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Education

• Ph.D., Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science. 1998.                                                      
  Thesis: "Community ecology of small mammals in montane ecosystems of the Upper Nilgiris, southern India"

• M.Sc. Zoology, University of Madras, 1991.

• B.Sc. Zoology, Madras Christian College, 1989.

• Rishi Valley School Andhra Pradesh, 1986.

Professional history

• Assistant Professor, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2006-)

• Associate Director, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), (2005-2006)

• Fellow, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), (2003-2006)

• Scientist, Centre for Herpetology/ Madras Crocodile Bank Trust, Tamil Nadu (2002-2003) 

• Project Associate, GOI - UNDP Sea Turtle Project, Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun. (2000-2002)

• Research Associate, Marine Turtle Genetics project, Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun (1999)

Affiliations / Positions / Memberships

• President, International Sea Turtle Society, 2009-2010.
• Founding Editor, Current Conservation, 2007-

• Executive Editor, Conservation and Society, 2005 - .

• Editor, ‘Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter’, 2005 - .

• Founding Editor, ‘Kachhapa’, 1999- 2003.

• Editorial Board, Marine Turtle Newsletter, 2003 - .

• Review Editor, Endangered Species Research, 2004 - .

• Board of Directors, International Sea Turtle Society, 2005 - 09.

• Program Coordinator, Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, 2003 - 07.

• Secretary, International Sea Turtle Society, 2003 - 05.

• Regional Vice Chair, IUCN/SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group, 2003-2008.
  

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