Sabita Jyoti

I am a medical doctor, public health researcher, and academician specializing in Community Medicine. She holds an MBBS degree from Nepalgunj Medical College, Kathmandu University, and an MD in Community Medicine from Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu University. My professional experience encompasses medical education, public health research, clinical practice, field epidemiology, disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, and community-based health promotion.

I served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Medicine at Nepalgunj Medical College Teaching Hospital, Banke, Nepal, where i was involved in undergraduate medical education, student counselling, research supervision, community field activities, and medical camps. During my postgraduate residency, I have contributed to teaching undergraduate medical students, mentoring student research projects, coordinating community-based learning activities, and participating in public health programmes. I have also gained professional experience which includes clinical service in emergency departments and intensive care units, as well as work as a Research Consultant with the Nepal Health Research Council, where I contributed to research activities related to non-communicable diseases in childhood, data verification, report writing, proposal development, and outbreak investigation.

My research interests include cancer prevention and control, tobacco control, non-communicable diseases, occupational and environmental health, pesticide exposure and associated health risks, disease prevention, and medical education. Infact my MD thesis examined the effects of pictorial health warnings on tobacco product packaging among higher secondary school students in Kathmandu district and was funded by the University Grants Commission, Nepal. My subsequent research has focused on pesticide-related occupational hazards, farmers’ knowledge and practices concerning pesticide use, environmental health, and teaching-learning preferences among medical students. I have authored several peer-reviewed publications and contributed as a co-author to more than 20 additional research articles.

Also, I contribute to academic publishing and scientific communication as an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health and a peer reviewer for several medical and public health journals, including Frontiers in Medicine and PLOS ONE. Her technical expertise includes research methodology, statistical analysis using SPSS and Stata, scientific writing, and research mentorship.

Committed to advancing evidence-based public health practice, However, my particularly interested in strengthening preventive oncology, cancer risk-factor research, community-based cancer prevention, and health promotion. Through my combined experience in teaching, research, and public health practice, my aim is to contribute to improved health outcomes, stronger research capacity, and the integration of scientific evidence into healthcare and public health policy.