Centre for Ethics
  • Home
  • News & Events
  • Academics
  • YU-FIC
  • Eth Com
  • Publications & Reports
  • About us
  • Vision
  • Research
  • Collaborations
  • Media
  • Links
  • Extension activities
  • Faculty
  • Projects
  • Student Exchange
  • Alumni
  • Forum
  • Contact us

Projects

Upcoming/Ongoing research:

Year: 2023/Seed Grant                                                                      
                                                                Adverse Childhood Experiences in Dakshina Kannada:

                     A Mixed-Methods Study on Parent-Teacher- Child Triads in Addressing Adolescent Wellbeing- A Pilot Study
We are working with schools to study Adolescents' Adverse Childhood Experiences (AACE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has been humanity's most significant public health challenge in the 21st century.  There is awareness of the adverse academic outcomes due to school closures. However, there is little discussion on the adverse childhood experiences of children who have experienced enormous stress due to several experiences like mortality & morbidity amongst parents/relatives, losses in employment and education, lack of recreational activities and effects on mental health.  Our sequential mixed-methods study will study the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences among adolescents. The quantitative phase of the study will involve administering three surveys- A-CHES, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and SDQ scale. For the qualitative part of the pilot study, will include in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and participatory activities such as photovoice.
Name of the PI and Department:
PI- Dr. Vina Vaswani, Director, Centre for Ethics, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University)
Co-PI- Dr. Keerty Nakray, Adjunct faculty, Centre for Ethics, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University)
Co-PI- Dr. Poonam Naik, Professor and Head, Community Medicine, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University)
Co-PI Dr Anil Kakunje, Professor and Head, the Department of Psychiatry at Yenepoya Medical College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University).
Co-PI- Ms. Khadeejath Farseena, Tutor, Centre for Ethics, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University).
Co-PI- Dr. Basma Reem, Senior Resident, Department of Community Medicine at Yenepoya Medical College, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University).
Co-PI- Ms. Anjana Joy, Rehabilitation specialist, Department of Psychiatry, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University). 

about_the_seed_grant.pdf
File Size: 189 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File



  • Yenepoya University - Fogarty International Center's Research Ethics Master's Program for India (2017-2021): Funded by NIH, USA
  • Global Forum for Bioethics in Research (GFBR), UK Fellowship by Invitation (2018): 
  • Collaborative study:
A new ethical and regulatory framework for the use of human challenge studies on emerging infectious diseases – A collaborative study funded by Greenwall Foundation, Wellcome Trust and Brocher Foundation  Lead collaborator: Dr. Seema Shah, Seattle Children’s Hospital and Research Institute

Completed research:

  • International Consortium for Evidence Based Research and Advocacy on Gender, Co-Ordinator: Dr Keerty Nakray, Associate Professor, Jindal Global Law School, Sonipat, Haryana (http://www.jgu.edu.in/cwlsc/)Member Organisations:Martha Farell, Director,  Participatory Research in Asia, PRIA, 42, Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110062, http://www.pria.org/ Dr. Vina Vaswani  M.D, MPhil, M.A (Bioethics), Director, Centre for Ethics, Yenepoya University, Secretary, Yenepoya University Ethics Committee, Mangalore 575018 India  www.yenepoya.edu.i​n
Contact us
About us
Academics
Center for Ethics is a unit of  Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore. India. 
  • Home
  • News & Events
  • Academics
  • YU-FIC
  • Eth Com
  • Publications & Reports
  • About us
  • Vision
  • Research
  • Collaborations
  • Media
  • Links
  • Extension activities
  • Faculty
  • Projects
  • Student Exchange
  • Alumni
  • Forum
  • Contact us