Curriculum Vitae of Urmi Nanda Biswas
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Curriculum Vitae of Urmi Nanda Biswas Dr. Urmi Nanda Biswas, Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara. Contact: Mobile- 0091-9737422624 e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Gender: Female; Nationality: Indian Present Position: Professor, Department of Psychology, The M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara. Education 1995-Post Doctoral Research with fellowship from UGC, S.P. University, Vallabh Vidyanagar,, Gujarat. 1993 - Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D) in Psychology with UGC NET( JRF and SRF), Allahabad University, Allahabad, UP. 1986 - Master of Arts (Psychology), Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, OdIsha. 1984 -Bachelor of Arts (Psychology Honors and Statistics), Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Additional Diploma/Certificates 2004 - PG Diploma in Clinical and Applied Hypnotherapy. The M. S. University of Baroda, Gujarat. 2004 - Certified Trainer for Counselors of Voluntary Centre for Testing and Counseling (VCTC), National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), India. Fellowships/ Scholarships/ Awards • 2014 (April) Awarded Guest Professor Grant from FORTE (Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare) for three months to visit Department of Sociology and Work Science, Gothenberg University, Sweden. • 2014 (January). Awarded Planning Grant from Gothenberg Centre for Global Development, Gothenberg,Sweden. 1 • 2008-Collaborative Delivery Award for short term course development under UKIERI scheme of British Council. • 2006-Awarded Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship (CASF) of British Council and Commonwealth Secretariat, UK in 2006 and was engaged as a visiting faculty at the University of Roehampton, UK. • 2003-Recipient of the best research paper award in the International Seminar of Indian Association of Applied Psychology held in Jodhpur during October 11-13, 2003. • 2000-Recipient of Hari Om Ashram award for the best inter-university research paper in psychology, during the year 1999-2000. • 1996-Invited as a resource person in Advanced Research Training Seminar (ARTS) held at • Sherbrook (Canada) on 'Mediational Learning for Children' by the International Union of Psychological Sciences, during August 21-23, 1996. • 1995-Awarded University Grants Commission’s Research Associateship for Post-Doctoral work. • 1986-Awarded JRF (UGC-NET), through the National Education Testing • (NET). 1980-National Merit Scholarship, based on High School performance Professional Experience • Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, the M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara since August, 2008. • Reader, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, the M. S. University of Baroda, Vadodara from August 2000 to August, 2008. • Lecturer, Department of Psychology, the MS University of Baroda, July 1996 to May 2000. • UGC Research Associate (Postdoctoral Fellow), Department of Psychology, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar May 1995 to June 1996. • Research Associate in the UGC–DSA Programme, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Faculty of Home Science, the MS University of Baroda April – July 1994 and Nov. 1994 - April 1995. • Lecturer, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Faculty of Home science, the MS University of Baroda, July 1994, to October 1994. • UGC Senior Research Fellow (NET), Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, August 1989 to August 1992. 2 1. UGC Junior Research Fellow (NET), Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, August 1987 to August 1989. Visiting Faculty and Research Appointments International • Guest Researcher, Department of Sociology and Work Science, Gothenberg University,Sweden,8th October to 25th October,2017. • Guest Professor, , Department of Sociology and Work Science, Gothenberg University, Sweden,September,2014 to May,2015. • Visiting Professor, Department of Psychology, Gothenburg University, Sweden. April14th 21st, 2012. • Senior Research Fellow (Honorary) at the Roehampton University, London, UK, 2006-2009. • Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellow, placed at Roehampton University, London, UK, September 2006 to March, 2007. National • Invited as a Visiting Professor to Ahmedabad University, Gujarat from October 2019 to February,2020 • Invited as a Visiting Professor to Shaurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat18th-19th October,2017. • Honorary Visiting Research Professor, Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar from 2011. • Visiting Professor, Department of Research Support for Health Psychology, M.D.University, Rohtak, Haryana from 14th to 21st September,2012. • Ipcowala Institute of Management, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa, Nadiad. • Gujarat Police Training School Vadodara, Gujarat. • KIIT School of Rural Management, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa. • Post-graduate Diploma in Social Development and Organizational Management, Faculty of Social Work, M. S. University, Vadodara, Gujarat • Training Programme for the VCCTC/ICTC/PPTCT/ART counsellors organized by GSACS through the Faculty of Social Work. M. S. University of Baroda, Gujarat • College of Architecture, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat. 3 Academic Administration a. Head, Department of Psychology, December, 2011- June 2017. b. In charge Head, Department of Psychology May, 2011-December, 2011. c. Programme Coordinator in the following PG Diploma Programmes 2011-,2017 i. Human Resource Development ii. Clinical and Community Psychology iii. Clinical and Applied Hypnotherapy c. Member, Steering Group, Sweden India Gender Network(SIGN), funded by SIDA d. Convenor, Professional Certificate Course on Mental Health Assessment delivered jointly by The M.S. University of Baroda and Roehampton University, UK. Academic Affiliations with other Universities o Honorary Visiting Professor in Gujurat National Law University(GNLU), Gandhinagar, Gujurat. o Member, Academic Council, Raksha Shakti University, Gandhinagar, Gujurat. o External member, Board of Studies, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Liberal Studies, Pandit Dindayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat o External Expert, Board of Studies, School of Philosophy, Psychology & Scientific Heritage Chinmaya Vishwavidyapeeth, Kochi, Kerala. o External Expert, Board of Studies, Department of Psychology, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat. o External Expert, Board of Studies, Department of Psychology, M.L.S.University, Udaipur, Jaipur,Rajsthan o External Expert, Research and Development Committee, Department of Psychology, Gujarat University, Gujarat. o External Expert, Course Committee, Department of Psychology, M.L.S.University, Udaipur, Rajsthan o External Panel member, PET and SLET committee, PUNE University, PUNE o Assessor, National Assessment and Accreditation Council(NAAC),Bangalore, India. Supervised Ph.D Thesis Degree awarded (Student Name, Year, and Title of the thesis) 1. Madhumita Kaul (2011). Development of a Measure to Identify Learning Difficulty in Children (4-5 years). 4 2. Tsering Yankey (2012). Impact of Life Skills training on Psychosocial Parameters: A Study of Tibetan Refugee Adolescents Studying in India. 3. Sudhir Samantray (2012). The Impact of Organizational Culture, Structure and Strategy on Organizational Health and Organizational Effectiveness. 4. Priyanka Kacker (2012). Clinical Hypnotherapy as an Effective Method for Psychosocial Health of People Suffering from Determinants with and without Seropositive Status 5. Dhvani Patel, (2015). Perceived Leadership Effectiveness, Influence Tactics and Organisational Health: A Cross-gender study across Sectors. 6. Dina Kumari, (2015). Understanding workplace violence and its concomitants: A psychosocial approach 7. Shweta Sharma(2016) Optimism and Social Competencies as a function of Parent’s Emotional Intelligence 8. Sudipta Roy(2017). Evaluating Children’s Drawings as Potential Tools to Identify Emotional Disturbances in an Indian Context. 9. Kavita Nikam(2019). Thesis Title: Work life balance, and organizational Citizenship Behavior as concomitants of organizational ethics and values: A study of IT sector professionals 10. Kalpana Thakkar(2019) Thesis Title: Impact of Psychological Capital on Organizational Citizenship Behaviours, Emotional Labour, Counterproductive Work Behaviours and Employee Engagement Currently supervised PhD students (Student Name, and Title of the thesis) 1. Darshana Patel(2014). Understanding the Nature of Internet Overuse as an Addictive Disorder or a Compulsion: An Exploratory Study. 2. Kiran Singh Rajput(2014) .Thesis Title: Green Human Resource Management Practices and Perceived Corporate Social Responsibility as Predictors of Workplace Behaviour. 3. Jonali Sah(2015). Thesis Title: Psychosocial factors and train accidents-A study to develop a training module for reducing accidents due to human errors by train drivers. 4. Anjali Joshi(2017). Thesis Title: Character Strengths and Prosocial Behavior across Religions and Generations 5. Debjani Roy(2017). Thesis Title: Social Communication Model for Reproductive Health Awareness and Wellbeing amongst Adolescent Females 6. Madhuri Vaidya(2018)Thesis Title: Generativity, Resilience and Mindfulness : Psychological Correlates of Physical Health and Subjective Wellbeing among Young Elderly 5 7. Parisha Jijina(2018) Thesis Title: A Psycho-social Approach to Understanding Equanimity and its Health Concomitants 8. Shreya Hiryur(2019) Thesis Title: Gender Identity, Relationship