Debasree DasGupta
Kinesiology and Health Science
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Office Hours: Thur 1:00-3:00 pmOffice Location: HPER 144
Phone: 435-797-0133
Email: debasree.dasgupta@usu.edu
Additional Information:
Biography
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Science where I teach graduate courses for the Health Education and Promotion Master of Public Health (HEP MPH) program. I received my PhD in Public Policy from George Mason University, Schar School of Policy and Government. Prior to joining USU, I have worked as a health/gender policy analyst and have taught undergraduate- and graduate-level courses delivered via different formats (face-to-face, online, hybrid).
Teaching Interests
Statistics; Research Methods; Spatial Analysis; Social Determinants
Research Interests
I specialize in health disparities research with expertise in quantitative (spatial, econometric, epidemiological) methodologies using population/health data and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). My current research is focused on examining determinants of older adult health along the racial-ethnic, age, and urban/rural dimensions.
Awards
2022-2023 KHS Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year, 2023
Kinesiology and Health Science, USU
2021-2022 CEHS Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year Award Nomination, 2022
College of Education and Human Services, USU
Family Health & Wellness Award, Tribal and Rural Opioid Initiative, Western Region 1st Place, 2021
National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
7th IMA Conference on Quantitative Modeling in the Management of Health and Social Care - Ist Place, Poster Presentation, 2013
Institute of Mathematics & its Applications (IMA), United Kingdom
GIS Research Fellow, 2010
Office of Mapping and Geographic Information, Loudoun County, Virginia
Policy Fellow, 2010
USAID/Population Reference Bureau
GIS Research Fellow, 2009
Office of Mapping and Geographic Information, Loudoun County, Virginia
GIS Research Fellow, 2008
Office of Mapping and Geographic Information, Loudoun County, Virginia
Publications | Book Chapters
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Publications | Fact Sheets
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Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Kelekar, U., DasGupta, D., Theis-Mahon, N., Fashingbauer, E., Huang, B., (2024). Distances to emergency departments and non-urgent utilization of medical services: A systematic review. Global Health Action, doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2024.2353994
- Wong, D., DasGupta, D., (2023). Empirical evidence supporting the inclusion of multi-axes segregation in assessing county health. Social Science & Medicine, 339, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116404
- Bhattacharyya, K.K, DasGupta, D., Schwartz, S., Moliner, V., Fauth, E.B, (2023). Protective roles of meditation practice and self-esteem on cognitive functions over time: Findings from Midlife in United States Study. Psychogeriatrics, 1-14. doi: https://doi-org.dist.lib.usu.edu/10.1111/psyg.13046
- DasGupta, D., Kelekar, U., Turner, S.C, (2023). Older adult falls in the community: Does unsafe home environment have a risk role through the mediating effect of functional limitations?. The Gerontologist, doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnad139
- Bhattacharyya, K.K, Liu, Y., DasGupta, D., Moliner, V., Fauth, E.B, (2023). The healthy caregiver? A positive impact of informal caregiving status on cognitive functions over time from the Midlife in the United States study. Journal of Aging and Health, doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643231209482
- DasGupta, D., Kelekar, U., Abram-Moyle, M., (2023). Association between ideal cardiovascular health and multiple disabilities among US adults, BRFSS 2017–2019. Public Health, 218, 60-67. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2023.02.014
- DasGupta, D., Wong, D.W, (2023). Age-dependent differences in frequent mental distress (FMD) of US older adults living in multigenerational families versus living alone. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20:4, 3747. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043747
- Wong, D., DasGupta, D., (2023). Age-race-ethnicity segregation in the US: Where do minority older adults stand?. Population, Space and Place, doi: http://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2642
- DasGupta, D., Wong, D., (2022). Changing Age Segregation in the US: 1990 to 2010. Research on Aging, doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/01640275221074398
- DasGupta, D., Kelekar, U., Sule, A., Turner, S., Jerman, T., (2021). Interpreting COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents in the US: The changing role of facility quality over time. PLOS ONE, doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256767
- Wray, P., Ward, C.K, Nelson, C., Sulzer, S.H, Dakin, C.J, Thompson, B.J, Vierimma, M., DasGupta, D., Bolton, D.A, (2021). Pickleball for Inactive Mid-Life and Older Adults in Rural Utah: A Feasibility Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, doi: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/16/8374
- Kelekar, U., DasGupta, D., Shepherd, J., Sule, A., (2021). Risk Factors of Fall-Related Emergency Department Visits by Fall Location of Older Adults in the US. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, 22:4, doi: https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2021.2.49307
- DasGupta, D., Kelekar, U., Rice, D., (2020). Associations between living alone, depression, and falls among community-dwelling older adults in the US. Preventive Medicine Reports, 101273, doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101273
- DasGupta, D., Wong, D., (2020). How “dependent” are we? A spatiotemporal analysis of the young and the older adult populations in the U.S. Population Research and Policy Review, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11113-020-09590-y
- DasGupta, D., Patel, A., Saxena, D., Koizumi, N., Trivedi, P., Patel, K., Raval, D., King, A., Chandler, K., (2020). Choice-based Reminder Cues: Findings from an mHealth study to improve Tuberculosis (TB) treatment adherence among the urban poor in India. World Medical & Health Policy, 12:2, 163-181. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.337
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Publications | Other
Other
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