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Dr Renu Sisodia

Senior Lecturer in Social Work

School of Social Work

Dr. Renu Sisodia is a social work professional and researcher with over 15 years of experience in community development, advocacy, and participatory action research. Her PhD explored access to safe water among Indigenous communities through participatory action research methodologies. Her work centers the voices of children, youth, and women from marginalized communities, advancing rights-based approaches to social and environmental justice. Grounded in the values of social work, Renu is dedicated to building sustainable development solutions in partnership with communities, centering inclusion, equity, and collective action to dismantle structural barriers and foster long-term resilience.

Professional

Contact details

  • Ph: +6469516509
    Location: 7.62, Social Sciences Tower
    Campus: Manawatu

Research Expertise

Research Interests

  1. Safe water access and water justice

  2. Participatory action research (PAR)

  3. Participatory video and digital storytelling

  4. Anti-oppressive and decolonial research methodologies

  5. Indigenous knowledge and community resilience

  6. Child and youth participation

  7. Women’s rights and gender justice

  8. Social work education and practice

  9. Marginalized communities

  10. Sustainable development and environmental justice

  11. Community-led development

  12. Rights-based approaches to social change

  13. Intersectionality and structural inequality

  14. Capacity building and inclusion

  15. Critical social work and advocacy

Thematics

Health and Well-being

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Social Work (160700): Studies In Human Society (160000)

Keywords

  1. Safe water access

  2. Participatory action research

  3. Participatory video

  4. Anti-oppressive research

  5. Social work education

  6. Sustainable development

  7. Marginalized communities

  8. Women’s rights

  9. Child and youth 

  10. Community-led development

  11. Rights-based approach

  12. Environmental justice

  13. Decolonial methodologies

  14. Equity and inclusion

  15. Grassroots advocacy

  16. Water and food security

  17. Critical social work

Teaching and Supervision

Contact Supervisor

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position Current Completed
Co-supervisor 1 0

Current Doctoral Supervision

Co-supervisor of:

  • Shaloom Sarfraz - Doctor of Philosophy
    Digital Health Experiences of Culturally Diverse University Students in Aotearoa New Zealand