About

I joined Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) in February 2023. Before joining SHU, I worked as an Assistant Professor at the School of Planning and Architecture in Vijayawada, India, for five years. I also worked in various capacities with MNCs like URS Scott Wilson, Knight Frank and Lea Associates.

I received my undergraduate education in Geography at the University of Delhi, India and did a Master's in Geography from the Delhi School of Economics, India. I also hold a Master's in Urban and Regional Planning from CEPT University, India and a Master's in Transport Planning from the University of Leeds, UK. I completed my PhD at the Sheffield University Management School.

My research interests are wide-ranging, including working on the informal economy, gender studies, logistics and urban poverty. I have published widely on various issues of street vendors, especially in the context of urban livelihoods and food security. I have also extensively published on planning inclusive cities for street vendors and the wider informal sector.

Lecturer

Teaching

Department of the Natural and Built Environment

College of Social Sciences and Arts

Planning, Housing and Regeneration

Courses taught:

- BA/ BSc Geography

- MSc Planning

- MSc GIS

- MSc Environmental Science

Modules taught:

I teach modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, inputting strategic and spatial dimensions to modules for planning and geography students.

Undergraduate teaching and supervision:

- Reflective and Personal Development Skills for Town Planning

- Sustainable Urban Design (Module leader)

- Explorations in Urban Geography

Postgraduate teaching and supervision:

- Professional Project (Module leader)

- Planning Theory and Context

- Environment & Infrastructure

- Comparative International Planning

- Planning and Growth

- Major Research Project

- Applied Research Methods

I am also an academic advisor for level 4 & 7 students.

Publications