Dr. Santosh Kumar Mishra (Ph. D.) (he/his) retired on June 30, 2020 from the Population Education Resource Centre, Department of Lifelong Learning and Extension (previously known as Department of Continuing & Adult Education & Extension Work), S. N. D. T. Women's University, Mumbai, India. He acquired M. A. (Economics), Post-Master’s Diploma in Adult & Continuing Education, Diploma in Human Resource Development, & Certificate Course in Hospital and Health Care Management. Also, he underwent training in demography and acquired Ph. D. degree. His areas of interest include demography, sustainable development, gender issues, & allied subject areas.
Dr. Mishra has authored (some co-authored) 5 booklets, 4 books, 23 book chapters, 75 journal articles, and 49 papers for conferences (some with bursary for presenting research papers at international events held at Sweden, Australia, Tajikistan, USA, Tanzania, Philippines, Ireland, Nepal, and Pakistan). Also, he has contributed to 170 e-discussions. In addition, Dr. Mishra has reviewed: (a) nearly 325 proposals for 23 international conferences, & (b) over 160 manuscripts for 81 journals. Also, he served as Judge for the 2021 IHA Health Literacy Awards. Till date, he is (was) associated with over 75 international organizations in various capacities. Dr. Mishra can be reached at drskmishrain@yahoo.com.