Professor of Development Studies
Department of Sociology & Anthropology
My research is located within the broad field of gender and development with a strong focus on social justice. I am particularly interested in and have undertaken research on the dynamics of the intersection of gender and generation across several issues such as daughter discrimination, violence, elderly care, youth and farming. I am currently exploring research related to youth and climate in the global South.
Funded research include: Becoming a young farmer, married daughters’ contributions to elderly parents’ well-being in India, and international students’ experiences of gender-based violence in Canada.
Since 2019, I have co-facilitated the People’s Archive of Rural Ontario (PARO). Until recently I held the Canada Research Chair in Gender, Justice and Development (2013–2023), and was the inaugural Director of the Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) (2020–2023).
Email: sharada@uoguelph.ca
