Indira Bose is a Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). Her research focuses on inter-relationships between water security, food security and health, with a particular focus on the impacts of climate. Indira is experienced in epidemiological methods, qualitative research and systematic reviews. Her PhD thesis takes a mixed-methods approach to understand the effects of rainfall on health in The Gambia.
Prior to joining LSHTM Indira worked at the World Food Programme (WFP) in Cambodia, leading the analytics, nutrition and social protection teams. She also worked at WFP Headquarters on the development of the "Fill the Nutrient Gap", an analytical approach aimed to support governments to design evidence-based strategies to improve affordability and accessibility of nutritious diets. Indira holds a MPA from Columbia University and a BSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Affiliations
Centres
Teaching
Co-Module Organiser for Nutrition In Emergencies 2024-2025 and Nutrition MSc Summer Projects
Co-Module Organiser for DL Module on Nutrition and Infection 2023-24; Tutor on DL Module 2021-2024
Tutor on Statisitcs for Epidemiology and Public Health 2022
Tutor on Economic Analysis for Health Policy Assessment and Environmental Health Policy 2023
Research
Food Security; Water Security; Nutrition; Water-related Diseases; Climate Change; Rainfall; Mental Health; Food Environment; Diets and affordability of nutritious diets
Selected Publications
