June-September 2016. J Med Virol. 2019;91:347-350. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6409212/
8. Thangaraj JWV, Vasanthapuram R, Machado L, Arunkumar G, Sodha SV, Zaman K, Bhatnagar T, Hameed SKS, Kumar A, Abdulmajeed J, Velayudhan A, Deoshatwar A, Desai AS, Kumar KH, Gupta N, Laserson K, Murhekar M; Scrub Typhus Risk Factor Study Group. Risk factors for acquiring scrub typhus among children in Deoria and Gorakhpur districts, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2017. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Dec;24(12):2364-2367. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30457537/   
9. Saroha E, Qureshi N. Targeted interventions in HIV/AIDS and gender disparities among HIV infected of Delhi, India. J Community Med Health Educ. 2012; 2 (168):doi:10.4172/2161-0711.1000168, https://www.omicsonline.org/targeted-interventions-in-hiv-aids-and-gender-disparities-in-health-services-utilization-among-hiv-infected-of-delhi-india-2161-0711.1000168.php?aid=8886
10. Jeong SJ, Saroha E, Knight J, Jolly PE. Determinants of adequate follow-up of an abnormal Papanicolaou result among women in Portland, Jamaica, WI. Cancer Epidemiology. 2010 Apr; 35(2):211-6. Available at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187778211000130X

Other Assignments

• National Leprosy Eradication Programme: Best Practices from India- The consultancy is related to National leprosy eradication programme WHO-Country Office
• 5th Common Review Mission. Review of National Rural Health Mission program in Chhattisgarh. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Govt. of India. Nirman Bhavan. 2011

Papers/Chapters in Books

Operational research priorities to support the elimination of neglected tropical diseases in the South-East Asia Region. WHO-SEARO, New Delhi, India. 2023; in-print.

Canning A, McIntrye A, Harrison L. Illuminating invisible inequities in healthcare: methods of measuring and combatting implicit racial bias. GLG. 2021. https://glginsights.com/articles/illuminating-invisible-inequities-in-healthcare/

André MA, Lopez A, Perkins S, Lambert S, Chace L, Noudeke N, Fall A, Pedalino B. Frontline Field Epidemiology Training Programs as a Strategy to Improve Disease Surveillance and Response. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2017; 23: S166-173.

Papers Presented

• Lowang D, Rastogi NK, Arora P, Saroha E, Jatav CK, Meena HR, Babita, Chharang N, Mahesh, Arun, Aggarwal CS, Khasnobis, Venkatesh S. Outbreak investigation of Chikungunya virus in Mubarikpur village, Alwar district, Rajasthan, India – September 2016. 61st Indian Public Health Association Conference. Feb 2017. Jodhpur, India. (Oral Presentation)
• Mathur A, Shekhawat SS, Singh S, Saroha E, Sodha S, Yadav R, Dewan BS, Anand V, Shivlal. Outbreak investigation of influenza A (H1N1) in Pali district, Rajasthan, India, June 2016. 61st Indian Public Health Association Conference. Feb 2017. Jodhpur, India. (Poster Presentation)
• K. Kolandaswamy, P. Kumar, E. Saroha, R. Sivadas, L. Kapoor, G. Durairaj, M. Dwivedi, K. Manoharan, K.R. Jawaharlal, K. Krishnaraj, M. Mikoleit, H. Joshi, I. Williams, P. Srikantiah. Enhancing district-level capacity to investigate and respond to acute diarrheal disease outbreaks – Tamil Nadu, India, 2013-2015. American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 65th Annual Meeting. Nov 2016. Atlanta. (Poster Presentation)
• Saroha E, Qureshi N. Targeted interventions in HIV/AIDS and gender disparities among HIV infected in Delhi-NCR, India. American Public Health Association 139th Annual Meeting and Exposition. 1 Nov 2011, Washington, DC. (Oral Presentation)
• Saroha E, Sundararaman T, Kauser A, Mishra A, Tanu Priya, Vasisht I. Strengthening health management information systems in India: an assessment. American Public Health Association 139th Annual Meeting and Exposition. 2 Nov 2011, Washington, DC. (Poster Presentation)
• Saroha E, Qureshi N. Gender disparities in healthcare services utilization by people living with HIV/AIDS. The Fourth International Malaysia-Thailand Conference on South East Asia Studies 2010. 25-26 Mar 2010, Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia. (Oral Presentation)
• Saroha E, Fletcher FE, Kempf MC, Sturdevant M. Family support and adherence to prenatal HIV care among HIV positive pregnant women in Birmingham, Alabama. 16th ISHEID HIV and Emerging Infectious Diseases International Symposium. 24-26 Mar 2010, Marseille, France. (Poster)  
• Saroha E, Altarac M, Sibley L. Caste and maternal healthcare utilization disparities in India. The Fourth International Malaysia-Thailand Conference on South East Asia Studies 2010. 25-26 Mar 2010, Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia. (Oral Presentation)
• Jeong SJ, Saroha E, Knight J, Jolly PE. Determinants of adequate follow-up of an abnormal Papanicolaou result among Jamaican women in Portland, Jamaica. 50th National Student Research Forum. 23-25 April 2009, Galveston, TX. (Poster)
• Tami-Maury I, Saroha E, Fletcher FE, Sturdevant M, Kempf MC. Follow-up care for HIV+ mothers during postpartum. The 4th International Conference on HIV Treatment Adherence. April 5-7 2009, Miami, Florida. (Oral Presentation)
• Saroha E. Social work research: need for a comprehensive approach. XXXII Indian Social Science Congress. 18-20 Dec 2008. New Delhi, India. (Oral Presentation)
• Saroha E, Fletcher FE, Kempf MC, Sturdevant M. Family support and adherence to prenatal HIV care among HIV positive pregnant women in Birmingham, Alabama. NIMH Annual International Research Conference on the Role of Families in Preventing and Adapting to HIV/AIDS. 6-8 Oct 2008, Providence, Rhode Island. (Poster)  
• Ogundeji O, Tami-Maury I, Saroha E, Warriner A, Bachmann LH, Sturdevant M, Kempf MC. Challenges in caring for HIV pregnant women in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area, Alabama, USA. XVII International AIDS Conference. 3-8 Aug 2008, Mexico City, Mexico. (Accepted)
• Saroha E, Altarac M, Sibley L. Caste and maternal healthcare utilization disparities among rural Hindu women in Uttar Pradesh, India. Global Health Education Consortium Conference. 3-5 Apr 2008, Sacramento, CA. (Oral Presentation)
• Saroha E, Altarac M, Sibley L. Caste and maternal healthcare utilization disparities among rural Hindu women in Uttar Pradesh, India. 13th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference. 12-14 Dec 2007, Atlanta, GA. (Oral Presentation)
• Saroha E, Altarac M, Sibley L. Contraceptive non-utilization among rural Hindu women in India. 13th Annual Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Conference. 12-14 Dec 2007, Atlanta, GA. (Poster Presentation)
• Saroha E, Altarac M, Sibley L. Contraceptive non-utilization among rural Hindu women in India. American Public Health Association 135th Annual Meeting and Exposition. 5 Nov 2007, Washington, DC. (Poster Presentation)
• Saroha E, Altarac M, Sibley L. Maternal healthcare utilization disparities and caste in India. UAB Minority Health Research Symposium. 5 April 2007, Birmingham, AL. (Poster Presentation)
• Saroha E, Altarac M, Sibley L. Caste and Maternal healthcare utilization disparities in India. UAB Graduate Student Research Day Spring 2007. 1 March 2007, Birmingham, AL. (Oral Presentation)
• Saroha E, Altarac M, Sibley L. Caste as a determinant of utilization of maternal health care services among rural Hindu women in Maitha, Uttar Pradesh, India. American Public Health Association 134th Annual Meeting and Exposition. 7 Nov 2006, Boston, MA. (Oral Presentation)
• Sibley L, Caleb-Varkey L, Upadhyay J, Prasad R, Saroha E, Bhatla N, Paul VK. Recognition and response to postpartum hemorrhage in rural northern India. Global Health Council’s 33rd Annual International Conference on Global Health: Excellence, Innovation, and Influence – Pathways to Results. 29 May 2006, Washington, DC. (Panel Presentation).

Trainings & Workshops

As a participant-

• 62nd Indian Public Health Association Conference, Kolkata, 9-11 February, 2018
• 61st Indian Public Health Association Conference, Jodhpur, 23-24 Februray, 2017
• 66th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference, CDC-Atlanta, USA, 24-27 April, 2017
• 65th Annual Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference, CDC-Atlanta, USA, 2-5 May, 2016
• 9th TEPHINET Global Conference, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 7-11 August, 2016
• 8th South East Asia and Western Pacific Bi-Regional TEPHINET Scientific Conference, Laos PDR, November 1-5, 2017
• American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 65th Annual Meeting, CDC-Atlanta, USA, 15 November, 2016

As a resource person/expert-

1. Consultative meeting on identification of regional operational research priorities to support elimination of the neglected tropical diseases in the South-East Asia Region; WHO-SEARO, New Delhi, India; 16-18 November 2022
2. Advanced epidemiology training for WHO-Medical Officers, Surivellance Officers, and State Health Officers; US-CDC; 2015-2019
3. Baisc epidemiology training for IDSP-District Epidemiologists, Medical Officers, and Surivellance Officers; US-CDC; 2015-2019

Membership of Scientific & Academic Organizations

American Public Health Association (APHA), 2002-present

Global Health Council, 2005-present

Awards Obtained

• Meritorious Honor Award. In recognition for outstanding achievement in building public health capacity for laboratory and epidemiology at the national and district levels across India. May 2018
• Mission Honor Award. In recognition for outstanding achievement in overseeing the successful Frontline Epidemiology of all 33 Rajasthan districts and building the foundation for the training program to expand to districts in India. May 2017
• US-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director’s Award for Excellence in Public Health Impact. For keeping CDC at the forefront of leadership in global health security in India, and acceleration of the ‘Global Health Security Agenda’ implementation and impact in a complex political environment. May 2017