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Biography
Dr Jeevitha Mariapun is a lecturer in Public Health at the Clinical School Johor Bahru, Monash University Malaysia. After completing an MSc in Medical Statistics from the University of Leicester, UK, Jeevitha started a research internship at the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya. Soon after, she accepted a scholarship to pursue a PhD in Public Health at the same institution. Her doctoral thesis examined the socioeconomic gradients of various indicators of population health in Malaysia. Since 2013, she has been involved in the teaching of EBM and biostatistics to medical students and providing statistical support to clinicians and postgraduate students. Jeevitha joined Monash Malaysia in 2019 and is currently the local teaching lead for the Evidence-Based Clinical Practice module, and one of the academic coordinators for the Bachelor of Medical Science (Honours) and the MD Scholarly Intensive Placement programmes. She is also a statistical consultant at the JCSMHS. Her research interests are in disease prevention and management of non-communicable diseases and social and behavioural epidemiology. Jeevitha is currently an associate member of the Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Practice at the University of Malaya.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Public Health and Health Systems, PhD, Universiti Malaya (University of Malaya)
Medical Statistics with Specialisation in Modern Epidemiology, MSc , University of Leicester
Research area keywords
- Public Health
- NCD Prevention and Control
- Epidemiology
- Lifestyle behaviours
- Social determinants of health
- Biostatistics
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Elucidating the role of Streptomyces as probiotic in Vibrio parahaemolyticus-infected zebrafish as a model for sustainable aquafarming
Letchumanan, V. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Kumari, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lee, L.-H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mariapun, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Woan-Fei, J. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Chua, K. O. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/08/24 → 31/07/26
Project: Research
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Innovating Behaviour and Health Survelillance for Cardiovascular Diseases Preventation in Malaysia
Yasin, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Su, T. T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Johnson, L. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Reidpath, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jago, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Skinner, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Millard, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Armstrong, M. E. G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lawlor, D. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ramadas, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Mariapun, J. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Accelerometer-measured 24-hour movement behaviours over 7 days in Malaysian children and adolescents: A cross-sectional study
Brady, S. M., Salway, R., Mariapun, J., Millard, L., Ramadas, A., Rizal, H., Skinner, A., Stone, C., Johnson, L., Su, T. T. & Armstrong, M. E. G., 20 Feb 2024, In: PLoS ONE. 19, 2, 21 p., e0297102.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Dietary intake, obesity, and metabolic risk factors among children and adolescents in the SEACO-CH20 cross-sectional study
Ramadas, A., Rizal, H., Rajakumar, S., Mariapun, J., Yasin, M. S., Armstrong, M. E. G. & Su, T. T., 17 May 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, 12 p., 11265.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Maternal height, and ethnicity and birth weight: A retrospective cohort study of uncomplicated term vaginal deliveries in Malaysia
Teoh, Z. H., Mariapun, J., Ko, V. S. Y., Dominic, N. A., Jeganathan, R., Karalasingam, S. D. & Thirunavuk Arasoo, V. J., Sept 2024, In: Birth. 51, 3, p. 620-628 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Predicting higher child BMI z-score and obesity incidence in Malaysia: a longitudinal analysis of a dynamic cohort study
Salway, R., Armstrong, M., Mariapun, J., Reidpath, D. D., Brady, S., Yasin, M. S., Su, T. T. & Johnson, L., 27 May 2024, In: BMC Public Health. 24, 1, 13 p., 1408.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 patients in Malaysia during the first wave: A multi-center observational study (COVIDICU-MY)
Ab Rahman, N. I., Yunos, N. M., Atan, R., Mariapun, J., Ab Rahman, M. A., Ismail, A. J., Deva, S. R. & for the Malaysian Society of Intensive Care Research Group, 9 Jan 2023, In: Frontiers in Medicine. 9, 10 p., 1086288.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Early Career Research Grant
Mariapun, J. (Recipient), rabindranath, Y. (Recipient), Kunchamboo, V. (Recipient), Ng, C. (Recipient), Dujaili, J. (Recipient), Li-Ann, H. (Recipient) & Bei, B. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Pro-vice Chancellor (PVC) Award for Excellence in Education Innovation (2020)
Tha, K. K. (Recipient), Mariapun, J. (Recipient), Vadiveloo, T. (Recipient), Nizam, K. (Recipient), Sevesankaran, U. (Recipient), Izziani, N. (Recipient) & Pei Ling, P. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Pro Vice-Chancellor's (PVC's) Commendation for Excellence in Education (Teaching Excellence) (2024)
Mariapun, Jeevitha (Recipient), 2024
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Seed Grant Award
rabindranath, Y. (Recipient), Mariapun, J. (Recipient) & Yap, C. G. (Recipient), 2024
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Activities
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Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology (Journal)
Jeevitha Mariapun (Peer reviewer)
2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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BMC Public Health (Journal)
Jeevitha Mariapun (Peer reviewer)
2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Co-Supervision of Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) Candidate
Mariapun, J. (Supervisor)
Oct 2024 → Oct 2027Activity: External Academic Engagement › External HDR Supervision
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BMC Women's Health (Journal)
Jeevitha Mariapun (Peer reviewer)
2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Associate Member, Malaysian Association of Epidemiology
Jeevitha Mariapun (Member)
2023 → …Activity: External Academic Engagement › External research organisation, centre or institute