Self-guided Trekking
Harshitha Padmanabhan
Summary
Passionate about human rights with a focus on climate change and migration, holding an M.A in Human Rights Studies.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Build Member
Columbia Startup Lab
10.2022 - 07.2023
Mentee in Columbia University's Startup Lab Program, gaining knowledge in the growth of early-stage ventures. Developed expertise in startup dynamics, from ideation to execution, with a focus on product-market fit and funding.
Rep, U.N Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
The Centre For The Study Of Ethnicity And Race
04.2023 - 04.2023
Participated as an academic in the two-week forum, contributing to discussions and knowledge exchange.
Volunteer
Tieedi
08.2021 - 09.2021
- Set up a community material recovery facility and an organic waste composter at a local school
- Practiced hands on permaculture farming.
Education
Master of Arts - Human Rights Studies
Columbia University
09.2022 - 01.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology And Anthropology
Ashoka University
08.2018 - 05.2021
High School Diploma -
The School - Krishnamurti Foundation India
06.2017 - 05.2018
Research
M.A Thesis, New York (Aug 2023 - Oct 2024)
- Title: 'Fair Access to Homeowners' Insurance: A Human Rights Lens on Climate- Related Financial Risk Management and its Impact on Racial Minorities in the United States'
- Thesis Advisor: Susana Adamo, Ph.D
Research at a Rohingya Refugee Camp, Chennai (March 2018)
- Primary data collection on their lived experience through interviews and photographs and discussing it against secondary data on the ethnic cleansing of Rohingyas in Myanmar.
Research on Water Consumption Patterns, Chennai (March 2018)
- Primary data collection through interviews and surveys to gauge water usage.
- Compiled to understand correlation between water consumption & income group.
Certification
CITI Program Human Subjects Protection SBR
Interests
Astrophotography
Timeline
Rep, U.N Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
The Centre For The Study Of Ethnicity And Race
04.2023 - 04.2023
CITI Program Human Subjects Protection SBR
01-2023
Build Member
Columbia Startup Lab
10.2022 - 07.2023
Master of Arts - Human Rights Studies
Columbia University
09.2022 - 01.2024
Volunteer
Tieedi
08.2021 - 09.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology And Anthropology
Ashoka University
08.2018 - 05.2021
High School Diploma -
The School - Krishnamurti Foundation India
06.2017 - 05.2018
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