Titles

• PhD Student, Sustainability, School of Sustainability

Biography

I am a PhD student at the School of Sustainability, Arizona State University. I have more than a decade work experience in International/National Non-Government Organizations including World Wildlife Fund (WWF). I am interested in freshwater governance, climate change adaptation, community sustainability, Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF), socio-ecological system, natural resources management and policy. I have taken various trainings in a number of areas both nationally and internationally. Furthermore, I have published a number of articles in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and other papers on conservation and sustainable development. I am a recipient of prestigious Russell E. Train Education for Nature Fellowship.

Teaching Experience

• SOS 110 - Sustainable World (2015 Fall, 2016 Spring, 2016 Fall)

Research Experience

• Graduate Services Assistant - Science-based, community-drive approach to reducing Glacier Lake outburst flood risks in the Nepal Himalaya (2016 Summer)

Spoken Languages:

Nepali (native/bi-lingual), Hindi (elementary)

Education

• MBS, Management, Tribhuvan University, 2004
• MS, Botany, Tribhuvan University, 2002
• BS, Biology, Tribhuvan University, 2000

Expertise

• water law and policy
• climate change and adaptation
• community health
• socio-ecological systems
• natural resource management
• policy and governance
• international development