I work with families facing protracted disaster-displacement in Assam, India. My PhD research is part of the Erasmus Initiative called [Vital Cities and Citizens][] \[VCC\]. Prior to my current academic research, I have engaged with the development/humanitarian aid field as a [practitioner][] and have also been an arts-based therapy professional. This period of long-term empirical engagement with at-risk communities and observation of policy implementation at ground level, informs my current research. [Vital Cities and Citizens]: https://www.eur.nl/en/research/erasmus-initiatives/vital-cities-and-citizens [practitioner]: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mausumi-chetia/