Dr. Karan Babbar

 

1. Babbar, K., & Arora, A. (2023). Bleeding at the margins: Understanding period poverty among SC and ST women using decomposition analysis. Journal of Development Studies. (Link). 
2. Babbar, K., & Dev, P. (2023). Period Products during the Pandemic: The Impact of Lockdowns on Period Products Usage. Applied Economics. (Link). 
   Media Coverage: ET Health World, EdexLive.
3. Babbar, K., Das, U., Ashraf, S., Shpenev, A., & Bicchieri, C. (2023). Unlocking the Role of Social Norms: How They Shape Women’s Public Toilet Usage in India. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. (Link).
4. Babbar, K., & Garikapati, S. (2023). What Socio-Demographic Factors Support Sustainable Menstrual Choices? Evidence from India’s National Family Health Survey. PLOS One. (Link).
5. Babbar, K., Swathysree, SS., Nandhuri, K (2023). Navigating through menstrual health experiences of individuals who menstruate during the lockdown: A study from India. Culture, Health & Sexuality. (Link).
6. Babbar, K., Rustagi, N., Dev, P. (2022). How COVID-19 lockdown has impacted the sanitary pads distribution among adolescent girls and women in India. Journal of Social Issues. (Link).
   Coverage: UNICEF, WHO.
7. Singh, V., & Babbar, K.(2022). Empowered but abused? A moderated mediation analysis to explore the relationship between Wife’s Relative Resources, Relational Empowerment and Physical Abuse. Social Science & Medicine. (Link).
8. Babbar, K., Saluja, D., Sivakami, M. (2021). How socio-demographic and mass-media factors impact sanitary items usage among women in rural and urban India. Waterlines. (Link).  

Short Commentary in Journals  

1. Babbar, K., Varansi, P., & Martin, J. (2023). Inclusion means Everyone: Standing up for transgender and non-binary individuals who menstruate worldwide. The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia. (Link).
2. Babbar, K., Martin, J., Ruiz, J., Parray, A., & Sommer, M. (2022). Menstrual Health is a Public Health and Human Right issue. The Lancet Public Health. (Link).
3. Martin, J., Babbar, K.,& Maschette, U. (2022). Menstrual health for all requires wider high-level commitment. British Medical Journal (BMJ). (Link). 

Policy Briefs  

1. Babbar, K., & Ojha, M. (2023). Towards an Inclusive National Policy on Menstrual Health and Hygiene. ORF Issue Brief No. 675, November 2023. Observer Research Foundation. (Link).
2. Babbar, K., & Sivakami, M. (2023). Promoting Menstrual Health: Towards Sexual and Reproductive Health for All. ORF Issue Brief No. 613, February 2023. Observer Researcher Foundation. (Link).
3. Mai, HNA., Temesgen, M., Ilori, T; Fonteyne, L; Wilson, S; Martin, J; Carson, C; Moss, R; Babbar, K. (2023). Scottish Local Authorities Implementation Policy Assessment Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021. Pandemic Periods. (Link). 

1. Ojha, M., & Babbar, K.(January, 2024). Power to choose? Examining the link between contraceptive use and domestic violence. Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society at IIT Delhi. (presented by co-author). 
2. Babbar, K.,& Dev, P. (January, 2024). Men Too: Predators in Public Transport do not Discriminate. 5th Annual Economics Conference, Ahmedabad University.
3. Ojha, M., & Babbar, K.(January, 2024). Power to choose? Examining the link between contraceptive use and domestic violence. Global Conclave 2024 on “Advancing Human Development in the Global South” at India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi. (presented by co-author). 
4. Babbar, K., & Dev, P. (December, 2023). Knowledge is Power: Does Ovulatory Cycle Knowledge helps in improving reproductive health and empowerment-related outcomes? 18th Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development at ISI Delhi.  
5. Ojha, M., & Babbar, K.(December, 2023). Power to choose? Examining the link between contraceptive use and domestic violence. 18th Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development at ISI Delhi. (presented by co-author).
6. Babbar, K.,& Garikipati, S. (October, 2023). Achieving Sustainable Menstrual Health for All: Investigating Menstrual Cup takeup in India. International Digital Workshop on Sustainable Development Goals. 
7. Ojha, M., & Babbar, K.(August, 2023). Power to choose? Examining the link between contraceptive use and domestic violence. International Conference on Empirical Economics hosted by Pennsylvania State University at Altoona (USA). (presented by co-author).  
8. Ojha, M., & Babbar, K.(July, 2023). Power to choose? Examining the link between contraceptive use and domestic violence. 15th IHEA World Congress. 
9. Ojha, M., & Babbar, K.(June, 2023). Power to choose? Examining the link between contraceptive use and domestic violence. Gender & Economics Workshop, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India. (presented by co-author).  
10. Babbar, K., & Dev, P. (January, 2023). Knowledge is Power: Does Ovulatory Cycle Knowledge helps in improving reproductive health and empowerment-related outcomes? Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society.
11. Babbar, K., & Dev, P. (January, 2023). Knowledge is Power: Does Ovulatory Cycle Knowledge helps in improving reproductive health and empowerment-related outcomes? 4th Annual Economics Conference, organized by Ahmedabad University.
12. Babbar, K.,Sharma, S. & Gupta, V. (January, 2023). Understanding the complex relationship between Homophobic Bullying and Depression. A moderated-mediation approach. 8^th Indian Academy of Management (INDAM), organized by School of Business (SBM), Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS). (presented by co-author). 
13. Ojha, M., & Babbar, K.(December, 2022). Examining the causal link between contraceptive usage and intimate partner violence: Evidence from India. Indian Public Policy Network (IPPN) 2022 Conference, organized by Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.  
14. Babbar, K.,Sharma, S. & Gupta, V. (December, 2022). Understanding the complex relationship between Homophobic Bullying and Depression. A moderated-mediation approach. Indian Public Policy Network (IPPN) 2022 Conference, organized by Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. (presented by co-author).  
15. Babbar, K.,& Sharma, S. (August, 2022). Understanding the complex relationship between Homophobic Bullying and Depression. A moderated-mediation approach. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management. (presented by co-author). (Link).  
16. Babbar, K.,& Dev, P. (June, 2022). Period Products during the Pandemic: The Impact of Lockdowns on Period Products Usage. International Association of Feminist Economics (IAFFE). 
17. Babbar, K.,Sharma, S., & Shukla, K. (April, 2022). Peer Aggression and Student Engagement: Mediating Role of Culture of Equity and Teasing and Bullying. American Educational Research Association (AERA). (presented by co-author).  
18. Babbar, K.,& Dev, P. (March, 2022). Period Products during the Pandemic: The Impact of Lockdowns on Period Products Usage. 3^rd Annual Conference in Economics and Finance Department of Economics and Finance, BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus in Collaboration with Economics Association. 
19. Babbar, K.,& Dev, P. (February, 2022). Period Products during the Pandemic: The Impact of Lockdowns on Period Products Usage. 3^rd Annual Economics Conference, Ahmedabad University.  
20. Babbar, K.,& Dev, P. (January, 2022). Period Products during the Pandemic: The Impact of Lockdowns on Period Products Usage. Indian Health Economics and Policy Association (IHEPA). 
21. Babbar, K.(January, 2022). Menstrual Health during COVID-19 Lockdown: A Survey Study in India. Indian Academy of Management (INDAM). 
22. Babbar, K.,& Dev, P. (January, 2022). Modelling the impact of Ovulatory Cycle Knowledge on number of children and age of women at first birth: new evidence from Instrumental variable approach. Indian Academy of Management (INDAM). 
23. Kumar, N., Babbar, K., & Shukla, K.D. (December, 2021). Measuring management student’s experiences: Exploring Indian Management College Climate Scale. Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE). (presented by co-author).  
24. Babbar, K.(2021). Taboos and Myths as a mediator of the Relationship between Menstrual Practices and Menstrual Health. 14th European Public Health Conference. (Link).  
25. Babbar, K., & Sharma, S. (August, 2021). Understanding the complex relationship between Homophobic Bullying and Depression. A moderated-mediation approach. XVI International Conference on Public Policy and Management.
26. Bhalla, R., & Babbar, K. (August, 2021). Social Support and Acceptance promotes Mental health and Well-being: Exploring the Coming out Experiences of LGBTQIA+ Community. XVI International Conference on Public Policy and Management. (presented by co-author). 
27. Babbar, K., & Shukla, K.D. (August, 2021). Authoritative School Climate, Culture of Equity and Parental Involvement. IV^thFuture of Education Conference.  
28. Babbar, K., & Shukla, K. D. (April, 2021). Instructional Practices as a mediator of the relationship between Authoritative School Climate and Student Engagement. American Educational Research Association (AERA).  
29. Babbar, K., & Shukla, K. D. (April, 2021). Culture of Equity as a Mediator of the relationship between School Leadership and Bullying. Comparative and International Education Society.   
30. Babbar, K.(April, 2021). Decomposition of Socio-Economic and Mass-Media factors to understand inequality in sanitary items usage in India: A cross-sectional study of girls aged 15-24. Comparative and International Education Society.  
31. Babbar, K. (March, 2021). Menstrual Health during COVID-19 lockdown. India Public Policy Network (IPPN) Annual Conference. 
32. Babbar, K., Rustagi, N. (March, 2021). COVID-19, Lockdown, and Access to Menstrual Products in India. 6th Asia Pacific Public Policy Network (AP-PPN) Annual Conference.
33. Babbar, K.(November, 2020). The Mediating Role of Gender-based Bullying in understanding the relationship between Homophobic Bullying and Depression. Sixth Annual Seminar In the Social Sciences at Monk Prayogshala.  
34. Babbar, K., Saluja, D. (August, 2020). How Socio-Demographics Impact Sanitary Items Usage and Ovulatory Cycle Knowledge Among Women Aged 15-24: Findings from NFHS-4 Survey. XV International Conference on Public Policy and Management.  
35. Singh, V. & Babbar, K. (August, 2020). Women’s relative resources, empowerment and physical abuse in Indian context: Moderating role of husband’s patriarchal attitude. XV International Conference on Public Policy and Management.(presented by co-author). 

1. Muralidharan, A., Babbar, K., & Bhattacharjee, M. (2023). Does India Need a ‘Uniform National Policy’ for Menstrual Health and Hygiene? The Quint. 21^st August 2023. (Link).
2. Babbar, K., & Ojha, M. (2023). Contraceptive decision-making in India. Observer Research Foundation (ORF). 11^th July 2023. (Link). 
3. Sharma, S., & Babbar, K. (2023). Securing support for same-sex marriage in India. East Asia Forum. 1^st July 2023 (Link).   
4. Chakrabarty, M., Babbar, K., & Singh, A. (2023). How to improve period product usage rates. Hindustan Times. 8^th June 2023. (Link). 
5. Corbellini, V., Martin, J., Ferrari, M., Babbar, K. (2023). Hidden challenges: addressing menstrual health in emergencies. International Health Policies. 27^th March 2023. (Link).
6. Parray, A.A., Martin, J., Babbar, K., Inam, Z.M., & Oladele, R. (2022). Frontline health workers have the right to menstrual health. Pandemic Periods. 23^rd October 2022. (Link).
7. Sharma, S. & Babbar, K. (2022). (Mis)represented LGBTQIA+: A gimmick population for the Indian entertainment industry. Monthly Newsletter, Issue 13, Centre for Managing Gender Issues, IIM Ahmedabad. 30^th June 2022. (Link).  
8. Mariyam, D., Babbar, K., Jindal, S., Tandon, H., & Saluja, D. (2022). Menstrual Hygiene Day: It’s Time We Pushed Back on What the Pandemic Made Worse. The Wire. 28^th May 2022. (Link). 
9. Babbar, K. (2022). Menstrual Hygiene Day 2022: Time to break the stigma around menstruation and period products. The Probe. 28^th May 2022. (Link). 
10. Sharma, S., & Babbar, K. (2022). Same-sex marriage: Pressing the need to move from “not” to “knot”. The Probe. 27^th April 2022. (Link). 
11. Babbar, K., & Dev, P. (2022). Empowering women with ovulatory cycle knowledge: The lever to lower the abortion rates and unintended pregnancies. Times of India. 28^th March 2022. (Link). 
12. Babbar, K., & Sivakami, M. (2022). The Surrogacy Regulation Act 2021: Another attempt to reproduce a Heteronormative Patriarchal Society? Feminism in India. 2^nd February 2022. (Link). 
13. Babbar, K. (2021). What NFHS-5 Data Tells Us About Indian Women’s Use of Period Products. The Wire. 29^th November 2021. (Link). 
14. Babbar, K., & Sekhri, S. (2021). Supporting Pride Month the Right Way: Strategies To Prevent ‘Rainbow Washing’. The Live Wire. 25th June 2021. (Link).  
15. Babbar, K., Saluja, D., & Parmar, S. (2021). Reflecting upon Menstrual Health during the past year in India. International Health Policies. 28^th May 2021. (Link). 
16. Kaushik, N., & Babbar, K. (2021). Re-imagining menstruation under the lens of new normal. Gender & COVID-19. 26^th May 2021. (Link).  
17. Babbar, K. (2021). COVID-19 Vaccines: What’s Out There, What does ‘Efficacy’ Mean, and Why Should You Get Jabbed? The Bastion. 9^th May 2021. (Link).  
18. Babbar, K., Sharma, S., & Chettri, D. (2021). Work from or Work for home? Covid-19 and the dual burden faced by women. The Live Wire. 11^th March 2021. (Link).  
19. Sharma, S., & Babbar, K. (2021). Same-Sex Marriages: A push for more equal, non-discriminatory marriage rights. The Live Wire. 02^nd March 2021. (Link).   
20. Babbar, K., & Singh, A. (2021). Why poor female students are worst-hit by dip in the Education Budget. The Quint. 08^th February 2021. (Link).    
21. Babbar, K. (2021). India’s Women, Mainly in Bihar, Undergoing Menstrual ‘Revolution’. The Quint. 06^th February 2021. (Link). 
22. Babbar, K., Saluja, D. (2021). Changing the narrative: RIOpads and Asmita Plus. Feminism in India. 05^th February 2021. (Link).  
23. Sharma, S., & Babbar, K. (2020). If NEP 2020 Wants Gender Inclusion, Why Is It Ghosting LGBTQIA+? The Quint. 16th August 2020. (Link).  
24. Babbar, K. (2020). Absence Of Menstrual Hygiene Management in NEP 2020. Feminism In India. 10th August 2020. (Link).  
25. Babbar, K. (2020). Working in the Field of Menstruation as a Man. The LiveWire. 14^th July 2020. (Link).  
26. Babbar, K., & Sharma, S. (2020). Was the Transgender Persons Act 2019 another shot at promoting Transphobia in India? Women’s Web. 9^th June 2020. (Link).  
27. Babbar, K., & Singh, V. (2020). Uncertainty over school re-opening: Mental health of children needs attention. Mumbai Mirror. 8^th June 2020. (Link).  
28. Sharma, S., & Babbar, K. (2020). Online Teaching amid COVID-19 brings out digital divide in society. The Quint. 8^th June 2020. (Link).  
29. Babbar, K., Saluja, D., & Khandelwal, A. (2020). Banning TikTok isn’t the answer. It’ll only give government more control. The Quint. 29^th May 2020. (Link).  
30. Babbar, K., Saluja, D., & Parmar, S. (2020). Menstrual Hygiene Day: Why menstrual health belongs on India’s Political Agenda. The Wire. 28^th May 2020. (Link).  
31. Babbar, K., & Khandelwal, A. (2020). Bursting the balloon: Making sense of COVID-19 figures. The Bastion. 27^th May 2020. (Link).  
32. Babbar, K. (2020). To my fellow male citizens, let’s talk about menstruation. Feminism in India. 5^th May 2020. (Link).  
33. Saluja, D., Khandelwal, A., & Babbar, K. (2020).  How can India fight COVID without proper sanitation for the poor. The Quint. 14 April 2020. (Link).  
34. Babbar, K., Saluja, D. (2020). COVID-19: Why are Sanitary Products not deemed as “essential”? Feminism in India. 9th April 2020. (Link).  
35. Babbar, K. (2019). Gaps in the Draft NEP’s suggestions for school accreditation need to be plugged. The Wire. 12 Sep 2019. (Link). 

Ad-hoc paper Reviewer in journals 

• Applied Economics 
• American Journal of Public Health 
• Children and Youth Services Review 
• eClinical Medicine, Part of THE LANCET Discovery Science  
• Economics and Political Weekly
• Information Discovery and Delivery 
• International Journal of Women’s Health 
• Journal of Adolescent Health 
• Journal of Advanced Nursing 
• Journal of Sex Research 
• Journal of Social Issues 
• Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 
• Peer J 
• PloS One 
• PloS Global Public Health 
• Reproductive Health 
• Scientific Reports 
• Social Science and Medicine (SSM)- Medical Sociology
• Social Science and Medicine (SSM)- Social Epidemiology 
• Social Science and Medicine (SSM)-Population Health 
• The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia 
• Vikalpa, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad 
• Women’s Health

Conference Proposal Reviewer 

• IMR Doctoral Conference 2024.  
• Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Conference (2023). 
• RMLNLU National Seminar on Menstrual Health Management (2023). 
• American Public Health Association (2022) 
• Academy of Management (2022); Received AOM Reviewer Award. 
• American Educational Research Association (2021) 

Invited Panellists

• Menstrual Hygiene Day 2023: Experiences and reflections on menstrual health and stigma;  
  London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). (May, 2023). 
• Period Dialogues 2023; organized by Project Baala (May, 2023). 
  • Menstrual Health Management 2023; organized by Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. Keynote Speaker and Panellist (Mar, 2023). 
  • ‘Menstrual Hygiene Day 2022: Supporting global research to address equitable menstrual health’; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). (May, 2022).  
• Menstrual Health Summit; Bleed Equal & PCOS Club India. (May, 2022). Coverage: Health Wire; Press Network of India; Bizzness Byte.   
  •  Translating increased attention for menstrual health and hygiene into measurable action and investment; Gujarat National Law University (GNLU). (May, 2022).
  • Addressing Period Poverty to elevate the next generation of women leaders; Pandemic Periods & Girls-Health Ed. (May, 2021). 
• Menstrual Health and COVID-19: Impact, Challenges and Way Forward, Bleed Equal. (May, 2021). 
• Men as Period Allies; HER Pakistan. (May, 2021). 

Invited Talks  

• Research (Keynote Speaker): Menstrual Health Management 2023-Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow. 
• Research: “Dignified Menstruation Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic”- Global South Coalition for Dignified Menstruation.  
• Teaching: “Gender Inclusion & Diversity”- Jamia Millia Islamia University.  
• Research: Podcast (Published by Discourse Magazine): Ideas of India: Access to Reproductive
• Health. (Link). 
• Research: “Understanding and Analysing a policy” – Organized by Quest Alliance. 

Principles of Management, Data Analysis & Interpretation, Public Policy, Experiments for Business Decision Making, Survey Development & Analysis, Structural Equation Modelling.