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Ms Ruchika Mathur

BA,MA, MSc

Contact Details

Research Assistant
Health Promotion Research Centre
College of Medicine
University of Galway
Galway
E: ruchika.mathur@universityofgalway.ie

Biography

Ruchika Tara Mathur is a researcher in Health Promotion with the School of Health Sciences at the University of Galway. She is an alum of Trinity College Dublin with an MSc in Development Practice, and of Lady Shri Ram College in New Delhi with a BA in Political Science. Ruchika has worked as a peer-educator and development practitioner with experience in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) and participatory, public policy focused research in the non-profit sector. She has experience with various organisations such as the YP Foundation, PRIA, Ipas, Oxfam and the Population Council, as well as government bodies such NITI Aayog in India. Ruchika¿s work focuses on adolescent and youth participation in health service delivery and evaluation.

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2022)	'Key learnings from an outcome and embedded process evaluation of a direct to beneficiary mobile health intervention among marginalised women in rural Bihar, India' Irani, L., Verma, S., Mathur, R., Verma, R. K., Mohan, D., Dhar, D., ... & LeFevre, A. E. (2022) 'Key learnings from an outcome and embedded process evaluation of a direct to beneficiary mobile health intervention among marginalised women in rural Bihar, India'. BMJ Open, 12 (10) [Details]
	(2020)	'Youth participatory approaches and health equity: Conceptualization and integrative review' Ozer, E. J., Abraczinskas, M., Duarte, C., Mathur, R., Ballard, P. J., Gibbs, L., ... & Afifi, R. (2020) 'Youth participatory approaches and health equity: Conceptualization and integrative review'. American Journal Of Community Psychology, 66 (3-4):267-278 [Details]
	(2018)	'Youth engagement and participation: Field-building across research and practice' Ozer, E. J., Afifi, R., Gibbs, L., & Mathur, R. T. (2018) 'Youth engagement and participation: Field-building across research and practice'. Journal Of Adolescent Health, 63 (6):671-672 [Details]

Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
		CMNHS College Research Day, Mathur, R.T., Nic Gabhainn, S. & Kelly, C. Adolescent Voice: Enhancing adolescent participation in adolescent health service evaluation. [Poster Presentation], CMNHS College Research Day, University of Galway . [Details]
		Health Promotion Research Conference, Mathur, R.T. & Nic Gabhainn, S. Coming of Age: Adolescent participation in the evaluation of adolescent health services. [Poster Presentation], Health Promotion Research Conference, University of Galway . [Details]
	(2021)	IUSSP International Population Conference, Singh, S., Nanda, A., Mathur, R.T. & Hazra, A. (2021) Improving income and empowering self-help group members through a goat rearing initiative in Bihar, India. [Poster Presentation], IUSSP International Population Conference, Hyderabad , 01-DEC-21 - 01-DEC-21. [Details]
	(2014)	Irish Forum for Global Health Conference, McCormack, K.L. & Mathur, R.T. (2014) Disability and HIV and AIDS: A literature review of inclusion of people with disabilities in policy and programmes in low income countries. [Poster Presentation], Irish Forum for Global Health Conference, Dublin , 01-NOV-14 - 01-NOV-14. [Details]
	(2014)	20th International AIDS Society Conference, McCormack, K.L., Mathur, R.T. & Friel, E. (2014) Disability and HIV and AIDS: A literature review of inclusion of people with disabilities in policy and programmes in low income countries. [Poster Presentation], 20th International AIDS Society Conference, Melbourne, Australia , 01-JUL-14 - 01-JUL-14. [Details]