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Dr Indira Bose

Research Fellow in Agriculture Food Systems for Nutrition

United Kingdom

Indira Bose is a Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). Her research focuses on understanding the inter-relationships between water security, food security and health, with a particular focus on the impacts of climate. Indira is experienced in epidemiological methods, qualitative research and systematic reviews. Her PhD thesis took a multimethod approach to understand the effects of rainfall on health in The Gambia.

Prior to joining LSHTM Indira worked at the World Food Programme (WFP) in Cambodia, leading the analytics, nutrition and social protection teams. She also worked at WFP Headquarters on the development of the "Fill the Nutrient Gap", an analytical approach aimed to support governments to design evidence-based strategies to improve affordability and accessibility of nutritious diets. Indira holds a PhD from LSHTM, a MPA from Columbia University and a BSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Affiliations

Department of Population Health
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health

Centres

Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre
Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health

Teaching

Co-Module Organiser for Nutrition In Emergencies 2024-2025 and Nutrition MSc Summer Projects

 

Co-Module Organiser for DL Module on Nutrition and Infection 2023-24; Tutor on DL Module 2021-2024

Tutor on Statisitcs for Epidemiology and Public Health 2022

Tutor on Economic Analysis for Health Policy Assessment and Environmental Health Policy 2023

 

 

Research

 Food Security; Water Security; Nutrition; Water-related Diseases; Climate Change; Rainfall; Mental Health; Food Environment; Diets and affordability of nutritious diets

Selected Publications

Does Water Insecurity Mediate the Associations Between Climate Hazards and Food Insecurity? An Analysis of Nationally Representative Data From 23 Countries
BOSE, I; Frongillo, E; Miller, JD; Sparling, TM; Mayer, A; Viviani, S; Cafiero, C; SCOTT, S; KADIYALA, S; Young, SL;
2026
Elsevier BV
The impact of weekly rainfall on water-related diseases in The Gambia: a time-series analysis of health facility data
BOSE, I; PART, C; Moirano, G; MURRAY, KA; GREEN, R; CERAMI, C; Mistry, MN; KOVATS, RS;
2026
Elsevier BV
Climate hazards and water insecurity, by geographic and economic vulnerabilities
BOSE, I; Frongillo, E; Dooley, C; Sparling, T; KADIYALA, S; Young, S;
2025
Research Square
Mental Distress and Resource Insecurity in the Kingdom of Tonga After the 2022 Volcanic Eruption: Associations of Water and Food Insecurity With Mental Distress.
Bethancourt, HJ; BOSE, I; Tupou, LM; Meinhart, M; Frongillo, EA; Greaves, A; Young, SL;
2025
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
The Water Insecurity Experiences (WISE) Scales are suitable for use in high-income settings: findings from cognitive interviews and nationally representative surveys.
Young, SL; Miller, JD; BOSE, I; Collins, S; Danaj, S; Kazakov, B; Pauli, B; Ravnachka, A; Ritchie, A; Rydland, K; Sefcovic, B; Staddon, C; Staddon, S; Vonk, J; Frongillo, EA;
2025
Res Sq
Investigating the suitability of dichotomous responses for the Water Insecurity Experiences (WISE) Scales using nationally representative data from 39 countries
BOSE, I; Miller, JD; Bethancourt, HJ; García, OP; Melgar-Quiñonez, HR; Salles-Costa, R; DelGrossi, ME; Miller, SM; Durham, TL; Shamah-Levy, T; Gaitán-Rossi, P; Young, SL; Frongillo, EA;
2025
PLOS Water
Affordability of healthy and water-saving dietary patterns in The Gambia.
Felix, J; SCHEELBEEK, PF; HADIDA, G; BOSE, I; Jallow, B; MURRAY, KA; PRENTICE, AM; GREEN, R; ALI, Z;
2024
Environmental research. Food systems
Mental health, water, and food: Relationships between water and food insecurity and probable depression amongst adults in Mexico.
BOSE, I; Bethancourt, HJ; Shamah-Levy, T; Mundo-Rosas, V; Muñoz-Espinosa, A; Ginsberg, T; KADIYALA, S; Frongillo, EA; Gaitán-Rossi, P; Young, SL;
2024
Journal of affective disorders
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