About
Akhila Naik has extensive experience in academic, legal, corporate, and federal agencies. As a licensed attorney, I practiced civil and criminal law for nearly a decade. I also taught various courses at Rider University before joining Rutgers.
Most recently, before my current role at Rutgers, I was an Associate Mediator at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). At the EEOC, I mediated complex employment discrimination cases for the New York District.
I am an experienced cross-cultural consultant and conduct diversity trainings for various corporations and organizations. I volunteer as a career coach for the New Start Career Network at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. I speak six languages and love to travel.
Current Work
At Rutgers, in addition to my role in the Masters Program’s Admission Committee, I teach graduate and undergraduate courses in the Department of Labor Studies and Employment Relations (LSER).
I specialize in areas related to Employment Law, Immigration Law and other topics involving Discrimination and Stereotypes in the Workplace.
I also conduct seminars and professional continuing education courses for the Labor Education Action Research Network (LEARN) program in areas of the law that address workplace bias and prevention of discrimination.
