Uttara Seshu

Uttara Seshu

Research Intern

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Doctoral candidate in Public Health || Menstrual Educator || Strategy || Research || Program Management|| Penn State || TERI

  • Education

    • Penn State College of Medicine

      2022 -
    • TERI School of Advanced Studies

      2016 - 2018
      Master of Arts (M.A.) Development

      Development Practitioner

    • Delhi University

      2012 - 2015
      Bachelor of Arts - BA Economics and Mathematics

      Activities and Societies: Departmental President

  • Experience

    • LOKASHRAYA FOUNDATION

      Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
      Research Intern
    • Centre for Advocacy and Research - India

      Jan 2018 - Apr 2018
      Research Intern
    • India Fellow Social Leadership Program

      Jul 2018 - Aug 2019
      India fellow

      Social Leadership

    • INNOVATORS IN HEALTH

      Aug 2019 - Aug 2020
      Project Manager

      1. Leading Maternal and Newborn Health in Dalsinghsarai block , Samastipur, Bihar.2. Co-lead a Trial on Post Partum Depression funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Dalsinghsarai Block, Samastipur.

    • Project Baala

      Aug 2020 - Jun 2022
      Strategy and Program Lead
    • Uninhibited

      May 2022 - Jul 2022
      Fundraising Consultant

      I support the organisation with1. Grant applications and fundraising activities2. Documentation

    • Penn State College of Medicine

      Aug 2022 - now
      Doctoral Candidate
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Navigating Foodborne Outbreak

      Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
      Oct 2022
    • Good Clinical Practice (GCP) for Clinical Trials with Investigational Drugs and Medical Devices

      CITI Program
      Jan 2025
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Uttara Seshu
      Mark J Young International Health Policy scholarship Global Health Center, Penn State May 2024 Worked on developing and advocating a survey-based screening policy policy for menstrual health disorders at a country level in India.
    • Awarded to Uttara Seshu
      Directors recognition in Public health - Apr 2024 Recognition for public health research and community intervention work.
    • Awarded to Uttara Seshu
      Graduate Research Assistantship Penn States College of Medicine Aug 2022 Working on a project in partnership with Pennsylvania Department of Health to investigate covid-related changes in Maternal and Child Health outcomes in Pennsylvania.
    • Awarded to Uttara Seshu
      India fellow - July 1, 2018 Fellowship to work with a Not-for-Profit
    • Awarded to Uttara Seshu
      Smt. Kiran Devi Memorial Award for Outstanding Academic performance Department of Arts May 1, 2014 Gold medal for outstanding academic performance during my undergraduate program.