Qualifications

• PhD in Education, Deakin University (Australia) 
• PhD in English and Cultural Studies (UC doctoral scholarship holder), University of Canterbury (New Zealand) 
• Master of Arts with distinction (Gender Studies), University of Canterbury (New Zealand) 
• Master of Arts (English-Comparative Literature), University of Mumbai (India) 
• Diploma in Journalism, University of Mumbai (India) 
• Bachelor of Art with Honours (English), University of Bombay (India) 

Areas of interest

• Curriculum and pedagogy 
• Education policy, sociology and philosophy 
• Other education 
• Cultural Studies 
• Literary Studies  
• Gender studies 
• Sociology 

Areas of expertise

An interdisciplinary social scientist, Reshmi’s current research focuses on advancing global understanding of how auto and ethnographical experiences of education shape the creation of academic identities among marginalized groups within Higher Education in an era characterized by neo-liberalized individualization. A core focus of her research is gender equity stressing migrant women’s empowerment and their social, cultural, and emotional vulnerabilities. Her areas of expertise cover the domains of Professional and Higher Education, Inclusive Education, Intersectionality, Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, Qualitative Research Methods, and Literary Studies.  

Grants

• 2026: Brave yet unsafe spaces: A study of experiences of gender violence among Indian female students in Australia. Centre for Regional Education, Research and Development (CRERD) Grant. CI. ($4,595) 
• 2026: Unpacking Gender based violence with South Asian Migrant Women in Victoria and Queensland. Federation University Grant (administered via OSP). CI. ($5,350) 
• 2025: Solidarity and Beyond Symposium, Conference Organisation Grant. Federation University. ($1,500) 
• 2025: Conference Presentation Grant. Federation University. ($1,500) 
• 2024: Bursary recipient. International Gender and Education Association Conference. ($500) 
• 2013–2015: Geographical Dimensions of Post-school participation in education and employment, Funding Grant. ($233,000)  
• 2008: Foundational grant from the New Zealand Government to set up the New Zealand South Asia Centre (set up by Prof. Dr. Martin Fuchs, Funding Grant. https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/arts/research/nzsac/ ($10,000 NZD) 

Awards

• 2024: Outstanding Reviewer Award, Emerald Literati Awards 
• 2019: Deakin University’s HDR Publication prize in Q1 and Q2 journals 
• 18 Letters of Commendation for Teaching Excellence from the Associate Dean Teaching and Learning and Head of School (Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University) 
• 2000–2003: University of Canterbury Doctoral Scholarship. PhD thesis title: ‘Saptapadi, the Seven Steps: A Study of the Urban Hindu Arranged Marriage in the fiction of selected Indian women authors.’ https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/10092/4690 
• 2001: Awarded the Monash International PhD scholarship (declined as Canterbury doctoral scholarship was accepted 
• 1995: University rank-holder for Master of Arts exams, University of Mumbai 
• 1993: University rank-holder for Bachelor of Arts exams, University of Mumbai 
• 1990–1993: Awarded the 3-year government Open Merit Scholarship for Undergraduate (Bachelors) study period 
• Awarded First Rank for the Diploma in Journalism, K.J. Somaiya Institute, Bombay

Current

• PhD student, ‘Unhiding the Intersection: Developing and Testing the 4F Framework to Transform Single Motherhood Policy in Australia’, associate supervisor. 
• PhD student, ‘Bridging Worlds – An autoethnographic study of intersecting identities of a migrant woman Science lecturer, Researcher, Artist, and Poet’, associate supervisor. 
• PhD student, ‘Planning Effective Parent School Partnerships for Students with Disabilities: A Path to Holistic Development’, associate supervisor. 
• PhD student, ‘Intersectional Identities and Pedagogy: Experiences of South Asian Women Educators in Victorian Secondary Schools’, associate supervisor. 
• PhD student, 'How Malaysian-Born Teachers in Australia Draw on Their Educational Roots to Shape Teaching Practice’, associate supervisor. 
• Master’s student, ‘Bridging Borders: Diplomacy, Policy, and the Migrant Workers' Journey’, associate supervisor. 

Past

• Honours’ student, ‘Navigating family, fracture, feminism and faith: An autoethnographic exploration of the interwoven threads of generational trauma, family violence, and single parenting within a multicultural Australian context of a woman of colour’, principal supervisor. 
• Master’s student, ‘Issues affecting Australian secondary school teachers’ capacity to address diverse student needs in the online teaching and learning context during the COVID-19 pandemic: A critical review of the literature’, principal supervisor. 

• Bachelor of Arts 
• Master of Education Studies 
• Master of Specialist Education 
• Bachelor of Education (Primary) 

Specialist roles

• Adjunct Research Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University 
• Associate Editor, The Australian Educational Researcher 
• Editorial Advisory Board Member, Qualitative Research Journal 
• Editorial Review Board Member, International Journal of Qualitative Methods 
• Editorial Review Board Member, Higher Education Research and Development 

Professional association memberships

• Member, Social Justice, Inclusion and Diversity (SJIDE), Federation University 
• Member, Research for Educational Development (REDI), Deakin University 
• Founding and current member, New Zealand South Asia Centre (NZSAC), University of Canterbury 
• Member, South Asian Studies Association of Australia (SASAA) (by Invitation) 
• Member, AWGSA (Australian Women and Gender Studies Association) 
• Member, Migration and Mobility Research network (School of Global and Urban Studies, RMIT University 
• Member, Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) 

• Waldron, D. & Lahiri-Roy, R. (2026). Lamps for the Lost. Chaosium. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/557354/Lamps-for-the-Lost--A-Call-of-Cthulhu-Gaslight-Scenario  
• Sharma, A. & Lahiri-Roy, R. (2025. December 8-9). Symposium organisers for Reflect, Resist, Resolve: Gender-based violence as experienced by women in India and the Indo-Australian diaspora, Co-hosted by IT Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India and Federation University, Victoria, Australia 
• Lahiri-Roy, R. (2025). SBS (Special Broadcasting Service). (2025, September 1). SBS World News. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/ministers-condemn-protest-violence-and-warn-of-neo-nazi-exploitation/ina9na553 
• Lahiri-Roy, R. (2024). Reflections on Attending the GEA Conference 2024. https://gea.seiirg.csu.domains/reshmi-roy/  
• Lahiri-Roy, R. (2023). 'Privileged Marginalisation': A Reflection by a Female Academic of Colour. https://awgsa.asn.au/privileged-marginalisation-a-reflection-by-a-female-academic-of-colour/
• Invited as an expert speaker on Intersectionality by CALD Network within the Productivity Commission (a federal agency) as part of Harmony week, April 7, 2022. 
• N, Belford & Lahiri-Roy, R. (2022). https://faculti.net/asian-women-identity-and-migration/
• Invited as keynote speaker by Vardhaman Mahavir Open University, Kota (Rajasthan), India for The Two-Day Online Conference on ‘Diaspora in the Era of Globalization: An Interdisciplinary Approach’, July 23-24, 2020.  
• Invited as guest lecturer and public speaker by Universitas Teknologi, Yogyakarta, Indonesia for the Faculty of Arts, School of Culture and Linguistics- Nov 2016. 
• Monica Brewster Evening with Dr Reshmi Lahiri Roy. (2012). Invited as an expert speaker on Indian Art by The New Plymouth District Council for their Monica Brewster evening at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth New Zealand on October 30, 2012.
• Discovering Caste in Modern India – Interview, The Press, Christchurch dated 13 September 2007.