From Skills to Social Capital: Strategic Communication and the Reimagining of Girls’ Empowerment in India’s Margins
Youth Voice Journal, 2025
Publications
Journal articles, proceedings, opinion, policy briefs and commentaries
Analyzing Non-Linear and Interactive Impacts of Distance Learning on College Enrollment Post-COVID-19
Economic Analysis and Policy, 2025, Volume 85, Pages 2112–2125
Abstract & keywords
Studies the effect of distance education on total enrollment around COVID-19 and by demographics, using data from about 5,000 institutions (2019–2022) and fixed-effects regressions. A 1% rise in distance education rate is associated with about 7,964 more students; the combined effect with COVID-19 is 9,361. There are non-linear diminishing returns, with thresholds of 91% without COVID-19 and 67% with it.
The Case for Emotional Competence and Intercultural Competence in School Leadership
International Journal of Education Practice and Leadership, 2025, Volume 1, Issue 1, Pages 1–7
Abstract & keywords
Examines emotional competence and intercultural competence together as “Emotional-Cultural Intelligence”, a framework for school leadership, with applications such as addressing bullying and discrimination and promoting social justice. Recommends reflective practice, immersive experiences and mindful communication.
More girls are accessing school, but are they learning? An exploratory study of the factors influencing girls’ mathematics achievement in Pakistan
Current Issues in Comparative Education, 2023, Volume 25, Issue 1, Pages 73–90
Abstract & keywords
Uses OLS regression on Pakistan’s TIMSS 2019 grade-four data, drawing on the capability approach of Sen and Nussbaum. Girls outperform boys in math, but discriminatory gender norms deny many girls substantive freedoms. Young women are 75 percent more likely to be disengaged from further education or employment.
Equitable Research-Practice Partnerships: A Multilevel Reimagining
The Assembly, 2022, Volume 5, Issue 1, Pages 40–59
Abstract & keywords
Uses an institutional logics perspective (Friedland & Alford, 1991; Thornton & Ocasio, 1999) to argue that neoliberal market, bureaucratic and professional logics compromise equity in research-practice partnerships, and proposes a progressive social justice logic.
Karthik Muralidharan, Accelerating India’s Development: A State-Led Roadmap for Effective Governance
International Review of Public Policy, 2026, Volume 8, Issue 2, Pages 267–269