Dr. Kuheli Dutt joined ADVANCE in October 2008, as the Assistant Director for Academc Affairs and Diversity at Lamont.

Kuheli holds a Ph.D. in public policy and a Master’s degree in economics. Her interests lie in the areas of climate change and sustainable development, especially in the context of environmental policy and economic development. Prior to joining Columbia, she taught economics and statistics at Northeastern University, Boston. She is also experienced in the area of faculty development and has extensive experience developing and managing programs pertaining to faculty development. Kuheli will be working in the Director’s Office at Lamont and will assist Lamont Director, Dr. Michael Purdy, on the longer-term implementation of ADVANCE programs. She will provide support to LDEO search committees, serve on the LDEO promotions and careers subcommittee, and provide long-term support to the Science of Diversity lecture series. In her role as Assistant Director for Academic Affairs and Diversity she will work closely with senior management to enable and facilitate policies and processes pertaining to academic affairs and diversity at Lamont. Kuheli will also be closely involved with the implementation of the Research Professor initiative, a key program for providing long-term stability to the research scientists at Lamont, where the majority of women scientists reside.