Dr. Little Flower Augustine

Dr. Little Flower Augustine
Department: 
JISPH
Designation: 
Assistant Professor Public Health Nutrition JIPMER International School of Public Health
Academic Qualifications: 

MSc. Ph.D (ICMR- National Institute of Nutrition/ Osmania University, Hyderabad)

Special Area of Interest: 
Childhood stunting, anemia, micronutrients, digital health, Infant and young child feeding practices, interdisciplinary research.
Publication: 

(as of October 2025): 31, H-Index – 12

Publication link: Google Scholar

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2918-7943

Awards and honours

  • ICMR Centenary Post- doctoral Research Fellowship (2016).
  • University Grants Commission- Junior and Senior Research Fellowship (2007-12).
  • University second rank in UG and PG.
  • Young Scientist Award (Senior), Golden Jubilee International Conference of Nutrition Society of India, Hyderabad, 2018.
  • Ramanathan Award for best oral presentation, 44th Annual National Conference of Nutrition Society of India, Tirupathi, 2012.
  • DST travel grant under the ‘Young Scientist Scheme’, XIth Asian Congress of Nutrition, Singapore, 2011.
  • Young scientist award (Junior), 42nd Annual Conference of the Nutrition society of India, Mumbai, 2010.
  • Best paper presentation award, UGC sponsored National seminar ‘Obesity-the well fed undernourished syndrome’ 2004, Kochi, Kerala.

Resource person for National documents

Resource person for ‘Nutrient requirements and Recommended Dietary Allowances for Indians, A report of the expert group of the ICMR, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, 2010.

Member, working group for preparation of the document for the ‘Stakeholders consultation on guidelines for staple food fortification, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, 2011.

Presentations: 

10 Best publications

  1. Pullakhandam, Raghu, Augustine, LF and Banjara SK, Dasi T, Palika, R, Majumder R, Ghosh S Sinha AP, Kulkarni B. Impact Evaluation of a Population Based ‘Screen and Treat for Anaemia Reduction (STAR)’ Strategy: A Cluster Randomized Trial in Rural Telangana, India. 2025, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5247986 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5247986
  2. Augustine LF, Dasi T, Palika R, Kulkarni B, Pullakhandam R, Pasupuleti D, Banjara SK. A Point-of-Care Method with Integrated Decision Support Tool to Estimate Anemia at Population Level. J Vis Exp. 2024;(203):10.3791/65810. doi:10.3791/65810.
  3. Kulkarni B, Augustine LF,Pullakhandam R, Pradhan AS, Dasi T, Palika R, Banjara SK, Sachdev HPS. ‘Screen and Treat for Anaemia Reduction (STAR)’ strategy: study protocol of a cluster randomised trial in rural Telangana, India. BMJ Open 2021;11:  doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052238.
  4. Dasi T, Augustine LF, Banjara SK, Challa SR, Palika R. Unpacking the Perceptions on Take Home Rations for Under-3 Children in Telangana State: Insights from the STAR Trial. Indian Pediatr. 2025;62(3):217-219. doi:10.1007/s13312-025-00019-3. 
  5. Nair MK, Augustine LF, Konapur A. Food-Based Interventions to Modify Diet Quality and Diversity to Address Multiple Micronutrient Deficiency. Front Public Health. 2016;3:277. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2015.00277.
  6. Augustine LF, Vazir S, Fernandez Rao S, Rao MV, Laxmaiah A, Ravinder P, Rao VV, Nair KM Psychometric validation of a knowledge questionnaire on micronutrients among adolescents and its relationship to micronutrient status of 15–19-year-old adolescent boys, Hyderabad, India. Public Health Nutrition. 2012;15(7):1182-1189. doi:10.1017/S1368980012000055.
  7. Banjara SK, Challa SR, Augustine LF et al., Eggs for Improving Nutrition, cognitive development and reducing linear growth retardation among Infants and young Children (ENRICH): protocol of an egg supplementation trial among children aged 9-18 months in Hyderabad, India. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2024 Feb 27;8(Suppl 1):e001892. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2023-001892. PMID: 38417922; PMCID: PMC10900354.
  8. D M DY, Tata DT, Jobarteh ML, Ndulu Ndolo R, Banjara SK, Augustine LF et al., Monitoring the progress and impact of a multicountry, interdisciplinary research project on childhood stunting: the UKRI GCRF Action Against Stunting Hub MEL protocol. BMJ Paediatr Open. 2024 Jul 20;8 (Suppl 1):e002428. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002428.
  9. Augustine LF, Nair KM, Rao SF, Rao MV, Ravinder P, Balakrishna N, Laxmaiah A, Vazir S. Adolescent life-event stress in boys is associated with elevated IL-6 and hepcidin but not hypoferremia. J Am Coll Nutr. 2014;33(5):354-362. doi:10.1080/07315724.2013.875417.
  10. Augustine, LF, Vazir, Shahnaz; Rao, Sylvia Fernandez; Vishnu Vardhana Rao, M.; Laxmaiah, A; Nair, K. Madhavan. Perceived stress, life events & coping among higher secondary students of Hyderabad, India: A pilot study. The Indian Journal of Medical Research 134(1):61-68, 2011.
Country: 
India