Ravi Lakshmikanthan

Lecturer

Departments/Programs

Environmental Studies
The Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Degrees

Brandeis University, M.A.
University of Toronto, B.A.

Expertise

Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in international development projects. Certified GIS Professional (GISP).

Doctoral Research: Internationalization of Higher Education, partnerships and collaboration.

Grant Funding (2017-2018)
Principle Investigator: Support for research and training on the biocultural heritage and
traditional land use practices of the lowlands of Southern Ethiopia
towards building a multidisciplinary network of practitioners and
scholars that can link local, national and global skills and expertise

Profile

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Courses Taught

HS	263f	Applied Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
HS	297f	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Awards and Honors

Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation: Fellowship for Higher Education of Present and Prospective Teachers (2021)

Heller Mentoring Award (2019)

Scholarship

Mackie, TI, Hyde, J, Rodday, AM, Dawson, E, Lakshmikanthan, R, Bellonci, C, Schoonover DR, Leslie, LK.. "Psychotropic Medication Oversight for Youth in Foster Care: A National Perspective on State Child Welfare Policy and Practice Guidelines." Children and Youth Services Review 22. 33 (2011): 2213-2220.