Over 13 years of experience in nursing education, research, and geriatric health systems. Work focuses on healthy ageing, scale development, and implementation research, with contributions to statewide geriatric care initiatives. He served the Centre for Gerontological Studies and the State Resource Centre for Older People at Kerala University of Health Sciences in curriculum design, faculty development, and collaboration with government and academic institutions. Proficient in SPSS, NVivo, QDA Miner, and Jamovi.
Research Projects
1) The Healthy Ageing Project at Kerala University of Health Sciences
Outcomes
Developed Scales (KUHS HAAS) and Guidelines for Healthy Ageing.
2) Connecting Services to People in Need – State Resource Centre for Older People (SRCOP), Kerala University of Health Sciences and funded by the Social Justice Department (SJD), Government of Kerala.
Outcomes
Revision of management manuals and grading standards for the Government Old Age Homes in Kerala
Development of educational materials to support home-based care for older adults and capacity-building training for Multi-Task Care Providers (MTCP)
3) Nursing Excellence in Kerala: A comprehensive enquiry into Nursing Practice Environment
Status: Project in progress
1) Oral paper presentation (National conference)
Title: “Perspectives on Healthy Ageing.” Theme: Decade of Healthy Ageing: Paradigms and Innovations.
Event: 37th Annual National Conference of the Geriatric Society of India (GSICON 2024).
Venue: IMA Hall, Kochi, Kerala.
Date: 13–15 December 2024.
Recognition: Received an Appreciation Award for excellence in scientific presentation
2) Oral paper presentation (International conference)
Title: “Resource Utilisation for Healthy Ageing in Kerala: A Mixed Method Approach.”
Event: International Conference on Unveiling New Horizons: Perspectives on the Sociology of Ageing & Elderly Individuals. Department of Sociology, Loyola College of Social Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram.
Date: 13–14 July 2023.
Recognition: Selected as the best paper presented at the conference.
Research Fellowship – Young Scientist 2022 by COSTFORD Thrissur