Nalini Chhetri
Biographic Data
| ID | 3936758 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nalini Chhetri |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nalini |
| FAMILY NAME | Chhetri |
| SIGNATURE | CHHETRI N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Arizona State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8407-6218 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Transcending Technocentric Approaches and Enhancing Productive Use of Solar-Powered Irrigation System: Case Study From Kuleni Village of Nepal
By promoting solar-powered irrigation (SPI), governments around the world are aiming to make agriculture more sustainable, reduce carbon emissions, adapt to climate change, and foster rural development. Toward that aim, much of the effort to date has been put into improving access to solar technologies through innovation in technical infrastructure and financial investments. Despite these goals, there is no concurrent investment in the optimizati…
Engineering in Unfamiliar Places: Two Case Studies for Those Who Want to Change the World
This article offers two case studies to illustrate the challenges in applying mainstream engineering educational training in a different culture and context while also offering some suggestions for more integrated and context-based educational approaches. The overall goal is not to dissuade energetic and well-meaning engineers looking to make a difference in the lives of communities around the world (although it is clear that in many cases, engin…
Collective dreaming: Black girl refugees from Burundi and their aspirations for STEM college education
Transformational Leadership Qualities of Effective Grassroots Refugee-Led Organizations
This qualitative study investigates the behaviors and strategies of effective leadership teams within ethnic community-based organizations (ECBOs) operating in the United States that consist of leaders who are themselves former refugees. Through analysis of four focus group interviews, each with three to five leaders from local Bhutanese, Burundian, Congolese, and Syrian communities, we identified ways in which these leaders exhibit transformatio…
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Aspirations Among Refugee Families: A Comparative, Multiethnic, Qualitative Analysis
In this original research manuscript, we examined how gender, race, and ethnic heritage shape the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-related and higher education aspirations of different communities of refugee youth and families participating in university-community organization partnerships. Families from various ethnic-based community organizations in Arizona (serving Bhutanese, Burundian, Congolese, Somali, and Syrian peo…
Shifting from binaries to pluralism: Unpacking polarizing discourses on the Forest Rights Act in India
Ending the Energy-Poverty Nexus: An Ethical Imperative for Just Transitions
Arguments for a just transition are integral to debates about climate change and the drive to create a carbon-neutral economy. There are currently two broad approaches rooted in ethics and justice for framing just energy transitions. The first can be described as internal to the transition and emphasizes the anticipation, assessment, and redressing of harms created by the transition itself and the inclusion in transition governance of groups or c…
Co-Designing the Future With Public Interest Technology
This special issue is dedicated to the theme of public interest technology (PIT) [1] . PIT acknowledges that technological potential can be harnessed to satisfy the needs of civil society. In other words, technology can be seen as a public good that can benefit all, through an open democratic system of governance, with open data initiatives, open technologies, and open systems/ecosystems designed for the collective good, as defined by respective …
Impact of shade on outdoor thermal comfort—a seasonal field study in Tempe, Arizona
Shade plays an important role in designing pedestrian-friendly outdoor spaces in hot desert cities. This study investigates the impact of photovoltaic canopy shade and tree shade on thermal comfort through meteorological observations and field surveys at a pedestrian mall on Arizona State University's Tempe campus. During the course of 1 year, on selected clear calm days representative of each season, we conducted hourly meteorological transects …
Urban forestry and cool roofs: Assessment of heat mitigation strategies in Phoenix residential neighborhoods
The City of Phoenix (Arizona, USA) developed a Tree and Shade Master Plan and a Cool Roofs initiative to ameliorate extreme heat during the summer months in their arid city. This study investigates the impact of the City's heat mitigation strategies on daytime microclimate for a pre-monsoon summer day under current climate conditions and two climate change scenarios. We assessed the cooling effect of trees and cool roofs in a Phoenix residential …
Legitimacy and the Rise of NGOs: The Global and Local in South Asia
We extend sociological institutionalist theory and draw on evidence from South Asia to develop a research agenda for studying how nongovernmental organization (NGO) legitimacy plays out in national and local arenas. After first presenting a sociological institutionalist approach to nongovernmental organizing, we extend it into three areas: national laws governing international and domestic NGOs, growth in domestic NGOs, and the situated interacti…
Transformational Leadership Qualities of Effective Grassroots Refugee-Led Organizations
This qualitative study investigates the behaviors and strategies of effective leadership teams within ethnic community-based organizations (ECBOs) operating in the United States that consist of leaders who are themselves former refugees. Through analysis of four focus group interviews, each with three to five leaders from local Bhutanese, Burundian, Congolese, and Syrian communities, we identified ways in which these leaders exhibit transformatio…
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Aspirations Among Refugee Families: A Comparative, Multiethnic, Qualitative Analysis
In this original research manuscript, we examined how gender, race, and ethnic heritage shape the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-related and higher education aspirations of different communities of refugee youth and families participating in university-community organization partnerships. Families from various ethnic-based community organizations in Arizona (serving Bhutanese, Burundian, Congolese, Somali, and Syrian peo…
Legitimacy and the Rise of NGOs: The Global and Local in South Asia
We extend sociological institutionalist theory and draw on evidence from South Asia to develop a research agenda for studying how nongovernmental organization (NGO) legitimacy plays out in national and local arenas. After first presenting a sociological institutionalist approach to nongovernmental organizing, we extend it into three areas: national laws governing international and domestic NGOs, growth in domestic NGOs, and the situated interacti…
Urban forestry and cool roofs: Assessment of heat mitigation strategies in Phoenix residential neighborhoods
The City of Phoenix (Arizona, USA) developed a Tree and Shade Master Plan and a Cool Roofs initiative to ameliorate extreme heat during the summer months in their arid city. This study investigates the impact of the City's heat mitigation strategies on daytime microclimate for a pre-monsoon summer day under current climate conditions and two climate change scenarios. We assessed the cooling effect of trees and cool roofs in a Phoenix residential …
Impact of shade on outdoor thermal comfort—a seasonal field study in Tempe, Arizona
Shade plays an important role in designing pedestrian-friendly outdoor spaces in hot desert cities. This study investigates the impact of photovoltaic canopy shade and tree shade on thermal comfort through meteorological observations and field surveys at a pedestrian mall on Arizona State University's Tempe campus. During the course of 1 year, on selected clear calm days representative of each season, we conducted hourly meteorological transects …
Co-Designing the Future With Public Interest Technology
This special issue is dedicated to the theme of public interest technology (PIT) [1] . PIT acknowledges that technological potential can be harnessed to satisfy the needs of civil society. In other words, technology can be seen as a public good that can benefit all, through an open democratic system of governance, with open data initiatives, open technologies, and open systems/ecosystems designed for the collective good, as defined by respective …
Ending the Energy-Poverty Nexus: An Ethical Imperative for Just Transitions
Arguments for a just transition are integral to debates about climate change and the drive to create a carbon-neutral economy. There are currently two broad approaches rooted in ethics and justice for framing just energy transitions. The first can be described as internal to the transition and emphasizes the anticipation, assessment, and redressing of harms created by the transition itself and the inclusion in transition governance of groups or c…
Shifting from binaries to pluralism: Unpacking polarizing discourses on the Forest Rights Act in India
Transformational Leadership Qualities of Effective Grassroots Refugee-Led Organizations
This qualitative study investigates the behaviors and strategies of effective leadership teams within ethnic community-based organizations (ECBOs) operating in the United States that consist of leaders who are themselves former refugees. Through analysis of four focus group interviews, each with three to five leaders from local Bhutanese, Burundian, Congolese, and Syrian communities, we identified ways in which these leaders exhibit transformatio…
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Aspirations Among Refugee Families: A Comparative, Multiethnic, Qualitative Analysis
In this original research manuscript, we examined how gender, race, and ethnic heritage shape the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-related and higher education aspirations of different communities of refugee youth and families participating in university-community organization partnerships. Families from various ethnic-based community organizations in Arizona (serving Bhutanese, Burundian, Congolese, Somali, and Syrian peo…
Transcending Technocentric Approaches and Enhancing Productive Use of Solar-Powered Irrigation System: Case Study From Kuleni Village of Nepal
By promoting solar-powered irrigation (SPI), governments around the world are aiming to make agriculture more sustainable, reduce carbon emissions, adapt to climate change, and foster rural development. Toward that aim, much of the effort to date has been put into improving access to solar technologies through innovation in technical infrastructure and financial investments. Despite these goals, there is no concurrent investment in the optimizati…
Engineering in Unfamiliar Places: Two Case Studies for Those Who Want to Change the World
This article offers two case studies to illustrate the challenges in applying mainstream engineering educational training in a different culture and context while also offering some suggestions for more integrated and context-based educational approaches. The overall goal is not to dissuade energetic and well-meaning engineers looking to make a difference in the lives of communities around the world (although it is clear that in many cases, engin…
Collective dreaming: Black girl refugees from Burundi and their aspirations for STEM college education
Sociology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Environmental Science (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Refugee (3 works) · Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (2 works) · Canopy (2 works)