Monica Jaison is my second doctoral student defended in 2026 Her thesis dissertation won the best paper/thesis award at IIT Kgp VGSOM's Eleventh Management Doctoral Colloqium.
Muneera Kuthoridath is my first doctoral student and has defended in June 2025.
Her area of research is "Ageing and Intrinsic Capacity" - She has published in 4 WoS Q2 /SCI Journals
She is currently an Assistant Professor in Economics in Government of Kerala Collegiate Education.
Nibras KT is into Health Policy Research: Interested in Data Quality and Gamification in Effort and Data Manipulation. He is an Alumnus of Azim Premji University and has over 3 year research experience with Ramiah Institute of Public Policy
Rakesh R
national level program manager in Tuberculosis Implementation Framework Agreement (TIFA) with National TB Elimination Program
external doctoral student
The primary objective of his PhD thesis is to investigate the efficacy of a novel behavioural intervention, in improving Tuberculosis treatment adherence among patients in private healthcare settings in Kerala.
By conducting a randomized controlled trial, the study aims to determine whether the intervention significantly increases adherence rates. Additionally, qualitative research will be undertaken to explore the intervention’s impact on Tuberculosis treatment adherence and to identify potential barriers and facilitators to its implementation. The findings of this research will contribute to the development of evidence-based strategies for enhancing TB treatment outcomes and reducing the burden of TB in Kerala and beyond.
Nithya K, Assistant Professor at Payyannur College, Kannur University Doctoral Part-Time External Scholar
Nudges in a healthcare setting. Behavioural experiments for improving waste segregation
Shefeequ Rehman, a part-time external researcher at NIT Andhra Pradesh who closely works with me on "Neighbourhood Network Palliative Care Units in South Malabar" in the theme of Volunteer Engagement Models in Healthcare Organizations.
Merin Thomas, Assistant Professor at FISAT Business School, Angamaly, is a Part-Time Doctoral Research Scholar at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut and an alumna of Rajagiri Business School. Her doctoral research is in the area of Entrepreneurial Finance and Startups.