ProfessorSupriya Garikipati

Professor Garikipati is a dedicated and engaging educator with extensive experience in teaching development economics, gender policy, and sustainable development across undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her teaching philosophy centres on connecting global challenges to lived realities in the Global South, using interdisciplinary frameworks to deepen student understanding of inequality, agency, and policy design.

At the undergraduate level, she leads the highly popular module Achieving Sustainable Development Goals, which introduces students to the practical and political dimensions of sustainability through real-world case studies and policy simulations. The course draws consistently high student engagement and positive feedback for its relevance, clarity, and applied focus.

At the postgraduate level, she delivers Gender and Development, a module that critically examines the intersections of gender, development policy, and global equity. Students explore contemporary debates on labour markets, financial inclusion, and social norms, and develop the tools to analyse and challenge dominant paradigms in development theory and practice.

Professor Garikipati is committed to creating inclusive, thought-provoking, and participatory learning environments. Her students frequently highlight her ability to make complex ideas accessible, and her courses have become a cornerstone of the development studies offering at UCD. 

Her supervision record includes PhD and master’s students working on topics ranging from gendered labour outcomes to public health interventions and rural innovation systems.

Her curriculum design is grounded in pedagogical innovation, with a strong emphasis on policy impact, critical thinking, and skills for global citizenship — reflecting her broader academic commitment to sustainability, equity, and empowerment.