Education:
- 2006-2008: Masters in Environmental Science, Policy and Management (MESPOM) from Central European University, Hungary, University of Aegean, Greece, and The University of Manchester, U.K.
- 2005-06: Research Training Program (foundation for doctoral research) at the Center for Studies in Social Sciences (CSSSC), Calcutta, India.
- 2002-2003: Certificate course in Leadership for Biodiversity Conservation from the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai, India.
- June 2000- July 2002: Master of Arts (Sociology) from the Department of Sociology, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India.
Work Experience:
- 2008 – Present: Senior Research Associate and Senior Program Officer, Center for Conservation Governance and Policy, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, (ATREE), Bangalore, India.
- 2004-05: Consultant for Research and Education activities with the WWF (World Wildlife Fund for Nature), Pune Division, Maharashtra, India.
- 2003-04: Lecturer in Sociology and Social Anthropology for Higher Secondary Certificate Examination Students, Galaxy Education System, Rajkot, Gujarat, India.
- 2002: Research Executive with Development and Research Services, New Delhi; work involved data compilation and analysis towards a study on the status of village/small scale industries in the Bombay region.
- 1997-98: Summer Internship with The Sanctuary Magazine, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Bombay Natural history Society (BNHS) on water and forest Conservation Campaigns entitled “Whose water is it anyways” and “Save the Borivali National Park” respectively.
Research Experience:
- 2008: Masters Thesis entitled “Analysis of Wind Effects on Urban Heat Islands in the City of Manchester”, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
2006: Research Report on “Environmental Education for the Non-Lettered”, The Center for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, India.
2002: Masters Thesis entitled “The City Forest” about the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India.