Faculty Research Symposium: 2025 Raman Family Faculty Grant Recipients

Schedule:
Chai, Samosa, & Networking: 11:45AM–Noon
Program: Noon-1pm

Discover how Seattle University faculty are breaking new ground in research on contemporary India, South Asia, the Indian diaspora, and South Asian Americans at this year’s Faculty Research Symposium.

Learn about the 2026 Call For Proposals including two categories of faculty funding—1. Research Projects and 2. Course Development grants.
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About the Symposium
Thanks to the generous gift of Suri and Mala Raman, the Raman Family Faculty Grants support Seattle University faculty across disciplines who are advancing scholarship on India and Indian Americans. These grants strengthen South Asian Studies, encourage new faculty to explore India-related research, and reflect the Roundglass India Center’s mission to educate audiences on issues impacting India and Indian Americans, connect India and the U.S. through academic exchange, and give back to both countries through scholarships, faculty research grants, and change-oriented research.

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Featured Faculty Projects

The 2025 grants funded six projects spanning global health, intersectionality and literature, climate change activism, to culturally attuned therapy, Punjab farmers, and Indian women's partcipation in the workforce. 

Join us as the 2025 cohort of faculty share insights from their work:

• Tapoja Chaudhuri (Anthropology & Sociology) — Extending research on climate change and philanthropy to include diasporic activists in India.

• Rebecca Cobb (Couples & Family Therapy) — Editing the 3rd edition of a foundational MFT textbook with a focus on cultural attunement.

• Nalini Iyer (English) — Moderating panels on intersectionality in South Asian diasporic writing at the European Conference on South Asian Studies; work to contribute to a forthcoming Routledge India publication.

• Sonora Jha (Communication & Media) — Updating research on Punjab farmer suicides for the 2026 U.S. edition of her novel Foreign

• Meenakshi Rishi (Economics) — Research collaboration with Jindal Global University on women’s labor force participation in India.

• Annette Thomas (Nursing) — Developing a global health immersion program in New Delhi for Nursing students.

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Presented by Roundglass India Center
Co-sponsored by the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects