Angshuman Kashyap (he/him) is a doctoral student at the Dept. of Behavioral and Community Health, University of Maryland School of Public Health. He is also a University of Maryland Flagship Fellow. Angshuman is passionate about health communication and behavioral sciences. His core interest lies in understanding the most effective ways of communicating health information and developing health communication strategies to support public health programs using media interventions to encourage sustained behavioral change. 

Prior to beginning his doctoral studies, Angshuman worked as a Program Manager at the Center for Communication and Change - India and a Consultant with the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, India office. He has worked in the areas of reproductive, maternal and child health, adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health, vaccine hesitancy, Measles Rubella vaccination campaign, breast and cervical cancer, road safety, tobacco control, disaster risk reduction, child marriage and mHealth applications for beneficiary counseling. In the past, he has trained students, researchers and working professionals on the use of Atlas.ti software for qualitative analysis, and facilitated sessions on Human Centered Design, media channel selection and new media in various workshops. He is also a freelance illustrator experienced in developing context specific public health illustrations and communication materials. 

Angshuman enjoys playing badminton, swimming, and exploring new places. Angshuman holds a Master degree in Public Health (MPH) from the Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, India and a Bachelor of Science degree from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, India.