MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND STUDIES Sector 43, Aravalli Hills, Manav Rachna Campus Rd, Faridabad, Haryana 121004 Ms. Vandana Garg Designation: Assistant Professor Qualifications: MSc. Public Health Nutrition, Ph.D (Nutrition) pursuing Email: vandanagarg.fas@mriu.edu.in Experience: Research-10 years; Teaching- 4 years 3 months
Research Interest: Nutrition Epidemiology, Non-communicable diseases and Implementation Science Research
Journal Publication Details: International Journal 1. Myo Nyein Aung1, Claire Stein2, Wei-Ti Chen3, Vandana Garg4, Monika Saraswati Sitepu5, Nguyen Thi Dang Thu6, Carlos Primero D Gundran7, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan8, Unyaporn Suthutvoravut9, Aung Naing Soe10, Magde Nour11, Khin Khin Gyi12, Rainer Brandl13, Motoyuki Yuasa. Community responses to COVID-19 pandemic first wave containment measures: a multinational study. J Infect Dev Ctries 2021; 15(8):1107-1116. doi:10.3855/jidc.15254 2. Roopa Shivashankar1, Vandana Garg2, Joseph Alvin Santos3, Claire Johnson3, Kris Rogers4, Thout Sudhir Raj5, Priti Gupta6, Ritivk Amarchand7, Anand Krishnan7, Dorairaj Prabhakaran8, Sailesh Mohan8. REDUCING SALT ADDED TO CEREAL-BASED FOODS - A POSSIBLECONTEXT SPECIFIC STRATEGY FOR ACHIEVING SALT REDUCTION IN INDIA. Journal of Hypertension Vol 39, e-Supplement 1, March 2021 3. Tewari A, Praveen D, Madhira P, Josyula LK, Joshi R, Kokku SB, Garg V, Rawal I, Chopra K, Chakma N, Ahmed S, Pathmeswaran A, Godamunne P, Lata AS, Sahay R, Patel T, Gupta Y, Tandon N, Naheed A, Patel A and Kapoor D (2020). Feasibility of a Lifestyle Intervention Program for Prevention of Diabetes among Women with Prior Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (LIVINGStudy) in South Asia: A Formative Research Study. Front. Glob. Womens Health 1:587607. doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2020.58760 4. Anand S, Shivashankar R, Kondal D, Garg V, Khandelwal S, Gupta R, Krishnan A, Amarchand R, Poulter N, Reddy KS, Prabhakaran D, Mohan S. Potassium Intake in India: Opportunity for Mitigating Risks of HighSodium Diets. Am J Prev Med. 2020 Feb;58(2):302-312. 5. Gribble MO, Head JR, Prabhakaran D, Kapoor D, Garg V, Mohan D, Anjana RM, Mohan V, Vasudevan S, Kadir MM, Tandon N, Narayan KMV, Patel SA, Jaacks LM. Potentially Heterogeneous Cross-Sectional Associations of Seafood Consumption with Diabetes and Glycemia in Urban South Asia. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jan 10;17(2). 6. Claire Johnson, Joseph Alvin Santos , Emalie Sparks , Thout Sudhir Raj , Sailesh Mohan , Vandana Garg , Kris Rogers , Pallab K. Maulik , Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Bruce Neal and Jacqui Webster . Sources of Dietary Salt in North and South India Estimated from 24 Hour Dietary Recall. Nutrients February 2019 11(2):318 7. Christopher N. Ford, Lisa R. Staimez, Nida I. Shaikh, Nikhil Tandon, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Venkat K.M. Narayan And Vandana Garg. 1580-P: Dietary Index of Insulin Resistance and Insulin Secretion Predicts Diabetes Risk in Asian Indians. Diabetes 2019 Jun; 68(Supplement 1)
8. Garg V, Shivashankar R, Kondal D, Ghosh S, Khandelwal S, Gupta R, Krishnan A, Amarchand R, Prabhakaran D, Mohan S. Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to dietary salt intake among adults in North India. Public Health Nutr. 2018 Dec 28:1-9 9. Gupta P, Mohan S, Johnson C, Garg V, Thout SR, Shivashankar R, Krishnan A, Neal B, Prabhakaran D.Stakeholders' Perceptions Regarding a Salt Reduction Strategy for India: Findings from Qualitative Research. PLoS One. 2018 Aug 6;13(8) 10. Kasturia S, Ali MK, Narayan KMV, Tandon N, Shivashankar R, Garg V, Kapoor D, Mohanasundaram A, Mohan D, Kadir MM, Prabhakaran D, Mohan V, Jaacks LM. Diets for South Asians with diabetes: recommendations, adherence, and outcomes. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2018;27(4):823-831. 11. Claire Bailey, MPH, RD,Vandana Garg, MSc,Deksha Kapoor, MSc, Heather Wasser, PhD, MPH, RD, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, MD, DM, MSc,Lindsay M. Jaacks, PhD. Food Choice Drivers in the Context of the Nutrition Transition in Delhi, India. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, April 2018. 12. Johnson, C; Thout, SR; Mohan, S; Dunford, E; Farrand, C; Wu, JH; He, FJ; Shivashankar, R; Webster, J; Krishnan, A; Garg, V; Maulik, PK; Prabhakaran, D; Neal, B. Labelling completeness and sodium content of packaged foods in India. Public Health Nutrition, 2017. National Journal: 1. Nekulu Sasu and Vandana Garg. Assessment of Diet Quality and Physical Activity Of College Students.VOLUME 8 ISSUE 7 2022 PAGE NO: 474. GRADIVA REVIEW JOURNAL. http://gradivareview.com/gallery/grj%203560.pdf 2. Aritsho u Tsuha and Vandana Garg. Assessment of Diet and Sleep Quality of Teachers age 30-50 year. 2022 IJCRT | Volume 10, Issue 6 June 2022 | ISSN: 2320-2882 International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts (IJCRT) www.ijcrt.org https://ijcrt.org/download.php?file=IJCRT21X0041.pdf 3. Shinde N and Garg V. Social Media Usage, Eating Habits and Nutritional Status of School-Going Adolescents: A Descriptive Study. International Journal of Scientific Research in Biological Sciences. Vol.7, Issue.4, pp.19-25, August (2020) DOI: https://doi.org/10.26438/ijsrbs/v7i4.1925 4. Prem kumar and Vandana Garg. Consumer knowledge, attitude and practice of using fortified food in India: a study among women in urban Delhi. International Journal of Health Sciences and Research (www.ijhsr.org). Vol.10; Issue: 7; July 2020 5. V. Garg and Dr. P. Sundararaj. Organoleptic Acceptability and Frying Stability of Expeller-pressed and Filtered Soybean Oil. Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, June 2006. 6. V. Garg and Dr. P. Sundararaj. Household Fat/Oil Consumption Practices with Special Reference to Sesame Oil. PFNDAI Bulletin, September, 2006.
Conference details: International Publication: 1.
Perceptions of and engagement with physical activity in urban India; A qualitative study of sociocultural factors for Oral presentation at ISPAH2016 Congress. National Publication: 2.
Screen time usage and nutritional status of Adolescent: A review for poster presentation at UGC sponsored national conference on Food Safety, Nutritional security and sustainability, March 2020. 3. Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to salt consumption in North India for poster presentation at PHFI symposium 2016. 4. Presented Researcher paper on “Physicochemical characteristics, organoleptic acceptance and frying Research stability Supervisor of expeller-pressed (PhD): Purposed andtofiltered work with sesame Dr Divya oils” Sanghi under Junior (HOD, Awards Department at Nutrition of Nutrition Society & of India XXXVII Annual conference held at National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad (Nov, 2005). Dietetics, MRIIRS)
Administrative Responsibilities: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Mentoring BSc. & MSc. research students. Placement Coordinator Examination Coordinator Expert talk series coordinator MSc Program Coordinator
Professional Affiliation: 1)
Working on “Changes in Dietary Behaviours and physical activity During the COVID-19 Outbreak Confinement in the Adult Population” in collaboration with Department of Nutrition and Food Science. University of Granada. Study Link: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04449731
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Collaborative Research Fellow at Juntendo University Japan under the Supervisor Dr. Myo Nyein Aung.
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Life time membership of Nutrition Society of India since 2005 (Reg No: 125/1966)
Certifications 1. Participated & completed successfully AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online Elementary FDP on "Nutraceuticals: Basics & Beyond" from 2021-7-12 to 2021-7-16 at Bannari Amman Institute of Technology. 2. Participated & completed successfully AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online Elementary FDP on "Developing Academic Leaders for Quality HEI's" from 2021-06-05 to 2021-06-09 at MDU Centre for Professional and Allied Studies. 3. Participated & completed successfully a 6 days online FDP on "Outlook over Research Writing and Publication Process" held from 13th-18th December 2021. 4. Participated & completed in Online Faculty Development Programme on “INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TOWARDS CURRENT PRACTICES IN FOOD PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT” 29th April-4th May 2021 5. Completed two weeks 3rd GACD implementation Science School, 23rd November to – 4th December 2020 6. Successfully completed a five days “Short course on Food and Environment” from 23rd – 27th July, 2018 at PHFI Gurgaon, India which was conducted by CCDC & PHFI in collaboration with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health as part of training component of GEOHealth Hub India. 7. Successfully completed 50th Ten Day International Teaching Seminar on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, held in June 2018, at Goa, India. 8. Successfully completed a four days “Qualitative research methods workshop” conducted by Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), in collaboration with Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke Fogarty Global Health Fellows Program and All India Institute of Medical Sciences 9. Successfully completed the 5th International Course in Nutrition Research Methods sponsored by Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative (BBNC) held in January 2015 at St. John's Research Institute, Bangalore. Achieved 2nd best presentation award. 10. Completed a short three day workshop on short course on introduction to basic statistics and data analysis using Stata 12.0, 16-18 September 2016. 11. Completed advanced training seminar on nutritional epidemiology organized by PHFI 12. Completed three day workshop organized by PHFI on Conduct and Reporting of Systematic Reviews. 13. CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative) Certification on Human Subjects Protection
Expert Talk Delivered: 1. Oral presentation on “Perceptions of and engagement with physical activity in urban India; A qualitative study of sociocultural factors” ISPAH2016 Congress. 2. Presented Researcher paper on “Physicochemical characteristics, organoleptic acceptance and frying stability of expeller-pressed and filtered sesame oils” under Junior Awards at Nutrition Society of India XXXVII Annual conference held at National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad (Nov, 2005). Event Organized (Conference/Seminar/FDP/Workshops) 1) Organised & moderated 5-day FDP Outlook over Research Writing and Publication Process from 1318th December, 2021 2) Organized & moderated INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SUSTAINABILITY OF FOOD: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE @17th - 18th September 2021 3) Organized & moderated Virtual TWO DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON "ROLE OF MICRONUTRIENTS- IMMUNITY & HEALTH" on 18-19 June 2021 4) Moderated sessions in international conference (online) on “Advances in Hypoxic Training” on 24 March 2022 5) Organizing secretary & moderated Pre Olympics Web Series 2021 on “Sports, Science and Society: Instilling Olympic Spirit” 6) Organizing secretary in Symposium on “Maternal and Child Nutrition: A Life Cycle Perspective” organized at Nutrition Foundation of India (2008) 7) Organizing secretary in Symposium on “National Nutrition Policy” organized at Nutrition Foundation of India (2008) 8) Organizing secretary in Symposium on “Nutrition And Bone Health” organized at Nutrition Foundation of India (2007) 9) Organizing secretary in Symposium on “Nutrition during Late Infancy and Early Childhood” organized at Nutrition Foundation of India (2006) 10) Organizing secretary in Symposium on “Primary Health Care – New Initiatives” organized at Nutrition Foundation of India (2006) Awards 1) Achieved 2nd best presentation award at 5th International Course in Nutrition Research Methods sponsored by Bangalore Boston Nutrition Collaborative (BBNC) held in January 2015 at St. John's Research Institute, Bangalore. 2) Awarded senior research fellowship on the project Effect of once weekly IFA supplementation on haemoglobin levels in primary school children by ICMR in 2008-2010. 3) by Awarded by Raj Rani Ganju Memorial prize for best student in applied chemistry in B.Sc Home Science (Hons.). 4) Awarded by Dr. Devinder Nath Vasishta Memorial prize for best student in applied physics in B.Sc Home science (Hons.). 5) Awarded by Yuvraj Krishna Vij. Memorial prize for best student in applied biology in B.Sc Home science (Hons.). 6) Awarded by Onkar Nath Ganju Memorial trophy for the academic excellence in B.Sc(Hons.) Home science (Hons.). 7) Awarded by Dr. Usha Bhargava Award for best student in Methods of Investigation in Nutrition in MSc. Foods and Nutrition (Previous).