About
Jigyasa Sharma is a Doctor of Science candidate in the Department of Global Health and Population. She majors in the Population and Reproductive Health with minors in Quantitative Methods and Health Systems. Jigyasa's academic and research interest is at the intersection of reproductive health and health system strengthening in resource-constrained settings, and is inspired by questions of health equity and human rights. As a part of her doctoral training, she is keen on building an expertise in combined use of quantitive (epidemiological and econometric) and qualitative methods in global health research. Her dissertation research focuses on understanding the levels and determinants of, and evalution of strategies to improve, quality of facility-based care for mothers and newborns in low- and middle-income countries.
Originally from Nepal, Jigyasa received an MSc. in Public Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) from McGill University, and A.B. in Biological Sciences and Politics from Mount Holyoke College.