
Vedavati Patwardhan
M.A. in Global Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2011
B.A. in Economics, Fergusson College, University of Pune, 2007
Gender and Health Equity
Social Determinants of Health
Social Protection in LMICs
Work and Family Researchers Network Early Career Fellow, 2024
Dissertation Grant, Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy, 2021
Marc Lindenberg Center Global Action Prize, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, UW Seattle, 2021
Diversity Alliance Fellowship, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, UW Seattle, 2019–2021
Best Poster Award, UW Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology Lightning Talk Series, 2020
Equity & Inclusion Fellowship, Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management, 2018
Central Small Department Regents Fellowship, UC Santa Barbara, 2008–2009
Orfalea Family Foundation Fellowship, Department of Global Studies, UC Santa Barbara, 2008–2010
1. Patwardhan, V., Gil, G.,.…& Gakidou, E., & Flor, L.S. (2024). Differences across the lifespan between females and males in the top 20 causes of disease burden globally: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet Public Health. 2024: 9: e282-e294
2. Patwardhan, V. (2023). The impact of the Mamata Conditional Cash Transfer program on child nutrition in Odisha, India. Health Economics, 32(9), 2127-2146.
3. Anderson, C. L., Reynolds, T. W., Biscaye, P., Patwardhan, V., & Schmidt, C. (2021). Economic benefits of empowering women in agriculture: Assumptions and evidence. The Journal of Development Studies, 57(2), 193-208.
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4. Spencer, C. N., Khalil, M., Herbert, M…. [Patwardhan, V]., … & Gakidou, E. (2023). Health effects associated with exposure to intimate partner violence against women and childhood sexual abuse: a burden of proof study. Nature Medicine, 29(12), 3243-3258.
5. Flor, L. S., Friedman, J., Spencer, C. N., Cagney, J., Arrieta, A., Herbert, M. E., … [Patwardhan, V] … & Gakidou, E. (2022). Quantifying the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender equality on health, social, and economic indicators: A comprehensive review of data from March, 2020, to September, 2021. The Lancet, 399(10344), 2381-2397.