Research
"Philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways. The point, however, is to change it."
My Focus
My body of scholarly work has been focused on two broad questions that intersect environment, development and feminist economics. What are the environmental and human costs of development and environmental policies? How do working people, differentiated as they are by race/ethnicity, caste and gender, sustain themselves under global capitalism?
I am also very keen on making economic analyses, particularly using a feminist political economy lens, accessible to wider sections of society. My hope is that this will play a small role in engendering positive social transformation.
Scholarly Work
I am currently working on three related projects. The first studies reproductive and care labor through primary and secondary data obtained from time use surveys as well ethnographic accounts of women engaged in diverse occupations in rural and urban spaces.
The second research project investigates the importance of environment, land and agrarian economies in the Global South, including through ongoing and historical popular struggles. This research project also includes research in the U.S. particularly on issues of environmental injustice.
The third research project aims to understand the rapidly changing world of work and its impact on human health and well-being.
Public-facing and Popular Press
I am a co-host and producer of a monthly radio show called Economics for the People that airs on KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio and is also available as a podcast. It is an open invitation to participate in collectively shaping and reimagining an economy that prioritizes the needs and aspirations of the working classes, marginalized communities, and individuals of different gender expressions, sexualities, and abilities. The show features diverse voices, experiences and perspectives that often remain unheard in mainstream conversations about economics, markets and numbers.