Experience

Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies

• Nepal
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Fellow

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Kathmandu, Nepal



Springer Nature Group

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Editor

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  London, United Kingdom Associate Editor of Humanities and Social Science Communications (https://www.nature.com/palcomms/), formerly Palgrave Communications, an open access multi-and-inter-disciplinary journal dedicated to publishing high quality original research and reviews.



In Common Podcast (https://www.incommonpodcast.org/)

• CoHost

  • May 2021 - Present

  In Common Podcast explores connections between humans and their environments through stories told by scholars and practitioners.



Indian School of Business

• India
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Public Policy

  • Oct 2019 - Apr 2022

  Hyderabad Area, India



Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment

• India
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  • Dec 2017 - Oct 2019

  Bangalore, India



Bowdoin College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Government and Legal Studies & Environmental Studies

  • Jul 2015 - Sep 2017

  Brunswick, Maine Courses taught: Community-based Conservation: Stories from East and West (ENVS/GOV 2341), Fall 2015, Spring 2016; Governing the Commons: Theoretical Foundations and Applications (Gov 2912), Spring 2015, Fall 2016; International Environmental Policy (Gov 2615), Fall 2015; Natural Resource Management and Biodiversity Conservation (Gov 2911), Fall 2016.



Colby College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Faculty Fellow, Environmental Studies Program

  • Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

  Maine Courses taught: Resource Conservation, Equity, and Environmental Regulations (ES 297B), Fall 2014; The Environmental Policy Practicum (ES 492; Capstone Course), Fall 2014; International Environmental Policy (ES 234 A), Spring 2015; Governing the Commons (ES 298A), Spring 2015 Faculty Advisor: State of Maine Report 2014. Developed by Environmental Policy majors.



School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Research Associate

  • Sep 2009 - May 2014

  - Coordinated informative lectures on watershed management for the Ohio Watersheds Network. - Interviewed the Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources regarding the watershed management efforts, activities, initiatives and policies. - Acted as Research Associate while Investigating Farmer Decisions in Weeds and Organic Weed Management for the School of Environment and Natural Resource. - Coded and analyzed interviews of organic farmers in Mid-West and New England region of the U.S.



People's Science Institute

• India
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Feb 2009 - Jun 2009

  Dehradun, India - Developed Comprehensive District Rural Agricultural Plan in the Himalayan region. - Interventions were developed based on different challenges faced by farmers in practicing agriculture. - Challenges included lack of irrigation supply, drought seasons, pests and other crop diseases. - Led through tight deadlines and budgets while directly working to develop creative and innovative solutions to rural agricultural and natural resource management issues. - Authored an informative… Show more - Developed Comprehensive District Rural Agricultural Plan in the Himalayan region. - Interventions were developed based on different challenges faced by farmers in practicing agriculture. - Challenges included lack of irrigation supply, drought seasons, pests and other crop diseases. - Led through tight deadlines and budgets while directly working to develop creative and innovative solutions to rural agricultural and natural resource management issues. - Authored an informative grant proposal to seek funding from both government and private organizations. Show less



Department of Environment, Delhi Government

• Project Intern

  • Jan 2008 - Jul 2008

  New Delhi Area, India



Toxics Link

• India
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Research Assistant

  • Jun 2005 - Dec 2007

  New Delhi Area, India • Compile annual reports on the Environment Equity and Justice Program (EEJP). • Transcribe monthly public lecture on Environment and Health.



UNDP

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Intern

  • May 2006 - Aug 2006

  New Delhi Area, India -Collected data for last 55 years (1950 onwards) on natural hazards and man-made disasters in Delhi, India. - Used GIS-based software called DesInventar for data analysis.