nominations & awards/
2022-2023, Kings College London.
Nominated for a Teaching & Education Award.
Shortlisted by Faculty for “Inclusive Education” category.
2021-2022, London School of Economics & Political Science.
Nominated for a “Pastoral Care Award”, LSE Student Union Nominations.
2019-2020, London School of Economics & Political Science.
Awarded, Best Class Teacher; Department of International Development.
Nominated for a “Teaching Inspiration Award”, LSE Student Union Nominations.
“[…] has challenged my thinking and has offered new interpretations and perspectives to known theories. Lastly, she has encouraged me to express my thoughts in a safe place, question what I thought could not be questionable and to use different lenses to look at the 'bigger picture', cross-referencing between disciplines.” - LSESU student nomination, 2019-2020
“I began this module with very little prior knowledge or experience about designing qualitative research projects. I was surprised by how well this module brought me from baseline up to a good level of confidence with qualitative research. I feel like I understand not only the basics of the whole research process, but also some academic cultures and practices surrounding it.”- KCL student evaluation feedback, 2022-2023
“Rishita is an excellent instructor and I cannot stress it more. She helped us translate what at times can be incredibly dry and abstract material into digestible and relevant conversations and understandings. […] Rishita’s clear articulation of concepts and patience for questions and queries was phenomenal. She consistently challenged us to connect different weeks’ topics as well as maintain a critical perspective of any given topic (I found her gender lens particularly helpful for doing this). She was great at steering our class conversations (which sometimes took surprising tangents) back to the question of the week without de-valuing anyone’s contribution. Without a doubt she is one of the best instructors I’ve ever had.” - LSE student evaluation feedback, 2019-2020
“Rishita is an amazing lecturer - she's very engaging and also very open to feedback and the knowledge/opinions of others. She has taught me a lot this semester, while always taking time to learn from her students as well and it's truly reflected in how she sets up her lectures and interacts with her students.”- KCL student evaluation feedback, 2022-2023