Research carried out
·         Aug 2021: Fast-track innovative projects to counter the impacts of COVID-19 through technology-based products and services. Project entitled: Development and testing of a prototype face shield/visor and face mask buckle for the safety and protection of vulnerable essential service workers in Mauritius. Funded by the Mauritius Research and Innovation Council and the University of Technology Mauritius.
[ https://youtu.be/8qJk0wHd75U ]
·         Aug 2021: A University-based research initiative by the Blended Learning Unit: A proposal for online assessment and time-based assessment at UTM
·         Nov 2021: Evaluation of health fitness programmes for the Mauritius Sports Council: Exercise to music, Exercise at the Workplace, After School Sports Fitness and Elderly Fitness Rodrigues
·         2019: Best Poster Award for Trainees of the Faculty of Addictions Psychiatry by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK. Co-authorship of poster entitled: Risk factors and prevalence of relapse linked to substance use disorder in Mauritian male addicts
April 2019 and 2018: Co-authorship of student research works presented at the National Research Week organized by the Higher Education Commission
Useful links
·         List of scientific publications on google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=aMr18ssAAAAJ&hl=en
·         ResearchGate profile:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jhoti-Somanah
·         LinkedIn profile:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jhoti-somanah-bhugowandeen-56ab9b81