Theorizing and Mentoring
DREAMI Work Experience
2011 - Present
International Intersectional Mentor and Faculty Development
Jamia Milia Islamia University, New Delhi, India (Fulbright, Workshops)
School of Planning, New Delhi, India
Chennai Institute of Technology, Chennai, India
2009 - Present
Critical Pedagogy
Developing Pedagogy for Urban Planning and Urban Design that encourages students to share their academic freedom.
Developing Indigenous Urban Planning, Fulbright Visit to Jamia Milia Islamia.
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2017 - Present
Workshops and Webinars
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Research and Practice
2015 - 2022
Chair, Mainstreaming Gender Data in Transportation SubCommittee, Transportation Research Board
Coordinated several works on Bridging the Gender Data Gaps, Mobility Caregiving, Intersectional Mentoring and Intersectionality
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Several Publications and Presentations
Transportation Research News
Encylopedia
2012 - Present
Blended Work
Working on Social Identity
Understanding the nuances of social identity is a critical step in any organizational equity, diversity, and inclusion effort. A social identity lens can help you spot situations when actions and decisions may be rooted in unconscious bias or when you're unintentionally shutting down diverse perspectives.
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1. List as many of your social identities as you can.
Consider categories such as race, gender, ethnicity, religion, generation, social/relational roles, occupation, nationality, sexual orientation, (dis)ability, neurotypical status, etc.
2. Reflect on these questions.
Which social identities are most central to how you see yourself as a person? Why?
Which social identities have the biggest impact on how others treat you? Why? Does your answer change depending on context (e.g., at work, at home, with your friends)?
Are there aspects of your identity that you keep hidden at work? What impact might that have on you and those around you? Are there aspects you try to make explicitly known about you? What impact does that have on how you move through the world?
What assumptions do you think other people make about you based on your social identities? What assumptions may you have made about other people based on their social identities?
3. Consider how your various social identities have an impact on your:
Access to resources and to people in positions of authority;​
Authority to make decisions; and
Ability to influence through position or relationships.
Use your understanding of social identities to elevate equity. Equity is about giving people the resources they need to succeed (in comparison to equality, which is about giving everyone the same resources). Equity is an important factor when considering diversity and inclusion in organizations; without equity, diversity & inclusion initiatives may be less effective and can even seem tone-deaf.