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Mahesh Karra

BtH: Why Global Studies Matters Right Now

in Beyond the Headlines, Videos

During a special online edition of Beyond the Headlines (BtH), panelists discuss why global studies is so important today.

Tagged: 2020, Adil Najam, Ambassador Vesko Garcevic, BtH, global studies, Mahesh Karra, Rachel Nolan

Karra Presents on Gender and Mobile Money

in Research

Professor Mahesh Karra presented the preliminary findings of a study on gender and mobile money in Mozambique.

Tagged: 2020, Africa, Faculty News, Mahesh Karra, research

Karra Publishes Research on Medicare & Medicaid Expansion

in Research

Professor Mahesh Karra’s new research on public perception of the future expansion of Medicare and Medicaid has been published.

Tagged: 2020, Faculty News, Mahesh Karra, medicaid buy-in, medicare for all, Pardee School

Karra Co-Authors Research on Postpartum Family Planning in Tanzania

in Research

New research co-authored by Mahesh Karra evaluates the intervention that sought to improve women’s access to PPFP in Tanzania.

Tagged: 2020, BMC Public Health, Mahesh Karra, research

Karra Publishes Research on Birth Spacing and Child Health

in Research

Prof. Mahesh Karra publishes a co-authored research paper entitled “Birth Spacing and Child Health Trajectories,” in the Population and Development Review.

Tagged: 2020, Birth Spacing, Child health, Mahesh Karra, Population and Development Review, Women's Health

Karra and Colleagues Release First Round Results of COVID-19 Survey

in Research

Early results of a national web survey on COVID-19 symptoms and responses, conducted by Prof. Karra and colleagues, finds that older people in the U.S. are maintaining fewer close contacts than younger cohorts.

Tagged: 2020, coronavirus, COVID-19, GDP Center, Harvard School of Public Health, Mahesh Karra, research, survey

Karra Launches Survey on COVID-19 and Social Distancing

in Research

Mahesh Karra launches a national web survey to gather information on the prevalence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) symptoms and social distancing behavior from the general U.S. population

Tagged: 2020, coronavirus, COVID-19, GDP Center, Harvard School of Public Health, Mahesh Karra, research, survey

Karra Presents at EEA on Reproductive Health in India

in Events News

Prof. Mahesh Karra spoke at EEA Conference in Boston and presented research on “Mummy-ji: The Influence of Mothers-in-Law on Women’s Social Networks, Mobility, and Reproductive Health in India.”

Tagged: 2020, Eastern Economic Association, India, Mahesh Karra, Reproductive Health

Karra to Join Editorial Advisory Committee of IPSRH

in Research

Karra to join the Editorial Advisory Committee (EAC) for International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health.

Tagged: 2020, International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, jornal, Karra, Mahesh Karra

Human Capital Initiative Receives $500,000 Grant

in Research

Human Capital Initiative’s POWER Receives $500,000 Grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation with Professors Karra and Brule on the research team.

Tagged: 2020, GDP, GDP Center, Mahesh Karra, Program on Women' Empowerment Research, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Karra’s India Social Networks Study Highlighted by News 18

in In the Media

Prof. Mahesh Karra’s research examines the challenges faced by women in rural India in navigating crucial issues like fertility and family planning.

Tagged: 2019, Mahesh Karra

Karra Meets With Members of Uganda NPC

in General News, Research

Prof. Mahesh Karra recently met with members of the Uganda National Population Council (NPC) to discuss the importance of the Demographic Dividend.

Tagged: 2019, Mahesh Karra, NPC, Uganda

Karra Presents at UAPS 8th African Population Conference

in General News, Research

Prof. Mahesh Karra presented at the Union for African Population Studies (UAPS) 8th African Population Conference in Kampala, Uganda.

Tagged: 2019, African Population Conference, Mahesh Karra, UAPS

GDP Center Hosts Research on Tap Session

in Events News, General News, Research

Profs. Mahesh Karra and Rachel Brule presented as part of the Research on Tap session on human capital and global development.

Tagged: 2019, GDP Center, Mahesh Karra, Rachel Brule, Research on Tap

Karra Gives Seminar Talk at BU Institute of Economic Development

in Events News

Prof. Mahesh Karra gave a talk entitled “The Causal Effect of Improved Access to Family Planning: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Urban Malawi.”

Tagged: 2019, BU Institute of Economic Development, Mahesh Karra, Urban Malawi

Karra Publishes Journal Article on Postpartum IUD Counseling in Sri Lanka

in General News, Research

Prof. Mahesh Karra published an article entitled “Ethnolinguistic Concordance and the Receipt of Postpartum IUD Counseling Services in Sri Lanka.”

Tagged: 2019, International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Journal Article, Mahesh Karra

Karra Conducts Jaunpur Social Networks Study

in General News, Research

Prof. Mahesh Karra has been working on a research project in India entitled the Jaunpur Social Networks Study (JSNS).

Tagged: 2019, India, JSNS, Mahesh Karra, research

Karra Publishes Journal Article on Sri Lanka Research

in General News, Research

Prof. Mahesh Karra recently published a journal article on the effect of a postpartum IUD intervention on counseling and choice.

Tagged: 2019, Journal Article, Mahesh Karra, Sri Lanka

Karra Publishes Journal Article in BMC Public Health

in General News, Research

Prof. Mahesh Karra published a journal article entitled “Long Run Height and Education Implications of Early Life Growth Faltering.”

Tagged: 2019, BMC Public Health, Journal Article, Mahesh Karra

Karra Presents Research at Safe Motherhood Initiative in Malawi

in General News, Research

Prof. Mahesh Karra presented research at a meeting of the Technical Working Group (TWG) of the Safe Motherhood Initiative in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Tagged: 2019, Family Planning, Mahesh Karra, Malawi, research, Safe motherhood initiative

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