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Aritra Moulick is an established scholar, researcher, and educator whose work spans social work, public health, epidemiology, and interdisciplinary research. He earned his PhD in Social Work, with a minor in Epidemiology, from the University of Tennessee. With an undergraduate degree in commerce and a graduate degree in social work, he brings a multidisciplinary perspective to his research and teaching, integrating rigorous quantitative methods with applied approaches to addressing complex public health and social challenges.

Dr. Moulick began his professional career in India, where he worked with communities in remote rural areas. These experiences informed his understanding of community health needs, service delivery challenges, and the importance of developing practical, research-informed solutions. His scholarship focuses on public health, health communication, healthcare access, and the role of information and technology in shaping health-related attitudes and behaviors.

His doctoral research examined the relationship between social media misinformation and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the United States. As part of this work, he developed the Social Media COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Scale (SMCov-19VMS-46), an instrument designed to assess the influence of social media misinformation on vaccine-related beliefs and behaviors. His broader research interests include healthcare access, health-related decision-making, misinformation, and the application of interdisciplinary research methods to improve public health outcomes.

As a scholar and educator, Moulick brings expertise in research design, measurement development, epidemiological methods, and applied social work research. His work connects scientific inquiry with practical applications, contributing to the development of evidence-informed approaches to public health, healthcare delivery, and community well-being.