UGC Senior Research Fellow (Social Work) with research experience in occupational psychosocial risks, resilience, and mental health of women’s healthcare waste workers in public health facilities in Bengaluru; successful grant and project management of action research on preventive education and outreach for substance use mitigation among youth in Puducherry; UGC JRF awards in social work, sociology and women’s studies; Assistant Professor (social work) at St. Aloysius Degree College, Bengaluru; social work practice and education in India and Kenya.