Dr. Harini Santhanam
Associate Professor and HOD
Department of Public Policy
Qualification: Postdoctoral Fellow (IISc Bangalore), Ph.D., M.Sc.
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Associate Professor, and HOD
Dr. Harini is currently the Head of the Department of Public Policy at MAHE Bengaluru. Her academic responsibilities include teaching foundation and advanced courses in Public Policy as well as designing Policy labs for research and enablement in the fields of environment, technology, and sustainable development. She is also pursuing collaborations with national and international institutions of repute for strengthening the pedagogical frameworks and the Problem Based Learning approaches in the programmes offered by the department. Her administrative roles also include providing leadership to a team of young policymakers, coordinating academic activities, and conducting training programmes and workshops. She is also a doctoral research supervisor to Ph.D. scholars working broadly in the area of environment, technology policy, and sustainable development. Currently, Dr. Harini is offering an open elective: Technology and Public Policy.
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Research
Her areas of research include the following: socio-technical constraint assessments, geospatial and technology frameworks for policy enablement, water, and environmental policies, ecosystem services, and sustainability, human-environment nexus .
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
Member of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Commission on Ecosystem Management (2020- till date)
Dr. Harini Santhanam Lab
1) Dr. Sudip Kumar Kundu (2020-2023) – PhD awarded in November 2023.
2) Arya A.R – Dr. TMA Pai PhD Scholarship (2024-Till date).
3) Ms. Aditi Ghosh, Junior Research Fellow, MoES project.