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EDUCATION

2003 Ph.D.

Geography
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1995 M.Phil. Planning and Development
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India
1993 M.A. Geography
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India
1991 B.Sc. Geography
University of Pune, Pune, India

COURSES TAUGHT

Undergraduate:

GEA 3194

Regional Geography of Asia
GEO 4372 Global Conservation
GEO 4470 Political Geography

Graduate:

GEA 6745

Seminar in Asian Geography (special emphasis: South Asia)
GEO 6116 Perspectives in Environmental Thought

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research interests include rural economies, environmental movements, and gender issues. My specific focus is rural development and agrarian politics in India, and my dissertation compared two village-level dairy cooperatives. Its aim was to provide a deeper understanding of the success of India's dairy development program.

I also work with the Narmada Bachao Andolan (Movement to Save the Narmada River), an anti-dam movement in India, which has questioned the displacement caused by dams and the increasing corporatization of rural resources.

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