Divya is a PhD candidate in the Environment and Natural Resource graduate program. Her research focuses on the role of local institutions in rule enforcement in natural resource management. For her research, Divya is following a comparative case study analysis wherein she would be comparing cases forest management from the central Himalayan region in India and south-east Ohio region in the US. This comparative analysis will help understanding causal process of enforcement mechanism and also role of institutions in natural resource management.
Her interests include:
- Environment Governance, where she is interested in institutional analysis, policy process, decentralization, forest policies, comparative environmental politics.
- Environment Management, which includes natural resource management, traditional ecological knowledge, biodiversity conservation, mountain ecosystem management, climate change, REDD+/REDD++.
- Collaborative environment management, where she is interested in community based conservation, stakeholder participation, local institutions.
She served as Graduate Teaching Associate for:
ENR 606.01 (Natural Resource Management) AU 2009;
ENR 203 (Society and Natural Resources) SU 2010;
ENR 400 (Natural Resource Policy) WI 2010, SP 2010, WI 2011.
She worked as a Graduate Research Associate with Robyn Wilson on a project on weed management behavior of farmers in the Mid-West and New England region of the US wherein she analyzed interviews of organic farmers. (SU & AU 2011)
Her advisor is Tom Koontz.
Degrees:
M.Sc. Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, India
B.Sc. Botany, University of Delhi, India
Selected Presentations:
Gupta, D, 2012. Explaining Enforcement Mechanism in Forest Commons: Case Study of Van Panchayats in Central Himalayan Region, India. Presented at the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA, June 21st-24th.
Gupta, D. and Koontz, T. 2011. Understanding Role of Public Involvement in Monitoring and Sanctioning of Common Pool Resources. Presented at the 17th International Symposium for Society and Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin, Madison, June 4-8.
Gupta, D. and Shahabuddin, G. 2007. Effect of Plantation Activity on Vegetation Pattern around Corbett National Park, India. Presented at the Environment Science and Technology, University of Houston, Texas March 15-20th.
Gupta, D. 2006. Role of Economic Development in Poverty Eradication. Presented at the 3rd National Conference on Sustainable Development, Calcutta, India February 5th.
Gupta, D. 2002. Transgenics at our door step. Presented at the Department of Botany, University of Delhi, India.
Workshops and Meetings:
2012. Research as Design: Applying Design Thinking to the Challenges of Interdisciplinary Environmental Research Workshop by RAD, Stanford University at Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara (CA)
2010. North American Regional Meeting of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC), Arizona State University, September 30th – October 3rd.
2008. Management Development Program on Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, India November 21st -23rd.
Funding:
2012. Graduate Student Professional Development Grant. School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University Professional development ($350)
2012. International Affairs Grant, Office of International Affairs, The Ohio State University. ($4500)
2012. Conference Financial Assistance Scheme, Environment Change Institute, University of Oxford to attend Planet under Pressure conference, London, UK. (£ 6015)
2012. Barneby Scholarship. The Ohio State University. ($1600)
2011. Alumni Grants for Graduate Research and Scholarship (AGGRS), The Ohio State University ($2000).
2011. Barneby Scholarship. The Ohio State University. ($1600)
2011. School of Environment and Natural Resources Gradroots Minigrant, The Ohio State University ($100).
2011. Graduate Student Professional Development Grant. School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University ($350).
2010. Environment Policy Initiative Summer Dissertation Grant, The Ohio State University ($4500).
2009. Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Travel Fund for International Conference on Environment Science and Technology, 2007, Houston, Texas ($700).
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