{"id":208,"date":"2018-02-21T15:00:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shefalisamraiphd.com\/?page_id=208"},"modified":"2025-08-21T02:57:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T02:57:43","slug":"about-me-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shefalisamraiphd.com\/index.php\/about-me-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Like most others, I carry multiple intersecting identities and roles in my personal and professional lives. 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