Bapu Vaitla

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Bapu Vaitla completed his PhD in International Relations at the Fletcher School at Tufts University in 2012. His research focuses on the political economy of child undernutrition in the developing world. Generally, he is interested in how good change happens with respect to public health: the means by which political obstacles to collective action around hunger and illness are overcome. He holds an MS in agriculture and a BA in human ecology, both from the University of California-Davis, and has worked for NGOs and multilateral organizations in India, Ethiopia, Brazil, and the US.