Dicky Baruah earned a master’s degree in counseling with a specialization in school and family counseling in 2011 from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai, India. Dicky earned an undergraduate degree in home science with a specialization in child development and family relations in 2005 from the College of Home Science, Assam Agricultural University, Assam, India. Dicky has more than a decade of work experience with various non-governmental organizations and community based organizations in India, including with the LGBTQIA+ community around their health, sexual and legal rights, in addition to issues around HIV/AIDS, women and child development and empowerment, research and training, micro-finance and various corporate social responsibility activities. Dicky’s area of research interest includes the LGBTQIA+ community, with a focus on HIV treatment and prevention and the stigma, discrimination and resilience of hijra/transgender women, transmen, non-binary, and intersex community members in India. Associate professor Rainier Masa will serve as Dicky’s research mentor.
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Degrees
Master’s degree in counseling with a specialization in school and family counseling, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, IndiaUndergraduate degree in home science with a specialization in child development and family relations, College of Home Science, Assam Agricultural University, Assam, India
Research and Professional Interests
LGBTQIA+ CommunityHIV treatment and Prevention
Stigma, Discrimination and Resilience of Hijra/Transgender Women, Transmen, Non-binary, and Intersex Community Members in India
