Monica Mottin
Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Dr. Monica Mottin was a Social Anthropologist and Research Fellow at the HCTS. Her project within Heritage as Placemaking studies how heritage performances make places in the Janakpur region and Kathmandu Valley.
Binita Magaiya
Research Assistant
Binita Magaiya worked as a research assistant for the project Heritage as Placemaking. She is an architect specializing in the conservation of Monuments and Heritage structures. She completed her master’s from KU Leuven with a degree in Conservation of Monuments and Sites.
Monalisa Maharjan
Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Dr. Monalisa Maharjan holds a PhD in Art History from the University of Évora, which focused on the indigenous practice of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. Her research for HaP looked at heritage activism and contestations centered around water architecture and infrastructures.
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Darshana Ashoka Kumara
Research Assistant
Dr. Darshana Ashoka Kumara holds a PhD from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Julia Shrestha
Research Data Manager
Julia Shrestha worked as Research Data Manager for Heritage as Placemaking, for which she established the project’s partnerships with Heidelberg University’s HeidICON and Fachinformationsdienst Südasian.
Emiline Smith
Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Dr. Emiline Smith is a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Glasgow’s School of Social and Political Sciences. Her work within HaP looked at the illegal trafficking of cultural and natural resources from the Dolpa region.
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Emily hyatt
Coordination
Emily Hyatt worked in the coordination of the project Heritage as Placemaking, for which she handled administration, reporting, and the project’s website. She holds an MA in Transcultural Studies from Heidelberg University.
Thirangie Jayatilake
Research Assistant
Thirangie Jayatilake is experienced in online reserach and creative writing.
Ina SchmidBauer
Ina Schmidbauer worked as a Student Assistant for Heritage as Placemaking, working on Nepali translations and transcriptions and worked to develop the project’s online platform FID-South Asia.