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Phone

250-828-5242

Email

bnikku@tru.ca

Dr. Bala Nikku

Assistant Professor

Faculty of Education and Social Work
Social Work and Human Service

Summary

I am interested in curiosity-driven and fun loaded and policy relevant-driven social work research that is powerful to bring positive changes in our lives and communities.

Expertise, interests and research

  Asian Politics    Climate Change    Earthquakes    Education    Government/Democracy    Poverty    Urban Planning/Community Planning Water

Languages

English, Hindi, Telugu, Nepali, Tamil


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