National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

ଜାତୀୟ ପ୍ରଯୁକ୍ତି ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ରାଉରକେଲା

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BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Medha Nayak is a conservation sociologist in the academia. She is currently a faculty at NIT Rourkela in the Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences. Previously, she worked for Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) as Head and Manager of Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation division. She is a PhD in Humanities and Social Sciences wherein she worked on understanding human-elephant interactions in Odisha, India. She is an alumnae of National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER) and Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). She is proficient in qualitative data analysis and focuses on studying human dimensions of human-wildlife conflict. Beyond her routine, she enjoys writing stories for children, painting and travelling.

EXPERTISE INFORMATION

Research Group
  • Socio - Anthropological
Areas of Interest
  • Research Methodology
  • Qualitative Research Methods and Data Analysis
  • Environment and Society
  • Rural Development
  • Human-wildlife Interactions

Medha Nayak Assistant Professor Grade-II

Humanities and Social Sciences

nayakm@nitrkl.ac.in

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Medha Nayak

Assistant Professor Grade-II

Humanities and Social Sciences

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Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Sundargarh, Odisha, India - 769008

2021

Ph.D.
Sociology
National Institute of Science Education and Research (Homi Bhabha National Institute))

2015

M.A
Sociology
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)

Teaching Experience
  • Sociology,  NIT Rourkela,   01 Jul 2024 - Present
  • Sociology,  NIT Rourkela,   17 Jul 2023 - 30 Jun 2024
  • Sociology,  Fakir Mohan Autonomous College,   27 Feb 2021 - 28 Jan 2022
  • Journalism and Mass Communication,  Fakir Mohan Autonmous College,   01 Jul 2015 - 01 Jul 2016
Industrial Experience
  • Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation,  Wildlife Trust of India,   01 Feb 2022 - 14 Jul 2023

  • HS2331 : Introduction to Society and Culture {Theory}
  • HS5001 : Research Methodology in Social Sciences {Theory}
  • HS5322 : Social Exclusion Inclusive Development {Theory}
  • HS5323 : Rural Development {Theory}
  • HS7301 : Research Methodology {Theory}
  • HS7304 : Classical Theories in Sociology and Social Anthropology {Theory}
  • HS2270 : Language Laboratory {Practical}

Memberships / Fellowships
  • Life Member of Indian Sociological Society,   2015
  • Life Member of Bombay Natural History Society,   2010