Dr. Kiruthika Selvaraj

Assistant Professor

Email : kiruthika.selvaraj@phfiiphs.ac.in

Dr. Kiruthika Selvaraj

A Brief Biography:

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 evaluated 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.

Academic Qualifications

PhD (Nutrition), MSc (Applied Nutrition)

Research Areas

Maternal and child health and nutrition, food safety, food system and nutrition nexus

List of Your Publications:

Selvaraj, K., Mondal, A. and Kulkarni, B., Strengthening agriculture-nutrition linkages to improve consumption of nutrient-dense perishable foods in India-existing evidence and way forward.
Selvaraj, K., Mamidi, R.S., Peter, R. and Kulkarni, B., 2022. Acceptability of Locally Produced Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in Malnourished Children: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Crossover Study. Indian Journal of Pediatrics, pp.1-7.
Dasi, T., Selvaraj, K., Pullakhandam, R. and Kulkarni, B., 2019. Animal source foods to alleviate the double burden of malnutrition in countries undergoing the nutrition transition. Animal Frontiers, 9(4), pp.32-38.
Surendran, S., Selvaraj, K., Turner, C., Addanki, S., Kannuri, N.K., Debbarma, A., Kadiyala, S., Kinra, S. and Walls, H., 2020. Characterizing the fruit and vegetable environment of peri-urban Hyderabad, India. Global Food Security, 24, p.100343.
Lieber, J., Kinra, S., Addanki, S., Prabhakar, S., Bhogadi, S., Mallinson, P. A., …Selvaraj K, Debbarma A, Deo Sarang & Kannuri, N. K. (2023). Process evaluation of a financial incentive scheme to increase fruit and vegetable purchasing from unorganized retailers in rural Telangana, India (preprint).

UKRI-GCRF Action against stunting hub papers

Publications List

Selvaraj, K., Mondal, A. and Kulkarni, B., Strengthening agriculture-nutrition linkages to improve consumption of nutrient-dense perishable foods in India-existing evidence and way forward.
Selvaraj, K., Mamidi, R.S., Peter, R. and Kulkarni, B., 2022. Acceptability of Locally Produced Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in Malnourished Children: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Crossover Study. Indian Journal of Pediatrics, pp.1-7.
Dasi, T., Selvaraj, K., Pullakhandam, R. and Kulkarni, B., 2019. Animal source foods to alleviate the double burden of malnutrition in countries undergoing the nutrition transition. Animal Frontiers, 9(4), pp.32-38.
Surendran, S., Selvaraj, K., Turner, C., Addanki, S., Kannuri, N.K., Debbarma, A., Kadiyala, S., Kinra, S. and Walls, H., 2020. Characterizing the fruit and vegetable environment of peri-urban Hyderabad, India. Global Food Security, 24, p.100343.
Lieber, J., Kinra, S., Addanki, S., Prabhakar, S., Bhogadi, S., Mallinson, P. A., …Selvaraj K, Debbarma A, Deo Sarang & Kannuri, N. K. (2023). Process evaluation of a financial incentive scheme to increase fruit and vegetable purchasing from unorganized retailers in rural Telangana, India (preprint).

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