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Dr. Rekhasree .K.R, a post graduate in Sociology as well as Business Administration an academician, a life member of Kerala Sociological Society, an active member of several social service organizations and a social analyst with a flair for ageing studies, dedicated sociologist, teacher and social worker who is sensitive to other's issues, with a compassion for being committed to give her best to the society. Besides this, shares a keen interest in wide range of topics such as Gender studies, Culture studies, Human Geography, Industrial Sociology and Performing Arts

Dr. Rekhasree K.R

Assistant Professor
rekhasreerenjith@gmail.com


Name	Dr. Rekhasree K.R
Designation	Assistant Professor
Department	Sociology
Address	Reji Bhavan , Edavattom, Karuvelil P.O , Kollam-691505
Mobile number
E-mail address	drrekhasreerenjith@gmail.com
Academic qualifications	M.A Sociology (1999), UGC -Net (1999), MBA (2003), Ph.D Sociology (2018)
Area of Interest / Specialisation	Gender studies, Social Gerontology, Performing Arts, Sociology of Sports
Area of Research	Ageing among women
Major/Minor Project
Minor project titled "A Gerontological study on the health hazards of cashew workers of Kerala"
Responsibilities Undertaken
Co-ordinator -HRD Cell Convenor- Women’s Study Unit NAAC -Steering Committee member 2013, 2018 Executive member-Theatre Club, Performing Arts Club, WSU College Council-Member IQAC - Member
Publications – Books/Chapters / Journals
Book review done in the journal Kerala Sociologist ISSN-0975-8933, 4(2) December 2015, Pp211-213 Article Titled “Cashew Industries Of Kerala: Yesterday Today Tomorrow in the journal Kerala Sociologist ISSN-0975-8933,44(1), JUNE 2016,Pp 87-97 Article Titled ’An Environmental-Gerontological Study On The Occupational Health Hazards Of The Cashew Workers Of Kerala” in the journal of Social Discourse ISSN 2348-6376 4(1):23-33,2016-17 Article Titled “A Decrepitudinal Cruise: The Psycho Social resonance of Ageing Conceptual Framework”in the Journal Kerala Sociologist,ISSN:0975-8933 June 2019 A chapter titled “The Semiotics of Femininity and attitude towards Ageing”in the Book Ageing care and Well-being Reinventing Social gerontology, ISBN:978-81-316-1127-2 Rawat Publications,New Delhi
Papers presented in seminars
Presented a paper in the UGC sponsored national seminar held on Appropriate Knowledge & Curriculum For English Studies :Need For New Epistemology on the 4th,5th and 6th of August 2011 tiled “ Dynamic curriculum for a Dynamic world” A paper titled “Internet a window for knowledge or a Pandora’s Box of crime “in the UGC sponsored national Seminar on Women and Cyber world –Imminent Threats and Innovations on 29th and 30th September 2011 Presented a paper titled “A Decripitudinal Cruise-The Psycho Social Resonance Of Ageing ” in the International Conference on Elder Dignity And Abuse held in March 14-16,2014 Presented a paper titled “Changing Facets Of Educational Institutions: An Overview” in the International Seminar On Institutional interventions to bridge competency Gulf in an e-world held in the 24th, 25th & 26th of March 2014 Presented a paper titled “Rising Challenges and Diminishing Hopes:A study on the Cashew workers of Kerala” in the International conference on Engaging and empowering the Elderly (ICEEE-2014)held on September 15& 16 2014 Presented a paper Titled “Occupational Stress and Ageing: A study on Cashew Workers Of Kerala” in the ICSSR sponsored National Seminar on Ageing Gracefully : A Multidisciplinary Perspective conducted by School of Gandhian Thought and Development studies on 24th and 25th November 2014 Presented a paper titled “The Psycho-social resonance of Ageing: The Interplay of Beliefs and Impacts of strategies –A conceptual framework” in the National Seminar on Factors Promoting Successful ageing :A Sociological Analysis during 15-17 March 2017 Presented a paper titled “ Social Security measures and Policies for elderly women of Kerala in the national colloquium on the Aged And The Ageing India where do we stand ? Whither Shoud We Proceed organised by Centre For Gerontological Studies held during March 14-16 2018 Presented a paper on “Migratory Practices among the Labourers of Informal Sector”at the 45th All India Sociological Conference on “Environment,Culture and Development: Discourses and Intersections” organized by Indian Sociological Society, 2020 Presented a paper on” Practises for ecosystem management”in the International Seminar on “Social Enterprises for Ecosystem Management:Practises of Global South KNM Government Arts and Science College, Kanjiramkulam Presented a paper on Unraveling the veil of Social Exclusion:Exploring the impact on Elderly and pathways to Connection in an International Conference held at Loyola College of Social sciences Sreekariyam, July2023
Courses and Workshops Attended
Two day orientation programme on Common Methodology Course And Semesterisation from 29th to 30th july 2010 UGC Aided National Workshop on “Innovations in Teaching, Learning, Evaluation” organised by IQAC, NSS College Pandalam in collaboration with NSS training College on 26th march 2012 International workshop on Human Rghts of Older persons in the Asia Pacific Region,June 4-6 2012 UGC sponsored Orientation Course from 01.01.2013 - 28.01.2013 UGC sponsored Refresher Course from 16.01.2014 - 05.02.2014 Two day workshop on Curriculum Restructuring For First Degree Programme in sociology 17th and 18th March 2014 UGC sponsored National workshop on Writing And Publishing in Social sciences 4-6 December 2014 Training Workshop on Contemporary Research methodologies and Techniques organised by Christ University Bangalore, February 6th and 7th 2015 One Day Symposium on Social work at Cross Roads:Social Work Responses To Market Economy And Communalism sponsored by UGC Bangalore on 18th march 2015 Workshop on Biostatistics for Research from 19th-21st March 2015 Training Workshop on “Writing of research proposals, thesis , Reports and papers”organised by Christ University Bangalore on July 3rd and 4th 2015 Three day workshop on Engaging with Quantitative Data organised by Research scholars collective and IRTC and Dept.of Sociology, Loyola College Of Social sciences, TVPM 11th to 13th September 2015 Three day Training Workshop on Quantitative Research and Techniques using IBM SPSS organised by Christ University Bangalore on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of September 2015 UGC sponsored Refresher Course from Hyderabad University 05.08.2020-19.08.2020 FDP on Safety and Hygeine in Online (Cyber) World Ramanujan College, University of Delhi 01.03.2021-08.03.2021 organised by Ministry of Education,Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teaching & Learning Short Term Course on Disaster management from UGC, HRDC,ASC, University of Kerala,19.02.2021-25.02.2021 Short term Course on Student Counseling and Mentoring, UGC-HRDC, TVPM from 31.01.23-06.02.23 Short term Course on Design and Development of Online Course at ASC,UGC-HRDC, from 20.03.24-26.03.24 Workshop on FYUGP ,organized BoS Calicut University
Achievements year wise
Minor Project Completed July 2014 Life member of Kerala Sociological Society 2015 Member Board Of Studies, M.G. University 2017 Ph.D awarded in 2018 Council Member 2020 Member, IQAC, 2021- Member, BoS, M G University 2017-20 Member BoS, University Of Kerala 2021-23 Member, BoS, Calicut University, 2023- Member BoS, University of Kerala, March 2023-

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