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Suresh Pathare has received Masters in Social Work from Savitribai Phule University and Doctorate in Social Work from Department of Social Work, Delhi University. He has also undertaken his post doctoral studies at University of North Carolina, USA. He had served Delhi School of Social Work, University of Delhi, Tata Institute of Social Sciences,Indira Gandhi National Open University in the capacity of Assistant Professor,Associate Professor and Professor.

Presently he is the Professor and Director of BPHES’ Centre for Studies in Rural Development – Institute of Social Work and Research, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. He has been a social work educator, administrator, trainer, anddevelopment consultant over more than two decades. His areas of interest are Human Resource Management, Non-Profit Organisations, social work education, community organisation, rural development, community resilience, drought management, social security ,occupational social work, work and well being, HIV/AIDS ,and environment.

He has written /edited eight books, contributed chapters in ten books and about 20 research papers. He has also conducted several evaluative studies for local, national and international organizations. He has attended and delivered special lectures, keynotes and valedictory addresses in a number of National and international seminars / Conferences. He is appointed as chairman of board of studies in social work in Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU). He is approved Ph D guide in SPPU. He has also undertaken several major and minor research projects from UGC and ICSSR. Presently he has been conducting an international research in collaboration with University of North Carolina and Comprehensive Rural Health Project, Jamkhed. He has attended international conferences and presented papers at various Universities in the USA and Canada. At, present, he is researching on issues linked with building community resilience in the context of draught in rural areas of Maharashtra, adolescent health and empowerment, social audit, micro-planning and community based planning and participatory development.