2024-2026
Conference Policy Committee Member
Urban Affairs Association (UAA)
2024
Panel Organiser, “Planning in Africa” International Development Track
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference, Seattle
Co-organised three panels covering housing, infrastructure, environment, and governance, featuring ten scholars
2020-2025
Founder & Steering Committee Member
Penn Institute for Urban Research Forum on Urban Informality
Established and led an initiative examining informal urbanisation globally. Organised nine public seminars featuring international scholars and five work-in-progress workshops supporting emerging researchers. The forum has become Penn’s hub for informality researchers.
2022
Search Committee Member
Faculty Position, History of the Built Environment Initiative
Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania
Participated in a national search for a new faculty member in architectural history
Peer reviewer for Journal of the American Planning Association, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, and other journals
Photograph: Artisanal fishing boat Boat moored at Vypin, Kerala, July 2023