Abhina Jose

Abhina Jose is a research scholar at Central University of Hyderabad working on risk perceptions and a practitioner working at the intersection of community engagement, youth leadership, and environmental justice. With a Master’s in Geography from the University of Mumbai and a background from Miranda House, University of Delhi, her work is rooted in urban resilience, social equity, and inclusive development.

She has contributed to field-based research such as the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) impact assessment in Palghar and engaged in environmental education. Her work with Eartha Foundation of India spans menstrual health, LGBTQIA+ inclusion, mental health, and sustainability, while her writing and research explore socio-spatial inequalities, including her publication on distress in Wayanad.

Abhina led the Roots of Resilience wherein through mental mapping, participatory storytelling, baseline surveys, and nature-based learning, over 200 tribal elders, youth, and children documented land-use changes, biodiversity shifts, and climate-induced vulnerabilities. She strengthened youth leadership by training tribal youth as peer researchers, forming thematic climate groups, and organizing a three-day community climate camp integrating climate education, biodiversity monitoring, and cultural expression.

Currently, she focuses on research in human-wildlife conflict zones, examining socio-psychological well-being in tribal communities and building community-led pathways for resilience and inclusion.