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Dr. Reena Sarkar is a Research Fellow in the Department of Forensic Medicine at Monash University and the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine’s Academic Division. Her research focuses on one-punch death prevention, medicolegal death investigation systems, and forensic-epidemiologic approaches to family violence homicide. She holds a PhD from Monash University (2021) and a Master of Dental Surgery from the University of Mumbai (2004). Previously, she served as a Senior Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist and academic leader in Indian dental institutions, including National Dental College Dera Bassi Mohali.
Research Interests:
- Global capacity analysis of medicolegal systems
- UN Right to Life charter applications
- Data bias correction in family violence homicide studies
- Forensic-epidemiologic injury trends analysis
Her work bridges clinical dentistry, forensic medicine, and public health, with a focus on injury prevention and policy development. Recent projects include analyzing single-punch assault fatalities in Australia and developing standardized death certification protocols.
Recent Projects:
- Ethical forensic methodologies for extrajudicial killings investigations
- ICD coding standardization for family violence injuries
- Motorcycle crash characteristic data registries
Awards:
- FMNHS ECR Travel Grant (2024)
- Monash University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (2017)
Expertise: Mixed methods research, large dataset triaging, forensic dentistry, legal database analysis.
