Dr Tania Debnath is a Research Associate at NIUA working on Sustainable, Healthy and Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods. She has done her M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. In her Ph.D., she examined the nature of spatial segmentation of labour market for informal workers in Kolkata.

Before joining NIUA, she has worked as consultant in research projects. She has published research articles in peer reviewed and refereed journals. Her area of research includes urbanization, urban development, informal employment and segmentation of labour market.