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

Hrishikesh Patil

Graduate Student
Affiliation(s): 
University of Guelph
Department: 
School of Engineering
Email: 
hpatil@uoguelph.ca
Research thematic keywords: 
Biobased material; Agro-industrial waste valorization; Sustainable food engineering; Artificial intelligence/Machine learning
Research region keywords: 
India, Canada, Global

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

Yamin Rahman

MA Graduate
Affiliation(s): 
University of Guelph
Department: 
Public Issues Anthropology
Email: 
rahman.yamin36@gmail.com
Research thematic keywords: 
Indigeneity, Land Rights, Settler Colonialism, Nationalism, Activism
Research region keywords: 
South Asia, Bangladesh, Chittagong Hill Tracts

Kamshajini Raveenthiran

Graduate Student (Arrell Scholar)
Affiliation(s): 
University of Guelph
Department: 
School of Environmental Design & Rural Development
Email: 
raveentk@uoguelph.ca
Research thematic keywords: 
Extension Services, Dairy Digitalization, Behavioural Analyzation, Sustainable production, Dairy Farmer's Welfare, Women's Welfa
Research region keywords: 
Canada, ON, South Asia, Sri Lanka

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