Faculty
Associate Professor
Ph.D., Reading, UK
Areas of work
Contact
- gaurav@dmi.ac.in
- +91 612 2236 115
- Room 116, Academic Block
About
Prof. Gaurav Mishra works on floods, water governance and climate adaptation in the Gangetic plains. With about 12 years in teaching, research and practice, Mishra brings field experience from Bihar and eastern India into the classroom and supervises students' field work and summer projects.
At DMI, Mishra teaches Environment and Development and Natural Resource Management in the PGDM in Development Management, and leads management development programmes for government departments, banks and NGOs. Current research looks at climate adaptation and natural resource management, often with state agencies and civil-society partners.
Education
- Ph.D. Geography, University of Reading, UK (2012)
- M.Sc. Environmental Science, BHU (2006)
Experience
- 2020–presentAssociate Professor, DMI Patna
- 2015–2020Assistant Professor, DMI Patna
- 2012–2015Research Associate, International Water Management Institute
Teaching
- Environment and Development
- Natural Resource Management
- Policy Analysis
Publications
- Mishra, G. (2025). “Rethinking climate adaptation in Bihar”. Journal of Development Studies.
- Mishra, G. and co-authors (2023). “Evidence on natural resource management in Bihar”. Vikalpa.
- Mishra, G. and co-authors (2021). “Institutions for water governance in Bihar”. South Asian Journal of Management.
Colleagues
All faculty and staff-
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Dean (Academics)
Prof. Shankar Purbey
Ph.D., IIT Dhanbad
- Operations management
- Supply chains for agriculture
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