Dr. Susmita Chattopadhyay - Center for Disease Dynamics ...

Dr. Susmita Chattopadhyay
Permanent address: 22/6, Madhusudan Das Lane, P. O. Botanic Garden,
Contact: +91 99537 70639
Howrah – 711103, West Bengal, India.
E-mail: s_chatterjee_123@yahoo.com; chatterjee@cddep.org
Academic Background:
Ø Ph. D. in Economics from University of Calcutta, India in 2005.
Ø Bachelor of Education (B. Ed.) from Jadavpur University, India in 1998.
Ø M. Sc. in Economics from the University of Calcutta, India in 1995.
Ø B. Sc in Economics from the University of Calcutta, India in 1993.
Other Academic Merits:
Ø Qualified National Educational Test for Lectureship (Economics) conducted by the University
Grants Commission in the year 1998.
Teaching Experiences:
Ø ‘Part-time Lecturer in Economics’ in the Department of Commerce, Surendranath College,
Kolkata from September 1997 to January 2001 and from February 2003 to April 2004.
Ø ‘Guest Lecturer in Economics’ in Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata from January 2000 to
January 2001.
Ø ‘Lecturer in Economics’ in Durgapur Government College from January to November 2001.
Research Experiences:
Ø ‘Research Assistant’ in the Department of Economics, University of Calcutta during 1997-00.
Ø ‘Field Survey Specialist’ (from June 2004 to July 2004), ‘Field Manager’ (from August 2004
to July 2006) and ‘Economist’ (August 2006 – August 2008) in Bill and Melinda Gates funded
research project on ‘Socio-behavioral and economic components of cholera and typhoid fever
studies in Kolkata’ conducted jointly by the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric
Diseases, Kolkata (A Medical Research Institute under Indian Council of Medical Research,
Government of India) and International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea.
Ø Senior Research Officer (from August 2009 to July 2010) in National AIDS Control
Organization (NACO) commissioned research project on “Impact assessment of targeted
interventions on HIV in India” at National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases,
Kolkata.
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Present Status:
Ø Post-doctoral Scholar (from August 2010) at the Centre for Disease Dynamics,
Economics and Policy (CDDEP), New Delhi.
Research Award:
Ø Asia Fellows Awards 2008-2009 (Cohort 10) administered by the Asian Scholarship
Foundation, Bangkok, Thailand, funded by the Ford Foundation. The title of the project under
this fellowship program was “Economic valuation of diabetes and its consequences in
Thailand”. Host Institution: Faculty of Pharmacy, Mahidol University, Thailand. Duration of
fellowship – 9 months (August 2008 to May 2009).
Publications:
Ø Chatterjee S; Riewpaiboon A; Piyauthakit P; Riewpaiboon W; Boupaijit K; Panpuwong N et al.
Cost of diabetes and its complications in Thailand: a complete picture of economic burden.
Health and Social Care in the Community (available online 29 th January 2011).
Ø Riewpaiboon A; Chatterjee S; Riewpaiboon W; Piyauthakit P. Disability and cost among the
diabetic patients at a public district hospital in Thailand. International Journal of Pharmacy
Practice (available online 14 th February 2011).
Ø Chatterjee S; Riewpaiboon A; Piyauthakit P; Riewpaiboon W. Cost of informal care for
diabetic patients at a public district hospital in Thailand. Primary Care Diabetes (available
online 18 th February 2011).
Ø Poulos C; Riewpaiboon A; … Chatterjee S; DeRoeck D. Cost of illness due to typhoid fever in
five Asian countries. Tropical Medicine and International Health (available online 12 th
January 2011).
Ø Prinja S; Bahuguna P; Rudra S; Gupta I; Kaur M; Mahendale SM; Chatterjee S; Panda S;
Kumar R. Cost effectiveness of targeted HIV prevention interventions for female sex workers
in India. Sextually Transmitted Infections (Forthcoming).
Ø Sur D; Chatterjee S; Riewpaiboon A; Manna B; Kanungo S; Bhattacharya SK (2009).
Treatment cost of typhoid fever in two hospitals in Kolkata, India – Journal of Health,
Population and Nutrition. Vol. 27, No. 6, pp. 725 – 732.
Ø Whittington D; Sur D; Cook J; Chatterjee S; Maskery B; Lahiri M et al. (2009). Rethinking
cholera and typhoid vaccination policies for the poor: private demand in Kolkata, India – World
Development. Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 399 – 409.
Ø Jeuland M; Cook J; Poulos C; Clemens J; Whittington D; Maskery B; Lauria D; Stewart J;
Lucas M; Islam Z; Malik R; Najib M; Chatterjee S (2009). Incorporating herd protection into
cost-effectiveness calculations of new-generation oral cholera vaccines: a multi-site analysis –
Value in Health. Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 899 – 908.
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Ø Chatterjee S (2009). Expansion of institutional credit: a district level study of rural West
Bengal – Prajnan. Vol. 37, No. 4, pp. 285 – 308.
Ø Chatterjee S (2008). Interest rates for rural credit: a study of some selected villages in West
Bengal – The Icfai Journal of Agricultural Economics. Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 83 – 102.
Ø Cook J; Jeuland M; Whittington D; Poulos C; Clemens J; Sur D; Anh DD; Agtini M; Bhutta Z;
Reiwpaiboon A; Maskery B; Chatterjee S et al. (2008). The cost-effectiveness of typhoid Vi
vaccination programs: calculations for four urban sites in four Asian countries – Vaccine. Vol.
26, No. 50, pp. 6305 – 6316.
Ø Chatterjee S (2007). Some aspects of institutional credit – a study of rural West Bengal –
Arthaniti. Vol. 6, Nos. 1-2, pp. 33 – 67.
Ø Chatterjee S (2006). Financial sector reforms and rural credit in India, Journal of Social and
Economic Development, Vol. 8, No. 2 pp. 121 – 146.
Ø Sur D; Cook J; Chatterjee S; Deen JL; Whittington D (2006). Increasing the transparency of
stated choice studies for policy analysis: designing experiments to produce raw response
graphs Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 189 – 199.
Manuscripts under Review:
Ø Cook J; Chatterjee S; Sur D; Whittington, D. Measuring risk attitudes among the urban poor:
an experimental approach in Kolkata, India. Environment and Development Economics.
Ø Riewpaiboon A; Chatterjee S; Piyauthakit P. Cost Analysis for Efficient Management: a Case
of Diabetes Treatment at a Public District Hospital in Thailand. International Journal of
Pharmacy Practice.
Presentations:
Ø “Financial liberalization and rural credit in India” – presented at the University Grants
Commission sponsored national seminar on “Development and Disparity” in the Department of
Economics, University of Calcutta during 23 rd – 24 th March 2006.
Ø “Methodology of Willingness to pay study in Kolkata, India” – presented at ‘Economics
Working Group Meeting of MICRODIS project’ organized jointly by the Department of
Economics, Jadavpur University, Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters,
Belgium and European Commission during 2 nd – 4 th November 2007
Ø “Implementing field surveys using stated preference” - presented at ‘Economics Working
Group Meeting of MICRODIS project’ organized jointly by the Department of Economics,
Jadavpur University, Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Belgium and
European Commission during 2 nd – 4 th November 2007.
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Ø “Cost of illness studies in India” – presented at the seminar on “Health & Education: Efficiency
versus Social Inclusion” organized by DRS Program of the Department of Economics,
University of Calcutta on February 11 & 12, 2010.
Ø Cost of illness of diabetes mellitus in Thailand” - presented at the ‘Tenth Annual Asia Fellows
Training:
Conference’ organized by the Asian Scholarship Foundation in Bangkok, Thailand on July 9 &
10, 2010.
Ø Online course on ‘Protecting Human Research Subjects in Social and Behavioral Research’
on 16 th February 2008 from University of California, Los Angeles.
Ø Seminar on ‘Informed Consent’ at the Faculty of Graduate Study, Mahidol University,
Bangkok, on 30 th September 2008.
Ø Training course on “Costing in Health Care” at Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
during 5 th – 10 th December 2008.
Ø NACO – WHO – National Institute of Epidemiology (NIE) capacity building workshop on
“Operations research in HIV/AIDS: focusing research methodology” at NIE, Chennai during
16 th – 20 th November 2009.
Ø Training on “Good Clinical Practice (GCP)” conducted jointly by the International Vaccine
Institute, Seoul, South Korea and Shantha Biotechnics, Hyderabad, India on 2 nd March 2010.
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