Ipshita Ghosh joined Disability Rights North Carolina in September 2025 as a Policy & Advocacy Analyst and ACLS Leading Edge Fellow. In this role, she evaluates the intersections between public systems and services for disabled people, assesses policy shifts, and translates research insights into evidence-based proposals. She works in close collaboration with DRNC’s policy, communication, and legal teams.
Ipshita holds a PhD in Socio-Cultural Anthropology and a Master’s in Public Administration from Syracuse University, as well as a Master’s in Area Studies from the University of Oxford. Her background includes postdoctoral research at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and consulting in learning and evaluation with organizations such as American Councils for International Education and the Center for International Private Enterprise.
She is passionate about making policy accessible and advancing systemic change, drawing on her experience in the social sciences to translate complex research into actionable insights. Ipshita enjoys reading fiction, sharing meals with her family, and going on walks with Marley, her ever-curious basset-lab.