CURRICULUM VITAE Seemita Mohanty Professor Department of Humanities and Social Sciences National Institute of Technology, – 769008, Email: [email protected], [email protected] Contact no. 0661 2462692 (O), 09861260596 (mob)

Education MPhil, PhD , , Odisha.

Employment History

February 2018 - continuing Professor, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT, Rourkela July 2008 – January 2018 Associate Prof. Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT, Rourkela July 2006 – June 2008 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Humanities & Social Sciences, NIT, Rourkela Feb 2004 – June 2006 Lecturer (Senior Scale), Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT, Rourkela July 1997 – Jan 2004 Lecturer, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, REC (presently NIT), Rourkela.

Achievements: a) Coordinator, Centre of Excellence for Tribal Studies, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT, Rourkela. Funded by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of . b) Homi Bhabha Fellowship (2011-2013) from Homi Bhabha Fellowships Council, Mumbai, for project on Tribal Folk Culture and Literature. c) Consultant, Teacher Education through School-based Support (TESS, India), a collaborative Project led by UK Open Univ. (sponsored by UK Aid from DFID)

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1. Priya S (2012): A Needs-Based Approach to Teaching and Learning of English for Engineering Purposes: - {Supervisor} 2. Sahida (2013): The Psychology of Leadership: Exploring New Perspectives in Shakespearean Tragedies: - {Supervisor} 3. Sharda Acharya (2015): Popular Culture and English Language Learning: A Study among Youth in India: - {Supervisor} 4. Meenakshi Sankaran (2018): Graduate Attributes Vis-À-Vis IT Employers’ Expectations: A Study on Undergraduate Engineering : - {Supervisor} 5. Radharani Nayak, (2019): Teaching English to Rural High-School Students: Identifying and Addressing the Challenges: - {Supervisor} 6. Aradhana Panigrahi (2019): Positive Health Aspects Influencing Health Management Skills: A Study on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients {Co-Supervisor} 7. Aditi Dirghangi (2020): Feminist Revisionist Mythmaking: Analysing Kavita Kane’s Retelling: - {Supervisor} 8. K Viswanath (2020): Educating First- Generation Tribal Learners in Urban English Medium Schools: ELT Strategies to Bridge the Gap: - {Supervisor} 9. Smitha Chandran (2020): Representation of the Self: Reading Sports Autobiographies: - {Supervisor} e) MA Projects Guided – 13 1. Gargi Das (410HS1008), “Autonomy and Decision-Making Role of Tribal Women: A Case-Study of Santoshpur Village in Sundargarh District of Odisha” - {2011-12 Spring} 2. Nancy Ekka (411HS1002), “Impact of Modernization on Tribal Religious Customs and Traditions: A Case Study of Rourkela.” – {2012-13 Spring} 3. Varsha Kumari (412HS1003), “Problems and Challenges Faced by Urban Working Women in India.” – {2013-14 Spring} 4. Debabrata Nayak (413HS1016), “Prevalence of Substance Abuse among Engineering Students” -{2014-15 Spring} 5. Smruti Sudha Behera (413HS1004), “Communication Barriers Faced by Tribal Students in Tertiary Education” - {2014-15 Spring} 6. Debashish Pradhan (414HS1015), “Sita from a Feminist Perspective” - {2015-16 Spring} 7. Pooja Das (414HS1005), “Communication Challenges Faced by Individuals in Leadership Positions in Organizations” - {2015-16 Spring} 8. Vivek Kumar (415HS1001), “Community Radio for Rural farmers: Issues and Challenges” - {2016-17 Spring}

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9. Deepak Kumar (416HS1004), “Tribal Girl-Child Education: Reasons For Dropout” - {2017-18 Spring} 10. Nupur Das (417HS1004), “Access to Social Networking Sites: A Comparison between Regional and English Medium Secondary School Students.” – {2018-19 Spring} 11. P. Suyashaa (418HS1001), “Influence of Social Media Advertisements on University Students’ Online Shopping Patterns” – {2019-20 Spring} 12. Sonali Das (418HS1004), “Gender Stereotype in Indian Advertisements” – {2019-20 Spring} 13. Alisha Khan (419HS1002), “Online Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic: Understanding the Perspectives of Students and Teachers.” {2020-21 Spring}

f) Sponsored Research Projects Completed and Ongoing as PI: 06

1. ICSSR, , sponsored Research Project entitled “Impact of English and Major Indian Languages on the Tribal Languages of ” (2009 -2011). 2. ICSSR, New Delhi, sponsored Research Project entitled “Impact of Popular Culture on Language use among Indian youth: a Case-study of Odisha” (2012-2014). 3. British Council sponsored Research project entitled “An Assessment of English language Needs of Tribal Youth of Urban Odisha and Identifying the Barriers Faced by them in their English language learning” (2013-2014). 4. Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India funded research project entitled “Mother- Tongue-based Multilingual Education in Odisha: Issues and Challenges” (2017-2018). 5. Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt. of India funded research project entitled “Code- switching and Language Issues: A Study on the PVTGs of Odisha” (2017 – 2018). 6. ICSSR, New Delhi, sponsored Research Project entitled “Barriers to Participation in Education: A Study on Girls from Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in Odisha” (2018-2020). g) Self-Financing Short-Term Courses Conducted at NIT, Rourkela: 1. Short-Term Course on Development of Interpersonal Skills, June 22nd – 24th 2006. No. of participants: 21 (Coordinator) 2. Short-term course on Development of Interpersonal Skills, December 11th – 15th 2007. No. of participants: 17 (Coordinator) 3. Training Programme on Organizational Ethics and Interpersonal Skills, for executives of NSPCL, Rourkela, August 12th -13th 2008. No. of participants: 30 (Coordinator) 4. Short-term course on Work Culture, Interpersonal Skills and Career Growth. June 20th – 24th 2011. No. of participants: 15 (Coordinator)

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h) Consultancy Projects completed at NIT, Rourkela 1. ‘Organizational Climate Survey’, NTPC-SAIL Power Corporation Ltd. (NSPCL) Rourkela, March 2009. (Principal Consultant). 2. Team Member for preparing Open Educational Resources for schoolteachers, for Teacher Education through School-based Support (TESS) India programme, sponsored by UKAid from DFID, Lead University: UK Open University.

i) Conferences Conducted at NIT, Rourkela: 1. National Seminar on Women in Science and Technology: Issues and Prospects. January 8-9, 2005 (Convener). 2. National Conference on Technological Advances and Emerging Societal Implications. March 24-25, 2007 (Chairperson). 3. International Conference on Displacement and Rehabilitation: Solutions for the Future. November 13-14, 2010 (Chairperson). 4. Tribal Conclave. April 22-23, 2017 (Convener). 5. Two-Day Workshop on Tribal Issues and Problems, 14-15 July 2017 (Convener). Recent Publications: - a. Books Published: 1. Mainstreaming the Marginalised: Fresh Perspectives on India’s Tribal Story. (2021). Edited By Seemita Mohanty. Publisher: Routledge India (Taylor & Francis Ltd), Forthcoming. 2. Impact of English and Major Indian Languages on the Tribal Languages of Western Odisha (2014). New Delhi: Gyan Publishing House. (Publication funded by ICSSR) 3. Different Women, Different Worlds: A Collection of Ten Short Stories by Odia Women Writers in English Translation (2013). Kolkata: Writer’s Workshop. 4. A Critical Assessment of Vikram Seth’s Poetry and Fiction (2007). New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd.

b. Refereed Professional Journals: 1. Thamminainaa Apparao, Pallavi Kanungo & Seemita Mohanty. (2020). “Barriers, opportunities, and enablers to educate girls from Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups: A systematic review of literature.” Children and Youth Services Review. Vol. 118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105350

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2. Bose Suchandra, Bhaswati Patnaik & Seemita Mohanty. “The Mediating Role of Psychological Empowerment in the Relationship Between Transformational Leadership and Organizational Identification of Employees.” The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. First Published May 26, 2020 (Online First). https://doi.org/10.1177/0021886320920951 3. Mohanty Seemita, A. Thamminaina, and P. Kanungo, (2019). “Delivering Quality Education to Girls from Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGS) in India.” Humanities and Social Sciences Reviews, vol.7, no.1, pp.367-75, DOI: 10.18510/hssr.2019.7143 4. Viswanath K. & Mohanty Seemita. (2019). “Tribal Folklore as ELT Material for First- Generation Learners.” Advances in Language and Literary Studies. vol.10, no.2, pp.19- 26. http://dx.doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.10n.2p.19 5. Chandran Smitha & Mohanty Seemita. (2019). “Using Sports Vocabulary to Strengthen English Language Skills of Engineering Students.” The Journal of English Language Teaching (India). Vol. LXI, No.1, pp. 25-32. 6. Nayak Radharani and Mohanty Seemita, (2018). “Let's have fun while learning English: Activities to develop speaking skills of rural school children”, The Journal of AsiaTEFL, vol.15, no.2, pp.502-509. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18823/asiatefl.2018.15.2.18.502 7. Sankaran, M., & Mohanty, Seemita (2018). Practice vis-à-vis Benefits: An Assessment of the Teaching-Learning Methods Employed in Engineering Education. Journal of Engineering Education Transformations, 31(3), 230-236. DOI: 10.16920/jeet/2018/v31i3/120797 8. Sankaran, M., & Mohanty, Seemita (2018). Student perception on achieved graduate attributes and learning experiences: a study on undergraduate engineering students of India. International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life Long Learning, 28 (1), 77-98. DOI: 10.1504/IJCEELL.2018.10010136 9. Sankaran Meenakshi, Mohanty, Seemita. (2017). “Importance versus Achieved: A Cross- Sectional Study on Engineering Students’ Perception on Generic Attributes.” Journal of Engineering Education Transformations. Vol. 31, Issue 1. DOI: 10.16920/jeet/2017/v31i1/117733 10. Mohanty, Seemita. (2017). “An Assessment of the English Language Needs of the Tribal Youth in Urban Odisha and Identifying the Barriers Experienced in their Language Learning.” Tomlinson, B (ed). Explorations: Teaching and Learning English in India. British Council, India. Available at: https://www.britishcouncil.in/sites/default/files/issue1.pdf 11. Mohanty, Seemita. (2017). “The mountain that burns”, South Asian Review, vol.29, no.3, pp.134-142, Taylor & Francis 2017, DOI: 10.1080/02759527.2008.11932623 12. Mohanty, Seemita. (2017). “Education in Mother Tongue: Impact of Multilingual Education in Odisha.” Economic and Political Weekly (EPW). Vol LII, No. 7.

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13. Mohanty, Seemita & Behera, Smruti S. (2016). “Communication Barriers Faced by Tribal Students in Tertiary Education.” Adivasi. Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 1-12. 14. Sankaran, Meenakshi, Mohanty, Seemita & Rath, A.K., (2015). “A Review on Requisite Generic Attributes for Engineering Graduates.” Journal of Engineering Education Transformations. Vol. 28, Issue 4. DOI: 10.16920/jeet/2015/v28i4/70406 15. Nayak, Radharani. & Mohanty, Seemita. (2014). “English Language Proficiency Level of High School Students: A Comparative Analysis.” The Journal of English Language Teaching (India). Vol. LVI, No.3, pp. 20-25. 16. Acharya, Sharda, Mohanty, Seemita. (2014) “Facebook as a Platform for Using English Language Skills among the Indian Youth.” Journal of NELTA, DOI: 10.3126/nelta.v18i1-2.10326 17. Mohanty, Seemita. (2013). “Incorporating Multimedia into Classrooms: Making Language Learning Technologically Appealing for Undergraduate Engineering Students”. The Journal of English Language Teaching (India).Vol. XLII, No.2, pp. 12-16 18. Mohanty, Seemita. (2013). “An analysis of the three-language formula in school education in urban schools of India: Problems and prospects.” Professional and Academic English. Winter 12 – Spring 13, Issue 41. 19. Mohanty, Seemita. (2013). “Tribal Oral Traditions of Western Odisha: Need for Documentation and Preservation.” University News. Vol.51, No. 05, pp. 146 – 150. 20. Mohanty, Seemita. (2012). “Language Maintenance in the Context of Industrialization and Development: The Rourkela Case-Study.” Adivasi. Vol. 52, No.1&2, pp. 78 – 85. 21. Sahida and Mohanty, Seemita. (2011). “Voices of Contemporary Indian Women Leaders Managing and Balancing Emotions Intelligently in Organizations.” In Shamira S Malekar (ed) Emotional Intelligence and Leadership. New Delhi: Excel Books. 22. Mohanty, Seemita. (2011). “Technology in Language Classrooms”, CALL Review, Spring Issue. 23. Mohanty, Seemita. (2010). “Language Contact and Change: Influence of English on Oriya”, International Journal of Humanities, Volume 8, Issue 6. DOI: 10.18848/1447-9508/cgp/v08i06/42959 24. Mohanty, Seemita. (2010). Technology in Language Classrooms: Filmmaking as a tool for improving Life skills. Selected Papers, 3rd International Symposium, CELC, NUS, Singapore. b) National & International Conferences: 1. Mohanty, Seemita, Thamminaina, Apparao and Kanungo, Pallavi. (2019). “Delivering Quality Education to Girls from Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) In India.” International Conference on Innovations in Technology and Management for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). February 2019, JK Lakshmipat University, Jaipur, . (Received Best Paper Award).

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2. Dirghangi, Aditi and Mohanty, Seemita. (2018). “De-mythifying the Ramayana: A Study of the ‘Devoiced’ Surpanakha.” 5th International Conference on Arts and Humanities. September 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 3. Mohanty, Seemita, and Chattopadhaya, Kaushik. (2018). “Digital Literacy, Media Consumption, and Cultural Exclusion: A Study on the Lodha Tribal Community of India.” 38th International Academic Conference. 2018, Prague, Czech Republic. 4. Mohanty, Seemita. “Mother-tongue-based Multilingual Education (MTB MLE) in the Indian State of Odisha: Issues, Challenges and Impact.” 11th International Language and Development Conference. 2015, New Delhi. 5. Acharya, S. & Mohanty, S. English Language Learning and Popular Music: A Study in the Indian Context, in Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Teaching and Learning of English in Asia (TLEiA5), 2014, Langkwai, Malaysia. 6. Mohanty, Seemita. Incorporating Multimedia into Language Classrooms: Making Language Learning Technologically Appealing, 10th International AsiaCALL Conference, Language Center, International College for Sustainability Studies, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, 2012. 7. Sahida and Mohanty, S. Voices of Contemporary Indian Women Leaders: Balancing and Managing Emotions Intelligently in Organizations, in Proceedings of 3rd Global Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Conference, organized by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, September, 2010. 8. Mohanty, Seemita. Language Contact and Change: Influence of English on Oriya. International Conference on New Direction in Humanities, UCLA, Los Angeles, June July 2010. 9. Mohanty, Seemita. Business related group presentation assignment as a strategy for developing communication skills of undergraduate engineering students. First International ESL EFL Conference 2009, Udaipur, Rajasthan. 10. Mohanty, Seemita. Creating Computer-based Language Learning Environments for Engineering Classrooms in India. Proceedings of Second National and 6th Vidarbha Regional ELTAI Conference. 2009, Nagpur.

Awards and Prizes: 1. Conference Grant Awardee, 3rd International Symposium, Centre for English Language Communication (CELC), NUS, Singapore, May 2010. 2. Ray Tongue Scholarship 2008 from the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) to present paper in their Annual Conference and Exhibition, at UK. 3. Translation Prize from the Central Sahitya Academy, New Delhi, for the Indian Literature Golden Jubilee Literary Translation Competition, November 2007.

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Administrative Experience at NIT, Rourkela: 1. Head of the Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, NIT Rourkela - (1999 – 2007), (2011 – 2014) 2. Assistant Superintendent, Ladies Hostel, NIT Rourkela – (2004 – 2006) 3. Vice President, Literary and Cultural Society, Student Activity Centre, NIT Rourkela (2007 – 2009) 4. Member, Convocation Committee, Academic Programme Oversight Committee, Institute Automation Cell Committee, Non-Teaching Recruitment committee, Hall Management Committee, Institute Fact-finding committees, Dept. Research Committee, Dept. Academic Committee, Dept. Purchase committee. 5. Chairperson, Staff Club (2015 – 2017) 6. PIC, Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth (SPICMACAY (2017 – 2020) 7. President, Student Activity Centre, NIT Rourkela (2019-2021)

Institute Outreach Activities: 1. External Senate Member: NIT, Raipur (2018 - 2020) 2. Faculty Recruitment Expert Committee Member 3. NAAC Assessor 4. Faculty Coordinator/Co-coordinator, NIT Rourkela: India Immersion Programme: NGEE ANN Polytechnic, Singapore (2010 to 28-09-2013) 5. PhD Thesis Examiner for state and central institutes and universities

Countries Visited for Professional Development Activities: USA, UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Czech Republic

Membership of Professional Bodies: • Donor Member, English Language Teachers Association of India (ELT@I). • Member, TESOL • Life Member, Linguistic Society of India (LSI). • Member, Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE).

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