CURRICULAM VITAE
SHEETHAL S KUMAR
email-sheethalskumar@gmail.com
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
Course
Marks
Year
of Institution
Passing
UGC-JRF
-
June, 2011
M.A Sociology
77.4%. 2nd June , 2009 Loyola
Rank
College
Social
Sciences,
TVM.
74%
March,
Vimala
2007
College,
Thrissur
B A Sociology
ISC,
Humanities
72%
March,
2004.
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University/
Board
University
Commision.
Grants
University
of Kerala.
of
University
Calicut.
of
Hari
Sri ISC
Vidhya
Nidhi,
Thrissur.
ICSE
68%
March,
2002
HSVN, TCR.
ICSE
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Papers Presented:
Sl. No
1.
TITLE
Year
Attitude and Responses of Young Women 2006
towards Communalism, at 33rd All Kerala
Sociological Conference.
2.
Life Style Changes and Associated Health 2007
Disorders among the Urban Women in Kerala
at 34thAll Kerala Sociological Conference
3.
‘Grooming Young Professionals? Emerging 2009
issues and Challenges of Professionalism in a
Globalised Society.’(Won the P KB Nair Award
for the Best Paper Presented) at 35th All Kerala
Sociological Conference
4.
Experiencing Exclusion: Female Offenders of 2009
Kerala Society at 36th All Kerala Sociological
Conference.
5.
Female Criminality: the Kerala Experience at 2010
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36th All India Sociological Conference, Cuttack.
Climate Change as Cultural Change at Christ 2010
6.
University Nodal Office, Trivandrum.
Dance as a Medium of Patriarchal Ideology: A 2011
7.
Sociological Appraisal of
Mohiniyattom at
38th All Kerala Sociological Conference.
8.
Rethinking the Concept of Crime at 37th All 2011
India Sociological Conference.
9.
Technology- A tool for Rehabilitating Women 2012
Prisoners at a national Conference on Science
Technology and Society: Emerging Scenario at
Kerala Sociological Conference
10. Women Prisoners and the role of Social 2013
Relationships in their Everyday Lives at 39th All
India Sociological Conference
11. Sociological Research in Kerala at Kerala 2013
Sociological Conference
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Imaging Women!!! Not an Innocent Plan- at All 2014
Kerala Sociological Conference
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Publication:
1. Grooming Young Professionals? Emerging Issues and Challenges
of
Professionalism in a globalised society. Kerala Sociologist.
June 2009.
Vol.XXXVII No.1. Pg. 31. [ ISSN No. 0975- 8933]
2. Experiencing Exclusion: Female Offenders of Kerala Society.
Kerala Sociologist June 2010. Vol. XXXVIII No.1. Pg. 79. [ ISSN
No. 0975- 8933]
3. ‘ Female Offenders: the role of non- kin network’, in Emerging
Trends in Social Science Research and Methodological Challenges
(Conference proceedings, Tezpur University, Assam, 2011). Pg. 110.
4. Book Review in Sociological Bulletin, 61 (3), SeptemberDecember 2012: Pg. 516 [ ISSN 0038-0229]
5. Book Review in Kerala Sociologist, Vol.42 (2), December 2014. Pg
267 [ ISSN 0975-8933]
Seminars and Workshops and other peer recognition:
1.
Ten day NSS camp in the rural area of Trivandrum District. 2008
2.
A week long Workshop on Participatory Learning and Appraisal.
2008
3.
Two Day workshop on Gender Sensitization Programme.2008.
4.
Three day workshop on Social Praxis, December, 2008.
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5.
Regular participant of the All Kerala Sociological Conference.
6.
Three day International seminar on the issues of Education by the
Government of Kerala on December, 2008.
7.
Attended a Workshop on ‘Anthropological Concepts and Methods’
by Wenner- Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research and
Department of Political Science, University of Kerala on March
2008.
8.
Dr. P K B Nayar Best Paper Award in 2008 for the best paper
presented at the All Kerala Sociological Conference .
9.
Successfully completed the dissertation as part of the course
programme on the female offenders centered in the Central Prison,
Poojapura, TVM. Received Best Student Project Work Award for the
top scorer in M A Dissertation for the University of Kerala. (2009)
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Top scorer in the paper ‘Industrial Sociology’ in M A Sociology,
University of Kerala.(2009)
11.
Second Rank Holder in M A Sociology, University of Kerala (2009)
12.
Attended Young Social Scientist Workshop on ‘ Sociology in
Action’ at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha on December,
2010.
13.
Attended Workshop on ‘ Technology and Society: Issues and
Challenges’ at HNGU, Patan on September, 2011
14.
Attended Young Sociologist Workshop on Doing Research Doing
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Ethnography’ at IIT- Delhi, New Delhi on December, 2011.
15.
Attended Young Social Scientists Workshop on ‘Emerging Trends in
Social Science Research and Methodological Challenges’ at Tezpur
University, Assam on October, 2011.
16.
Completed a Certificate Course on ‘ Personal Counselling for
Teachers’, conducted by the Social Work Department of Vimala
College Thrissur on March, 2010.
17.
Attended two National Level pre- conference Seminars of Indian
Sociological Society on the themes ‘ Sociology at Bombay School:
retrospect and prospects at University of Mumbai and on ‘ The
Sociological Tradition in India and the Lucknow School: Retrospect
and Prospects’ at University of Lucknow in months of September
and November, 2011 respectively.
18.
Regular participant in the annual conferences of Indian Sociological
Society since 2010.
19.
Attended the Post Conference Seminar of Indian Sociological
Society conducted in University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram on
‘Doing Sociology in India- Retrospect and Prospects’ on December
2011.
20.
Attended a workshop on ‘Statistical Tools for Data Analysis and
Interpretation’ at Christ University Nodal Office, Trivandrum on
March 2011
21.
Attended National Consultation on Empowerment of Older Women
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on March 20th, 2011 at Trivandrum.
22.
Attended a National Seminar on ‘ Childhood at Cross- Roads’ at
University of Kerala, on August, 2011.
23.
Attended a National Conference of Kerala Sociological Society at
University of Kerala, October, 2011.
24.
Attended the 37th All India Sociological Conference at JNU, New
Delhi, December, 2011.
25.
Attended the National Students Parliament on ‘ New Trends in
Higher Education in the context of Globalisation’ at Trivandrum,
January 2012.
26.
Attended an International Workshop on HUMAN RIGHTS OF
OLDER PERSONS IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION, organized by
Centre for Gerontological Studies at Trivandrum , June, 2012
27.
Attended a National Seminar organized by Kerala Sociological
Society at IIST, Trivandrum, December, 2012
28.
Attended a National Seminar organized by Kerala Sociological
Society at Sacred Hearts College, Thevara, Cochin, December, 2013
29.
Attended the 39th All India Sociological Conference at Karnataka
State Open University, Mysore, December, 2013
30.
Attended an International Conference on ‘ Elder Dignity and Abuse’
organized by Centre for Gerontological Studies, Trivandrum, March,
2014
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31.
Attended National Workshop on Paradigm Change in Community
Policing organized by Bureau for Police Research and Development
and Kerala Police, Trivandrum, November, 2014
32.
National Workshop on Writing and Publishing in Social Sciences
organized by Loyola College of Social Sciences, December 2014
33.
National workshop on alternative research methods, Hyderabad
Central University, 21-23 January, 2015
Premier Institutions Visited:
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Institute
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Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
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Delhi School of Economics, New Delhi
3
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
4
University of Mumbai, Mumbai
5
University of Lucknow, Lucknow
6
HNG, University, Patan, Gujarat
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North Eastern Hill University, Shillong
8
Central University Tezpur, Assam
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Rawenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha.
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IIT – Delhi, New Delhi.
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Karnataka State Open University, Mysore
12
Kerala Police Academy, Thrissur
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13
Central University of Mizoram (MZU), Mizoram
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Hyderabad Central University, Hyderabad.
Membership in Academic Bodies
1. Life Member of Indian Sociological Society (LMI 3253)
2. Life Member of Kerala Sociological Society (LM 268/11)
AREAS OF INTEREST:
 Social Criminology
 Theory and Research
 Sociology of Gender
PERSONAL DETAILS
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SHEETHAL S KUMAR
Mr. V Sunil Kumar (Late)
Mrs.Sunitha Sunil
Female
08-07-1986
Married
Indian
Hindu,
Assisted studies
(i) On Street venders conducted by
SEWA.
(ii) On Old Age Homes in Kerala funded
by UGC.
Personality Development Trainee for
1 year.
Worked as a Master Trainer
Facilitator (MTF) for Govt. of India’s
2011 Census operations.
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Guest Lecturer in the Department
of Sociology (P G), Vimala College,
Thrissur., Kerala
Computer knowledge
:
MS Office, Internet and SPSS
Permanent Address
:
KARTHIKA,
POOTHOLE (PO), M G ROAD
THRISSUR, KERALA, INDIA
Date of Joining as Assistant Professor, MZU: 27.04.2015
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