| Prof Nigam Dave Professor & Director B.A, M.A, Ph.D Email : Nigam.Dave@spt.pdpu.ac.in
Areas of Interest: - Children's Literature
-Portrayal of Adolescents in Fiction
-Artificial Intelligence and Children
-Healthy Parenting Brief Profile: Prof. Dave is looking after various academic and administrative profiles in PDEU. 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 has been awarded the honorary rank of Colonel by NCC, India. He is currently also the Dean of the Office of International Relations, PDEU. Prof. Dave holds academic and research experience of 31 years as of 2024.
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| Dr Ritu Sharma Associate Professor & Dean Ph.D, M.Sc. Email : ritu.sharma@sls.pdpu.ac.in
Areas of Interest: Psychometrics
Cognitive Behaviour Interventions
Stress Management
Psycho Social Interventions
Personality Studies
Impact Assessment Studies
Indian Psychology Brief Profile: Dr Ritu Sharma is currently working as Dean-Faculty of Liberal Studies, SLS, PDEU, Gujarat, and Associate Professor for Psychology. Dr Ritu has over 19 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 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).
• 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.
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| Prof Pradeep Mallik Professor & HoD Ph.D, M.Phil., M.S., P.G. Diploma, B.Sc., Ph.D Email : Pradeep.Mallik@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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 about three decades of experience in print, broadcast and new media, Dr 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, Dr 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.
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| Dr Ashish Joshi Professor B.Com., M.Com., L.L.B, M.B.A, Ph.D, M.L.W., L.L.M. Email : Ashish.Joshi@sls.pdpu.ac.in
Areas of Interest: Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Law and Management Brief Profile: Dr. Ashish B. Joshi has over 18 Years of work experience and the Academic, Consultancy, Corporate and Institutional Development. Dr. Joshi is engaged with International and National level institutions and universities.
He has conducted and participated in Training Programs, Faculty Development Programs and MDPs on various topics related to Management for industry and society.
He has traveled various places in India and abroad for research and institutional development activities. He has published more than 27 research papers, articles, case studies and reports at National and International level.
He has presented 18 research papers in national and international conferences. Two of his papers has been awarded as Best Paper Award and One paper has also been awarded as second best research paper award.
Dr. Joshi has also successfully completed Research Project of Rs. 5.50 Lakh granted from AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education.
Five of research scholars have successfully completed their PhD and currently Five scholars are pursuing PhD under his guidance.
Apart from being visiting faculty member, Dr. Joshi is also member of Doctoral / Research Progress Review Committee of various reputed universities.
Recently, Dr. Joshi received approval for a Project Grant of Rs. 11 Lakh under a scheme of MHRD, Government of India
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| Dr Ashvin R Dave Professor B.Com., M.B.A, Ph.D Email : Ashvin.Dave@sls.pdpu.ac.in
Areas of Interest: Corporate Finance- Capital Structure, Profit Dynamics, Working Capital, Capital Market and Banking Brief Profile: Equipped with qualifications - B.Com., M.B.A., I.I.C.W.A., Ph.D.- he possesses 37 years of industrial as well as academic experience. Having held senior positions in the corporate, the spectrum of his experience encompasses sectors such as power generation equipment, real estate, agro based industry, bullion and pharmaceuticals. He has implemented several industrial projects such as Castor Seeds Processing Complex and Energy Food Manufacturing Unit etc. He also acted as Consultant to a large scale engineering consultancy firm for NHAI projects.His research papers have been published in several national and international journals. A book titled as " Financial Management - A Determinant of Profitability" stands to his credit besides a case study in European Case Clearing House U.K. he has organized several workshops and seminars besides presenting research papers in national and international conferences serving the cause of creation and dissemination of knowledge and building intellectual capital for the university. He has been Ph. D. Guide in reputed universities and Reviewer of research papers in scholarly research journals of national and international repute.He is Chairman Board of Studies BBA and Commerce at SLS - PDPU. He is also the Chairman of External Ph.D. Supervisor Selection Guidelines Formulation Committee at PDPU .His research area includes Corporate Finance, Banking and Capital Market.He has been Chairman Academic Inspection Committee - GTU and also Member of Panel of Experts for recruitment in academic and corporate entities.
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| Dr ANURAG SRIVASTAVA Associate Professor B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D Email : Anurag.Srivastava@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr Divi Sriram Associate Professor Ph.D, M.Phil., M.A, B.A Email : Sriram.D@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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 Chairman, Board of Studies of 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 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 and Urban governance areas. 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.
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| Dr Harmik Vaishnav Associate Professor B.A., M.A., Ph.D Email : Harmik.Vaishnav@sls.pdpu.ac.in
Areas of Interest: English language, Communication, Human Resources & Management, Leadership, Jurisprudence Brief Profile: Professional with 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.
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| Dr NAUSHEEN NIZAMI Associate Professor B.A., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D Email : Nausheen.Nizami@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr Neeta Sinha Associate Professor M.A, Diploma, Ph.D Email : neeta.sinha@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr SANJAY PRADHAN Associate Professor M.A., Ph.D, M.Phil. Email : Sanjay.Pradhan@sls.pdpu.ac.in
Areas of Interest: Theory of International Relations; Political Economy; Geopolitics of Energy Security; Energy Transition; New & Renewable sources of energy; International Solar Alliance; Africa; Diaspora; Foreign Policy; and Conflict & Peace. 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 42 publications in different journals (SCOPUS/Refereed) 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.
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| Dr Sitakanta Mishra Associate Professor Ph.D, M.Phil., M.A Email : Sitakanta.Mishra@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr Tejas Niranajan Dave Associate Professor B.E., M.B.A, Ph.D Email : Tejas.Dave@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr Vaibhav Shah Associate Professor Ph.D, M.Phil., M.A. Email : Vaibhav.Shah@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr venkat Minampati Associate Professor Ph.D Email : Venkatram.Reddy@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr Akhilesh Nandkishor Shukla Assistant Professor B.Com., M.Com., M.Phil., Ph.D Email : Akhilesh.Shukla@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr Amrita Chakraborty Assistant Professor Ph.D, M.A., P.G. Diploma, B.Sc. Email : Amrita.Chakraborty@sls.pdpu.ac.in
Areas of Interest: Public Relations, Communication Research, Development Communication, International Communication, Advertising, Media History, Cultural Communication, Media Economics, Corporate Communication, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Media Laws and Ethics, Consumer Behaviour Brief Profile: An enterprising and focused individual, Dr. Amrita Chakraborty is a UGC-NET qualified scholar. She has a total experience of more than 16 years, which encompasses eight years in academics, five years in secondary market research and three years in marketing, counselling, and operations management. She worked with leading corporate brands such as Deloitte, NIIT and IMS. In the educational domain, she worked with Ramoji Krian Universe (RKU) in Hyderabad. She also worked as the Hyderabad correspondent of edInbox, a convergent platform for educational news from across Southeast Asia. She firmly established her credentials in handling research projects across industries and regions. Having directly worked with Lead Client Marketers in the United States of America (U.S.A.) for managing all project requests, she also trained her guns in leading teams, managing projects and training and mentoring team members. Coupled with effective communication skills, she has mastered the art of interpersonal relationships. She deeply focusses on client satisfaction and strives for positive feedback. Having done her PhD in Digital Government Public Relations, she aspires to blend corporate affairs and the art of communication with teaching thereby ensuring the overall development of media students.
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| Dr Ankita Srivastava Assistant Professor B.A., M.B.A, Ph.D Email : Ankita.Srivastava@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr Annie Royson Assistant Professor Ph.D, M.A. Email : Annie.Royson@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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).
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| Dr Ashwin Parwani Assistant Professor Ph.D, M.B.A, M.Com., B.Com. Email : Ashwin.Parwani@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr Chaitanya Vyas Assistant Professor Ph.D, B.Com., M.B.A Email : Chaitanya.Vyas@sls.pdpu.ac.in
Areas of Interest: Marketing communications, consumer psychology, information technology Brief Profile: Dr. Vyas is PhD in Marketing and has over 17 years of teaching and research experience with management colleges and universities. From July 2013, Dr. Vyas is working with PDPU 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.
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| Dr Dhyani Mehta Assistant Professor M.B.A, Ph.D Email : Dhyani.Mehta@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr Gitanjali kaur Assistant Professor Ph.D, M.A. Email : Gitanjali.Kapoor@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr HEPZIBAH Mary MARY Assistant Professor B.A., B.A., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D Email : Mary.Hepzibah@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr Himani Baxi Assistant Professor B.A., M.A., Ph.D Email : Himani.Baxi@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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'
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| Dr Milankumar Dilipbhai Bhatt Assistant Professor Ph.D, M.Phil., M.P.E. Email : Milan.Bhatt@pdpu.ac.in
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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| Dr Neeta Avtar Khurana Assistant Professor Ph.D, M.Phil. Email : neeta.khurana@sls.pdpu.ac.in
Areas of Interest: Gender, Translation theory, Cultural Studies, Feminist studies, Masculinity Studies, Semiotics and Communication Skills, Education and Sustainability, Rural Internships and Community driven interventions Brief Profile: Neeta Khurana is a senior Faculty in the Department of Languages, Literature and Aesthetics. She has been a Gold Medalist during her Masters and stood second in her Gujarat Public Services Exam (GPSC). Having served the Govt. of Gujarat for 15 Years she has been working at PDPU since 2010. She has lectured and published extensively on Gender, Semiotics, Communication Skills in National Institutes. She was invited for a lecture series on Gender, Films and Self Narratives by Washington &Jefferson College, Pittsburgh, USA in April 2016. She has coordinated and worked with over 500 village kids under Community Development Initiative of PDPU in 2015. She is the Principal Coordinator of the Rural Internships and Civic and Social Service Internship at PDPU and coordinates with over 200 NGO's and civic bodies every year along with over 1000 students as interns. She is a published author and recently published her Autobiography titled 'Soulful Whispers' under Rawat Publications. She was awarded the 9th Boston Green Fest Award at Boston Massachusetts,USA for her work with over 2000 rehabilitated slum dwellers and Bootlegger women of Chhara community in recognition for her contribution towards a more sustainable future through education and research. Global Green Mentors Award 2017 in New York, Bharat Vikas Award in 2018. She was an invited by Oxford University during UIDP Conference 2019.
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| Dr Niyati Shah Assistant Professor M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D, B.A. Email : Niyati.Shah@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr Prateek Kumar Singh Assistant Professor M.A., Ph.D Email : Prateek.Singh@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr Rachna Vasudev Assistant Professor Email : Rachna.Vasudev@sot.pdpu.ac.in
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
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| Dr Rajesh Desai Assistant Professor Ph.D, M.B.A, B.B.A, Diploma Email : Rajesh.Desai@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr S. Venkata Krishnan Assistant Professor B.Sc., M.A., P.G. Diploma, Ph.D Email : Venkata.Krishnan@pdpu.ac.in
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
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| Dr Sandesh Mahajan Assistant Professor B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D Email : Sandesh.Mahajan@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr Shraddha Sharma Assistant Professor M.A., Ph.D Email : Shraddha.Sharma@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr Shweta Bambuwala Assistant Professor B.B.A, M.B.A, Ph.D Email : Shweta.Bambuwala@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr Supriya Sujay Pal Assistant Professor B.Tech., M.B.A, Ph.D Email : Supriya.Pal@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr Udayprakash Sharma Assistant Professor B.A., M.A., Ph.D Email : Udayprakash.Sharma@sls.pdpu.ac.in
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.
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| Dr Urmi Satyan Assistant Professor Ph.D, M.Phil., M.A., L.L.B Email : Urmi.Satyan@sot.pdpu.ac.in
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 Singapore and Malaysia for a Two Week International Exchange Program under the banner of SLS, PDEU. 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. Dr. Satyan is the Editor of the PDEU Literature Magazine Carpe Noctem since November 2019.
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