Population Dynamics in Eastern India and Bangladesh

1. Demography of Bengal from a Historical Perspective.- 2. Explaining fertility decline in Greater Bengal: A spatial approach to testing the diffusion hypothesis.-  3. Contraceptive behavior among Bengalese: Pattern, preferences and practicality.- 4. Case Study: Acceptability, uptake and safety of postpartum intrauterine contraceptive device in a tertiary care hospital in eastern India.- 5. Case Study:  Wombs for Money: Commercial Surrogacy through Kolkata's Window.- 6. Case Study: Infertility Treatment in Kolkata: A qualitative Study.- 7. Socio-economic determinants of infant and child mortality: A study of Bengali speaking community in eastern India and Bangladesh.- 8. Decomposing areas in infant mortality: Treatment vs. Comparison in Matlab, Bangladesh

Aparajita Chattopadhyay is currently associated with the International Institute for Population Sciences as an Associate Professor in the area of Development Studies where she has invested significant time in academic research and post graduate teaching for close to two decades. An area expert in human geography and demography, Chattopadhyay has also served at the Banaras Hindu University as a faculty with the department of Geography for a brief period. Her teaching and research career includes a portfolio of wide ranging research projects and peer-reviewed academic publications. She has been a recipient of numerous medals, awards and grants for demographic and population related academic achievements and researches from reputed Universities and organizations including the likes of the University of Calcutta, International Institute for Population Sciences, Indian Association for the Study of Population, University of Karachi, University of Harvard, RAND corporation USA to highlight a few. She handled different research projects funded by the Government of India, UNICEF etc. Her area of academic and research interests includes Gender issues, Environment and development, Nutrition, Aging and Public Health.