Office for Global Engagement

International Activities

International Faculty Education

• India: M.D.S., Dental Surgery, Government Dental College & Hospital, Government Dental College & Hospital, 1986-1989
• India: B.D.S., Dental Surgery, Government Dental College & Hospital, Government Dental College & Hospital, 1981-1985

International Professional Membership

• India: Member, International Association for Dental Research: American Association for Dental Research, 01/01/2015

International Publications

• Bhutan, India: Singh TP, Schweinitz PA, Khanna I, Norbu C (2021).  Buddhist Monks as community organizers: an indigenous response to COVID-19 in the Spiti Valley of Northern India,Critical Public Health.
• India: Khanna Poonam, Singh Tejinder Pal, Singh Tarundeep, Kaushik Rekha, Sharma Manoj (August 2020). Testing Multi-Theory Model (MTM) in Predicting Physical Activity Behavior Among Upper Elementary School Children in Northern India. 5(3), 387-396.
• India: Durham, M, Engel, B, Ferrill, T, Halford, J, Singh, T P, Gladwell, M (May 29,2019). Digitally Augmented Learning in Implant Dentistry. 31(3), 387 - 398.
• Uganda: Kagabo R, Singh TP, Frost CJ, Gren LH (May 09, 2019). Assessment of Dental Caries and Oral Health Challenges of School-Age Children in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlements in Arua, Uganda. 5(2).
• India: Khanna P, Kaur R, Singh T, Miller J, Sandhu A K, Jyoti (2017). Prevalence and Socio Demographic Determinants of Malnutrition in Rural Communities of District Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab. 5(3).
• India: Natalia N Nielsen, Hema Panesar, Tejinder P Singh (April 26,2019).  Menstrual Hygiene Management in rural India: Assessing knowledge, attitudes and behaviors regarding menstrual practices. Ogden, Utah: Utah Public Health Association.
• India: Lidia V Kridelbaugh, Hema Panesar, Natalia N Nielsen, Sandeep Kumar, Manpreet Singh, Robin Gupta, Tejinder P Singh (Apri 26,2019l). Evaluation of the Village Child Health and Nutrition Project in Punjab, India. Ogden: Utah.
• Africa: Singh TP, Kagabo R, Frost C J, Gren LH (2018). Assessment of Dental Caries and Oral Health Challenges of Children Attending Primary School in Rhino Camp Refugee Settlements in Arua, Uganda.

International Presentations

• India: Global Public Health Grand Rounds "Community Engaged Scholarship – Experience from India"2019Division of Public Health, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, The University of Utah, 22-OCT-19
• India: Testing Multi-Theory Model (MTM) in Predicting Initiation and Sustenance of Physical Activity Behavior Among Upper Elementary School Going Children in District AmbalaTejinder Singh, MDS, MPH, Poonam Khanna, PhD, Tarundeep Singh, MD, Rekha Kaushik , Manoj Sharma, MBBS, MCHES, Ph.D.Presented at The American Public Health Association (APHA) 2019 annual meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 04-NOV-19
• India: Community Engagement- Practice and Principles, Confluence of services in District Fathegarh Symposium , 02-JUN-11
• India: "Best practices in Water Sanitation and Hygiene."Disrict Fategarh, India symposium, 18-JUL-12
• India: "Importance of growth monitoring and nutrition in early childhood." Community Engagement and Rural Development symposium, Fathegarh, India, 26-JUL-12
• Republic of Korea: "Community engagement - Empowering communities and promoting scholarship."Hankuk University- Department of Foreign Studies- South Korea, 11-JUN-15
• India: "What after graduation-Public Health as a career."Rayat - Bahra Dental College & Hospital-India, 01-AUG-15
• Republic of Korea: "Educating Responsible Global Citizens and the Importance of Collaboration."-Asian Research Symposium, Songdo, South Korea, 11-OCT-15-12-OCT-15
• India: "Community engagement - Lessons from the field." Multidisciplinary Global Health Research Seminar, School of Dentistry, University of Utah., 28-SEP-16
• India: "Extreme Affordability - Disrupting Barriers to Strengthen Global Health Lessons from India." Extereme Affordability Conference-2017,University of Utah Health Sciences, 19-JAN-17-21-JAN-17
• India: Meghan Arnold, James A VanDerslice, Sharon Talboys, TP Singh. A participatory approach to community mobilization and evaluation of WaSH in 9 Indian villages: Strategies to survive community expectations after dissemination. Poster session presented at 2012 Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy and Innovation, Chapel Hill, North Carolina., 29-OCT-12

International Research

• Global: Community Engagement, Research Interest
• Global: Malnutrition Among Children, Research Interest
• Global: Cultural and Gender Studies, Research Interest
• Global: Health and Legal Literacy, Research Interest
• Global: Adolescent Nutrition, Research Interest
• Global: Social Determinants of Health, Research Interest

International Internal Service

• India: Bassi Pathana Community Collaborative Development Project, Village and School Health Program: Strategic planning with numerous partners in the government and private sector to supplement and improve healthcare services through primary and community health centers., Consultant & Technical Advisor, Public Health, 12/01/2009
• India: Bassi Pathana Community Collaborative Development Project: Planning and implemantaion of health screening and awareness camps for non-communicable disease in underserved areas of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh, India. Designing and implemenation of nutritional survelliance project for communuties of rural Punjab, India. Forging a partnership with the communiteis of rural Punjab to address gender equity., Consultant & Technical Advisor, Public Health, 10/01/2009
• India: Bassi Pathana Community Collaborative Development Project: Forged a four-way partnership between the University of Utah Division of Public Health, Mehar Baba Charitable Trust; an NGO, the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research; an institute of high repute, and nine rural villages in Punjab, India; The goal is to improve the health and environmental conditions of villages in the region through collaborative, participatory projects.Work through 2016 has focused on engaging the community in decision-making, assessing needs, and addressing water quality, child nutrition, and gender equality., Founder & Coordinator, Public Health, 09/01/2009
• Republic of Korea: Advisor and Mentor for students enrolled in the Public Health Program at the University of Utah Asia Campus, South Korea., Advisor & Mentor, Public Health, 01/01/2014-10/31/2016
• Republic of Korea: Member of the Admission Committee for Public Health Program at the University of Utah Asia Campus, South Korea, Admissions Officer, Public Health, 01/01/2014-06/30/2016
• India: Coordinated the development of a new internship site for the Hinckley Institute of Politics, at the University of Utah. First cohort of two interns sucessfully completed a 3 month long internship from May to July 2015 with Mehar Beba Charitiable Trust, as part of the ongoing Bassi Panthana Community Collaborative Development Project, Punjab, India, Coordinator, Hinckley Institute, 05/01/2015-07/01/2015

International External Service

• India: Global charity (501c3) for a sustainable development in the Himalayas, President & Chairman of the Board, HiRISE, 11/01/2018
• India: Global charity(501c3) for health and development, Co-Founder & Executive Board Member, INUS Global Charity, 04/02/2018
• India: Global Public Health,Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research,Chandigarh, India. Capacity building leadership workshop and other trainings for faculty, public health workers, students and representatives of non govermental agencies. , Coordinator & Founder, Bassi Pathana Community Collaborative Development Project, 01/01/2010
• India: Service to the community, consulting, outreach presentation and industrial presentations, Punjab, India, Founder & Coordinator, Bassi Pathana Community Collaborative Development Project, 01/01/2009