Madhumita researches the area of sexual offending, sex offenders and violence against women, particularly focusing on rape, in the Global South. She utilizes a feminist framework to work with both victims and perpetrators of gender-based violence to not only highlight women’s vulnerability but also men’s responsibility. Her research embodies Criminological and Sociological perspectives and she welcomes multidisciplinary collaborations.

Madhumita has worked on a number of different gender-based violence projects focusing on sex trafficking, domestic violence and sexual violence. She's worked with various stakeholders including the Police, Social Workers, NGOs, Community Leaders and Medical Professionals. More recently, she has expanded the scope of her research to include menstrual health and hygiene and gender and climate justice.

• PhD Criminology – Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
• MSc Clinical Psychology – Bangor University, Wales, United Kingdom
• BA(Hons) Psychology – Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
• Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (PGCertHE) – Sheffield Institute of Education, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
• Higher Education Academy UK – Fellow (FHEA)
• Professional Certificate in Strategic Gender and Development Planning – International Centre for Parliamentary Studies, London, United Kingdom

Madhumita is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Internationalisation Lead in the Department of Law and Criminology who joined Sheffield Hallam in 2018. She is also the Course Leader for the Applied Human Rights/LLM Programme. Prior to this, she was working as an Associate Lecturer in Criminology at Anglia Ruskin University. Her doctoral research explored gender socialization and perceptions of culpability in the narratives of convicted violent offenders from South-Asia’s largest prison. This groundbreaking research was one of the first studies of its kind in India to examine perspectives of convicted rapists and garnered much attention internationally. Along with her PhD, Madhumita also graduated with the prestigious Ruskin Medal for ‘outstanding research with the most impact’. She is currently engaged in teaching, research, supervision and scholarly publications in the College of Social Sciences and Arts (SSA).