Devika Saran, MS

PhD Student
Cornell University
ITHACA, New York, United States

Devika Saran is currently pursuing a PhD in International Nutrition at Cornell University, where her research focuses on the determinants of child linear growth and undernutrition, including work on decomposing the drivers of stunting reduction in Bangladesh using Demographic and Health Survey data.
Before Cornell, she spent close to a decade working across nutrition research, public health, and science communication in India and internationally. She has worked with organizations including PATH and the Public Health Foundation of India on maternal and child health and nutrition programs, served as a medical writer specializing in pediatric and infant nutrition, and practiced as a clinical dietician. She holds a Master's in Food Science and Nutrition and a Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics and Public Health Nutrition.

Presentation(s):

• Nutrition and Development: Birth to Young Adulthood (Poster Theater Flash Session 16)

  Monday, July 27, 2026
  12:30 PM - 2:00 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

• (PTFS16-05-26) Determinants of Improvement in Childhood Height-for-Age Z-score in Bangladesh: Evidence From 2014-2022 Demographic and Health Surveys

  Monday, July 27, 2026
  12:46 PM - 12:50 PM ET

  Disclosure(s): No relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.