CURRICULUM VITAE Prof. JONI C. JOSEPH Visiting Professor and Head Department of Sociology Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalm University, Tirur, Kerala AREAS OF INTERESTS Developmental Communication, Research Methods, Sociological Theories, Urban Sociology, Industrial Sociology, Sociology of Indian Society, Aging Issues. a) CONTACT Saswathi, Thiruvannur, P.O., Calicut-673 029, Kerala Email:
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[email protected], Phone: 0495/2322330, 9446359330, 9562367215 b) EDUCATION Ph.D. (Sociology), University of Kerala M.A.(Sociology), I Class, III Rank, University of Kerala MBA (HRM), IGNOU LL.B.(Labour Laws), University of Kerala B.Sc. (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics), I Class, University of Kerala c) AWARD Recipient of Professor M. M. Gani Award for Best College Teachers instituted by the University of Calicut (1997) d) CAREER HISTORY 25 years and 5months on the faculty of the Department of Sociology of the Zamorin’s Guruvayurappan College, Calicut-673 029 (A college affiliated to the University of Calicut) e) RESEARCH GUIDESHIP Prof Joni C. Joseph is a Supervising Teacher of doctoral research in Sociology of the University of Calicut (since 1993) and Kannur University (since 2007). As of now Prof. Joni C Joseph has successfully guided eight students to produce their PhDs and another eight students are working towards their submissions. f) RETIREMENT AND POST RETIREMENT CAREER a) Retired from the service on 30/04/2005. b) Continuing the guidance of Ph.D. fellows of both Calicut University and Kannur Universities. c) Visiting Professor of the Bhavan’s College of Arts and Sciences run by the Bharathiya Vidhya Bhavan, Calicut. d) Director of the Sree Narayana Educational Society Institute of Management Studies and Research, Calicut.