Curriculum Vitae

Academic Appointments

2018 – Present	Education Program Manager - Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, University of California, Berkeley Manage student research and outreach programs, including the Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program and the Dissertation Fellowship Program
2017 – 2018	Program Coordinator - Institute for the Study of Societal Issues (Limited Appointment), University of California, Berkeley Simultaneously manage multiple research projects of 6 centers from start to finish; analyze data to creation actionable conclusions and recommendations. Using a mix of quantitative/qualitative techniques to optimize the user experience for website, online announcements, and events feedback. Manage undergraduate student assistants. Responsible for all internal and external communications of ISSI and its centers..
2015 – 2016	Visiting Researcher - Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, University of California, Berkeley Served as lead researcher and wrote papers on diverse themes including environment, health, technology, and gender. Directed the activities of a cross-functional research team in India studying diasporic communities. Created budget, designed questionnaire and sampling approach, and interpreted survey results. Attended workshops and networked with experts from diverse fields. Taking complex information and making it relevant by identifying themes and patterns and providing actionable recommendations. Advising PhD candidates, students, and non-profit & public policy professionals.
2012 – 2015	Assistant Professor - Department of Political Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University Courses taught: Interdisciplinary course on Migration Research, Research Methods in Social Sciences, Formulation of Problems for Social Sciences Research, Report Writing, Comprehending Contemporary Political Issues, Techniques of Data Collection, Political Economy: Major Perspectives and Structures, Recent Political Theory and Government and Politics of South Asian Countries. First female tenured Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, Guru Nanak Dev University (www.gndu.ac.in). Designed curriculum, pedagogy, and training evaluations in support of educational excellence. Co-editor of the department’s journal. Organized, coordinated, and facilitated interdisciplinary meetings and workshops to stimulate discussion and integration of ideas from diverse disciplines across campus and with non-profits. Wrote, designed, and edited online and print communication including website content, pamphlets, and course materials. Customized instructional methodology by writing, editing, and proofreading new chapters and materials. Served on several faculty and university committees in support of institutional initiatives. In charge of the department’s committee to prevent women sexual harassment. Research focus: Migration and Diaspora Studies, Exclusion Studies, Border Studies, and Gender Politics.
2011 – 2012	Fulbright Post Doctoral Fellow - Institute for the Study of Societal Issues, University of California Berkeley Fellowship topic: ‘The Long Distance Nationalism of Diasporas: A Case Study of the Sikhs in the USA’. Completed an interdisciplinary study on migration with emphasis on long distance nationalism of diasporic communities. Conducted interviews, focus groups, and secondary data analysis for the research and presented it to diverse audiences in North America and India. Collaborated with non-profits working on similar issues. Networked extensively in the community to get focus groups and one on one interviews. Analyzed a wide variety of primary migration data and policies and made it the base of an interdisciplinary course curriculum at Guru Nanak Dev University. Taught online classes on South Asia to graduate students.
2008 – 2011	Assistant Director and Assistant Professor - Center for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy, Guru Nanak Dev University Designed survey project for research on migration and the international border of India and Pakistan. Wrote, edited, and published two reports and papers. Collaborated with the World Bank to educate people on the need for and the appropriate procurement of clean water. Conducted sampling of more than 500 subjects across the international border of India and Pakistan. Collaborated with non-profit, public policy and government professionals.
June - Nov 2007	Visiting Scholar - University of Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC and University of Toronto (CERIS), Ontario Canada 'Canadian Studies Doctoral Fellow’ by SICI (Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute). Conducted research on migration and its impact on host and homeland in situations where the diasporic communities contest the latter. Conducted 100 interviews and networked with activists, academics, researchers, law makers, and non-profits working with similar communities.
2005 – 2007	Assistant Professor - School of Social Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University Courses taught: Political Science and General Studies Work focus: Frame all the syllabi and course protocols from scratch for this newly inaugurated School.

Research Skills

Published more than 15 journal articles, newspaper articles and encyclopedia entries.
Extensive training in qualitative techniques in fusion with quantitative techniques.
Acted as supervisor to conduct election surveys in India.
Procured funding for research and led research teams.
Extensive experience in hiring research teams, preparing interview schedules and questionnaires, interviewing people, tabulating and analyzing the results, writing up the final reports, and publishing them.
Prioritized, focused, and impactful research.
Collaborated with non-profit, public policy, and government professionals.
Collaboration with World Bank to educate people in the villages about the need for clean water and ways to procure it.

Education

2002 – 2008	PhD, Political Science, Immigration and Ethnic Studies , Guru Nanak Dev University, India Thesis: 'The Sikh Diaspora in North America and the Punjab Crisis'
1999 – 2001	Master in Arts, Punjab University, India Focus: India’s foreign policy with the West and South Asian countries, International relations, United Nations, International politics, Western political thought, Indian political thought, Indian polity and constitution and Political theory
1996 – 1999	Bachelor in Arts, Punjab University, India Majors: Political Science, History and Economics

Honors, Awards, Grants

Major research project: ‘Life at the Cutting Edge: Political Sociology of the People living in the Border Belt of Punjab’ with two colleagues at GNDU funded by UGC
First female tenured Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, India
Fulbright Fellowship
Canadian Studies Doctoral Fellowship by SICI (Shastri Indo- Canadian Institute) completed at the University of Fraser Valley (Abbotsford, British Columbia) and University of Toronto (Ontario)
Junior Research Fellowship to pursue PhD on a Federal Government funded fellowship
Gold medal (first in class of 2001) for MA

Students Supervised

One PhD, one MPhil, eight postgraduate theses

Languages and additional skills

Human languages: English, Punjabi, Hindi, German
Statistical programm languages: R
Operating systems: Windows, Mac OS X
Microsoft Office

Professional Committees

Editorial team for "Journal for Punjab Politics", India
Reviewer for "Ethnic and Racial Studies", UK
Conference organizing comittee member of "Challenges to Social Sciences and Humanities", "Workshop on Research Methodology in Social Sciences", and "National seminar on Development, Disparities and Patterns of Social Exclusion in India"