A health geographer and Ph.D. candidate in Geography and Sustainability at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where I explore how gender, health, and place are deeply connected. My research focuses on women’s reproductive health, gender inequities, and healthcare access, with a special emphasis on Indigenous communities in India. I use a mixed-methods approach that brings together numbers and narratives , combining mapping, statistical modeling , spatial analysis and ethnographic fieldwork. Through this work, I try to understand how women’s everyday lives, agency, and experiences are shaped by larger political and social systems.

At the heart of my work is a commitment to reproductive justice which is the belief that every woman deserves the right, resources, and respect to make decisions about her own body and health. Looking ahead, I hope to expand my research on reproductive health and healthcare accessibility across the Global South. I want to explore how traditional healing knowledge, local wisdom, and community strength can guide more inclusive and just healthcare systems. My conceptual framework, Empowerment Capability Utilization (ECU), reflects this vision. It focuses on how awareness, power, and agency come together to shape women’s health choices and opportunities. In the years ahead, I aim to deepen this work through collaboration with scholars, health practitioners, and Indigenous communities, bridging research and real-world practice to help build more equitable and compassionate health systems for all.