CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL INFORMATION Full Name : Dr. SAJITHA J. KURUP Date of Birth : February 7th, 1977 Marital Status : Married Office Address : Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology, ST.Teresa’s College, (Autonomous),Ernakulam, Kerala Contact No. : + 91 9947884577 (MOB) Email id : [email protected] Date of entry into service: 16.12. 2009 Year of retirement : 2033 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS NPTEL Online Certificate course on Emotional Intelligence, 2019 Ph. D (Sociology) Area of Research: Gender Thesis Tile: Professionalism among Married Women Teachers Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, 2015 Masters (Sociology) Master of Arts at St: Teresa’s college, Ernakulam (Mahatma Gandhi University) 1997 – 1999 Bachelors (Zoology) Bachelor of Science at Cochin College, Ernakulam (Mahatma Gandhi University) 1994 – 1997 One Year Diploma Programme in Human Resources Development from All India Institute of Management Studies, Chennai , 2000 LANGUAGES KNOWN:- English, Malayalam, and Hindi. OTHER SKILLS ______________________________________________________________________ Versatile with Windows, MS Office applications and Internet. SPSS ACADEMIC EXPOSURE ____________________________________________________________________ Seminars / Workshops/ Conferences / Training Programmes attended International Participated in the international workshop on “Ending Violence in Childhood” held on January 18th 2019 ,St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam Participated in the International Interdisciplinary seminar on “Sustainable Development: Economic, Social and Historical Aspects” held on 15th November 2018 Participated in the international conference organized by Global Association for Humanities and Social Sciences on December 19-22, 2018. Participated and Organized International Workshop on ‘SPSS Data Analysis’ organized by Dept. of Sociology, St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam, on July 6, 2015 Participated in the International Conference on “Etiology of Cancer: Social Dimensions and Preventive Measures” organized by Dept. of Sociology, St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam on 26th June 2014. Participated in the International Conference on “Aging Well- Managerial and Social Challenges (ICAW- 2014)” held at SCMS Cochin School of Business, on 17-19 January 2014. Participated in the International Conference on ‘Dyuti’- “Global Public Health and Social Work”, organized by Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kalamassery, on January 3, 4, and 5 , 2013 Participated in the International Seminar on “Ethics and Free Market in the Globalized world” organized by Dept. of Sociology, S.H. College, Thevara, on November 1, 2011 National Participated in the National conference on “Intellectual Property Rights and Innovative Research- Challenges and Opportunities” Organized by TRACC on November 23, 2018 Participated in the “Academic Orientation Programme” organized by IQAC on May 31- June 1st 2018 Participated in the National Workshop on “Digital Learning with Web Cloud App and E-content Development” organized by IQAC held on 3rd November 2018 Participated in the UGC Sponsored workshop on “Educational Leadership and Teacher Wellness” organized by Community College, St. Teresa’s College, on 27th February 2017. Participated in the UGC Sponsored workshop on “Competency Building Initiatives for Faculty members” organized by Dept. of Sociology, St. Teresa’s College, on 20th February2017. Participated in the UGC Sponsored National workshop on “Accreditation and Academic Audit” organized by IQAC, St. Teresa’s College, on 11th June 2016 Participated in the UGC Sponsored workshop on “Fourth Cycle Accreditation in Autonomous Colleges” organized by IQAC, St. Teresa’s College, on 22nd June 2016 Chairperson , Paper presentation session, in the National Conference on Modern Trends in Research” organized by TRACC, St. Teresa’s College, on 14th October 2015 Participated in the All Kerala Sociological Conference on the theme “Local Governance, Civil Society and Social Mobilization ” organized by Kerala Sociological Society in collaboration with KILA at Loyola College of Social Sciences, Thiruvanathapuram, from December 11-13, 2015. Participated and Organized UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Lifestyle Diseases: A Multidisciplinary Approach” organized by Dept. of Sociology in collaboration with Indian Medical Association held on January 14-15, 2015 Participated in the UGC Sponsored National seminar on “Trends in Biodiversity Studies” organized by Dept. of Zoology, St. Teresa’s College, on 4th and 5th December, 2014 Participated in the National Workshop on “Curriculum and Syllabus Restructuring” organized by IQAC in St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulum, on December 9th and 10th , 2014. Participated in the National Workshop on “Functioning as an Autonomous College” organized by IQAC in St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulum, on February 11, 2014. Orientation Course for the Programme Officers of the National Service Scheme organized by the Empanelled Training Institution for NSS from 7- 13 August, 2014 Participated in the NAAC Sponsored National Workshop on “Equipping New Era Practitioners; Teaching – Learning and Evaluation” organized by IQAC in St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam , on June 20-21, 2013. Participated in the National Workshop on “Dimensions of Media and Impact on Youth” organized by Dept. of Sociology, St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam on November 13, 2013. Participated in the Orientation Programme held at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, held from 19th November 2013 to 16th December 2013. Participated in the National Level Orientation Programme on Academic research organized by TRACC, St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous), Ernakulum on September 3, 2013 Participated in the National Workshop on “Fast Food Trap: Issues, Problems and Solutions: Train the Trainer Programme organized by Dept. of Home Science, St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam on January 12, 2012. Participated in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Women in Developmental Process” organized by St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam Social Service Society and Women’s Cell, from 6th to 8th August, 2012 Participated in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Towards Green Consumerism- Innovative Approaches and Practices” organized by Dept. of Home Science, St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam on 9th and 10th August, 2012. Participated in the National workshop on “Statistical Application For Researchers” organized at Christ University Nodal Office, Thiruvanathapuram, on April 18-19, 2012 Participated in the National Seminar on “Best Practices in Research and Consultancy: Opportunities and Challenges ” organized by IQAC in St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam , on October 20, 2011. Participated in the national Seminar on “Exploring New Strategies in Social Science Research” held on 16-18th February 2011 organised by Dept. of Sociology, St. Teresa’s College, in collaboration with Kerala Sociological Society Participated in Training Course for trainers in Soft Skills held at Aluva from12-18th May 2010 under the auspices of AIACHE and AICCS State Level Participated in the syllabus revision workshop based on OBTE from 18-20 February 2019 at Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady Participated as subject expert in the workshop on “Diversity and Inclusion” held at Cognizant Solutions , Kochi, on 19th February 2019 Participated in the Syllabus Revision workshop in Sociology held at St. Teresa’s College from 23rd to 25th January 2019. Participated in the Orientation course for Programme Officers of the National Service Scheme organized by the Empanelled Training Institution for NSS on 7-13, August, 2014 Participated in the Nature Study Camp held by Forests and Wild Life Department at Idukki Wild Life Sanctuary form 28th November 2014 to 30th November 2014. Participated in the workshop on Restructuring Curriculum in the Post Graduate Programme in Sociology of M.G. University held at St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam, on9th June 2012 and 27th October 2012. Participated and has been the convenor of the training programme on “Soft skills and use of ICT in learning Enhancement” organized by Dept. of Sociology on 10, 11 and 12th September, 2012 Participated in the state level seminar on “ Challenges of Quality Enhancement in Colleges of Backward Areas” organized by IQAC, Aquinas College, Edakochi Participated in the NAAC sponsored state level seminar held at Acquinas College, Edakochi, on 24th and 25th February2010 on the topic “Challenges of Quality enhancement in colleges of backward areas” Participated in the three day training programme for college teachers from 20-22nd Dec 2010 on “General Informatics” organized bySt.Teresa’s College, Ernakulam in collaboration with Kerala Higher Education Council Participated in the One Day Workshop on “Cyber Crimes against women” organized under the joint auspices of Kerala State Legal Services Authority, Department of Social Welfare, C-DIT and Kerala Social Security Mission on August 1, 2009 Participated in the All Kerala Sociological Conference on the theme “Youth and Development” organized by Kerala Sociological Society at S.H.College, Thevara, from 21st to 23rd November, 2008 Participated in the All Kerala Sociological Conference on the theme “Youth and Development” organized by Kerala Sociological Society at S.H.College, Thevara, from 21st to 23rd November, 2008 Participated in the state level seminar on “Environmental Biotechnology” organized by Department of Chemistry on 23rd January, 2007. Participated in the UGC Sponsored State Level seminar on “Women’s