Upasana Singh is a J.S.D. candidate at the Cornell Law School. She is also working as a research assistant with Carl Marks Professor of International Studies at Cornell University, Dr. Kaushik Basu. She holds an LL.M. from Cornell Law School with a focus on conflict resolution and restorative justice. She serves on the review board of the Indian Law Institute Law Review. 

Prior to this, she served as an Assistant Professor of Law in India and practiced as an advocate in the Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Delhi. 

Upasana is also a certified mediator, holding credentials from the London School of Mediation, UK, and the High Court of Delhi, India. She is the founder of Accords International, an organization committed to shaping the next generation of mediators and restorative justice facilitators.

Academic Honors & other Recognitions

• Cornell Graduate Legal Studies Law Fellowship (2025-26).
• Reppy Institute Graduate Fellowship (2025-26).
• Cornell Graduate Legal Studies Law Fellowship (2024-25).
• Fellowship for Outstanding Work in Mediation Policy, Global Policy Insights.
• Award for Distinguished Service in Social Work, Sewa Samarpan Samiti, India.

Bar Admissions

• All India Bar Council
• Delhi Bar Council
• Supreme Court Bar Association, India

Research Interests

• Criminal procedure and justice processes
• Restorative justice
• Behavioral Criminology
• Criminal Law, Public Policy, and Governance