Experience

WQXR Radio

• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Intern

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  I am part of a team producing a new podcast series at WQXR, a classical radio station that is part of New York Public Radio. Duties include conducting archival and interview-based research for the production of the show. I am part of a team producing a new podcast series at WQXR, a classical radio station that is part of New York Public Radio. Duties include conducting archival and interview-based research for the production of the show.



Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Nov 2020 - Present

  "Seasoned" is a podcast about everyday foods and ingredients: what, why, and how we consume. I created, scripted, recorded, hosted, edited, and produced this podcast. It's on Spotify and other streaming services.

• • Jun 2020 - Jun 2021

  I was co-creator and curator (along with Joshua Babcock) of this monthly listening exchange series. One collaborator curated a customized playlist and another responded with a selection of non-musical pairings. Collaborators didn't know the themes or motivations beforehand, which helped keep the process focused on surprise and discovery. As curator, I was involved in finding collaborators each month, drafting posts on Medium, and editing them for clarity.



SpaceShift Collective, starlight

• Arts Facilitator

  • Sep 2022 - Oct 2022

  starlight was a community arts space and artist workshop open from September 14–October 29, 2022 at 2709 W. Devon Ave. in Chicago’s West Rogers Park neighborhood. starlight was organized by members of the SpaceShift Collective in partnership with Northwestern University’s Race, Caste, and Colorism Project. I was one of seven facilitators that led the transformation of what was a jewelry store front by the same name into a community arts space that housed three South Asian and three Black artists in-residence. starlight hosted concerts, film screenings, workshops (calligraphy, basket weaving, pumpkin truck art painting, etc.) Through starlight, we explored historic South Asian-Black solidarities and engaged with community members around questions of race, caste, and colorism. To this end, I: -organized and co-hosted a teach-in, “Race, Caste, and Colorism”, highlighting the sociocultural dimensions of anti-caste resistance movements -organized and co-hosted a Protest Music Listening Party with Aquil Charlton (artist-in-residence at starlight and musician/DJ) highlighting connections between protest music movements in South Asia and the U.S., especially in hip-hop. I also: -curated the listening station with vinyls showcasing music from South Asian, African, and African American musical genres + a digital listening station with curated playlists on an iPad with headphones. -conceptualized and created a playlist zine containing five playlists: Retro Bollywood, Sounds of Protest, Disco-theeka, Afro-South Asia, and Chai Time Breather. Show less



University of Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Sep 2015 - Jun 2022

• • Apr 2017 - Dec 2018

  Teaching Assistant for the following courses: Child Poverty and Chicago Schools (Public Policy, undergraduate); Urban Structure and Process (Sociology, undergraduate and graduate); Power, Identity, and Resistance (undergraduate core sequence, two quarters); and Sociology of Deviant Behavior (Sociology, undergraduate).

• • Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

  I used Geographic Information System (GIS) software to create urban maps for research by Prof. Marco Garrido.

• • Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

  I coded spatial data for a GIS-based research project led by Prof. Forrest Stuart.



School of the Art Institute of Chicago

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lecturer

  • Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

  I was a lecturer in the liberal arts department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I taught a semester-long course oriented towards liberal arts undergraduates titled "Culture and Politics in Asia" with a syllabus of my design. I was a lecturer in the liberal arts department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I taught a semester-long course oriented towards liberal arts undergraduates titled "Culture and Politics in Asia" with a syllabus of my design.



Smart Museum of Art, The University of Chicago

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Public Practice Intern

  • Sep 2020 - Jun 2021

  I assist with the designing and execution of public programs at the Smart Museum of Art. This also includes facilitating, documenting, and evaluating existing programs at the Museum. I assist with the designing and execution of public programs at the Smart Museum of Art. This also includes facilitating, documenting, and evaluating existing programs at the Museum.



University of Waterloo

• Canada
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  I completed a research project on food security at the Department of Geography and Environment under the supervision of Prof. Steffanie Scott. This project was undertaken with a scholarship awarded by Mitacs Globalink. I completed a research project on food security at the Department of Geography and Environment under the supervision of Prof. Steffanie Scott. This project was undertaken with a scholarship awarded by Mitacs Globalink.



TU Darmstadt

• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • May 2013 - Jul 2013

  I completed a research project on decentralization and governance in the Political Science Department at TU Darmstadt, Germany under the supervision of Prof. Jens Steffek. This project was undertaken with a scholarship award by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). I completed a research project on decentralization and governance in the Political Science Department at TU Darmstadt, Germany under the supervision of Prof. Jens Steffek. This project was undertaken with a scholarship award by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).



King's College, London

• United Kingdom
• Research Services

• Field Researcher

  • Dec 2012 - Jan 2013

  I administered pilot surveys for the Health Emergency: Research Action, Learning and Development (HERALD) Initiative under the supervision of Prof. Kriti Kapila. I administered pilot surveys for the Health Emergency: Research Action, Learning and Development (HERALD) Initiative under the supervision of Prof. Kriti Kapila.



Transparent Chennai (NGO)

• Research Intern

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2012

  I was a member of a research project aimed at assessing the impact of urban policy to evict street vendors from the streets of Chennai. I was a member of a research project aimed at assessing the impact of urban policy to evict street vendors from the streets of Chennai.



Center for Law, Policy, and Human Rights

• Research Intern

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  I wrote a project report assessing water provision in Tiruppur by a Public-Private Partnership (PPP). I wrote a project report assessing water provision in Tiruppur by a Public-Private Partnership (PPP).