Academic:
Docent, Social Work, School of Social Work, Lund University
Ph. D., Social Work, School of Social Work, Lund University
Ph. Lic. Social Work, School of Social Work, Lund University
MA Sociology & Political Science, Lund University & Örebro University
Employment:
Senior Lecturer, School of Social Work, Lund University, 2007 - present
Post Doc., School of Social Work, Lund University
Director of Studies, Center for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
Coordinator, Master’s Program in Asian Studies, Center for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
Project Coordinator, SASNET (Swedish South Asian Studies Network)
Guest Researcher:
Boston University in Boston, Dept. of Religion
Washington University in St. Louis, Dept. of Anthropology
Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu Social Work, St. Xavier's College
Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai School of Social Work
Current Research Projects:
Street Papers as Social Innovation
Climate Change and Social Work in India’s North-East Region
Teaching:
Director of the Master’s Thesis courses, including social work students enrolled in the Faculty of Social Sciences Graduate School and the Welfare Policy Management program
Supervision and examination in the BSc program in Social Work and the Master´s Programs
Other:
Expertise in digital teaching and learning, and digital learning platforms
Member of the School of Social Work’s Board
Co-founder of Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET)
Research
My research interests include social change, social policy & welfare, South Asia, the Himalayas, Tibetan refugees, social movements in Baltistan, Kargil and Ladakh, and street papers.