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Proochista Ariana

Associate Professor - International Development and Health, Director of MSc in International Health and Tropical Medicine

University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health

Proochista Ariana is Associate Professor of International Development and Health and Director of the MSc in International Health and Tropical Medicine, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine. Her research empirically examines the relationship between processes of development and health in resource limited and transition contexts, appreciating the multidimensionality of both.

Interests

  • International Development
  • Global Health
  • Capacity Building

Education

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education

    University of Oxford

  • DPhil in International Development

    University of Oxford

  • MS in International Health

    Harvard University

Recent Publications

The place of technology in the Capability Approach

Increasing scholarly attention has focussed on how to integrate technology within the Capability Approach (CA), yet without a …

The Social Implications of Technology Diffusion: Uncovering the Unintended Consequences of People's Health-Related Mobile Phone Use in Rural India and China

After three decades of mobile phone diffusion, thousands of mobile-phone-based health projects worldwide (“mHealth”), and hundreds of …

Healthcare access: A sequence-sensitive approach

It is widely accepted that healthcare-seeking behaviour is neither limited to nor terminated by access to one single healthcare …

Awards

Major Educator - Medical Sciences Division - 2019

Major Educator in the Medical Sciences Division in the Oxford Teaching Excellence Awards for 2019.

Outstanding Supervisor Award - Medical Sciences - 2017

Outstanding Supervisor Award in the Medical Sciences in the OUSU Student-led Teaching Awards for 2017.

Special Recognition Award - 2017

Special Recognition Award in the OUSU Student-led Teaching Awards for 2017.

Most Acclaimed Lecturer - Medical Sciences Division - 2016

Most Acclaimed Lecturer in the Medical Sciences Division in the OUSU Student-led Teaching Awards for 2016.

Excellent Teacher Award - Medical Sciences Division - 2013

Excellent Teacher Award in the Medical Sciences Division in the Oxford Teaching Excellence Awards 2012-2013.

Most Acclaimed Lecturer - Medical Sciences Division - 2013

Most Acclaimed Lecturer in the Medical Sciences Division in the OUSU Student-led Teaching Awards for 2013.

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