I am a Doctoral Candidate in Sociology at the University of Texas at Austin. After obtaining a Master of Laws from Duke Law School in 2012, I worked as a lawyer, researcher and academic in New Delhi, India.

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Building from my extensive experience in the field of law, I am a gender scholar with research and teaching interests in economic sociology and the law.​​

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My dissertation focuses on middle class women's experiences in family disputes in India when they make economic claims against their family. Using qualitative methods such as observations in courtrooms and mediation centers, in-depth interviews and archival research,  I uncover familial and legal mechanisms which make it extremely difficult for women to access family wealth.

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My research has been supported by the American Sociological Association through a National Science Foundation grant, American Association for University Women, the P.E.O Foundation and the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice.

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Access my CV here.

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