Anandvir Saini | SCARP | UBC School of Community and Regional Planning

Anandvir

Saini

Anandvir is interested in the area of developing healthy, resilient and sustainable communities. Her previous academic and research experience is anchored in the field of health geography. She aims to leverage her skills in geographic analysis into community and regional planning. She is proficient in quantitative and qualitative research methods, GIS, SPSS and professional report writing. Her publications include 3 books and 19 research papers. She has also presented several papers at various national and international conferences. At UBC SCARP, she is getting trained in applying her academic knowledge into professional planning practice in order to directly engage with communities and work for their betterment. During her leisure time, she enjoys meditation, painting, singing, cooking and composing GarageBand projects.

Publications

Saini, A.K. (2015). Obesity and Cardiovascular Mortality: Reflections from Rural Bist Doab (Punjab). International Journal of Management and Social Sciences Research, 4(7), 84-87.

Saini, A.K. and Kaur, D. (2015). Spatial Distribution of Health Care Facilities in Rural Bist Doab (Punjab). International Journal of Management and Social Sciences Research, 4(6), 66-70.

Saini, A. K. (2015). Economic Determinants of Cardiovascular Health Care Utilization in Rural Bist Doab (Punjab). International Journal of Advanced Research, 3(6), 1573-1577.

Saini, A. K. (2015). Geographic Accessibility and Medical Services Utilization related to Cardiovascular Diseases in Bist Doab (Punjab). International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences, 5(7), 477-485.

Saini, A. K. (2015). Patterns of Cardiovascular Mortality: A Micro-Level Study of Block Tanda (Hoshiarpur, Punjab). International Journal of Scientific Research, 4(8), 637-638.

Saini, A.K. and Saini, K.S. (2015). Commission Agents in a Punjabi Vegetable Market: A Socio-Economic Survey. Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, 5(8), 33-39.

Saini, A.K. and Saini, K.S. (2015). Socio-Economic Attributes of Buyers in a Vegetable Market: A Case Study of Tanda Urmar (Hoshiarpur, Punjab). International Journal of Research in Social Sciences, 5(8), 466-472.

Saini, A. K. (2015). Public Awareness of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Appraisal of Major Cardiovascular Health Care Programmes in Punjab. International Journal of Scientific Research, 4(7), 14-15.

Saini, A.K. and Saini, K.S. (2015). Functional Area of a Punjabi Vegetable Market: A Case Study of Tanda Urmar (District Hoshiarpur). Asian Resonance, 4(2), 145-148.

Saini, A.K. and Saini, K.S. (2015). Socio-economic Profile of Farmers Supplying Horticultural Produce to a Vegetable Market in Punjab. International Journal of Management and Social Sciences Research, 4(5), 110-114.

Saini, A. K. (2014). Association between Educational Level and Cardiovascular Mortality in Bist Doab Region (Punjab, India). International Journal of Research in Social Sciences, 4(3), 637-646.

Saini, A. K. (2014). Literacy as Spatial Determinant of Cardiovascular Mortality Patterns in Rural Bist Doab (Punjab, India). International Journal of Management and Social Sciences Research, 3(9), 55-58.

Saini, A. K. (2014). Geographical Association between Seasonal Temperature and Cardiovascular Deaths: A Study of Bist Doab (Punjab, India). Periodic Research, 2(4), 207-211.

Saini, A. K. (2014). Groundwater Hardness and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: Exploring Spatial Association in Bist Doab Region (Punjab, India). International Journal of Management and Social Sciences Research, 3(7), 30-33.

Saini, A. K. (2014). Strategic Analysis of Links between Income and Cardiovascular Mortality in Bist Doab Part of Punjab, India. International Journal of Current Research and Review, 6(21), 6-9.

Saini, A. K. (2014). Association between Occupation and Cardiovascular Mortality: A Study of Bist Doab (Punjab, India). International Journal of Advanced Research, 2(9), 180-185.

Saini, A. K. (2014). Physiography and Cardiovascular Mortality: Exploring the Relationship in Rural Bist Doab Region (Punjab, India). Asian Resonance, 3(3), 135-139.

Saini, A. K. (2013). Spatial Modelling of Cardiovascular Mortality Patterns: A GIS based Study of Rural Bist Doab Region (Punjab, India). IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 14(1), 25-30.

Saini, A. K. (2013). Spatial Patterns of Cardiovascular Mortality in Rural Punjab: A Case Study of Bist Doab Region. In K.D. Sharma et al. (Ed.), Readings in Population, Environment and Spatial Planning. Panchkula, Haryana (India): ISPER, 215-230.

Scholarships and Awards

Senior Research Fellowship (University Grants Commission, India)

Junior Research Fellowship (UGC, India)

Post-graduate Merit Scholarship for University Rank Holders (UGC, India)

Panjab University Alumni Association - Scholarships for Toppers

Punjab State Government - Academic Excellence Awards

College Roll of Honour Awards for Academic Achievements

2011-2014

2009-2011

2007-2009

2005, 2006, 2007, 2009

2005, 2007

2004, 2007

Courses Taken

PLAN 508 Foundations of Planning Theory and History

PLAN 510 Environmental and Sustainability Concepts in Planning Practice

PLAN 521 Quantitative Skills for Planners

PLAN 525 Planning Practice Methods

PLAN 548K Plan Evaluation

PLAN 548O Practical Legal Basics for Professional Planners

PLAN 579 Public Health, Transportation, and the Built Environment

Related Work Experience

Research Assistant

Agriculture Centre of Excellence, University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC

Assistant Professor

Geography Department, Khalsa College for Women, Ludhiana, Punjab

Senior Research Fellow

Department of Geography, Panjab University, Chandigarh

Junior Research Fellow

Department of Geography, Panjab University, Chandigarh

June 2018 - Aug 2018

Sept 2015 - Dec 2017

Nov 2011 - Nov 2014

Nov 2009 - Nov 2011

Personal Website https://ca.linkedin.com/in/anandvir-saini-84a575168

Supervisors

Supervisors Tom Hutton