With a Ph.D in Geography from the University of Minnesota, MPhil in Population Studies, and an M.A. in Urban Development from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India Dr. Debs Ghosh is currently an Associate Professor of Geography at UConn. She is also a Principal Investigator of the Institute on Collaboration for Health Intervention and Policy and is affiliated with Yale University Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS. As a health geographer, Debs’ research and teaching are primarily focused on the relationship between ‘place’ and health, where a place is a multidimensional unit, connecting people (vulnerable populations), things (facilitators and barriers), and environment. Her research focuses on areas in the US (Connecticut, Minnesota, Ohio) as well as abroad (India, Uganda, Canada). Dr. Ghosh incorporates research into pedagogy by teaching seminars on ‘Health Geography’, ‘Spatial Analysis of Social Issues, and ‘Geographic Information System for Health and Environment’. Dr. Ghosh is also an avid runner and loves to travel.
