Bidisha Mallik is an assistant teaching professor in Global Ethics at the University of Washington, Tacoma. She has also taught at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Canada and at the University of North Texas, Denton. She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Philosophy and Religion at the University of North Texas and her M.A. in Environment and Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. Bidisha’s research interests include Gandhian philosophy and nonviolent movements for social change, and philosophy and practical ethics topics related to the environment, sustainability, public policy, gender, art and aesthetics, music, and religion.