Shivalingappa Halli, PhD, MSc, BSc

Research summary

Dr. Shivalingappa Halli's research program aims to facilitate evidence-based decision-making at the district level in India concerning maternal and child health. Using a program science approach, he identifies service gaps at facility and community levels to reduce maternal, infant, and child mortality. Key questions explored include the reflection of improved utilization in population-level coverage of health services, identification of inequities in utilization and coverage among different population groups, and examination of cultural and contextual factors contributing to these inequities.

Research interests

• Demography
• HIV/AIDS
• Maternal and child health policy research
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Research methodology

Research affiliations

Dr. Shivalingappa Halli is a professor in the College of Community and Global Health and senior advisor at the Institute for Global Public Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba. He has held various academic roles, including professor of sociology at the University of Manitoba, biostatistician and adjunct lecturer at the University of Calgary, and research statistician at the University of Western Ontario. He has also worked on several research projects in India. His research spans demography, immigration, violence against women, HIV/AIDS, and maternal and child health.

Education

Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, India (2018)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Department of Sociology, University of Western Ontario, Canada (1984)

Diploma, International Institute for Population Sciences, India (1976)

Master of Science (MSc), Department of Statistics, Karnataka University, India (1974)

Bachelor of Science (BSc), Department of Mathematics, Karnataka University, India (1972)

Awards

Canadian Sociological and Anthropological Association Outstanding Contribution Award (2004)

Rajyotsava Award, Government of Karnataka, India, for contributions in the area of HIV/AIDS (2004)

Outreach Award, University of Manitoba (2001)

Merit Award, University of Manitoba (2000)

Rh Award for Outstanding Contributions to Scholarship and Research, University of Manitoba (1989)

Dorothy S. Thomas Award, sponsored by the Population Association of America (1981)