Dr. Shailendra Kumar Mishra
Department of Anthropology
University of Allahabad, Prayagraj-211002
Dr. Shailendra K. Mishra obtained undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of Allahabad. He joined the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata as a Junior Research Fellow and was awarded Ph.D. degree from the University of Calcutta. Prior to joining the University of Allahabad as Assistant Professor, he worked in Guru Ghasidas University, Sikkim University and the University of Pune. Presently, he is working as Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Allahabad. He received Population Policy Communication Fellowship of the Population Reference Bureau, USA and Associateship of the Indian Institute of Advance Studies, Shimla. His research is mostly focused on bio-cultural aspects of reproductive health, issues related to aging in Indian society, impacts of environment and climate change on society. He has published more than 50 articles/book chapters in national and international journals/volumes like Annals of Human Biology, Public Health Nutrition, Eating Behaviour, Environmental Hazards, Ethnicity & Disease, Collegium Antropologicum, Journal of Public Health, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Marine Geodesy, Environment, Development and Sustainability, Current Science, Journal of Social and Economic Change, and so on. He has been the Executive Council Member of Rashtriya Manav Sanghralaya Samiti, Ministry of Culture, GoI.