Areas of Interest: - Children's Literature -Portrayal of Adolescents in Fiction -Artificial Intelligence and Children -Healthy Parenting

Brief Profile: Prof. Dave has looked after various academic and administrative profiles in PDEU. He was the Founding Dean of SLS (2010-2020) and Founding Director of SLS (2015-2024). Prof. Dave has visited US, Canada, Singapore, Australia, and Malaysia as a member of academic and government delegations. He has visited Sacred Heart University, Washington & Jefferson College, Columbia University, Memorial University, University of Saskatchewan, Brock University, Alberta University, Houston University, Oklahoma University, Tulsa University, Texas A & M, Singapore National University, TAFE Sydney, Macquarie University, University of Wollongong NSW, La Trobe University, Adelaide University, Flinders University, MIT Boston, Georgia Tech University, University of Minnesota, Hariot -Watt Dubai Campus and University of Wollongong Dubai Campus. He was awarded the honorary rank of Colonel by NCC, India in 2016. He is currently the Dean of the Office of International Relations, PDEU. Prof. Dave holds academic and research experience of 31 years as of 2024.

Areas of Interest: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons, India's Foreign Policy, International Relations, South Asian Studies, Energy Security, Missiles, Geopolitics, Indo-Pacific Affairs

Brief Profile: Dr Mishra previously worked as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Air Power Studies (CAPS), New Delhi, and as Associate Editor of the Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, published by the Association of Indian Diplomats, New Delhi. He was also a Guest Faculty at the Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution of the Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Dr Mishra received his PhD from Centre for South Asian Studies of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has authored/edited five books, two monographs, and several research papers, and book chapters in both national and international publications related to South Asian affairs, Indian foreign policy, nuclear safety-security, nuclear energy, proliferation, and missile issues. He was a Visiting Research Scholar at the Cooperative Monitoring Center, SNL, Albuquerque, USA and received two fellowships from USA. He is also involved in the Indo-Pak Track-2 dialogues. He is also the Co-Managing Editor of the Liberal Studies journal, published from SLS, PDEU.

Areas of Interest: E-Governance ,Smart Cities, Rural and Urban Governance, Environmental Law and Management and Governance, Public Policy, Administrative Reforms, Economic and Financial Administration.

Brief Profile: Dr. Anurag Kumar Srivastava is a science graduate with first class degree from University of Lucknow he pursued his bachelor degree by receiving Central Governments scholarship.he completed his masters in Public Administration from University of Lucknow. He cleared UGC (NET) in Public Administration in the year 2009. He got his doctorate in Public Administration from the University of Rajashthan, Jaipur in 2014.

Areas of Interest: Public Policy, Service Delivery, Public Private Partnerships, Public Health Administration, Development Administration, Administrative Theory.

Brief Profile: Dr Sriram Divi is working as an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Public Policy and Administration, Pandit Deendayal Energy University (PDEU), Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Dr Divi has completed his Masters and PhD from Osmania University, Hyderabad. Before Joining PDEU, He was associated with DST, GOI sponsored National E-Governance Research Project. He was selected as Doctoral and Post Doctoral fellow by Indian Council of Social Science Research (GOI). His teaching experience of 12 years involves various courses in the discipline of Public Policy and Administration. Dr Divi has been invited as an observer for United Nations Committee on Experts of Public Administration (UNCEPA) for its 14th and 15th Sessions. Presently he is actively involved in Research and Consultancy work of various governmental and non-governmental projects. He is the Official Partner in BRICS 2.0 Project (BRICS Research Institute and NIHSS, South Africa Grant). He was appointed as Honorary Research Associate at Faculty Management Sciences at Durban University of Technology, South Africa. Dr Divi has successfully guided Masters and PHD research in the areas of Public Service Delivery, Public Policy analysis, Public Health, Public Private Partnerships and Urban governance areas. He has published numerous research articles and books. Dr Divi has completed numerous research projects funded by various funding agencies like Indian Council of Social Sciences Research, MGNCRE, ECU etc. He has also completed projectes funded by British Petroleum (BP) and Government of Gujarat etc. Presently Dr Divi is working on major project worth of 1, 80,000 USD on Climate Agriculture Practices, funded by the Indian Council of Social Sciences Research, Ministry of Education, Government of India. Furthermore he actively engages in activities of various professional bodies like IPAA, IIPA and NEPASI. He is serving as an elected executive member of the Indian Public Administration Association.

Areas of Interest: English language, Communication, Business Fiction, Law and Literature, Human Resources & Management, Leadership, Jurisprudence

Brief Profile: Professional with more than 2 decades of experience corporate and education. Worked in core HR, Operations and Core Management in various companies. Teaching students and training proessionals. Passionate writer with various research articles and books published. Adept in student's activites and development.

Areas of Interest: Climate Change and Labour, Food security, consumption pattern and Millets, Role of Behavioural Economics at Work and Labour markets, Labour economics-Decent work, Industry 4.0, Sustainable Development Goals, Mixed-methods research, Research methodology, applications of econometrics in research, industrial economics, Microeconomics

Brief Profile: Dr Nausheen Nizami is a labour economist and Associate Professor in Economics at Department of Social Science, School of Liberal studies, PDEU. Additionally, she is also serving as Chair-Board of Studies (Economics) and Faculty Coordinator for Career Cell. She has completed 2 ICSSR Funded research projects [ 1. Impact of Automation on Employment: Policy and Assessment in IT-BPM Sector as Project Director and 2. Home and Community based long term care for elderly and family caregivers in India as Co-Project Director]. She has also completed 2 consultancy projects as Co-PI under the lead team of Prof Pradeep Mallik for ONGC and AIA. Her research is primarily in the contemporary areas of Labour economics like Decent work, Sustainable Development Goals, impact of Industry 4.0 on labour markets, Behavioural interventions in Labour markets, Impact of Climate Change on Labour and Work. She has published four books, among which two are namely: 'Decent Work: Concept, Theory and Measurement' from Palgrave-Macmillan and 'Decent Work: Insights from India's IT Industry' by Sage Publications, six research papers and eight chapters in books. She has undergone an intensive training programme in 'Contemporary issues of Labour economics' by South Asian Research Network (SARNET) in joint partnership with ILO and IDRC Canada. She has sound knowledge of SPSS for data-analysis and her area of expertise is use of mixed-methods research in labour economics, human development and other social sector issues.

Areas of Interest: Psychology, Social Psychology, Research, Experimental approach to Psychology, Stress Management, Emotional Intelligence Gender, Organizational Development, Culture, Environmental concerns, Human Resource Development, Organizational Behaviour,. Psychometric assessment, psychological profiling and organizational development are some of her core areas of intervention.

Brief Profile: Dr.Neeta Sinha is a Behavioural Psychologist, Academician and Corporate Trainer. She holds her Ph.D in the interdisciplinary area of Psychology and Management, Diploma in Mental Retardation from NIMH New Delhi, MA Psychology from Patna University. Her teaching, research and industry experience spans over 22 yrs. 12yrs with media industry and for the last 10 years she has been involved in teaching, training, research, counselling and personality development. She is a Corporate trainer and her professional experience includes analysis and evaluation of Organization Behaviour, Organizational development and other merging psychological concerns. She has considerable experience and expertise in analyzing and advising corporates and other institutions on their HR policies and conducting training programmes for them. Psychometric assessment, psychological profiling and OD are some of her core areas of intervention. She is a visiting faculty to several research and academic institutions. She has presented papers at various International and National conferences, workshops and seminars and has several publications to her credit both at the national and international level. She has several chapters in books and two books to her credit. She is guiding Ph.D students and is a reviewer to reputed research journals. Her professional work includes HR consultancy, business development, key account management, training, assessment consultancy, design assessment and selection of selection and development process.

Areas of Interest: Films and Audio Visual Communication. Film appreciation, Photography, Journalism and Mass Communication

Brief Profile: Dr Sandesh is a filmmaker and academician with more than 10 years of total experience in the audio-visual industry and academia. He is a UGC-NET, SLET qualified scholar. He completed his graduation and post-graduation from EMRC (Indore) in E-media along with TV production specialisation. His PhD doctoral degree focused on Marketing Strategies in the Film Industry. His core areas are audio-visual communication, film appreciation, photography. Other then academics, Dr Mahajan produces videos for nationally and internationally recognized organization. Dr Sandesh stepped into teaching when he started offering guest lectures at GSIMR, Indore. He also held the position as head of the department for International Fine Art Academy. Dr Sandesh worked as an assistant professor at Amity University for six years where he successfully carried out various responsibilities as cultural faculty coordinator, member of the board of studies, faculty coordinator for AUMP unit of NSS etc to name a few. In addition to teaching, Dr Sandesh has conducted workshops, seminars and faculty development programs of various nature, including scriptwriting, photography, audio-visual as a teaching aid, science communication etc. Additionally, he has worked with several renowned individuals and organisations such as Padma Shree recipient Dr Janak Palta Mcgilligan, Doordarshan, All India Radio, SVD India. He has also worked on numerous sponsored national and international fiction/ documentary projects. He has directed and written several skits, street plays and audio-visual dramas for various platforms. Furthermore being a stage artist himself he has supervised countless dance and band performances along with managing innumerable fashion shows.

Areas of Interest: Theory of International Relations, Geopolitics of Energy Security and Climate Change, International Political Economy, Africa, Conflict & Peace, Foreign Policy, History of International Relations.

Brief Profile: Dr Sanjay Kumar Pradhan has completed his M.A., M. Phil. (course work) and Ph. D. from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. With his outstanding performance at M. Phil. level, he was elevated to Direct Ph. D. programme and during his Ph.D. research he was awarded with Doctoral Fellowship from the ICSSR. As Project Director, he is conducting ICSSR Major Research Project on International Solar Alliance (ISA). With a 17 years of post-Ph.D. teaching experience (UGC-NET & UGC/IIT salary structure) in the areas of Political Science & International Relations, he has been teaching/guiding UG, PG and Ph. D. students. Apart from 2 published books (SCOPUS/International Publishers) and 5 chapters (SCOPUS/International), he has 45 publications in different journals (SCOPUS/UGC Care/Peer-Reviewed) of repute; 6 conference proceedings and 37 conference papers. He has been invited by National Defence College(New Delhi) and TERI-KAS Resource Dialogue (New Delhi) as Resource Person. Presented papers, chaired technical sessions and addressed the conferences as Keynote session speaker in various platforms at Oxford, Cambridge, Cairo and Colombo, and nominated by ICWA & Indian Embassy in Ethiopia for India-Africa Forum Summit-III (2019) at Addis Ababa. He has been awarded with Distinguished Academician and Outstanding Researcher and Patron in 2018 and 2019 respectively.

Areas of Interest: Supply Chain Management, Social Media Marketing, E-Commerce, Integrated Marketing Communication

Brief Profile: After graduating in Instrumentation and Control Engineering from Gujarat University, he acquired M.B.A with marketing specialization from North Gujarat University. He was in auto ancillary Industry for couple of years in executive position. in year 2002, he joined academic field as a lecturer in M.B.A Programme, S. V. Institute of Management. After completion of doctoral research in "Supply Chain Management" leading to PhD, he shifted to "Kalol Institute of Management" as Assistant Professor - M.B.A Programme. He was with "Kalol Institute of Management" for eight years. During this period, he rose to various senior position. Prior to joining SLS, PDPU, he was working as Director, Kalol Institute of Management. He has published several papers in national and international journals of commerce and management science.

Areas of Interest: Communication research, Development communication, Social marketing, Digital literacy, Infodemic, Media laws and ethics, Citizen journalism, Written and analytic communication

Brief Profile: A communication teacher with more than three decades of experience in print, broadcast and new media, Prof Mallik follows a multi-disciplinary approach to communication study, teaching, research and practice. He has worked with leading media houses like The times of India Group, Business India Group, IANS and Bhaskar Corp. He was with Ahmedabad Mirror, a morning compact of the Times Group, as its Deputy Resident Editor. Earlier he has been a Resident/Executive Editor with Bhaskar Corp. Apart from being involved in launch of a few newspapers and supplements, Prof Mallik has been on the visiting faculty of some leading media and communications schools in India for more than 25 years. He has supervised several research dissertations (PhDs and Master's), been involved in framing and reviewing university curricula, conducted faculty and management development programme sessions, and been resource person as several national and international seminars and workshops. He has authored/co-authored three books, written chapters in a dozen edited volumes, and presented some papers.

Areas of Interest: Psychometrics Cognitive Behaviour Interventions Stress Management Psycho Social Interventions Personality Studies Impact Assessment Studies Indian Psychology

Brief Profile: Prof (Dr) Ritu Sharma is currently working as a Professor for Psychology at SLS, PDEU, Gujarat. She was the former Dean of School of Liberal Studies. Prof Ritu has over 21 years of experience with a Ph.D. in Psychology and a Gold Medalist in Psychology. She is involved in the complete gamut of academic activities – teaching, research, Institutional development & training assignments. Her teaching experience involves various courses at the university level in psychology & management-related subjects at the Ph.D., Postgraduate & Graduate levels. As an invited TEDx speaker in 2010 at AMA, she highlighted Innovation In Higher Education. She is actively involved in International and nationally funded research projects, consultancy, and training assignments in Indian Psychology and Indigenous perspectives, Psychometrics, Cognitive Behavior Interventions, Stress Management, Psychosocial Interventions, & Personality Studies for associated stakeholders. Her research work outcomes have a profound impact on diverse stakeholder.She is professionally trained and has psychometric and cognitive behavior intervention expertise. She has also been certified as a stress management trainer by the International Council of Stress Management Professionals. She brings diverse work experience with insight into different phases and nuances of human activity and behavior. She has authored and edited books to her credit. Her publications include peer-reviewed research papers, articles, case studies, reports of national and international reputation, edited books & authored books in Personality Psychology, C.B.T. in Indian Context & Personality, well-being and work in India, and Living Conditions and Quality of Life. Dr. Sharma is a member of American Psychological Association (APA), an associate life member of the Indian Association of Clinical Psychology (IACP), a life member of the Indian Society for Training and Development (ISTD), and a full member of the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), Asian Association of Social Psychology (AASP) and Indian Academy of Health Psychology (IAHP).She is currently the Vice-President of the Indian Association of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (IACBT).She has served as a scientific committee member, consulting editor, and reviewer for International conferences and on the Editorial Board of reputed Journals. Her research work has been quoted in national and local newspapers. She is also the Program Chair for the Study in India short-term program (PDEU) and crafted and implemented a program for International students from the USA, Australia, and Europe. She has visited International Universities in Australia, the U.S.A., Europe & Asia for academic & research work.

Areas of Interest: Indian Intellectual Tradition, Bhakti Tradition, Semantics of Happiness, Classics, Contemporary Literature, Ethics, Pedagogy in Higher Education.

Brief Profile: Dr. Vaibhav Shah is Associate Professor of English at the School of Liberal Studies, PDPU. He was awarded PhD in 2010 for his thesis on "The Fictional World of Orhan Pamuk: A Thematic Study of Selected Novels" by the Department of English, Mohan Lal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan. His current research interest is in the semantic study of the concepts that populate the Indian intellectual tradition. His other academic interest is to develop the fresh pedagogical approaches to enhance the teaching-learning process in humanities.

Areas of Interest: Internal Security in India, Public Policy, Urban Development

Brief Profile: Dr. Reddy holds Ph.D and Masters in Public Administration from Osmania University before Joining Academics at PDEU in 2015. He worked as Research Associate in the UGC Sponsored DRS Project(2009-14). He is recognized as Senior Mentor by ASPA and was also awarded Founder Fellow by American Society for Public Administration(ASPA). He is associated with various International and National professional bodies in the Area of Public Policy and Public Administration. He worked for a period of one year on deputation at Regional center for Urban and Environmental Studies(RCUES), Ministry of Urban Development, Government of Indian Institution(2017-18). Dr. Reddy has presented Research Papers and Articles at different International and National Forums. He has been Awarded with ICSSR Minor Research Project and also associated with Consultancy and Research projects sponsored by Private and Public Institutions.

Areas of Interest: Dr. Akhilesh Shukla has an interest in the area of Financial and Corporate Accounting, Financial Management, International Trade, Business Strategy and Policy and Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Strategy.

Brief Profile: Dr. Akhilesh Shukla has 14 years of work experience which includes his work experience in IIM Ahmedabad and ISB Hyderabad as an Academic and Research Associate. He has completed three research projects. He has taught at CamEd Business School, Cambodia. He has expertise in Business Strategy & Policy, Financial Consultancy for Investment, Mergers & Acquisitions. Dr. Shukla has organized a seminar on awareness of commodities and derivatives in association with MCX, NSE, and BSE. Dr. Shukla also participated in various Seminars, Conferences, and FDPs in India.

Areas of Interest: Dr. Srivastava's specialized interest lies in sustainability initiatives across diverse fields, including marketing and management practices, alongside a range of other areas. While she is deeply committed to promoting sustainability, her expertise spans across various domains such as Consumer Behavior, Advertising, Strategic Brand Management, and Supply Chain Management, among others. Through her guidance, students delve into research projects aimed at integrating sustainability principles into various facets of business operations, fostering a more environmentally and socially conscious approach. Dr. Srivastava's multifaceted interests enrich academic discourse and empower future leaders to navigate complexities in today's dynamic market landscape while also contributing to sustainable practices across industries.

Brief Profile: Dr. Ankita Srivastava is a seasoned educator with over 14 years of experience in academia. Specializing in Marketing and Management, she holds the prestigious Gujarat State Eligibility Test (GSET) qualification, underscoring her expertise in the field. Dr. Srivastava has made a significant impact on both postgraduate and undergraduate students, particularly in understanding Consumer Behaviour, Advertising, Strategic Brand Management, Supply Chain Management and other subjects in the area of marketing. She has played a pivotal role in promoting emerging business schools through strategic marketing initiatives and organizing conferences to facilitate the exchange of ideas between academia and the corporate world. Dr. Srivastava has traveled to prestigious universities in Dubai, including the University of Birmingham, Canadian University, Heriot-Watt University and University of Wollongong, to gain insights and enrich her understanding of global educational practices. Additionally, she has pursued more than 15 online MOOC courses to stay abreast of the latest developments in her field. Her dedication to teaching has earned her recognition through awards for her support to students, community initiatives, and outstanding research contributions. Beyond her professional accolades, Dr. Srivastava is deeply committed to sustainability efforts and ensuring effective learning experiences for her students. Dr. Srivastava serves as a guide for PhD students, nurturing the next generation of scholars. She has also mentored funded student research projects focused on community development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), further demonstrating her commitment to holistic education and addressing real-world challenges.

Areas of Interest: Translation studies, comparative literature, Bible translation, religious studies, South Asian literature, travel writings

Brief Profile: Annie Rachel Royson has completed her PhD in translation studies and comparative literature from the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar. She is currently working on the idea of "cultural translation" through a study of Christian texts composed in colonial India. Her research on Kristapurana has been presented at Indian and international conferences and published in journals such as Church History and Religious Culture, Asia Pacific Translation and Intercultural Studies, and South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal (SAMAJ).

Areas of Interest: Corporate Finance - Capital Structure, Working Capital management, Capital Market and banking, ESG

Brief Profile: Dr. Ashwin Parwani is Ph.D in Finance and has 15 years of teaching experience and more 6 years of research experience. His area of research is Corporate Finance -Capital structure, Working Capital, Capital market and banking. he has qualified UGC-NET in Management in 2018. He has Presented research papers at national and international conferences has published research papers in national and international journals indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC and UGC Care.

Areas of Interest: Marketing communications, consumer psychology, information technology, the Web

Brief Profile: Dr. Vyas is PhD in Marketing and has over 18 years of teaching and research experience with commerce/ management colleges/universities. From July 2013, Dr. Vyas is working with PDEU as Assistant Professor in Marketing area. He has qualified UGC-NET in Management. He has been a senate member of Sardar Patel University. His teaching and research areas are marketing communications, Production & Operations Management, Supply Chain Management, Digital marketing, Business Research Methods, Marketing Law, etc. He holds Intro. to Data Science certificate by IBM, and Blueprint certificate from Facebook.

Areas of Interest: Macroeconomics, Public Finance, Financial & Spatial Econometrics, Advanced Time Series Data Analysis.

Brief Profile: Dr. Dhyani Mehta holds a Ph.D. in Economics and an MBA (Finance) from the Institute of Management, Nirma University. Dr. Mehta has more than 9 years of experience in teaching and research in the areas of Macroeconomics, Behavioural Economics, Game theory, Public Finance, Econometrics and Time-series Data Analysis. He has served as a Programme Chair of the BBA-MBA Integrated Programme at the Institute of Management, Nirma University. He has published several papers in national as well as international journals.

Areas of Interest: Cognitive psychology, Neuropsychology, Health and Clinical areas of psychology, Fertility Psychology.

Brief Profile: Dr. Gitanjali Kapoor is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at School of Liberal Studies, PDEU. She has pursued B.A. (Gold Medalist), M.A. and Ph.D. in Psychology. Dr. Kapoor holds an experience of 7.7 years in industry as an infertility counselor at Nova IVF Fertility Hospital, Ahmedabad. She has worked as a visiting faculty at Mahatma Gandhi Labour Institute, Ahmedabad and given her services as a psychometrician at Manthan: Centre for Counseling, Ahmedabad. Her research areas involve eating behaviour, executive cognitive functions, personality studies, infertility distress and anxiety, cognitive behavioural techniques, physiological psychology, gender studies, health and wellbeing.

Areas of Interest: Currently my focus is on enhancing the communication skills of engineering students with a greater thrust on developing the four basic skills to make them competent in combating the challenges of the modern world.

Brief Profile: I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Language, Literature and Aesthetics. I have worked for 8 years in S. G. M. English Medium College of Commerce and Management, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand, Gujarat teaching Communication Skills during which time I have actively taken part in accreditation processes and mentoring students. I joined Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University in May 2016. I have a strong academic record holding University Ranks in B.A., M.A., and M.Phil degree courses.

Areas of Interest: Public finance, state and local government fiscal issues, fiscal decentralization, social sector expenditure

Brief Profile: Dr. Himani Baxi is an assistant professor in department of economics at School of Liberal Studies, PDEU. She holds PhD in the area of Public Finance. Dr. Himani has been involved with 14th and 15th Central Finance Commission and submitted the report of Gujarat fiscal performance. She is currently working on an international project of Dried Fish Matters. Dr. Himani is also engaged in action research project through UNICEF funded project of gender responsiveness among adolescents. She is also a columnist in a leading Gujarati news paper ' Navgujarat Samay' for th column of 'Arthkaran'

Areas of Interest: I have an interest in the field of sports & fitness, Teaching & coaching, sports events management, and sports research projects.

Brief Profile: Dr.Milankumar Bhatt earned his Ph.D. in Sports & Physical Education in 2014, and Dr.Bhatt is a faculty in sports at the School of Liberal Studies. He has been associated with the school since its inception in 2016. He has been shouldering the responsibilities in the capacity of a sports course coordinator for BA(Hons) & BBA(Hons.)The program is offered at the school. He is a Program Coordinator of the NSS unit at the university level. He is also closely associated with the sports committees & Sports Club, OSAIL at the university level. Dr.Bhatt has over18 years of experience in both the fitness coaching industry and academic, for about seven years in the fitness coaching industry and subsequently 11 years in academics, sports event management, and research work. His Ph.D. thesis was on " a study in the field of physical fitness of students and their effects through multimedia package program." He has published five-time national and international research papers and five books in the field of sports and fitness. He has an internationally certified coach in tennis PTR, Yoga (DYEd), and Health & Fitness Management (NIS). He avoided a Silver medal in sports from the Gujarat government. He has four times participated in sports national level from Gujarat state. He has much more management experience in inter-class, Intercollege, inter-state, National & Internation sports tournaments

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Areas of Interest: Her research interests include Narrative Studies, Identity Politics, Gender Studies, Performance Art, Theater Studies

Brief Profile: Dr. Niyati Shah is a faculty in Literature and Communication with the Department of Languages, Literature and Aesthetics at School of Liberal Studies. She teaches courses like Communication, World Classics, Literary Forms, Literary Criticism, Indian Literature in English Translation, Indian Writing in English and Gender Studies at graduate level and Critical Theories, Literature and Theater, Indian English Literature and Literature and Films at post-graduate level. She is associated with the School since its inception in 2009. She is actively involved in teaching and guiding students, mentoring them and in the overall institutional building. She has been shouldering the responsibilities in the capacity of an Academic Coordinator for B.A. (Hons.) and B.B,A. (Hons.) program offered at the School. She has been presenting papers at National and International conferences. Her research springs from an interdisciplinary approach to self-narratives, performing art, identity politics and gender studies. Dr. Niyati Shah is a trained Bharatnatyam dancer. Dr. Niyati Shah shoulders the responsibilities as an Associate Dean, Students' Affairs at the University level. She is as well closely associated with the Innovation and Incubation Center (IIC) of PDPU along with other committees at University level.

Areas of Interest: Health Psychology, Positive Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Research Methods & Statistics

Brief Profile: Dr. Prateek Kumar Singh teaches Cognitive Psychology, Health Psychology, Research Methods, Schools of Psychology and Applied Psychology. Before joining PDEU he was associated with Patliputra University, Patna. He has also taught Psychology in Government College of Department of Higher Education (MP). His research interests are mainly in the areas of Time Perspective, Psycho-oncology and Health Psychology.

Areas of Interest: English Language & Literature, Communication Skills, Soft Skills, Feminism, Women’s Writing, and Gender Studies.

Brief Profile: Rachna Arora is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Languages, literature, and Aesthetics at PDPU. She has earned her Ph.D. degree from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Roorkee in the field of English literature. her area of research is 'Ecriture feminine". She has extensive experience of 14 years in teaching. She has published and presented a good number of research papers in national and international conferences, workshops and Journals

Areas of Interest: Primary research areas are Capital Structure, Corporate Finance, Banking Performance and Asset Quality, Working capital, Carbon Credit and Sustainability.

Brief Profile: Dr. Rajesh Desai holds PhD in Management and has completed MBA (Finance) from the Gujarat University. He has total work experience of 7 years in industry as well as academics. Prof. Desai is double NET qualified in the subject of Management as well as Commerce. He has published 16 papers in national and international journals indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC and UGC. Dr. Desai has co-edited two books published by an international publisher. He has reviewed papers for Scopus indexed and ABDC listed journals and also served as guest editor of Empirical Economic Letters (ABDC) journal for a special issue.

Areas of Interest: Political Science,International Relations, Public Administration, Geography, Modern Indian History, Physics & Research Methodology (Qualitative)

Brief Profile: Completed Ph.D., MA and PGDFT from Pondicherry Central University and cleared NET in 3 disciplines (International Studies, Pol Science & Pub Adm). Presented papers in leading institutions like IIM-B and published in Journals like Elsevier. On invitation delivered lectures in institutions like CSS Centre - SPIPA

Areas of Interest: Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Sustainability.

Brief Profile: Dr. Sher Singh Yadav is currently working as an Assistant Professor in Marketing at Pandit Deendayal Energy University, India. He is a Post-Doctoral in Strategic Marketing from MICA, with a Ph.D. in Marketing from the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais, Uttar Pradesh, India. His research focuses on digital marketing, consumer behaviour, circular economy, sustainable consumption, and information systems. He has published in reputed journals listed in ABDC A, Q1 and ABS and serves as a reviewer for several ABDC A category journals. He holds an MBA and a B.Tech degree from Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India.

Areas of Interest: Health Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Cognitive Psychology, Positive Psychology, Social Psychology

Brief Profile: Dr. Shraddha Sharma qualified NET and did her Ph.D. in psychology. She was selected as UGC-Post Doctoral Fellow and did her Post Doctoral from SNDT, Mumbai. She has won 4 best awards for her research papers in national and international conferences. She has developed a measure - 'Forgiveness Scale' for which she also holds copyright. She has worked on a research project in collaboration with the Muktha Foundation, Bangalore.

Areas of Interest: Financial Services, Corporate Finance, Entrepreneurship, Financial, Economic and Social Inclusion, Social Enterprises and Startups, International Business

Brief Profile: Dr.Shweta Bambuwala is passionate academician and researcher with more than a decade of experience. She hold her higher education in Business Administration and Management with specialization in Finance and has pursued doctorate in the area of Banking and Financial Inclusion. She has qualified UGC NET in Management and was associated with Banking and Insurance Sector prior joining academics. She was also associated with GLS University, Ahmedabad and Gujarat Technological University as academician and also have mentored early stage start-ups. She has several National and International Publications to her credit and has also presented papers in National and International Conferences.

Areas of Interest: Human Resource Development, Knowledge Management, Organization Behavior, Work Life balance, Gender Equality, Strategic Human Resource Management

Brief Profile: Dr. Supriya Pal is an engineer graduate specialized in Electrical and completed her MBA in human resource. She has sucessfully completed her Ph D on the topic "Work Life Balance of Millennial Males in the private sector". She has two years of working experience in utility sector (Torrent Power) as assistant manager in HR department. She is teaching the management subjects since last three years. She has done research project with IIM Ahmedabad. She had presented paper in national and international conference in the topic like maternity leave and training effectiveness. She is currently involved in various international project which deals with women empowerment and women leadership.

Areas of Interest: International Relations Theory, Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Indian Constitution and Indian Government and Politics.

Brief Profile: Dr. Udayprakash Sharma earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, in 2019. Dr. Sharma completed his graduate and postgraduate studies from the same University, for which he was awarded gold medals for securing the highest CGPA. Dr. Sharma has over 15 years of experience in both, industry and academics, for about 7 years in Industry and subsequently 8 years in academics and research work. His Ph.D. Thesis was on "Justice for States: Conceptualizing the Possibility of Principles for International Justice." Dr. Sharma has participated and presented papers at many Regional/National/International Conferences, Workshops and Seminars. He has published in journals and magazines.

Areas of Interest: Indian Diaspora Literature Post-colonial Literature, Corporate Communication, Creative Writing Sanskrit Language and Literature

Brief Profile: Dr. Urmi Satyan teaches at the Department of Languages, Literature and Aesthetics, School of Liberal Studies, PDEU. Her research interest lies in the subjects of Indian Diaspora Literature, Post-colonial Literature and Creative Writing. Also, subjects of Indian Scriptures, Sanskrit Language and Literature occupy a special place in her circle of interest. In 2018, She visited the University of Illinois, USA for a month long and in 2024 Singapore and Malaysia for a Two Week International Exchange Program under the banner of SLS, PDEU. She presented a researcher on Thomas De Quincey's Essay in the International Conference at the University of Bucharest, Romania in June, 2024. Dr. Satyan has published a series of research papers in National and International edited books and journals. She has presented her research papers at International Conferences at Singapore (2015), University of Texas (2019) and Nepal (2019). She also chaired sessions at the international conference, the University of Texas. She has won the best paper presentation award (online) at International Conference, Dubai. Dr. Satyan has four books to her credit: 1. Indian Diaspora and Identities: A Study of M G Vassanji's Novels and Memoirs and 2. Communication in Corporate Climate. 3. Cultural Sentiments and Diaspora Sensibilities and 4. Aurum - an edited book of poetry.

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