Resumé

Shruti Shukla is a PhD candidate at the Professorship for Global Health at TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology. In addition to her current position she has been working as a research associate on the COV-CSRD project since September 2021. Before joining the team, she was placed at the Chair of Sociology of Diversity at TUM Department of Sport and Health Sciences where she taught courses on Global Health, Health Promotion and Health & Society.

Shruti has a master’s degree in Global Health from Maastricht University, The Netherlands. In this master, her thesis focussed on analysing the influence of macro-level factors on breastfeeding policies in Nepal. Prior to moving to Europe, she worked in the field of maternal and child health, focussing on nutrition and health promotion in various resource poor locations in India. 

Her areas of interest include gender related health inequities, gender-based violence and women empowerment. Presently, her research focuses on the intersections between empowerment strategies, gender norms and maternal health outcomes.

Publications

Steinert JI, Shukla S, Vasumati Satish R. Navigating distress: Exploring factors affecting adolescent girls' wellbeing during and after a violence-focused survey in Maharashtra, India. Child Abuse & Neglect. 2024; 152, 106779.

Shukla S, Abejirinde I-OO, Meyer SR, Shenderovich Y, Steinert JI. Mechanisms behind gender transformative approaches targeting adolescent pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries: a realist synthesis protocol. Systematic Reviews. 2024; 13, 95.

Meyer SR, Hardt S, Brambilla R, Shukla S & Stöckl H. Sociological Theories to Explain Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. 2023; Online First.

Shukla S, Castro Torres AF, Vasumati Satish R, Shenderovich Y, Abejirinde I-OO, Steinert JI. Factors associated with adolescent pregnancy in Maharashtra, India: a mixed-methods study. Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters. 2023; 31(1), 2249284.

Shukla S, Ezebuihe JA & Steinert JI. Association between public health emergencies and sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence, and early marriage among adolescent girls: a rapid review. BMC public health. 2023; 23(1), 1-14.

Steinert JI, Prince H, Ezebuihe JA, Shukla S. Violence Against Adolescent Girls During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Quantitative Evidence From Rural and Urban Communities in Maharashtra, India. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2023; 73(6), 1010-1018.