HPRC First Graduate Student Research Panel Schedule

6:00 AM – 6:05 AM: Dr. Alok Bohara, Opening Introduction

6:05 AM – 6:10 AM: Dr. Sakib Mahmud, Protocol Introduction

6:10 AM – 6:55 AM: Session 1

Moderator 1: Dr. Prakash Adhikari, Central Michigan University

• Title: Trend of per capita healthcare expenditure in Bangladesh from year 2000 to 2016: Evidence from Bangladesh household income and expenditure survey

Presenter: Rubaiya Riya Siddiqua (Research Assistant, James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Bangladesh)

Mentor: Dr. Enamul Haque (Professor, Department of Economics, East West University, Bangladesh)

Dr. Atonu Rabbani (Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh)

• Title: Developing Effective Communication Strategies for Social Entrepreneurs to Promote Women-centric Controversial Products at the BOP

Presenter: Arpita Ghatak (Doctoral student, Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India)

Mentor: Dr. Rimu Chaudhuri (Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Heritage Business School, Kolkata, India)

7:00 AM – 7:45 AM: Session 2

Moderator 2: Dr. Samrat Kunwar, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University

• Title: A Study on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-Role of Personality Traits and Coping Strategies among Emergency Residents, Residents and Senior Residents of various Private Hospitals across India

Presenter: Ranita Ghosh (Assistant Professor, Department of Hospital Management, Post Graduate Institute of Hospital Administration, India)

Mentor: Dr. Madhumita Mohanty (Professor, Department of MBA (HRM), Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM), University of Calcutta, India)

• Title: Impact of Expansion of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) on Enterprise Formation

Presenter: Sandeep Dhakal (Master student, School of Management, Kathmandu University, Nepal)

Mentor: Dr. Biswo Paudel (Visiting Associate Professor, School of Management, Kathmandu University, Nepal)

7:50 AM – 8:35 AM: Session 3

Moderator 3: Dr. Vinish Shrestha, Towson University

• Title: Dynamics of Lightning and Aerosol in the Context of Climate Change in Nepal

Presenter: Hari Bahadur K.C (Ph.D. Candidate, Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal)

Mentor: Dr. Keshav Bhattarai (Professor, Geoscience, University of Central Missouri, USA)

• Title: Effect of life expectancy and fertility rate on country’s GDP: panel data evidence for East African countries

Presenter: Swarup Paudel (Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Economics, University of New Mexico)

Mentor: Dr. Alok Bohara (Professor, Department of Economics, University of New Mexico)

8:40 AM – 9:25 AM: Session 4

Moderator 4: Dr. Keshav Bhattarai, University of Central Missouri

• Title: Indian IT Women's Proliferation Aggravating Gender Inequality In The Tech World - A Case Study From West Bengal

Presenter: Arindam Chatterjee (Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science &Engineering, Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata, India)

Mentor: Dr. Rimu Chaudhuri (Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Heritage Business School, Kolkata, India)

• Title: Precision Farming

Presenter: Suman Ghimire (SEED Innovations, Nepal)

Mentor: Dr. Keshav Bhattarai (Professor, Geoscience, University of Central Missouri, USA)

9:30 AM – 10:15 AM: Session 5

Moderator 5: Dr. Disha Shende, Beloit College

• Title: Consumer's Willingness to Purchase White Bread Fortified with Fiber from Chile Industry Byproducts

Presenter: Pratima Bhandari (Graduate student, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business, New Mexico State University, USA)

Mentor: Dr. Ram Acharya (Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business, New Mexico State University, USA)

• Title: Virtual Leadership: A Study to discern efficacious e-leaders

Presenter: Arpita Bhattacharyya (Research Scholar, Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management, University of Calcutta, India)

Mentor: Dr. Madhumita Mohanty (Professor, Department of MBA (HRM), Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM), University of Calcutta, India)

10:20 AM – 11:05 AM: Session 6

Moderator 6: Dr. Mandy Liu, Gordon College

• Title: Effect of Public Health Expenditure on Life Expectancy: Evidence from Selected OECD

Presenter: Rex W. Sitti (Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Economics, University of New Mexico)

Mentor: Dr. Alok Bohara (Professor, Department of Economics, University of New Mexico)

• Title: Impact of Natural Disasters on Household Income: Evidence from Household Survey

Presenter: Chandrika Mondal (Research Assistant, James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University, Bangladesh)

Mentor: Dr. Enamul Haque (Professor, Department of Economics, East West University, Bangladesh)

11:05 AM – 11:10 AM: Dr. Enamul Haque, Closing Remarks

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM: Post-seminar Networking (Optional); Moderator: Dr. Mandy Li