As the largest democracy in the world, India has a diverse population and political spectrum. With recent events, namely the CAA protests, there was a question of how increasing political polarization affected civic engagement. In other words, if areas with protests had any significant changes in political affiliation or voter turnout.

I worked on this project as an undergraduate research fellow (see my profile here) at the Center on the Politics of Development. I was primarily involved with generating the data used for analysis, through geocoding, and assisting with protocols.

Malaria is endemic in much of the developing world: the combination of a tropical environment and limited access to health infrastructure. As a result, many interventions have focused on disruptions to the mosquito life-cycle, particularly in the larval stage.

I focused on the role that community participatory interventions played in reducing malaria transmission, both in the public health and ecological contexts. I was particularly interested in sustainability and ways to combat the evolution of pesticide-resistant mosquito strains.

In much of the Global South, government-run medical facilities are not enough to adequately provide necessary health services to the populace. As a result, several non-governmental organizations have popped up to fill the gap. This creates a patchwork of medical resources in different areas, with varying access to health services.

My analysis was focused on South Asia in particular, where there are several NGO's working to develop health infrastructure. Primarily, I looked at qualitative data to identify key challenges that NGO's faced and find ways that the government could support these organizations.