Supriya Garikipati

Professor Supriya Garikipati serves as Full Professor in Sustainable Development and Director of the UCD Centre for Sustainable Development at University College Dublin's School of Politics and International Relations. With over two decades of experience, she is a development economist specializing in the intersection of gender, public policy, and inclusive innovation. Her work has been internationally recognized for its interdisciplinary contributions to sustainable development, particularly focusing on India and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Garikipati's research spans gender equity, financial inclusion, rural labor markets, and reproductive health. Her work combines feminist political economy with interdisciplinary methods to examine how entrenched structures like patriarchy and digital exclusion affect women's agency, livelihoods, and leadership in low-resource settings. Current projects investigate digital and agricultural innovations for women farmers, intersections of WASH and reproductive health with gendered violence, digital exclusion, and gendered trajectories in entrepreneurship. She has led major research programs funded by UKRI, British Academy, DFID, Nuffield Foundation, Science Foundation Ireland, and the World Bank.

• Gender Inclusivity of Digital Financial Systems: Examining how India's digital financial revolution impacts gender inclusivity for SDG attainment
• Menstrual Health Innovations: Investigating sustainable menstrual product choices and their socio-demographic determinants
• Women's Leadership in Crises: Analyzing gender differences in pandemic response effectiveness
• Rural Livelihoods and Agriculture: Studying farmers' preferences for poultry traits and vaccination programs in Ethiopia

Garikipati has advised governments and development agencies including NABARD, SERP, UNICEF, and WaterAid. Her work has informed national strategies across multiple sectors and is regularly featured in international media including BBC, Forbes, The Guardian, and World Economic Forum. She serves as Associate Editor for Feminist Economics and reviews for numerous development journals. A committed educator, she teaches Sustainable Development Goals and Gender and Development modules and supervises PhD students on gendered labor outcomes and public health interventions.