Dr. Kiruthika selvaraj
Kiruthika Selvaraj is an assistant professor of public health nutrition at the Indian Institute of Public Health, Public Health Foundation of India, Bhubaneswar. With her background in clinical and public health nutrition, she has been a part of various multidisciplinary studies using a mixed methods approach. Some of the notable projects she was involved in include the GCRF- Action Against Stunting Hub and System of Promoting National Dynamism for Agriculture and Nutrition (SPANDAN). Her doctoral research assessed the role and impact of participation in homestead food production on the nutritional status of children. Through her research, Kiruthika aims to imbibe interdisciplinarity to develop sustainable interventions and metrics to effectively assess and improve the nutritional status of the population. She graduated from ICMR—National Institute of Nutrition, India, with a PhD in nutrition.