Work Experience & Projects

Work Experience

Research Assistant
Research Centre, College of Home Science Nirmala Niketan,
49, New Marine Lines, Mumbai 400020
(March 2015 - April 2017)
Roles:
- Managed the activities of the Institutional Ethics Committee.
- Editing Assistance for the publication of Research Reach – Journal of Home Science.
- Organised training on research-based themes.
- Supervision, data-collection, training of staff, data analysis and report-writing. for ICMR commissioned Multi Centric Study on ‘Nutritional Status of the Geriatric Population in Mumbai’s Slums.’
Research Assistant
Research Unit, College of Social Work Nirmala Niketan,
39, New Marine Lines, Mumbai 400020
(July 2013–July 2014)
Roles:
- Data collection, data transcription, data entry and report writing for Plan India’s study evaluating their Umeed Programme.
- Tool development, data collection, data analysis and report writing for ‘Needs Assessment in the Tribal Areas of Vikramgarh’, a study commissioned by Mahindra and Mahindra (CSR).
- Data- transcription and data analysis for ‘An Evaluation of Vidhyadeep Community College, Baruch’.
- Final report-writing for the ‘Impact Assessment of Resettlement Implementation – Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP)’.
- Assessment of the CSR Initiatives by the Mahindra and Mahindra ESOPs.
Dietician (Intern)
King Edward Memorial Hospital (KEMH),
Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai 400012
(October 2012–March 2013)
- Dietary consultation for in-patients and out-patient department
- Management of hospital kitchen
- Planning oral and tube-feeds for patients in critical state or post-surgery
- Conducting awareness at camps organised by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM).
Junior Dietician (Intern)
Holy Spirit Hospital
Mahakali Caves Road, Mumbai 400093
(May, 2010)
- Evaluation of patient’s dietary intake during hospital stay,
- Management of ward-wise food-delivery system,
- Diet consultation for out-patients based on medical history and drug regimen.

Projects

Programme Evaluation of NSE CSR WiNS (WASH IN SCHOOLS) in Data Collection and Transcription for Mumbai. (December, 2017).
ICMR commissioned Multi Centric Study on ‘Nutritional Status of the Geriatric Population in Mumbai’s Slums.’ (2016 - 2017)
Needs Assessment in the Tribal Areas of Vikramgarh, a study commissioned by Mahindra and Mahindra (CSR). (2014)
Plan India’s study evaluating their Umeed Programme. (2013)
An Evaluation of Vidhyadeep Community College, Baruch. (2013)
Impact Assessment of Resettlement Implementation – Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP). (2013 - 2014)
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Pregnant, Lactating, Non-pregnant non-lactating women in Dharavi. (2012)

Training and Speaking Engagements

Session on ‘Experiences using OpenLCA’ at a two-day workshop on Environmental Life Cycle Assessment organised by Department of Civil Engineering, IIT – Kharagpur. (18-19 December, 2025)
Online workshop on 'Hands-on Training in OpenLCA', organised by Dr Brajesh Dubey. (March 2024).
Online workshop on Research Writing for the Indian Dietetics Association - Mumbai Chapter. (October 2020).
Participated in a round-table discussion by Indian Network for Education and Climate Change (INECC) titled ‘Building People’s Agenda towards Resilient Food Choices – A Round Table on Food Sovereignty, Environmental Conservation and Climate Change’. (September 2018).
Workshop on ‘Teaching Climate Change to Children’ for a group of municipal school teachers in Pune in association with Indian Network for Education and Climate Change. (24 September, 2017).
A series of lectures titled ‘Befriending the Earth’ for seminarians on Environment problems, climate change with sub-themes of waste-management, water conservation, pollution, global warming, food wastage, and possible solutions at St Pius College, Goregaon, Mumbai (2016, 2017).
Session on Global Warming for youth of Maharashtra during Don Bosco Church’s Symbiosis programme. (December 2016).
Awareness programmes for Medical Officers during a seminar at K.E.M. Hospital on ‘Nutritional Management of Hypertension.’ (January 2013).
Awareness programme on ‘Kitchen Cleanliness’ for parents of the students of Our Lady of Health High School, Sahar (Primary section) (November 2014).
Training programme on ‘Nutrition for Adults with HIV’ at the ICTC Induction training program for counsellors from Mumbai Districts AIDS Control Society (MDACS). (December 2013).
Awareness programme on the ‘Nutritional Management of Diabetes’ to the public at a camp organised in association with KEM Hospital. (October 2013).
Nutrition awareness programme to parents of students of Pali Chimbai Municipal School, Bandra on ‘Healthy Nutrition for Children.’ (September 2012).
Nutrition Education Programme for Housewives at Dharavi in association with Nestle. (January-February 2010).

International Activities

Conducted a workshop at the conference by Women and the Australian Church (WATAC) titled ‘The Good Woman Archetype: Reclaiming Agency from Indian Life, Religious Texts, and Traditions’ in Sydney, Australia. (November, 2025).
Represented Asia at a cultural expression of women’s participation in society during the Vatican Synod, Rome, Italy. (October, 2024).
Resource Person for Asian Lay Leaders (ALL) Forum to present a lead paper on the theme of ‘Capacity building of young Leaders to Empower and Support their Communities in Relation to Human Security: Malnutrition, Starvation, Gender Discrimination worsened by Climate Change’ at Chiang Mai, Thailand. (August 2019).
Chaired a Panel Discussion and Participated in the Asian Youth Academy as a presenter and participant discussing issues affecting the Indigenous Persons in relation to Climate Change at Tagaytay, Philippines. (July-August, 2018).
Participated in a Cultural Exchange Programme to Germany organised by the German Government in association with the Archdiocese of Limburg, Germany and the Archdiocese of Bombay. (2012-2013).
Participated in a Cultural Exchange Programme to France organised by Nirmala Niketan College of Home Science, Mumbai and La Providance, Blois, France. (2010-2011).