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Curriculum Vitae: Education and
Positions
Education
Ph.D. in Sociology, Syracuse University, N.Y., 1989.
M.A. in Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University, 1984.
B.A. (Honours) in Sociology, Delhi University,
1982. Minors: Political Science and History
Research Interests
Violence Against Women, Globalization, Migration, South Asian Diaspora
Current Projects
Globalization and Business Outsourcing: Indian Call Centers and Customer Care
From the Employee Perspective
Domestic Violence Shelters and Challenging NIMBYISM in the Community
Response: The Case of the New York Asian Women’s Center Shelter Controversy
Current Position
Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Hofstra University, Fall
2002 -Present.
Special Advisor to the Provost for Diversity
Initiatives, Hofstra University
Vice-President,
Research, International Sociological Association (2010-2014).
American
Sociological Association, National Representative to ISA (2010-2014).
Section
Officer, Asia and Asian America Section, American Sociological Association
(2009-2012)
Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Fall 2000-Summer 2003.
Employment History
Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Hofstra University, Fall
2002 -present
Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Hofstra University, Fall
2000 - 2003
Director, Women’s Studies Program, Hofstra University, Spring 2000 - Fall
2000
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Hofstra
University, Fall 1996 –
Summer 2002
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology & Anthropology Fall1990 –
Summer 1996
Board Member
Board of Trustees,
Member, Westbury Friends School 2006- 2009.
Chair Elect, International Sociological Association - RC 32 (Research on
Women in Society) and RC32 co-coordinator for World Congress of Sociology, Durban, South
Africa. July 2006.
Editorial Board Member, for Journal Violence Against Women January
2005-Present.
Advisory Board Member, Violence Against Women’s Act Measuring Effectiveness
Initiative, Edmund S. Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern
Maine, Portland, Maine, 2002-2004
Board Member, Sakhi For South Asian Women, New
York, 2000-2002.
Board Member, Asian and Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS (APICHA), New
York, NY, 1999-2001.
National Advisory Board Member for the National Evaluation of Arrest
Policies Program under the Violence Against Women Act conducted by the
Institute for Law and Justice, Alexandria, VA., 1999-2001.
Grant Applications Peer
Reviewer
Office of Violence Against Women Legal
Assistance for Victims Grants Program 2004.
Violence Against Women Office Grants
to Reduce Violence Against Women on Campus Program 2001, 2002.
Violence Against Women Office Grants
to Combat Violent Crimes Against Women on Campuses. 1999.
Teaching Experience
Professor, Department of Sociology, Hofstra University,
August 2002 - present.
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Hofstra University, August 1996
- 2002.
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Hofstra University, August 1990
- 1996.
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Syracuse University, August
1989 - 1990.
Instructor, Department of Sociology, Syracuse University, Summer 1988.
Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, Syracuse University, August 1988
- Dec.1988.
Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, Syracuse University, January
1985 - Jan. 1987.
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