• Anthropologist, researcher, mentor, teacher. 

• More than 30 years in community health research. 

• Leader of multifaceted research teams. 

• Founding Principal Investigator, iSHARE, the INDEPTH Data Repository. 

• Established the Indian Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems Network (IHN). 

• Guide to national and international scholars, including Masters, PhD, and Post-Doctoral students.