Academic Support
- Decades of experience in developing curriculum/course and steering research at the Univ of Delhi
- On Boards of Studies for designing curriculum: Ambedkar Univ. Delhi, Delhi; IIS University Jaipur; Banasthali Vidyapeeth, Rajasthan
- Research & governance boards of NIPCCD
- Content and curriculum review for NCERT, SCERT, Ambedkar University
- Doctoral supervision: 9 Ph.D.s guided
- Doctoral and PG thesis examiner for TISS, JNU, University of Chennai, MS University Baroda, University of Udaipur, JMI, Delhi University
Consulting & Collaborations
- UNICEF HQ, New York: Authored a technical brief on parenting support for children with developmental delays and disabilities to guide national strategies (2024)
- GOI-Poshan Bhi Padai Bhi
- NITI Ayog and Health Skill Council initiate to develop ECCE curriculum
- Plan International & Mobile Crèches: Developed training sessions and ECCE content on disability and inclusion (2023)
- Plan India & Ambedkar University: Wrote sections on childhood disabilities and reviewed the Parenting Guide Manuals on ECCE (2019)
- Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Government of India and UNICEF: Developed a grassroots training module for ECCE workers (2017)
- ICDS Jammu & Kashmir and UNICEF: Editor and co-author of the state’s ECCE training module (2017)
- NIPCCD–UNESCO: Overall Editor and author of a caregiver training module for four South Asian countries—India, Bhutan, Maldives, and Sri Lanka
- UNICEF India: Contributed to the process documentation of innovative practices in ICDS across seven Indian states
- Ongoing collaborations with NIPCCD, NCERT, MWCD, MoHFW, universities, non-profits like Rocket Learning, Pratham, Mobile Creches, Enfold, Udayan Care etc as trainer, researcher, content developer, and reviewer
Speaker and Presenter (2020-2025)
- Invited speaker on UNCRPD and RPwD Act 2016 in Resilient Infrastructure, NIDM & DU (May 2025)
- Featured speaker, Rocket Learning’s Future First Roundtable Series: ECD and Disability Screening (Dec 2024)
- Participated in UNICEF India roundtable on Disability Representation and UN Disability Inclusion Strategy (Sept 2024)
- Panelist, Children with Disabilities session, UNICEF India – Evidence for Children Roundtable (Jan 2024)
- Panelist, Early Childhood Development – Unexplored Frontiers, webinar by Blinc Invest (Jan 2024)
- Panelist, Anganwadi: Har Bachche Ka Vikas session on early intervention, NDTV & MWCD – Amritkaal Ki Anganwadi Conclave (Dec 2023)
- Panelist, Strategies for Early Identification, Screening and Inclusion at Anganwadi Centres, MWCD Launch of Divyang Protocol, Vigyan Bhavan (Nov 2023)
- Chair, Diversities session, Conference on Unfolding Potentials of Women, Aditi Mahavidyalaya, DU (Mar 2021)
- Invited Speaker, Applied Areas in Human Development: Professional Pathways in Disabilities and Child Rights, Mt. Carmel College, Bengaluru (Feb 2021)
- Resource Person, Parents, Society & Laws for CwD, certificate course at Janaki Devi and Aditi Mahavidyalaya, DU (Feb 2021)
- Speaker, HCL Foundation Convergence Meet on NEP 2020 – An Inclusion Perspective (Sept 2020)
Skilling/Capacity Building
- Trainer at National training by NIPCCD Empowering Inclusion and Supporting Children with Special Needs (June 2025)
- Designed and delivered 100+ national trainings for CDPOs, ICDS supervisors, NGO professionals, and Anganwadi workers across 10+ states. Trainer Poshan Bhi Padai Bhi.
- Developed foundational modules on early detection of disabilities, inclusive pedagogy, and ECCE.
- Training of Trainers (ToT) programs for organizations such as Pratham, Rocket Learning, and state ECCE missions.
- Regular speaker and trainer at NIPCCD, NCERT, and UNICEF platforms, academic institutions. Work known for simplifying evidence into practice
Research
- Member research board of MS University of Baroda
- Member, Ethics and Research Committee, Muktangan Trust, Mumbai.
- Collaborative multi-state research with Udayan Care to explore Status of Children with Disabilities who live in children’s Institutions
- Mentoring ongoing doctoral research on developing and field-testing an early intervention module for Class 3 children ‘at risk’ of specific learning disabilities in Delhi schools.
- Supervising ongoing doctoral research on teachers’ understanding of giftedness and differentiation practices in Indian classrooms.
- Guided a study on awareness of child rights among B.Ed. students in Delhi.
- Mentored research on early childhood education practices during pre-COVID, COVID, and post-COVID periods in Delhi-NCR.
- Supervised research on the lived experiences of adults with physical disabilities.
- Mentored research on how maternal, household, and community factors influence birth weight, comparing urban and rural low-resource settings.
- Mentored a study on traditional Indian play materials for 3–6-year-old children.
- Guided research on school-level commitment of teachers and administrators towards inclusive education practices.
- Directed research on family dynamics and coping strategies among families of children with intellectual disabilities.
- Research partnering with NIPCCD to enhance Anganwadi worker capacity for early detection and intervention
- Principal co-investigator for a project titled “Reducing maternal stressors and improving nutrition practices during pregnancy to enhance birth weight and infant survival,” funded under the World Bank South Asia Development Marketplace
- Principal investigator for the UGC-funded project “Towards Inclusive Early Childhood Education: Assessment and Intervention in Anganwadis in Delhi”
- Principal investigator for a MSJE-supported pilot project to develop an innovative intervention module for early detection of childhood disability
- Evaluation of doctoral research: done for several leading universities in India like TISS, JNU, MS Univ Baroda, Chennai University, Udaipur university etc
- Member of the Department Research Committee, Department of Home Science, University of Delhi for several decades