Kathmandu, Bāgmatī, Nepal
I am a passionate educator, feminist researcher and scholar- activist. I started my journey as an educator from kindergarten in 1996 and gradually moved in higher education in 2003. My two-decade long experience of higher education comprises of unique blend of activism, research, teaching, supervision and curriculum development informed by higher education pedagogy. I teach through experiential learning methodology which transforms my students from passive recipients of information to active learners and co-creators of knowledge in classroom. My diverse research experience connects to common theme of social justice and encompasses areas of gender and disability, gender and armed conflict, motherhood experiences, violence against women, marginalization and reproductive health. My research on gender-based violence and reproductive health of women with disability have helped inform advocacy for policy interventions in Nepal. Despite working in resource challenged University in the global south, I have a unique skill set of grant writing, teaching and mentoring students from diverse nationalities. I am part of a global community of scholars who run academic writing workshops for early career academics in the global south. Through public lectures, panel discussions, op-ed articles, free training and workshops and social media advocacy, I advocate issues surrounding gender justice, higher education pedagogy and safe and dignified workplace.
As a Fulbright Visiting Scholar for the academic year 2024-25, Dr. Neeti is hosted by Oberlin College and Conservatory. Under the guidance of her mentor Prof. Dr. Erika Hoffman Dilloway, she endeavors to craft a manuscript focusing on women with disabilities in Nepal, drawing from her extensive two-decade engagement as a disability researcher in Nepal
I have unique set of skills as educator that involves ideating, analyzing, writing and teaching through student centered pedagogy. In short span of career as academic in Global South, I have designed range of different courses in Sociology and Gender studies in Mphil and Master's level. I am currently teaching newly introduced Mphil PhD programme in Sociology. I designed the course "Perspective on Gender and Feminism" for Mphil-PhD programme. I am also supervising two PhD students pursuing their PhD in Gender Studies. I am teaching Papers on a) Gender, Power, Sexuality, Identity b) Identity, Inequality and Intersectionality in Masters of Sociology, programme. I was part of course revision team for newly designed Semester based programme for Masters in Sociology. I designed courses a) Sociology of Gender b) Gender, Power, Sexuality c) Sociology of Ageing and Disability I am also supervising student dissertations in Masters Level
Teaching and Supervising Thesis Students at Central Department of Sociology/Anthropology
I designed and delivered training on "Inclusion in practice and inclusive leadership" in five different provinces in Nepal. Participants were Mayor, Deputy-Mayor, Ward Chair, Ward members and civil servants working on the local level.
I designed Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion ( GED-SI) Framework for Sambhav Possible based on consultation meetings with the board members and the staff. The assignment also involved designing and facilitating two-day GED-SI workshop to staff and board members and mentoring People and Culture Officer
I wrote a final report analyzing the barrier that women with disabilities faced, based on their autobiographical stories. I also undertook policy review and identified the policy gaps and suggested policy changes for inclusion of women with disabilities in Nepal