Dr Jeevitha Mariapun
Lecturer
Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Email: Jeevitha.Mariapun@monash.edu
Tel: +607 219 0600
Office: Clinical School Johor Bahru
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3421-0527
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Profile Summary
Dr Jeevitha Mariapun joined Clinical School Johor Bahru as Lecturer in Public Health in January 2019. She has a PhD in Public Health from the University of Malaya and MSc in Medical Statistics from the University of Leicester, UK.
Her research interests fall broadly within the field of public health and preventive medicine. She is particularly interested in cardiovascular epidemiology, premature mortality, obesity, smoking cessation, health equity, the social determinants of health and biostatistics. Her research has been published in international peer-reviewed journals. She is currently an associate member of the Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Practice in University of Malaya.
Research / Education interests / Clinical focus
Psychotherapy
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Research Supervision
Factors predicting evolution into schizophrenia, in patients with schizophreniform disorder
Students: Yasas Malhara Munasinghe, Amanda Tan, Angela Ngui
Joint supervision with Dr. Sivakumar Thurairajasingham
Awards
Excellent Services Certificate or Sijil Perkhidmatan Cemerlang 2009, Johor State Health Department or Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Johor
Excellent Services Certificate or Sijil Perkhidmatan Cemerlang 2016, Johor State Health Department or Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Johor