Dr. R. Poongodi currently serves as Assoc. Prof at the Dept. of Community Health Nursing, Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Nursing, SRIHER(DU). She pursued her Ph.D from SRIHER(DU). Since 2008 she has been working at SRIHER(DU) in various positions. She has nearly 20 years of experience in teaching, clinical, fieldwork, and research domains. Teaching experience covers various programs in Nursing and Allied Health Sciences; Ph.D. nursing, M.Sc Nursing, B.Sc Nursing, Post-Basic Nursing, and GNM. She has led many health awareness programs for under-served communities and participated Govt. National Health Programs. The Ph.D work was in foot reflex therapy on post operative pain management in due course has completed in foot reflexology and Acupressure therapy.She is currently guiding UG, PG projects and Ph.D students and developed video module on Breast Self Examination.She serves as a visiting professors at the Department of Community Health Nursing, Saveetha College of Nursing, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Thandalam.
2015: Ph.D.Nursing
Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Nursing, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research(DU)
2003-2005:M.Sc Nursing
Saveetha College of Nursing,Chennai,Dr.M.G.R.Medical University,Chennai.
1994-1998: B.Sc Nursing
Adhiparasakthi College of Nursing,Melmaruvathur, Dr.M.G.R.Medical University,Chennai.
Area of Interest
Pain management with Alternative therapy
Community Nutrition
Mindfulness
Communicable and Non-Communicable diseases
This study received travel grant of Rs.75,000 from Western Institute of Nursing to present the paper during 50th Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference, 17th to 19th April,2017.
Received Chancellor young fellowship award in 2019.Project titled “Impact of Mobile Phone Mediated Mindfulness Intervention on Mental Health, Psychological Resilience and Metabolic Control Indicators among Patients with Type-II Diabetes Mellitus and Compromised Wellbeing , during Covid-19 Pandemic”.
Visiting faculty in the Department of Community Health Nursing, Saveetha College of Nursing, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Thandalam