Profile
Dr. Preeti Soni is the Joint Director at NILERD, bringing nearly 25 years of experience in research, training, teaching, policy formulation and monitoring & evaluation across the social development sector.
She holds a Ph.D. and M.Phil. in Social Work from the University of Delhi and is an Internationally Certified Trainer on the Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) for Substance Use Disorders.
Prior to NILERD, she served as Senior Consultant at the National Institute of Disaster Management under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Senior Consultant for the Ministry of Women & Child Development implementing Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, and held consultancy roles at NISD, NIOS, ICMR and IGNOU.
Her publication record includes research papers and edited books focusing on disaster risk reduction, substance abuse prevention and child/women welfare.