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Nemthianngai Guite

Nemthianngai Guite
Nemthianngai Guite
Associate Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health,
School of Social Sciences
Room No
229
Off. Phone
011-26704420
Residence
+91-9818804621
Email
nguite@mail.jnu.ac.in, nguite@jnu.ac.in
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in/Faculty/nguite/cv.pdf
Qualifications
  • M.Phil and PhD (Social Medicine), CSMCH, SSS. JNU
  • M.A (Social Work), Delhi School of Social Work, Delhi University
  • B.A (Pass), Miranda House, Delhi University
Areas of Interest/Specialization
  • Social Science Approaches to Public Health
  • Health Care Plurality and Indigenous System of Medicine
  • Communication and Health
  • Health Care Social Work Practice
  • Social Groups and Social Networks
Experience
  • Associate Professor, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 25th July 2016 to till date
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, University of Delhi, March 2005 to 24th July, 2016
Awards & Honours
  • India Cohort Leadership Journey 2023 awarded by the WomenLift Health, a fully funded leadership initiative designed to support women through the challenges and opportunities of advancing to senior leadership positions in global health.
  • Shastri Mobility Programme Grant Awarded by SICI (Shastri Indo Canadian Institute), for research on “Indigenous Medicine, Health Care Practices and Public Health in Canada: Drawing Inferences for India”, with Waakebiness-Bryce Institute for Indigenous Health, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1st December to 21st December 2018.
  • Awarded the Fulbright Nehru Post Doctoral Fellowship in Public Health (2016-2017) by USIEF (United States India Educational Foundation) (Forego).
  • Awarded the University of Hong Kong Young Scholar Award for Outstanding Abstract in the 2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development: The Agenda, held from 10-14 June 2010 in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.
  • Awarded the UGC Junior Research Fellowship in 2003 for pursuing Doctoral studies.
  • Received a citation for being the 5th position holder in 10+2 exams conducted by the Council of Higher Education, Manipur, 1996.
International Collaboration/Consultancy

None

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books
  • Ethnomedicine and Tribal Healing Practices in India: Challenges and Possibilities of Recognition and Integration, (Co-edited with Sunita Reddy and Bamdev Subedi), Springer Nature, 2022. ISBN/EAN: 9811942854/9789811942853
  • “Addressing Hegemony within the System of Medicine for an Inclusive and Sustainable Health System: The Case of Traditional Medicine in India”, CASTE/ A Global Journal on Social Exclusion, Vol 3 No.2, 2022, pp: 335-344, published by Center for Global Development + Sustainability, The Heller School at Brandeis University, USA. ISSN No. 2639-4928
  • “Indigenous Population and the Battle against COVID-19 in India”, The Indian Journal of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Quarterly, April 2021, Vol.82, Issue 2, Pages 197-220
  • Co-authors with faculty CSMCH, SSS, JNU, A Commentary on “Indian Public Health Associations on COVID-19: The Politics of Knowledge”, Economic and Political Weekly, Mumbai, Weekly, 08 August 2020, Vol.55, Issue No.32-33, Pages 19-22. ISSN No. (Print) 0012-9976 (Online) 2349-8846
  • Co-authors with faculty CSMCH, SSS, JNU, A Special article on “Beyond Biomedical and Statistical Approaches in COVID-19: How Shoe-leather Public Health Works”, Economic and Political Weekly, Mumbai, Weekly, 31 October, Vol.55, Issue No.44, Pages 47 -58. ISSN No. (Print) 0012-9976 (Online) 2349-8846
  • “Elderly as Repository of Indigenous Medicinal Knowledge in India’s Northeastern Region”, HelpAge India Research and Development Journal, New Delhi, Special Edition, January 2020, Vol.26, No.1, Pages 5-11. ISSN: 0972-0227

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