Peer-Reviewed

Conference Presentations

2026 · IAMCR

Framing Awareness: Assessing the Effectiveness of Anti-Trafficking Intervention Programs in India

International Association for Media and Communication Research Annual Conference · Galway, Ireland

2025 · APHA

Knowledge, awareness, and attitudes of human trafficking and their predictors at Mid-Western University

American Public Health Association Annual Meeting · Human Rights Forum · Chicago, IL

2025 · APHA

Comprehensive care model for human trafficking survivors: A qualitative inquiry with ecological and social justice framework

American Public Health Association Annual Meeting · Human Rights Forum · Chicago, IL

2025 · NCA

Framing awareness: Assessing the effectiveness of anti-trafficking intervention programs in India

National Communication Association 111th Annual Convention · Denver, CO

2025 · NCA

"I'm tired of sitting on committees while people die": Designing trust to find missing and murdered Indigenous women and people effectively

National Communication Association 111th Annual Convention · Denver, CO

2025 · AoIR

The role of regional language content in fostering cultural pride and identity: A study of Maithili influencers in India

Association of Internet Researchers Annual Conference · Universidade Federal Fluminense · Niterói, Brazil

2025 · Human Trafficking Conference

AI and sextortion: Student vulnerability, awareness, and prevention

22nd Annual International Human Trafficking & Social Justice Conference

2025 · AEJMC

Student suicides in contemporary Indian newspapers: A framing analysis

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication · San Francisco, USA

2025 · IAMCR

Uranium Mining's Impact on Rural Communities in Jadughoda: A Mixed Method Approach

IAMCR Pre-Conference: Digital Economy, Communication and Rural Development · Christchurch, New Zealand

2024 · APHA

A time series analysis of human trafficking cases at Ohio State: National human trafficking data (2007–2021)

American Association of Public Health Annual Conference · Minneapolis, MN

2024 · IAMCR

Silver screens, dark shadows: Decoding the impact of cinematic narratives on NGO initiatives to combat human trafficking in the USA and India

International Association for Media and Communication Research · Christchurch, New Zealand

2024 · ICA

Voices against trafficking: Indian activists' narratives in India, a YouTube podcast analysis

International Communication Association Annual Conference · Gold Coast, Australia

2024 · NCSA

Can social media visibility influence policies in anti-trafficking initiatives?

North Central Sociological Association Annual Meeting · Columbus, OH

2023 · NCA

Comparing social media engagement: Strategy of doctors and healthcare influencers on Instagram

National Communication Association Annual Convention · National Harbor, MD

2023 · AEJMC

Study of gendered portrayals of sexual minorities in Indian cinema and its diaspora: Intersectionality and media representations

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication · Washington, DC

Invited Talks

Guest Lectures

March 2026

Agnotology, Media & Ignorance in Digital Societies

Guest Lecture for MDIA 4011: Media and Digital Divide, Ohio University. Explores how digital systems produce ignorance through data loss, deletion, and unequal preservation.

March 2026

Research Mapping Speech Orders

Guest Instructor for COMS 1030: The Fundamentals of Public Speaking, Ohio University. Taught three class sessions on research mapping and speech organization.

November 2025

Agnotology, Media, and Human Trafficking

Guest Lecture for MDIA 2010: Media Analysis and Criticism, Ohio University. Invited lecture on agnotology, featuring three case studies on ignorance in advertising.

April 2025

Ignorance: Challenges for Anti-Human Trafficking Interventions in Indigenous Regions of India

Ohio University. Invited talk based on dissertation research. Delivered for the WGSS Allushushki Fellowship.

February 2025

Studying Mental Health Crises and Suicides in Kota, India: Using Reddit and YouTube Data

Guest Lecture for WGSS 4800: Capstone in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Ohio University.

October 2024

Capturing Resistance: Unveiling Visual Narratives of Youth Activism in the Israel-Palestine 2023 Conflict

SMART Dialogue Series, Ohio University. Based on chapter in Children and Youth as 'Sites of Resistance' in Armed Conflict (Emerald Publishing).

Community Engagement

Volunteer Work

2024–2025

President, Sociological Action Network Club — Ohio University

Managed social media and website, organized a lecture series for students to access conferences and funding, launched a fundraising campaign for a student endowment.

2024–2025

Research Team Member, SMART Lab — Ohio University

Contributed to interdisciplinary research on social media analytics at the Scripps College of Communication.

2016–2018

Community Teaching — Banaras, India

Taught and trained underprivileged students at the community center, Banaras, India.

2016

INTACH Volunteer

Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage. Volunteered at Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya.