Scholars of peace, rooted in the field.

Minds behind the policy.

Our team combines academic rigor with active community mediation, securing regional stability through evidence-based peacebuilding.

Rajeev Kumaramkandath

Research Group Coordinator// Senior Researcher

Neena Joseph

Senior Researcher

Gopika Selvaraj

Research Associate

Sociologist | PhD, Manipal University | MPhil, CSSSC, Kolkata. Research Areas: Postcolonial theory, gender and sexuality, memory studies, and language marginalization. Leads the Migrant Students' Education and School Peace Index (SPI) research at CRIP.

Management & Governance Expert | PhD, Cochin University | Research interests include governance, public administration, organizational development, gender studies, and leadership. Brings extensive experience in capacity building, public policy, and institutional development.

Lead Researcher Migrant Students' Education. Specializes in translating field interview data into actionable research outcomes and policy briefs.

Our resident and affiliate scholars are supported by a network of visiting fellows and regional community leaders.

Ivin Tomy SJ

Research Affiliate

Frangle Xavier SJ

Research Affiliate

Melbin Joseph

Research Affiliate

Princy Thobias

Research Affiliate

Linda Therese Luiz

Senior Research Affiliate

Policy Analyst | Research interests include public policy, politics, peace studies, migration and evidence-based policy interventions. Currently involved in the School Peace Index (SPI) research project at CRIP.

Psychology Researcher | Research interests include social psychology, and cognitive psychology. Currently involved in the School Peace Index (SPI) research project at CRIP.

Sociologist & Social Researcher | Ph.D, Kerala University | Research interests include gender studies, youth development, sociology of education and community engagement. Currently involved in the Migrant Students' Education team at CRIP.

Sociologist & Anthropologist | Research interests include ethnographic studies, tribal welfare, indigenous cultures, and the development of marginalized communities. Currently involved in the Migrant Students' Education research project at CRIP.

Professional Social Worker | Research interests include family and child welfare, social work practice, community development, and social policy. Doctoral Scholar. Currently involved in the School Peace Index (SPI) research project at CRIP.

The People Behind the Mission.

Behind every impactful initiative is a committed team ensuring seamless operations, effective coordination, and a welcoming environment for research and collaboration.

Binoy Jacob SJ

Director LIPI

Rosan Roy SJ

Executive Director CRIP

Shinu Augustine

Administrator

Director of LIPI. Interdisciplinary scholar with doctorates in Mathematical Sciences and Systematic Theology, leading research, peacebuilding, and policy initiatives while fostering academic collaboration and public engagement across India and South Asia.

Provides strategic leadership for CRIP, advancing interdisciplinary research, evidence-based public policy, institutional partnerships, and socially impactful interventions.

Responsible for the smooth administration and operational coordination of CRIP, providing essential support that enables the institute's research, outreach, and institutional initiatives.

Our administrative team is complemented by dedicated project associates, interns, and volunteers who support CRIP's research and policy initiatives.

Bridging local and global.

We partner with premier peace research institutes, international policy forums, and Kerala's grassroots organizations to ensure our empirical research informs stable, evidence-based peacebuilding globally.

Through active research roundtables and joint field studies, our collaborators help scale regional intervention models into national security frameworks.

We also facilitate scholar exchanges, policy dialogues, and collaborative capacity-building initiatives that strengthen interdisciplinary research and foster mutual learning across regions. By connecting local knowledge with global expertise, we generate practical policy solutions that are context-sensitive, scalable, and capable of addressing complex social and peacebuilding challenges.