University of Wisconsin–Madison

People Type: Graduate Student

Graduate Students affiliated with the Center for South Asia

Bose, Indranila

Biography Indranila Bose is a PhD student in the Department of Education Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, with a focus on Comparative and International Education. She holds a Master’s degree in History from the University of Calcutta and has taught undergraduate history courses in India. Her research looks at how education can engage …

Cai, Tiantian

Biography Previous Institution(s): MA. Columbia University Tiantian Cai is a PhD student in the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before coming to Madison, she obtained her BA in Chinese Literature from Beijing Normal University and her MA in East Asian Languages and Cultures from Columbia University. As a graduate …

Chandra, Avneesh

Biography Previous Institution(s) Manipal Institute of Technology Areas of Research Interest Free speech issues, disinformation, technology policy, security policy Areas of General Interest European Union, technology regulation (EU & US), campaign financing (US), security policy List of published and non-published works “Responding to Societal Risks Posed by Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Tools”, Wisconsin Ideas …

Chavali, Sneha

Biography Previous Institution(s) Ball State University,Indiana (M.A Anthr0), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University ,India (B.Tech Electronics and Communications Engineering) Areas of Research Interest Ancient technologies in the Indus Valley Civilization: Faience production; Ethnoarchaeology (modern craft societies involved in faience production in India and Pakistan); Ceramic Petrology and Remote Sensing Technology. Areas of General Interest Native American …

Chhabra, Pallavi

Biography Areas of General Research InterestEducational theory, use of technology in teaching, dispositions of teachers, representation in media, and mixed research methods

Dougherty, Kyle

Biography Areas of Research Interest related to South Asia Philosophy and psychology in Tibetan Buddhism. Areas of Research Interest beyond South Asia Western psychology, happiness and human flourishing, philosophy of mind and consciousness. Hobbies Reading, writing, meditation, video games, naps, and Phish.

Helle, Samantha

Biography Previous Institution(s) University of Minnesota: BSc Wildlife Biology (2014), MSc Wildlife Ecology & Management (2019) Fulbright Student Scholar – Nepal (2019-2020) Areas of Research Interest Wildlife Ecology & Management, Nepal, Tiger Conservation, Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation, Human-Dimensions of Wildlife Conservation Areas of General Interest/Beyond South Asia Social-Ecological Systems, Participatory Conservation, Intersectional Environmentalism, Large Carnivore Conservation …

Hossain, Samina

Biography Previous Institution(s) Tufts University, University of Michigan Areas of Research Interest Modernity, Secularism, Historical-Comparative Sociology, Contemporary South Asia, Bengal Areas of General Interest Sociology of Religion, Religious Practice, Bourdieusian Analysis, Social Theory, Intellectual History, Political Sociology, State Formation, Class Analysis, Multiculturalism, Citizenship List of published and non-published works   Favorite part about CSA The …