Anoushka Patel
Biography
Anoushka is a second-year PhD student in Sociology at UCLA. She is interested in demography and health and education outcomes. Her previous research includes work using the Chitwan Valley Family Study to explore various research outcomes around health and education in collaboration with her colleagues at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor.
Prior to UCLA, Anoushka received a B.S. in Statistics and a B.A. in South Asian Languages and Civilizations from the University of Chicago (2020). She also worked as a Strategy Consultant in the Life Sciences and Global Health industries at Accenture.
Degrees
B.S. in Statistics, University of Chicago (2020)
B.A. in South Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago (2020)
Publications
Published Papers
Patel, Anoushka, William G. Axinn, and Dirgha J. Ghimire. 2026. “The Role of Sanitary Pads in School Achievement in Low-Income Settings.” Social Science Research 138: 103395.
Working Papers
Treleaven E, Patel A, Sharma U, Ghimire DJ. International migration, remittances, and the health of children in households of origin. Currently Under Review.
Conference Presentations
2026
Patel A, Treleaven E, Ghimire D. When do fathers migrate? An analysis of child-level predictors of exposure to parental labor migration in a migrant-sending area. Poster presentations: All-UC Demography Conference (Feb 2026), Population Association of America Annual Meeting (May 2026)