Cultural analysis and the relationship between gender and power. Since her research in the Andaman Islands, she has conducted visual exploration of child labour in Nepal, and addressed issues related to poverty, and grassroots democracy in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). Sita has also conducted research addressing the situation of refugees and forced migrants in Europe.
She is currently embarked on new research exploring a multi-species approach to food resilience and climate justice that focuses on millet cultivation in India and community supported agricultural initiatives in New Zealand. Other new, collaborative, multidisciplinary opportunities relate to the early Indian diaspora in Aotearoa/New Zealand, ethical value chains and family violence interventions in South Auckland.
