RESUME
RESUME
Education
2020 PhD in Economics (Dean’s Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence)
University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Thesis Title: “Essays in Applied Development Economics”
2014 MSc in Economics (High Distinction)
Symbiosis International University, Pune, India
2012 BSc in Economics (Honours)
University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
Awards, Grants, and Honors
2024: School of Population Health Incentive Scheme - Interdisciplinary Project 2024 ($ 11357): Physical violence and mental health outcomes in culturally and linguistically diverse women in Australia with Marshall Makate, Lucas Hertzog, and Monica Gumulya.
2024: School of Population Health Incentive Scheme - Interdisciplinary Project 2024 ($ 9000): Evaluating the excess risk of preterm birth among immigrant women in high-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis with Minh Pham, Gizachew Tessema, Hajar Mazahery, and Elizabeth Newnham
2023: Curtin School of Population health Research Grant ($ 8080 AUD) - Won this grant in 2 months after joining the university as a Principal Investigator
2022: CEPR Research (Individual-level) Grant: Principal Investigator ($ 35000 AUD)
2020: Executive Dean Award for learning and Teaching, Sessional Staff (Shortlisted)
2020: Dean's Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence
2020: Adelaide Graduate Award (extra-curricular activities)
2016–2020: Adelaide Scholarship International recipient ( includes Tuition Fees, Health Cover, and Tax-free Living Allowances)
2019: Adelaide Research Scholarship ($1500 AUD, Research Travel Grant)
2019: Walter Dorothy Duncan Trust ($1000 AUD, Research Travel Grant)
2018: Three-Minute Thesis, Faculty of Professions (Winner), University of Adelaide [Clip] [Full Video]
2018: Australasian Development Economic Workshop Grant (Travel Scholarship)
2014: Best Dissertation Award (M.Sc.)
2013: Academic Excellence Award (M.Sc.)
Conferences & Seminars
Cornell conference on 100 Years of Economic Development
HSE National Research University, Moscow
ASSA 2021 Annual Meeting (Discussant)
ASLE [Paper Accepted*]
Applied Young Economists Webinar
EALE SOLE AASLE World conference, Berlin, Germany [Paper Accepted*]
Australasian Gender Economic Workshop, Queensland University of Technology
Asian and Australasian Society of Labour Economics, National University of Singapore
Aiming for Star's Workshop: Applied Econometrics for Economic and Social Policy, University of Adelaide
32nd Annual Ph.D. Conference in Business and Economics, Australian National University
Winter School, University of Melbourne
Brainbag Workshop, University of Adelaide
Australasian Gender Economic Workshop, RMIT University
Econometric Society Australasian Meeting, Western Australia [Paper Accepted*]
Australasian Development Economics Workshop, Australian National University
Australian Conference of Economists, Canberra [Paper Accepted*]
Adelaide Ph.D. Summer Institute, University of Adelaide
Ph.D. Workshop, University of Adelaide
*Paper accepted but not presented