Dr. Anjana N

Dr. Anjana N, RN, MSW, Ph.D., is the Research Coordinator at MES Medical College, Kerala. She holds a Ph.D. in Social Work from Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru. With a strong academic foundation in Medical and Psychiatric Social Work and Nursing, her doctoral research focussed on digital wellbeing, adolescent mental health, and family dynamics in the Indian context. She was qualified for the UGC-NET with Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and was upgraded to the UGC Senior Research Fellowship during her doctoral studies. She is also a registered nurse and a life member of the National Association of Professional Social Workers in India. A recipient of the Dr. Sr. Mary Glowrey Scholarship (2019)- an international program jointly offered by the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences and St Vincent’s Health Australia, Dr. Anjana completed a short course on Disability and International Development from the Nossal Institute for Global Health, University of Melbourne.
Her research experience includes significant contributions as a Research Officer at the International Centre for Consortium Research in Social Care (ICRS) for projects funded by the British Council and the University Grants Commission, in collaboration with the University of York and the University of Melbourne. Her work supported psychosocial and epidemiological research in chronic illness, cancer care, disability, mental health comorbidities, and public health. She also served as a Project Assistant for a UK–India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) project of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences with the University of York, London, and the University of Melbourne, Australia (funded by the British Council and the University Grants Commission, 2018–2020), and contributed to a Disability Caregivers Project in collaboration with the University of Melbourne.

Dr. Anjana’s methodological expertise spans mixed-methods research, systematic reviews, intervention design, advanced data analytics, scientific writing, and research capacity-building. Her publications in national and international journals cover addiction, public health, community mental health, and digital wellbeing. She has presented her research at multiple national and international conferences and received the Best Paper Award at the XIV International Conference on Psychiatry, Mental Disorders and Conditions, Dubai (2020). She has also served as a resource person for mental health workshops and international research symposiums. Her research training includes intensive programmes at the International Center for Mental Health Social Research, University of York, and at the University of Melbourne. During her MSW programme, she received both the Best Outgoing Student Award and the Best Fieldworker Award in Medical and Psychiatric Social Work.
A committed advocate for bridging research, practice, and policy, Dr. Anjana works to strengthen a research culture that promotes inclusive, evidence-based, and culturally responsive healthcare. Her long-term vision is to advance research leadership in healthcare by designing impactful studies, mentoring emerging scholars, and contributing to the development of stronger, more responsive health systems.