Faculty Profile
Nalini Bikkina
Professor , Applied Psychology, GSHS , VSP
Education
Ph. D.Email ID
nbikkina@gitam.eduEducation
Ph. D.About
Nalini Bikkina is from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. She has a Ph. D in Psychology from Andhra University with an ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship. She has been awarded the Fulbright Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship, Visiting Fellowship of the College of Arts and Letters -James Madison University and Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts, London. Her research interests include Psychology and Public Policy.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 |