About me

Researcher. Analyst. Trainer.

Seven years building rigorous, useful research at the intersection of public health and social development.

Dr. Abid Faheem

I hold an MPhil and PhD in Social Science in Health from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and an M.A. in Social Work from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai.

Over the past seven years, I have worked across research, project management, data analysis, and training facilitation in the fields of public health, education, maternal and child health, nutrition, and child rights. My professional journey includes working with organisations such as Nous Network, Unnati Sansthan (UNICEF's Nutrition Project), and Care India, contributing to studies, evaluations, field operations, and knowledge products.

I bring strong grounding in social science research, methodological rigour, and the ability to translate complex data into accessible and actionable insights. I also work with GIS and spatial analysis (QGIS) to visualise district- and community-level patterns in health and socio-economic indicators.

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Skills & tools

What I bring to a project

Research Design

Framing research problems, developing research questions, selecting sampling strategies, designing survey tools, interview guides, and mixed-method research frameworks.

Quantitative Analysis

STATA, SPSS, R, Excel, and Google Sheets; covering descriptive and inferential statistics, survey analysis (NFHS, NSS, primary surveys), data cleaning, regression models, and survival analysis.

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Qualitative Analysis

Codebook development, thematic and content analysis, transcript review, and synthesis using NVivo, ATLAS.ti, and MaxQDA; grounded in social-science frameworks.

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GIS & Spatial Mapping

District-, block-, and village-level GIS mapping using QGIS: thematic maps, spatial joins, and publication-ready visualisations of health and socio-economic indicators.

QGIS

Report Writing

Translating research findings into clear, structured reports, policy briefs, assessments, and knowledge products written for academic, policy, and programmatic audiences.

Training Facilitation

Structured training programmes on research methodology, tool design, data interpretation, and qualitative and quantitative techniques for NGOs, institutions, and student groups.

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Education

Academic background

PhD

Social Science in Health

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi

MPhil

Social Science in Health

Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi

M.A.

Social Work

Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai

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I work with NGOs, academic institutions, and development organisations across India and beyond.

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