Biplab Datta

Assistant Professor

Biplab Datta

Assistant Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Population Health Science

Education

  • Ph.D., Economics, General Georgia State University, 2017

  • MA, Economics, General Simon Fraser University, 2010

  • BS, Economics, General University of Dhaka, 2009

Awards & Honors

  • E.D. (Jack) Dunn Fellowship Georgia State University, 2016

  • Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Fellowship Georgia State University, 2015

  • The Quantitative Economics Award Georgia State University, 2015

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • MPHM 8280

    Research Methods

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Inequities in routine preventive care utilization among persons with overweight/obesity in the United States: An analysis of nativity, racial and ethnic identity, and socioeconomic status, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • The role of child marriage and marital disruptions on hypertension in women - A nationally representative study from India, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Role of perceived social support in COVID-19 vaccine uptake among U.S. adults, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Preventive Behaviors Among Leukemia and Lymphoma Cancer Survivors: Results From the 2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Allostatic load and cardiovascular outcomes in males with prostate cancer, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal

Research Interests

Global health, health economics, non-communicable diseases, child marriage, socioeconomic determinants of health, health disparity.

Professional Service

  • BMC Public Health 2021 - Present

    Role: Editorial Review Board Member
  • PLOS Global Public Health 2021 - Present

    Role: Editorial Review Board Member