Biography

Dr Gupta holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi, where she graduated with honours and was awarded a certificate for academic excellence. Thereafter, she shifted her academic focus to the field of law, receiving a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Delhi. Building on her stagiaire experience at the Court of Justice of European Union (CJEU), Luxembourg, she pursued a Master of Laws degree from the Católica Global School of Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, and was a recipient of the prestigious Católica Global School of Law Fellowship. Subsequently, Dr Gupta pursued a second Master of Laws and a Doctor of Juridical Science from the University of Wisconsin Law School, University of Wisconsin-Madison, US, where she was a recipient of the UW Graduate Fellowship from 2012-2018. Her doctoral work focused on the evolution and regulation of the institution of microfinance in India. 

Dr Gupta’s research interests include Law and Development, Civil Liability Law, Legal Bioethics, Legal Profession, International Trade Law, and Comparative Law. Her work lies at the juncture of law, institutions, and development, with a two-fold emphasis on access to justice and access to finance. She is also an alumna of the Institute for Global Law and Policy (IGLP), Harvard Law School, and has presented her work at numerous leading conferences, workshops, and symposia. Her scholarship has been published in distinguished peer-reviewed legal journals and books. Her ongoing research includes a project on the bioethics of medical advertising and a study on the evolution of Indian mass tort law through three distinct phases post-Bhopal disaster. In her current role as the Dean of the University's Research Office and the Chair of the University Research Grants Committee, Dr Gupta is working towards enhancing the University's research profile and creating and streamlining research-related policies and processes across the various schools and research centres of the University.