I have served as a board member in multiple committees, in which capacity I collaboratively worked with faculty members and students to achieve organizational goals, plan meetings and conferences, and improve access to scholarly opportunities:
Currently:
1. Team Member, Aruna Global South, January 2021 - Present
2. Steering Committee Member, Asian Studies Program, Macalester College, September 2022 - Present
3. Editorial Advisory Board Member, International Journal of Bhutan and Himalaya Research, December 2019 - Present
In the Past:
Executive Committee Member, Association of Nepal and Himalayan Studies, 2018 - 2022
Board Member, AAG Asian Geography Specialty Group, 2021 - 2022
Board Member, AAG Political Geography Specialty Group, 2020 - 2021
Graduate Coordinator, Tibet Himalaya Initiative, University of Colorado Boulder, 2019 - 2020; 2016-2017
Graduate Liaison, Geography and Planning Society, Miami University, 2013 - 2014
Student Director, AAG Cartography Specialty Group, 2012 - 2013
Senior Student Representative, National Executive Committee, Gamma Theta Upsilon, 2011 - 2012
I have reviewed articles for the following peer-reviewed journals:
Area Development and Policy
Political Geography
Territory, Politics, Governance
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Association of Geographers
Aruna Global South
Association for Asian Studies
Association for Borderlands Studies
Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies
Tibet Himalaya Initiative | Center for Asian Studies
I have gained extensive experience in coordinating and planning workshops, meetings, and conferences for academic and public audiences. As a Graduate Coordinator for the Tibet Himalaya Initiative at CU Boulder, I managed programming logistics with tasks such as organizing graduate proposal/paper review workshops, handling communications, and planning events. In 2016-2017, as a convener, I oversaw the year-long planning and management of the Himalayan Studies Conference V with 250+ attendees from across the globe.
