Roshan Kumar Mahato | Mental Health | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Roshan Kumar Mahato | Mental Health | Best Researcher Award

🩺 Dr. Roshan Kumar Mahato is an Assistant Professor at Khon Kaen University, Thailand, specializing in public health, epidemiology, and health service systems. 🌏 With extensive academic, administrative, and research experience, he has contributed to global health projects, policy development, and infectious disease research. 📊 His expertise spans geoinformatics, biostatistics, and big data analysis, with a focus on improving healthcare accessibility and disease prevention strategies. 📚 Dr. Mahato has served as an editor and reviewer for reputed journals and actively participates in international public health committees. 🌟

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Education 🎓

🎓 Dr. Mahato earned his Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) (2019) and Master of Public Health (2015) from Khon Kaen University, Thailand. 🇹🇭 He holds a Bachelor of Public Health (2010) from Purbanchal University, Nepal, and a Certificate in Health Science (2003) from Kathmandu University. 📖 His education has provided a strong foundation in public health systems, epidemiology, and health policy development. 🔬

Experience 👨‍🏫

👨‍🏫 Dr. Mahato is an Assistant Professor at Khon Kaen University (2021-Present) and previously held the same role at Kathmandu University (2020-2023). 🌍 He has been a visiting lecturer, faculty member, and editor for multiple international journals. 🏥 His administrative roles include Executive Director of Nepal Public Health and Research Consultancy and Public Health Manager at Dhulikhel Hospital. 📑 He has led numerous international health projects and serves as a reviewer for prestigious journals. ✍️

Research Interests 🔬

🔬 Dr. Mahato specializes in infectious diseases, epidemiology, and health service systems. 🌎 His research integrates geoinformatics (QGIS, GeoDa, SaTScan) and big data analysis for spatial health studies. 📊 His projects include dengue spatial analysis, mental health interventions for NCD patients, and pandemic preparedness planning. 💉 His work supports public health policy development, disease surveillance, and healthcare accessibility improvements worldwide.

Awards & Recognitions 🏅

🏆 Dr. Mahato received the “Outstanding Alumni of Doctor of Public Health Program” award (2024) at Khon Kaen University. 🎖️ He won 2nd Best Oral Presentation at the 7th International Conference on Public Health in Vietnam (2015). 🇻🇳 His achievements include Best Staff of the Year at Dhulikhel Hospital (2005) and Certificate of Merit for academic excellence in Health Science (2003). 🏅 His work is recognized for its impact on public health research and education. 📜

Publications 📚

Grit Hein | Social Neuroscience | Best Paper Award

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prof. Grit Hein | Social Neuroscience | Best Paper Award

 

Universität Würzburg, Germany

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Education

She studied Psychology at Humboldt-University in Berlin, Germany, and City College in New York, USA, completing her diploma in 1999 with a grade of “very good.” She earned her doctorate in 2002 at the Max-Planck-Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig and Humboldt-University in Berlin. Her academic and professional career progressed through various prestigious positions. In 2002, she began as a research associate at MRC Cambridge, UK, and the University Hospital Frankfurt/M. She then received a DFG-Research Stipend in 2006, conducting research at the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of Berkeley, USA. In 2008, she was awarded the Society-in-Science Stipend and became a Principal Investigator in an independent research project at the University of Zürich, Switzerland. She completed her habilitation and obtained her Venia Legendi in Psychology at Goethe-University Frankfurt/M. in 2014. She later served as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Bern, Switzerland, in 2015. In 2017, she was appointed as a Heisenberg Professor at JMU Würzburg, where she continued to advance her research. In 2021, she became a Professor of Translational Social Neuroscience at JMU Würzburg and a Steering Committee Member of the Research Training Group RTG 2660, working alongside Professor Dr. Matthias Gamer in Psychology.

Work experience

Since 2024, she has served as the President of the European Social and Affective Neuroscience Association (ESCAN) – Special Interest Group Social Neuroscience and as the spokesperson for the Neuroscience section at the Graduate School of Life Sciences (GSLS), JMU. Previously, from 2021 to 2024, she held the position of Vice President of ESCAN. Since 2022, she has been a board member of the China-Competence Center at JMU, and since 2021, she has been an Executive Board and Steering Committee Member of the Research Training Group RTG 2660. Her engagement in the research system extends further, as she has been a board member of ESCAN since 2019 and a member of the mentoring program for young female scientists at UKW, JMU. Additionally, she holds a double affiliation with both the Medical Faculty and the Faculty of Human Science at JMU. Since 2018, she has contributed as a panel member of the Hillary Green Research Fund at the University of Birmingham, a standing member of the dissertation committee at UKW, JMU, and a member of the Degree Subject Committee of the Elite Graduate Program in Translational Neuroscience at JMU. She has also supervised numerous early-career researchers, including Anne Saulin, who completed her PhD in 2023 with magna cum laude and is now a DFG postdoctoral fellow at the University of Birmingham, UK; Marthe Gründahl, who also earned her PhD in 2023 with magna cum laude and is now a consultant at Bain & Company; and Dorothee Bruch, who obtained her MD in 2022 with magna cum laude and is currently practicing as a gynecologist.

She has received several prestigious academic distinctions throughout her career. In 2023, she was honored with an award for her extraordinary contribution to teaching by the Medical Faculty and the President of JMU. In 2015, she was awarded the Heisenberg Fellowship by the German Research Foundation, recognizing her outstanding research achievements. Earlier in her career, she received the Branco-Weiss Fellowship from ETH Zürich in 2008 and the Emmy-Noether Fellowship from the German Research Foundation in 2005, both of which supported her innovative research endeavors.

Publication

Reyhan Eskiyurt | social anxiety | Cognitive Bias Awareness

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Assist. Prof. Dr. Reyhan Eskiyurt | social anxiety | Cognitive Bias Awareness

Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Turkey

She graduated from Gazi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing in 2010. She worked at Hacettepe University Hospital’s Psychiatry Clinic from 2010 to 2015. Since 2015, she has been working at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatric Nursing. She completed her PhD in 2020. Between 2014 and 2021, she received Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapy training organized by the Association of Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies and was certified as a Cognitive Therapist by the Academy of Cognitive Therapy in 2020. She continues her work in this field.

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Education:

She completed her Doctorate at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Turkey, from 2016 to 2020. Prior to that, she pursued postgraduate studies at the same university’s Faculty of Health Sciences in Nursing from 2015 to 2016, as well as at Ankara University, Turkey, from 2014 to 2015. She earned her undergraduate degree from Gazi University, Turkey, between 2006 and 2010. She is proficient in English at a B1 intermediate level. In 2020, she completed vocational training in Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy, organized by the Academy of Cognitive Therapy.

 

Professional Experience:

She graduated from Gazi University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing in 2010. Between 2010 and 2015, she worked at Hacettepe University Hospitals Psychiatry Clinic. Since 2015, she has been working at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Psychiatric Nursing. She completed her PhD in 2020. From 2014 to 2021, she received Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapy training organized by the Association of Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapies and was certified as a Cognitive Therapist by the Academy of Cognitive Therapy in 2020. She continues her work in this field.

ResearchAreas

Health Sciences

Published journal articles indexed by SCI, SSCI, and AHCI

I. Exploring the impact of col aborative learning on the development of critical thinking and clinical
decision-making skil s in nursing students: A quantitative descriptive design
ESKİYURTR.,ÖZKANB.
Heliyon,vol.10,no.17,2024 (SCI-Expanded)
I . The investigation of the relationship between probability of suicide and reasons for living in
psychiatric inpatients.
EskiyurtR.,OzkanB.
Indianjournalofpsychiatry,vol.59,pp.435-441,2017 (SCI-Expanded)

Articles Published in Other Journals

I. Analysis of The Relationship Between Alexithymia, Depression, Anxiety and Empathy Skil s of
Nursing Senior Students
EskiyurtR.,AtkanF.,ÖzkanB.
GümüşhaneÜniversitesiSağlıkBilimleriDergisi,vol.13,no.4,pp.1680-1689,2024 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
I . Therapeutic efficacy of video feedback in cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy of social anxiety
disorder
EskiyurtR.,CoşkunN.,ÖğütlüH.,TürkçaparM.H.
JCognBehavPsychotherRes,vol.12,no.1,pp.1-9,2023 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
I I. AWARENESS and ATTITUDES of the UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS in the FIELD of HEALTH RELATED
to the TESTABILITY of INFORMATION on SOCIAL MEDIA: THE CASE of ANKARA YILDIRIMBEYAZIT
UNIVERSITY
AlacaE.,EskiyurtR.
ArşivDünyası,vol.9,no.1,pp.41-60,2022 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
IV. Determination of Social Anxiety Levels of Distance Education University Students.
EskiyurtR.,AlacaE.
CURRENTAPPROACHES INPSYCHIATRY,vol.13,pp.257-269,2021 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
V. Determination of the problems experienced by patients with chronic diseases and their caregivers
during home care process fromnursing students’ perspectives: A phenomenological study
CeylanE.,EskiyurtR.,KoçA.
EurasianJournalof FamilyMedicine,vol.10,no.3,pp.141-150,2021 (Scopus)
VI. The Investigation of The Relationship Between Reasons for Living and Suicidal Behavior in
Psychiatric Inpatients: A Systematic Review
EskiyurtR.,ÖzkanB.
JOURNALOF EDUCATION&RESEARCHINNURSING,vol.17,no.1,pp.73-82,2020 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)
VI . Evaluation of the Effectiveness ofWeb-based Intervention for Patients with Breast Cancer
OzkanB.,EskiyurtR.,OztasD.