Faculty Profile
Nalini Bikkina
Professor, Director, Office, GSHS , VSP
Education
Ph. D.Email ID
nbikkina@gitam.edu
Education
Ph. D.About
Nalini Bikkina is Director, GITAM School of Gandhian Studies. She was an ICSSR Doctoral Fellow. Her M. Phil Dissertation won the Durganand Sinha Best Paper Award of the National Academy of Psychology. Nalini was a former Group I officer of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission. With her work experience in the industry, research and administration, she carries an interdisciplinary interest spanning across psychology and public systems. Being NET qualified, she had worked on research projects funded by the UGC, ICPR and the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. She is a Fulbright Fellow to the University of Nebraska at Omaha, a College of Arts and Letters Visiting Fellow at James Madison University, Virginia and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London. She had won the Fulbright Alumni Award.Education
| Degree Name | Institute & College name | Year of Graduation/Award |
|---|---|---|
| Ph. D | Department of Psychology | 2004 |
| M. Phil | Department of Psychology | 2001 |
| MA | MA Psychology | 1994 |
| BA | StJosephs | 1992 |
Experience
| Designation | Organization | From Date | To Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICPR Research Associate | GITAM | 01-10-2008 | 01-07-2009 |
| Mandal Parishad Development Officer | Government of Andhra Pradesh | 31-03-2007 | 30-09-2008 |
| Project Associate | Andhra University | 10-10-2006 | 30-03-2007 |
| Training Consultant | NEXT | 19-04-2004 | 09-10-2006 |
Awards
| Award name | Award Organization | Awarded year |
|---|---|---|
| Fulbright Alumni Award | United States India Educational Foundation | 2020 |
| Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) | Royal Society of Arts, London | 2020 |
| College of Arts and Letters Visiting Fellowship | James Madison University, Virginia | 2018 |
| Fulbright Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship | US Department of State | 2017 |
| Selected for Group Study Exchange | Rotary International | 2004 |
| Doctoral Fellowship | Indian Council of Social Science Research | 2002 |
| Durganand Sinha Best Paper Award | National Academy of Psychology | 2000 |
Farmer Producer Organizations as Farmer CollectivesDevelopment Policy Review, Scopus, -2018, 36, 669-687
What the Tribal Peoples Displaced by Development in India Can Learn from the Resilience of the Winnebago Tribe in NebraskaJournal of Developing Societies , Scopus, -2018, 34, 351-372
Womens Self Help Groups in the Sand MarketInternational Journal of Rural Management, Scopus, -2017, 13, 108-114
Sajjata Sangh A Network of NGOsIIM Ahmedabad Case Centre, Others, -2013, 0, 1-10
BPO Call Centres Psychosocial Issues and Related Ethical ConundrumsTurkish Journal of Business Ethics, Web of science, MAY-2010, 3, 7-14
| Title of the project | Funded by | Duration | Sanctioned date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Change Adaptation Traditional Wisdom and Cross Scale Understanding | USIEF | 6 | 05-Feb-2020 |
| Title of the project | Funded by | Duration | Sanctioned date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resilience and Identity Reconstruction of the Winnebago Tribe Implications for Rehabilitation of the Tribal Oustees of Development Induced Displacement | USIEF | 6 | 28-Jun-2017 |
| Farmer Producer Organizations in Gujarat An Exploratory Study of Perceived Benefits and TradeOffs | Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad | 6 | 15-Nov-2012 |
| Sajjata Sangh A Network of NGOs | Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad | 6 | 15-Nov-2012 |
| Seminar name | Organized by | Venue | Start date | End date | Title of the paper presented | Role | Co presenter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Indian Institute of Technology Madras | Madras | 29-Dec-2016 | 31-Dec-2016 | Psychosocial Impact of Displacement A Study of Project Affected People at the Papikonda Site of the Polavaram Project | Participated | |
| National | Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal | Bhopal | 12-Dec-2014 | 14-Dec-2014 | Handloom Based Social Enterprises Economic and Psychosocial Impact | Participated | Shiv Kumar Belli |
| National | Indian Institute of Management, Indore | Indore | 01-Mar-2010 | 05-Mar-2010 | Disaster Health Approaches Need for Training the First Response Teams in Provision of Psychological First Aid following Natural Disasters | Participated | |
| National | Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay | Bombay | 14-Dec-2006 | 16-Dec-2006 | Somatization as a Form of NonPsychotic Psychiatric Illness | Participated |
| Seminar name | Organized by | Venue | Start date | End date | Title of the paper presented | Role | Co presenter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore | Bangalore | 11-Aug-2014 | 13-Aug-2014 | Issues in Access to Agricultural Credit and Weather Based Crop Insurance An Exploratory Study of Farmers from the Kachchh Region of Gujarat | Participated | |
| International | Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta | Calcutta | 07-Feb-2013 | 09-Feb-2013 | Farmer Producer Organizations in Gujarat An Exploratory Study of Perceived Benefits and TradeOffs | Participated | |
| International | Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore | Bangalore | 04-Sep-2012 | 06-Sep-2012 | Trends in Corporate Social Responsibility among Public Sector Enterprises in Coastal Andhra Pradesh | Participated |
| Title of the thesis | Name of the student | Name of the college / university | Major subject area | Year of admission | Type of admission | Thesis specification |
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| Title of the thesis | Name of the student | Name of the college / university | Major subject area | Year of admission | Type of admission | Thesis specification |
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| Title of the thesis | Name of the student | Name of the college / university | Major subject area | Year of admission | Type of admission | Thesis specification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient Clinic Treatment Factors Contributing to Burden in Assisted Reproductive Technology | Ananta Rohita Chenjeri | GITAM School of Gandhian Studies | Applied Psychology | 2021 | Part time | PhD |
| Elements of Strategic HRM in Kautilyas Arthashastra A Qualitative Study | Prasad Patki | GITAM School of Gandhian Studies | HRM | 2012 | Part time | PhD |
| A Study of Association between Education and Occupation of Parents and Academic Anxiety and Academic Stress of High School Students | Madhavi Royyur | Applied Psychology | 2010 | Part time | PhD | |
| A Study of Communication Style of Professionals | Vinay Kumar Chaganti | Human Resource Management | 2009 | Full time | PhD | |
| A Study of the Quality of Work Life with Reference to Job Autonomy, Job Satisfaction and Work Life Balance of Employees of Select BPM Organizations in Hyderabad | Challa Madhavi | GITAM Insitute of Management | HRM | Part time | PhD |
| Name of the award | Awarded by | Awarded year |
|---|---|---|
| Fellowship | The Royal Society of Arts UK | 2020 |
| Fulbright Alumni Award | USIEF | 2020 |
| Visiting Fellowship | James Madison University | 2018 |
| Fulbright Fellowship | United States India Educational Foundation | 2017 |
| Best Teacher | GITAM University | 2015 |
| Best Researcher | GITAM University | 2014 |
| Rotary GSE | Rotary International | 2004 |
| Fellowship | Indian Council of Social Science Research | 2002 |
| NET | University Grants Commission | 2001 |
| Durganand Sinha | National Academy of Psychology | 2000 |
| Best Dissertation Award | Department of Psychology and Parapsychology Andhra University | 1994 |
| Rank | Department of Psychology and Parapsychology Andhra University | 1994 |
| Rank | Andhra University | 1992 |
| NCC | Second Andhra Girls Batallion | 1992 |
| Rank | St. Josephs College | 1992 |
| Title | Type | Organized by | Venue | Start date | End date | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FICCI Future X Leadership Development Program | Faculty development program | FICCI | Online | 12-Jun-2020 | 13-Jun-2020 | Participated |
| Workshop on Case Compendium on Sustainability Development | Faculty development program | Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad | 07-Dec-2018 | 08-Jun-2019 | Participated |
| Summer School in Qualitative Methods | Faculty development program | Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad | 01-Jun-2017 | 04-Jun-2017 | Participated |
| Workshop on Discursive, Foucauldian and Critical Discourse Analysis | Faculty development program | Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal | Bhopal | 10-Dec-2014 | 10-Dec-2014 | Participated |
| Workshop on Modified Personality Type Indicator | Faculty development program | Academy of Human Resource Development | Madras | 23-Sep-2010 | 25-Sep-2010 | Participated |
| Workshop on Application of Qualitative Methodology to Research in Social Sciences | Faculty development program | Manas Tatva | Pune | 11-Apr-2008 | 13-Apr-2008 | Participated |
| National Workshop on Cultural Psychology Theories and Methods | Faculty development program | Jawaharlal Nehru University | Delhi | 15-Nov-2006 | 19-Nov-2006 | Participated |
| Training on Researching Adolescent Health | Faculty development program | Sangath | Goa | 01-Sep-2003 | 11-Sep-2003 | Participated |
| Summer Programme on Data Analysis in Social Sciences | Faculty development program | Tata Institute of Social Sciences | Bombay | 14-Apr-2003 | 26-Apr-2003 | Participated |
| Title | Type | Organized by | Venue | Start date | End date | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty Development Programme | Faculty development program | Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad | 11-Jun-2012 | 29-Sep-2012 | Participated |
| Organization name | Membership category | Membership type |
|---|---|---|
| Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage | Life | Member |
| National Institute of Personnel Management | Life | Member |
| Title of the lecture | Name of the college / university | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Enterprise in India and the United States Common Threads and Distinct Patterns | Womanspace | Virtual for an event at Rockford, Illinois | 20-Jan-2021 |
| Leadership | National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics | Visakhapatnam | 11-Jun-2020 |
| Psychosocial Impact of Displacement | Constitution Club | New Delhi | 04-Apr-2018 |
| Colonial Legacy of Development | Eastern Mennonite University | Harrisonburg, Virginia | 24-Jan-2018 |
| Leveraging Psychometrics for HR Advantage | Confederation of Indian Industry | Visakhapatnam | 04-Jul-2015 |
| Disaster Management: Post Traumatic Stress DIsorder | All India Radio | Visakhapatnam | 29th March, 2010 |
| Psychometry for HR Effectiveness | National Institute of Personnel Management | Visakhapatnam | 10th August, 2011 |
| Change Management | District Training Centre | Visakhapatnam | 16th February, 2012 |
| Prehistory to Postmodernism: A timeline of the World's Largest Minority | HDPI | Visakhapatnam | 8th March, 2012 |
| Time Management | District Training Centre | Visakhapatnam | 17th March, 2012 |
| Psychological Impact of Crowding | All India Radio | Visakhapatnam | 3rd December, 2012 |
| Stress Management | SOS Children's Village | Visakhapatnam | 3 September, 2013 |
| Managing Relationships | District Training Centre | Visakhapatnam | 27th December, 2013 |
| Factors Affecting Work Stress | District Training Centre | Visakhapatnam | 28th December, 2013 |
