• pronouns He/him
  • education Master of Social Work, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
    Master of Arts (Sociology), Delhi School of Economics
    Bachelor of Arts (Sociology), University of Delhi
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Mohit Tamta’s research areas include homelessness, urban poverty, and housing informality. He is passionate about advocating for housing rights and community-based interventions that seek to uplift the lives of the urban poor living in low-resource countries. Through his research, Mohit will explore how state-endorsed demolitions and evictions in informal settlements impact people’s socioeconomic life. Before moving to the United States, Mohit worked with various non-profit and government institutions in different research capacities for four years in New Delhi, India, where he contributed to various research initiatives in different capacities.

Areas of Expertise

Community Engagement; Housing and Homelessness; Social Policy and Poverty

Presentations

Masa, R., Tamta, M., Zimba, M., & Chowa, G. (2021, January). The association of internalized and enacted HIV stigma with medication adherence, mental health, and adherence skills in young people living with HIV in Zambia. Paper presented (virtually) at 25th Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, January 19-22.

Grants

Early-Stage Urban Research Award, BU Initiative on Cities

Summer Fellowship at Center on Forced Displacements

Graduation Year

2026 (expected)

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