Dr. Abdul Jaleel CP holds a PhD and a Master degree in Population Studies (MPS) from the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai. He also earned a Master degree in Social Work (MSW) from Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kerala.

His PhD research examines the social costs associated with the seasonal labor migration of rural women from Maharashtra, with a particular focus on villages in Beed district—a semi-arid region characterised by chronic water scarcity and a six-month lean period each year, marked by severe unemployment and a standstill in agricultural activities. Jaleel’s study investigates the experiences of women from these villages who, alongside their families (husbands and children) migrate to work in sugarcane fields for half of the year. The research analyses how these women navigate life at their destination worksites, balancing multiple roles and identities as women, migrants, labourers, mothers, and wives. His findings underscore the precarious conditions they face, including substandard working and living environments, occupational hazards, compromised reproductive health, and violations of basic rights. Part of his dissertation have been published in leading academic journals.

His broader research interests include the social determinants of nutrition and health, food security, infant and young child feeding practices, and malnutrition.

He currently works in the Division of Public Health Nutrition, contributing to several studies, including the "Diet and Biomarker Survey in India" and "The NECCTAR Trial"—an initiative aimed at improving children's nutritional status through enhanced take-home food programs and behavior change strategies in selected districts across six Indian states.

1. Preethi, V., Hemalatha, V., Arlappa, N., Thomas, M. B., & Jaleel, A. (2024). Trends and predictors of severe and moderate anaemia among children aged 6–59 months in India: an analysis of three rounds of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 2824. doi:10.1186/s12889-024-20328-9
2. Choithani, C., Jaleel CP, A., & Rajan, S. I. (2024). Rural-urban transition and food security in India. Glob Food Sec, 42, 100780. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2024.100780
3. Sreenivasa Rao, J., Patil, P. B., Goudar, G., Jaleel, A., & Qadri, S. S. Y. H. (2024). Mahua (Madhuca indica): indigenous flower as nutrient and phenolic rich food to combat anaemia and associated disorders. Phytochemistry Reviews. doi:10.1007/s11101-024-10003-7
4. Sunu, P. V., Jaleel, A., Neeraja, G., Jayalakshmi, G., Narasimhulu, D., Senthilkumar, B., . . . Arlappa, N. (2024). Diet and Nutritional Status of Women of Reproductive Age (15–49 Years) in Indigenous Communities of Attappady, Kerala, India. Nutrients, 16(16). doi:10.3390/nu16162698
5. Jaleel, A., Chilumula, M., Chukkala Satya, S. G., Singnale, P., Telikicherla, U. R., & Pandurangi, R. (2024). The Assessment of Nutritional Status of Adolescents Aged 15-18 Years Using BMI Cutoffs and BMI Z Scores: A Secondary Analysis of National Family Health Survey-5 (2019- 21) Data. Cureus, 16(5), e59800. doi:10.7759/cureus.59800
6. Nandeep, E. R., Jaleel, A., Reddy, P. B., Geddam, J. J. B., Reddy, S. N., & Hemalatha, R. (2024). Developing and demonstrating an atomistic and holistic model of anthropometric failure among children under five years of age using the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 data from India. 10. doi:10.3389/fnut.2023.1280219
7. Jaleel, A., Arlappa, N., Ramakrishna, K. S., Sunu, P. V., Jayalakshmi, G., Neeraja, G., . . . Kumar, S. B. (2023). Examining the Triple Burden of Malnutrition: Insights from a Community-Based Comprehensive Nutrition Survey among Indigenous Tribal Children (0–19 Years) in the Western Ghats Hills of India. 15(18), 3995.
8. Jaleel, A., Surya Goud, C. S., Shankar, S., & Venkatesh, K. (2023). Nourishing the future: exploring the factors influencing minimum diet diversity and minimum acceptable diet among Indian children aged 6–23 months. Journal of Public Health. doi:10.1007/s10389-023-02085-y
9. Pandurangi, R., U. R. Telikicherla, Abdul Jaleel CP, Surya Goud CS, Mahesh Kumar M, and Raja Sriswan M. “Nutritional Status of Female Children in Comparison to Their Male Siblings in India– A Secondary Analysis of National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) Data”. National Journal of Community Medicine, vol. 14, no. 08, Aug. 2023, pp. 470-6, doi:10.55489/njcm.140820233041.
10. Chauhan, S., Rahman, M. H. U., Jaleel, A., & Patel, R. (2022). Economic Inequality in Social Cohesion Among Older Adults in Low and Middle-Income Countries. Ageing International, 47(2), 206-225. doi:10.1007/s12126-021-09415-z
11. Abdul Jaleel, C. P., & Chattopadhay, A. (2021). Seasonal Migration from Beed District of Maharashtra: A Livelihood Struggle of Dalit and Adivasi Households. Contemporary Voice of Dalit, 14(1), 80-87. doi:10.1177/2455328X211000476
12. Rammohan, A., Goli, S., Saroj, S. K., & Jaleel, C. P. A. (2021). Does engagement with frontline health workers improve maternal and child healthcare utilisation and outcomes in India? Hum Resour Health, 19(1), 45. doi:10.1186/s12960-021-00592-1
13. Unisa, S., Saraswat, A., Bhanot, A., Jaleel, A., Parhi, R. N., Bhattacharjee, S., . . . Sethi, V. (2021). Predictors of the diets consumed by adolescent girls, pregnant women and mothers with children under age two years in rural eastern India. J Biosoc Sci, 53(5), 663-682. doi:10.1017/S0021932020000462
14. Onori, F., Dhillon, P., Dinachandra, K., Jaleel, A., Saraswat, A., RS, R., . . . Sethi, V. (2021). An adaptation of the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) for measuring food insecurity among women in socially-backward communities. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, 18(1), 66-82.
15. Kumar, C., Sodhi, C., & Jaleel CP. A. (2020). Reproductive, maternal and child health services in the wake of COVID-19: insights from India. J Glob Health Sci, 2(2).
16. Jaleel, A. C., Chattopadhyay, Aparajita. (2019). Livelihood crisis and distress: seasonal migration in Beed district of Maharashtra. Economic and Politcal Weekly, 54, 41.
17. Ahmad, A. and Jaleel, A. (2015) Prevalence and Correlates of Violence against Women in Nepal: Findings from Nepal Demographic Health Survey, 2011. Advances in Applied Sociology, 5, 119-128. doi: 10.4236/aasoci.2015.54011.
18. Goli, S., & Jaleel, A. C. P. (2014). WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF THE DECLINE IN MATERNAL MORTALITY IN INDIA? EVIDENCE FROM TIME SERIES AND CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSES. J Biosoc Sci, 46(3), 351-365. doi:10.1017/S0021932013000564