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Proloy Barua
Research Fellow, BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University, SK Centre, GP, Ja-4, TB Gate, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
Education
Naresuan University
Ph.D. in Health Systems Management
Pitshanulok, Thailand
2020
Thesis: Investigation into Health Disparities among Stateless Children in Tak Province, Thailand
Brandeis University
M.A. in Sustainable International Development
Massachusetts, USA
2015
Thesis: Factors Affecting Technology Adoption among Smallholder Maize Farmers in Tanzania
Bangladesh Agricultural University
M.S. in Agricultural Economics (Marketing)
Mymensingh, Bangladesh
2002
Thesis: Inter-temporal Price Behaviour and Price-Supply Relationship of Selected Crops in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Agricultural University
B.Sc. in Agricultural Economics
Mymensingh, Bangladesh
2000
Professional Experience
Research Fellow
BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
2023 (AUg) - Present
Assistant Scientist
BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University
Dhaka, Bangladesh
2020 (Oct) - 2023 (June)
- Designed and implemented short courses for public health professionals
- Worked on GIS Mapping for three urban slums in Dhaka
- Applied Multilevel modelling with Bangladesh Urban Health Survey-2014 data
Thematic Research Head
IERC, BRAC International
Dhaka, Bangladesh
2015 - 2016
Research Fellow
IERC, BRAC International
Dhaka, Bangladesh
2014 - 2015
Senior Research Associate
Research Unit, BRAC Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
2010 - 2013
Research Associate-II
Research Unit, BRAC Sierra Leone and BRAC Liberia
Freetown, Sierra Leon
2009 - 2010
Research Associate-I
Research Unit, BRAC Uganda
Kampala, Uganda
2008 - 2009
Staff Researcher
Research and Evaluation Division (RED), BRAC Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh
2003 - 2008
Scholarships and Fellowships
Naresuan University Scholarship
Ph.D. Program at Naresuan University
Pitshanulok, Thailand
2016
BITSS Summer Program
Short Training at University of California
Berkeley, USA
2014
Heller Scholarship
Graduate Program at Brandeis University
Waltham, USA
2013
CEGA Fellowship
Short Term Research at University of California
Berkeley, USA
2012
Scientific Publications
Healthcare policies for stateless populations in ASEAN countries: a scoping review.
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 22(3), 597–620. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-019-00945-y
N/A
2020
Barua, P., Bangpan, M., Narattharaksa, K., Suphanchaimat, R., & Chaiyakunapruk, N.
The impact of the stateless health insurance scheme on inpatient service utilization of stateless children at the four selected district hospitals in Tak Province, Thailand.
The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 35(1). https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.2913
N/A
2020
Barua, P. & Narattharaksa, K.
The health status and insurance affiliation of stateless children in Tak Province, Thailand
International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, 13(3), 219–238. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-06-2019-0046
N/A
2020
Barua, P. & Narattharaksa, K. C.
Association between Health Insurance and Incidence of Death in Stateless Children in Tak Province, Thailand
Journal of Health Management 22(2):097206342093793. https://doi.org/10.1177/0972063420937930
N/A
2020
Barua, P. & Narattharaksa, K. C.
Health: Treating symptoms, not the cause. In Atlas of the stateless: facts and figures about exclusion and displacement (pp. 16–17).
Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung. https://www.rosalux.de/fileadmin/rls_uploads/pdfs/sonst_publikationen/atlasofthestateless2020_web_201029.pdf
N/A
2020
Barua, P.
Impact of application of sufficiency economy philosophy on the well-being of Thai population: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of relevant studies.
Bangladesh Journal of Progressive Science and Technology, 7(1), 195–219. https://doi.org/10.25133/JPSSv27n3.0013
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2019
Barua, P. & Tejativaddhana, P.
Study the Intercropping and Sole Cropping of Banana in Some Selected Areas of Bogra.
Journal of Population and Social Studies, 27(3), 157–160.
N/A
2009
Islam, M., Ahmed, J., Begum, S., Barua, P., & Miah, M.
Vegetable growing as a livelihood strategy: learning from BRAC CFPR Programme.
The Journal of Rural Development, 35(2), 141–160.
N/A
2008
Barua, P., & Uddin, J.
An economic analysis of BRRI dhan 29 in Boro season under different farm categories in some selected sites of Dewanganj Upazila
The Journal of Rural Development, 34(1),55–70.
N/A
2007
Rahaman, H., Barua, P., & Ahmed, JU
Growth, price instability and flexibility of major crops in Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh Journalof Agricultural Economics. 23(2), 103–116
N/A
2002
Barua, P., & Alam, S.
Reports/Working Papers
R Codes for Creating an Interactive Map [Tutorial].
Not peer reviewed, https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.35328.97289
N/A
2021
Barua, P.
Spatial disparities in COVID-19 cases, deaths, and vaccination coverage in Bangladesh An application of R Programming.
Not peer reviewed, http://rgdoi.net/10.13140/RG.2.2.20803.94244
N/A
2021
Barua, P.
Factors affecting technology adoption among smallholder maizefarmers in Tanzania.
http://rgdoi.net/10.13140/RG.2.1.3683.1123
N/A
2015
Barua,P.
Improving livelihood using livestock: Impact evaluation of “targeting ultra‑poor” programme in Afghanistan.
BRAC International. http://rgdoi.net/10.13140/RG.2.2.24850.58563
N/A
2013
Munshi, S., & Barua, P.
Impact Evaluation of BRAC‘s Microfinance Plus Programs in Uganda: Quasi‑Experimental Design.
BRAC International. Available at https://bigd.bracu.ac.bd/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Impact-Evaluation-of-BRAC%E2%80%98s-Microfinance-Plus-Programmes-in-Uganda.pdf
N/A
2013
Barua, P., & Munshi, S.
Sector Scan of TUP Enterprises: Identifying Determinants of Sustainability.
BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED). Available at https://bigd.bracu.ac.bd/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Sector-Scan-of-TUP-Enterprises-Identifying-Determinants-of-Sustainability.pdf
N/A
2005
Alarakhia, S., & Barua, P.