Prof Tinku Thomas (co-PI)

St John's Medical College

Tinku is a Biostatistician with research interests in nutrition. Her work is mainly focused on child undernutrition, supplementary nutrition programs and non-communicable diseases. Her work also involves designing and analysing large national suveys and the linkage of quality food production to consumption in India. 

Dr Gregory Cooper (co-PI)

University of Sheffield

Gregory is a Research Fellow in the School of Geography and Planning. His research cuts across the major themes of food systems, environmental sustainability and social-ecological resilience, including through the use of participatory system dynamics modelling and geospatial approaches.  

Satish Patnaik

PRADAN

Satish is an Integrator at PRADAN, with core areas of work including Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM), livestock rearing, and the promotion of sustainable agriculture. He also brings expertise in team building, managing large-scale projects, and facilitating multi-stakeholder partnerships. 

Dr Martin Watts 

University of Sheffield

Martin is a researcher based in the School of Geography and Planning. His research interests and experience span mutliple cross-cutting themes, including social-ecological systems, agroecology, climate-resilient food systems, intervention design and process evaluations.

Dr Ankita Mondal

St John's Medical College

Ankita is a researcher specialising in maternal and child nutrition, food systems, and implementation research. She focuses on generating and translating evidence to strengthen nutrition programmes to inform policy, improve diets and nutrition outcomes across India and South Asia.

Dr Rajashekar Reddy

St John's Medical College

Rajashekar is a postdoctoral researcher with an agricultural sciences background, whose current research focuses on improving nutritional outcomes of large rural and urban  populations through sustainable and climate-resilient food-based strategies. 

Dr Sabna ES 

St John's Medical College

Sabna is a social development professional with 7+ years of experience in qualitative research, ethnographic fieldwork, community engagement and policy-related studies across rural, tribal, and urban communities in India. Her work specifically focuses on intersectionality in menstrual health and hygiene practices, with an emphasis on translating research into policy and practice.

Dr Ganavi NR 

St John's Medical College

Ganavi is an Agricultural Economist with research interests in climate change, agricultural mechanisation, development economics, sustainability and agricultural policy. Her work focuses on understanding challenges in agricultural development and climate resilience using quantitative approaches to support evidence-based policymaking and sustainable development

Kirtti Bhusan Pani

PRADAN

With a background in Agricultural Engineering, Kirtti's work at PRADAN has primarily focused on expanding forest rights, forest resources and forest economy,  including shaping idea of bio-regional economies. Currently he is heading rural development and engagement activities as a central central function within PRADAN.

Surabhi Rajagopal

SELCO Foundation

Surabhi Rajagopal has been with SELCO Foundation since 2011, focusing on aspects of ecosystem building for last-mile communities. Her work includes knowledge collation and analysis to integrate climate-smart, sustainable solutions. She has a Masters in Environmental Policy and Regulation from the London School of Economics.  

Gautam Pradan

he SELCO Foundation

Gautam is a Senior Advisor and Regional Head of Odisha and Jharkhand operations at SELCO Foundation, specialising in the developing the livelihoods of poor and vulnerable tribes in Odisha through the design and use of solar-based solutions. Gautam is also associated with the Harsha Trust, where he led the organization as Executive Director from 2012- 2017.   

Amritesh Kumar

PRADAN

Amritesh Kumar is a development professional with 14+ years of experience at PRADAN in rural livelihoods, gender equality, enterprise promotion, stakeholder engagement, and program implementation. He has led multi-sector initiatives with a strong focus on partnerships, capacity building, and community-led development. 

Amlan Mallik

PRADAN

Currently a Team Coordinator, Amlan has been working with PRADAN since 2015. He is passionate about community development, sustainable agri-livelihoods, strengthening grassroots institutions and community capacity building. His work also focuses on  the effective implementation of multiple projects through team coordination and guidance.