Biography
Megha Patel, PhD works as a consultant on international and domestic research and evaluation projects in areas that include: child welfare and protection; family strengthening; gender equality; and disaster resilience. She first joined Tulane University in 2010, where she led Tulane’s social workforce strengthening programs in Rwanda in the areas of health and child protection. In 2014, she moved to New Orleans to join Tulane’s City, Culture, and Community, interdisciplinary doctoral program. She now serves as an adjunct professor with Tulane’s Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy.
As a social work practitioner, educator, and researcher, Dr. Patel has dedicated her career to ensuring children are able to meet their developmental potential and that they are not limited by the inequalities that often exist within communities. Dr. Patel received her undergraduate degree in Psychology at the Pennsylvania State University, and MSW from the University of Pennsylvania.
Education
- MSW from the University of Pennsylvania
- Undergraduate degree in Psychology at the Pennsylvania State University
