Associate Members

Aadhyashree Pant

Masters Student in Capacity Development Extension and International Development Studies
Affiliation(s): 
University of Guelph
Department: 
Ontario Agricultural College (SEDRD)
Email: 
panta@uoguelph.ca
Research thematic keywords: 
Gender equality, sustainable development, food security, micro finance, economic development, livelihoods, Queer Theory
Research region keywords: 
South Asia, Nepal, Small state islands, rural regions

Andrea Paras

Associate Professor
Affiliation(s): 
University of Guelph
Email: 
aparas@uoguelph.ca
Research thematic keywords: 
Food processing, nutraceuticals, microfluidics, biosensors, allergens, toxins, protein modelling
Research region keywords: 
Canada, India

Marie Carmelle Pashley

Student
Affiliation(s): 
University of Guelph
Email: 
mpashley@uoguelph.ca
Research region keywords: 
Ontario

Anju Philip

Ph.D. Candidate
Unit: 
Management
Affiliation(s): 
University of Guelph
Email: 
aphilip@uoguelph.ca
Research thematic keywords: 
South Asian women, social networks, work-life balance
Research region keywords: 
Canada

Farhana Razzak

Graduate PhD Student
Affiliation(s): 
University of Guelph
Department: 
Political Science
Email: 
frazzak@uoguelph.ca
Research thematic keywords: 
Diaspora and Migration, Transnationalism, Political Participation, Postcolonial Studies
Research region keywords: 
Canada, Bangladesh

Sudeshna Roy

Research Consultant
Affiliation(s): 
University of Guelph
Department: 
Family Relations & Applied Nutrition
Email: 
sudeshna.jnu@gmail.com
Research thematic keywords: 
Gender, Public Health, Urbanization,Urban Sociology, Informal Livelihoods & Labour, Children, Adolescent & Youth Development,
Research region keywords: 
India, Canada

Ramesh Rudra

Professor
Affiliation(s): 
University of Guelph
Email: 
rrudra@uoguelph.ca
Research thematic keywords: 
Water Resources, Point and Nonpoint Source Pollution, Water quality,
Research region keywords: 
Punjab, Delhi, Utterakhand, Utter Pradesh, Karela

John Russon

Professor
Affiliation(s): 
University of Guelph
Email: 
jrusson@uoguelph.ca
Research thematic keywords: 
democracy, multiculturalism, economics, globalization
Research region keywords: 
India

Asha Sadanand

Professor
Department: 
Economics and Finance
Affiliation(s): 
University of Guelph
Email: 
asadanan@uoguelph.ca
Research thematic keywords: 
Game theory, information economics, microeconomics
Research region keywords: 
All

Gursharan Sandhu

Master's student
Affiliation(s): 
University of Guelph
Email: 
gursharan.sandhu@uoguelph.ca
Research thematic keywords: 
'Honour' killing; Domestic homicide; Canadian media; Vulnerable populations
Research region keywords: 
Ontario; British Columbia; Canada; Canadian South Asian diaspora