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Dr (Sr) Ananda Amritmahal
M.A., B.Ed., M. Phil., Ph. D., L.T.C.L. (Speech and Drama)
Dr (Sr) Ananda Amritmahal was Principal of Sophia College for Women (Autonomous). She is also Honorary Director of the Irene Heredia Sophia Centre for Women’s Studies and Development.
Her areas of specialisation include Women’s Writing and Feminist Literary Criticism, and Indian Writing in English. Her doctoral thesis was on “Feminist Critical Perspectives on Indian Women’s Writing, with special reference to Shashi Deshpande and Mahasweta Devi”. Her other research interests are Women Mystic Poets, Children’s Literature, and Feminist Theology.
Dr Amritmahal has written a book, Relatedness and Resistance: A Feminist Critical Analysis of Some Indian Women Writers, as well as a number of articles on women’s issues.
She was awarded the Smt. Savitridevi Phule Adarsh Shikshika Puraskar (prize for exemplary teachers) by the University of Mumbai, for her contribution to the field of women’s education and empowerment.
Dr Amritmahal was awarded the Fulbright Teaching Fellowship as Visiting Lecturer at Loyola University, Chicago, for the spring semester of 2012. She was also appointed the Gannon Visiting Research Scholar at Loyola during the same period.
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Dr Sumanika Sethi
MA MPhil PhD
Areas of expertise and research interests & Doctoral area of research
Her specialization is in the field of Aesthetics which deals with literature as an art form and interprets it in the wider context of other art forms, thus making the study inter-disciplinary. She has worked on the modern classic poem Andhere Mein. Further she has researched Yakshi icons excavated from Snghol, Punjab and compared these sculptures with literary traditions. She has also conducted research on Kanheri Caves (Mumbai) as a Minor Research Project by UGC. Her articles have been published in leading literary magazines.
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Dr Paul Rozario
MA Mphil PhD
Dr. Paul Rozario did his Masters in Political Science and his MPhil in American Studies from the School of Social Sciences and School of International Studies - the Jawaharlal Nehru University , New Delhi. He was awarded a PhD degree from the Department of Civics and Politics, University of Mumbai. He was a recipient of the Ford Foundation Fellowship in International Relations, at the University of Mumbai. He has also passed the UGC JRF / Lectureship National Entrance Test in 1993. In April 2006, he was the sole Indian representative in the International Visitor Leadership Programme, interactively touring the U.S. on the invitation of the U. S. Department of State. His areas of interest are International Relations, Foreign Policy, American Studies, International Organizations, International Trade and Economic Relations, Religion And Ethics.
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Dr Andrea Coutinho
MSc (Biochemistry), MA (Psychology), MEd, PGDEM, PhD (Education)
Areas of Expertise: Educational Evaluation, Instructional Design, Curriculum Design, ICT in Education, Guidance and Counseling
Research Interests: Educational Psychology, Educational Evaluation, Instructional Design, ICT in Education, Institutional Evaluation
Doctoral Area of Research: Effectiveness of the Integrated Approach to Teaching in Upper Primary Schools (2008, Prof. Vasudha Kamat)
Association with Academic Bodies:
- Chairperson, Board of Studies, Sophia College (Autonomous), Mumbai.
- Chairperson, TYBA Examinations, University of Mumbai.
- Chairperson, Education Syllabus Committee, University of Mumbai.
- Member, Board of Studies, K. J. Somaiya College of Education (KJSCED), Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai
- Member, Syllabus Core Committee 2020-2021 (4-year integrated B.A.-B.Ed.), University of Mumbai.
- Member, The Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata.
Research Projects:
- A Comparative Study of Learner Achievement in HSC Arts Students and First Year BA Students in Sophia College (Autonomous), Mumbai, An Action Research Project.
- Primary Schools in Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Maharashtra and Goa.
- Emotional Intelligence, Locus of Control, Self-Esteem and Brain Dominance in Senior College Students, in Maharashtra and Goa.
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Dr Ignat Mendes
MSc, PhD (Head of the Department)
Associate Professor and recognized post-graduate teacher (physical chemistry) of Mumbai University.
Areas of interest: Neutron Activation analysis of trace metals involving radiochemical separation by solvent extraction, determination of trace metals ions in environmental samples spectrophotometrically and using ion selective electrodes, analysis of food, pharma and personal care products.
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