Welcome to the list Shreyasee! From a lurker who (ashamedly) only rarely does more than appreciate the discussions of the list from afar, we have some excellent fantasy (though the last one I think was non-fictional) book recommendation discussions that rise up. Admittedly, it seems that the science fiction ones are those that come to mind, but that might be a personal bias.
I know Temple University well; a friend (just) received her doctorate in neuroscience in your Psych department, and I spent a few weeks back in August with your Biostats department before moving back to New Haven. Admittedly, I never really came to understand how Philly was cheaper, but then again I may have always been fixated upon attempting to navigate the public transportation there. The NYC MTA always seemed so logical in comparison. best, landon On 5/18/20 1:46 PM, Shreyasee Das wrote: > Good afternoon folks, > > > > Shreyasee (pronounced “sray-o-she”) here, the newest “find” of Udhay. Udhay > said I owed all of you an introduction, and to be honest it makes me > nervous every time someone asks me to do this. Among many other things, I > never know what level of information is the most optimal, but here’s me > trying my best to accomplish this. > > > > You may be wondering why the *afternoon*? I currently reside in > Philadelphia the city that’s supposed to be “always sunny” (it’s > approximately 1:45 PM here). Philly is often also known as the cheaper New > York, my bank balance often appreciates this description. Why am I in > Philly? I am an Assistant Professor of Instruction in Economics at Temple > University. Prior to that, I was an Assistant Professor of Economics at the > University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, one of the campuses under the > University of Wisconsin System. I got my Doctoral degree, my Master degree, > my Bachelor degree, all in Economics, all at the University of Houston. > > > > My dissertation was on water allocation rules (for example, the Krishna > Basin allocation rules) and how it impacted agricultural output in the > region. I’ve since moved away but have been trying to come back to access > to water and tying it with my current research interests. Currently, my > main theme of interest is Gender Economics, more specifically, women’s > access to property in India and how it could be a mechanism to empower > them. Working on this topic has introduced me to the many pitfalls of > Economics, the most important being the lack of intersectionality in how we > conduct our work. This is something that I strive to improve upon in my own > work, both scholarly work and pedagogically. > > > > Who am I outside of the above? In no particular order of timeline: > > > > Home for me is Hyderabad. I visit every year, sometimes twice a year. This > year is a whole different story. I did one year of high school (12thgrade) > in the US (in a small town – Lubbock, Texas, home of Buddy Holly) and that > was a culture shock, to say the least. I’ve dabbled in dance and want to > get back to it as soon as I can. I’ve forgotten a lot of my training and > really do want to master the art form again. I haven’t read works of > fiction since 3rd year of grad school, and this is the year to fix that, or > so I claim. > > > > I’ll stop here. > > > > I look forward to engaging with all of you, virtually and face-to-face > (when the opportune moment arises) > > > > Best > > Shreyasee > > > > Shreyasee Das, Ph.D. > > Assistant Professor-Instructional > > Department of Economics, Temple University > > Website: https://sites.google.com/site/shreyaseedas > -- Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
