Mikhail Samarin defended his dissertation

June 22, 2023

Mikhail Samarin defended his dissertation

Congratulations to Dr. Mikhail Samarin who successfully defended his dissertation titled “Analyzing Rent Burden from the Geographical Perspective: Determinants and Their Variation in the United States” on 21st June 2023. His committee members comprise Dr. Nicholas Nagle, Dr. Solange Muñoz, Dr. Ronald Foresta, Dr. Avigail Sachs (College of Architecture & Design), and Dr. Madhuri Sharma (Chair of the committee). Dr. Samarin completed his Ph.D. in a record time of four years and during this time at the UTK, he has published seven manuscripts in highly ranked journals such as Growth & Change, GeoJournal, Geographical Review, International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research, and International Journal of Geospatial and Environmental Research, and his eight manuscript is currently under-review. He hopes to have a very productive academic career in the USA. Our best wishes to him!!

Dr. Mikhail Samarin with his advisor Dr. Madhuri Sharma

Dr. Mikhal Samarin with his committee members from Geography & Sustainability

Dr. Mikhail Samarin with his full committee members

Dr. Madhuri Sharma’s mapping of UTK’s Geography & Sustainability at a global platform

June 22, 2023

Dr. Madhuri Sharma’s mapping of UTK’s Geography & Sustainability at a global platform

I was honored to be invited by several highly prestigious institutes in India during my Spring 2023 sabbatical semester. These included the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)-Mumbai, the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) at Bengaluru, the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (C-STEP), Bengaluru, School of Planning and Architecture-Bhopal, and University of Delhi, among others. I was proud and happy to represent our Department of Geography & Sustainability and disseminate knowledge, share and learn from the academic audience in India through these research presentations and workshops. Some of the most interesting events and photos are shown below.

Event 1: Research presentation at the seminar co-organized and co-hosted by the IIPS and ISEC, at Bengaluru, India. The topic was: “Domestic Work, Livelihoods and COVID-19: An Analysis of 38 Domestic Workers in Titwala, Mumbai.” I also served as a Discussant for numerous sessions organized by the newly created South Asia Centre for Labour Mobility and Migrants (SALAM)-IIPS at this seminar.

Flyer for Domestic Work, Livelihoods, and COVID-19

Few photos from this event where Dr. Sharma was honored to serve as a discussant for several sessions organized at this seminar, jointly co-organized by IIPS and ISEC at Bengaluru:

Receiving the memento from IIPS for serving as a Discussant on the sessions by the South Asia Centre for Labour Mobility and Migrants (SALAM) project (ISEC-IIPS jointly hosted Seminar, February 23-25, 2023)

Faculty and students from the South Asia Centre for Labour Mobility and Migrants (SALAM) project at the ISEC-IIPS jointly hosted Seminar, February 23-25, 2023

Event 2: School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal, India: Honored to be invited by the School of Planning & Architecture, Bhopal, to demonstrate application of quantitative skills in social science research. I created a workshop-styled presentation for the MSs and B.Sc. students of SPA-Bhopal. This lecture was followed by an interactive SPSS demonstration for all participants. Proud of being a Vol abroad here in India.

Gendered Income and Educational Disparity Flyer

Event 3: Public Lecture at the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai: Honored to be invited to deliver a public lecture at the International Institute for Population Sciences (Mumbai) on 3^rd April 2023. The topic was: Urbanization and Housing: An Inter- and Intra-district Analysis of Housing Shortage, Livability and Quality of Life in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, 2001–2011–2020. Few pics from this public event are below:

Graceful introduction by Prof. Archana Roy, Dept. of Migration & Urban Studies, IIPS, Mumbai

Dr. Sharma delivering the public lecture at IIPS, Mumbai, 3rd April 2023

Questions & Answers session after the public lecture on 3rd April 2023 at IIPS, Mumbai.

Faculty and Students of the Department of Migration and Urban Studies and SALAM, IIPS, Mumbai.

Event 4: Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (C-STEP), Bengaluru, India, 14 April 2023: I was very happy to deliver an invited research lecture at the C-STEP, Bengaluru. My topic was “Urbanization and Housing: Livability, Sustainability and Quality of Life in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, 2001–2011–2020.” This presentation was heard by a global audience of C-STEP from India and its branches in other countries of the world. This was a truly interactive long session wherein several new ideas emerged during the Q&A session.

Event 4: An invited seminar for undergrads/grads at Univ. of Delhi. These students wanted to learn about my work on USA. So I presented about gender economic disparity and commonalities at global scale!!