Title First Name Last Name

Faculty Details proforma for DU Web-site
Title Prof.
Designation
Address
First Name
PAMELA
Last Name
SINGLA
Photograph
Professor
23/4 Cavalry Lines
Delhi University Campus
Delhi-110007
India
011-27667147
Phone No Office
Residence 011-27667555
9811328666
Mobile
[email protected]; [email protected]
Email
www.Pamela Singla
Web-Page
Educational Qualifications
Degree
Institution
Year
Ph.D. (Social Work)
M.Phil.(Social Work)
MA (Social Work)
Department of Social Work, University of Delhi
Department of Social Work, University of Delhi (DU)
Department of Social Work, University of Delhi (DU)
2003
1988
1986
BA (Honours) Economics
PG Diploma in Personnel
Management
Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi (DU)
Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi (DU)
1984
1987
Career Profile
Organisation /
Institution
Designation
Duration
Department of Social Work,
DU
Professor
From July 2015
Department of Social Work,
DU
Associate
Professor
2008-2015
Reader
2005-2008
Lecturer
*August 1991-December 1991
*July 1993- March 2005
July 1992-June 1993
Department of Social Work,
DU
Research Officer
Miranda College for
Women, DU
Counselor/ Social
Worker
1990
Women Studies and
Development Center, DU
Counselor/ Social
Worker
1990
Role
Teaching, Fieldwork supervision,
Research Guidance, Research
Projects
Teaching, Fieldwork supervision,
Research Guidance, Research
Projects
Teaching, Fieldwork supervision,
Research Guidance, Research
Projects
Teaching, Fieldwork supervision,
Research projects
Delhi Government sponsored
project on Identification of
Scavengers in Delhi
Student counseling, organized
meetings/ seminars focusing on
women achievers, capacity
building of poor women
Student and client counseling,
home visits for counseling,
organized seminars and workshops
Administrative Assignments
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Department Level:
Some of the Committees of which I have been a member are as given below:
Director (Honorary), Community Development and Action (CCDA) (July 2014, onwards)
Director, Fieldwork and Placements (2010 -2013)
Secretary, Staff Council and, Time Table Coordinator (2013-2014)
Member Department Research Committee (2008 onwards)
Coordinator, M Phil. Programme (2007-2009)
Deputy Superintendent Examinations M.A. (Social Work) (2009, 2007)
Student’s Advisor (2007-2008)
Member, Computer Committee (2008-2009)
Member, Committee Against Sexual Harassment (2013-14;2007-2008; 2005-2006)
Coordinator, Supportive Field Instructions Programme (4 years-2003-2006)
Coordinator, Orientation Programme M.A. (Final) (4 years-2003-2006); Previous Year (1993, 1996)
Coordinator, Job Placement Cell (4 years-1999-2002)
University Level:
Warden, International Students House for Women, University of Delhi.
Member, Board of Research Studies (Faculty of Social Sciences), University of Delhi
Group Leader, Inspection Committees appointed by Board of Residence, Health and Discipline Board, Ordinance XV of
the University
Areas of Interest / Specialization
i.
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iv.
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vi.
Gender Studies
Social Development
Social Policy
Unorganized Sector
Social Statistics.
Social Research
Subjects Taught
M.A. Program:
i.
Social Policy
ii.
Women’s Welfare and Development/ Gender Studies
iii.
Social Justice and Empowerment
iv.
Nature and Development of Social Work
v.
Social Statistics
vi.
Social Work with Unorganised Sector
M.Phil. Programme:
i.
Social Development and Welfare
ii.
Gender and Development
Research Guidance
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Supervision of Doctoral Thesis: Ongoing
Nivedita Mishra Thapliyal: Grassroot Women Leaders and Development:A Case Study of Uttarakhand
State.
Ravi Ranjan: Politics of Presence and Women’s Participation in PRIs in Bihar.
ArpanTulsyan: Hidden Curriculum and its Gendered Outcomes in Elementary Schools.
Pura Rinya: Food, Culture among ApataniTribe in Arunachal Pradesh: A Case study
Reshma Shetty: Gendered, Water and Sanitation: A Study of Slums in Bhopal
Md. M. Jabir: Return Migrants in Kerala: Post return living difficulties and coping strategies
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Supervision of M.Phil dissertations:
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Awarded:
Neha Nimble: Child Welfare Committees: A Study of their Functioning and Service Delivery in Delhi.
Athem: Customary Law and the Status of Women: A Study on TangkhulNaga Tribe in Manipur State.
Shivani Rathor: Coping with familial responsibilities: A Study of Married College Teachers.
Jaja Kipgen: Tribal Women Vendors of Imphal: A Study of their Needs, Constraints and Opportunities.
Poona: Women Micro Entrepreneurs of Arunachal Pradesh- A Study of their Opportunities and
Challenges
Jabir: Mysore Marriages in Kerala-Issues and Concerns of Women Back to Natal Home
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Ongoing:
Anuraag Kureel: Nurturing Empowerment through Mahila Panchayats
Risha Baruah: On Honour Killings—Case Study of Haryana
Ankita Gera: Attitude of single working women towards adoption and motherhood.
Juhi: Impact of MNREGA in Bijnor district: Issues and Challanges
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Guide for M.A. dissertation: Awarded
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Meenakshi Basnal (2015 Semester System): Exploring core issues in Adoption: A study of Adoption
centers in Delhi.
Devika Menon (2014 Semester System): Understanding the Kashmiri Society through Narratives of Documentary
Films of J&K.
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Ina Goel (2009-10), Mining Livelihoods: A Development Journey Media.
Akanksha Dutta (2007-08), Women’s Choice over Adoption of Family Planning Methods: A Study of
Resettlement Colony of Delhi.
Singmila Shimrah (2006-07), Women in Conflict: A Study of the Impact of the Indo-Naga Conflict on the
Lives of Naga Women.
Nandita Bhan (2005-06) Decision making of Women in Reproductive Health and Child Bearing: A Study of
Rural Women in Solan, HP.
Publications Profile
Books:
Singla, Pamela (2007). ‘Women’s Participation in Panchayati Raj: Nature and Effectiveness’ ,Rawat Publishers: Jaipur,
New Delhi.
Articles in Journals and Books:
1.
‘Gender Equality’ (2014), in Training Module on Reproductive Health, Adolescence Sexuality and Gender Equality to
Capacitate Social Work Trainees in India’ by Hamza, A; R. Parthasarthy; N. Janardhana; P. Dharma Reddy and S.
Mishra (Eds.), NIMHANS Publication No. 99, (ISBN No. 81-86448-00-X).
2.
‘Careers in Social Work’, Employment News, Vol. XXXVIII No. 22. August 31-September 6, 2013.
3.
‘No Wonder Years’ Editorial, The Indian Express, August 18, 2012.
4.
‘Gender Sensitization: A State of Mind’, Yearly Academic Journal, Kalindi College, University of Delhi, Vol.12, 20122013.
5.
‘The Ex-scavengers of Delhi: Into Alternative Sources of Livelihood-Exploring Unexplored Terrain’ (2012), in
Minority Groups: Coercion, Discrimination, Exclusion, Deviance and the Quest for Equality by Soen, D., Shechory,
M., & Ben David, S. (Eds.), N.Y.: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
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6.
‘No Wonder Years’ Editorial, The Indian Express, August 18, 2012.
7.
‘Capacitating Poor Women: The Indian Way’ (2012), paper in International Symposium on Poverty Alleviation
Strategies: Experience and New Idea—Edited Collection of Symposium Papers, by Kunduraci, N.F. et al (ed.), Vol.I,
Ankara: GDSAS Publishers.
8.
‘Community Governance in Rajasthan’ (2011), in Local Governance: Search for New Path, by Ghosh,B., Mohanty, B.
and Jacob, N. (ed.), New Delhi: Concept Publishers.
9.
Pamela Singla and Alexandra Kaasch (2011) ‘From Tittmuss to Andersen: A Comparative Analysis of the Swedish and
Indian Welfare States’, Anatomy of Public Policy Reforms and Development, by N.U. Khan and P. Sigamani (ed.), New
Delhi: Macmillan Publishers India Ltd.
10. Book Review. Mukherjee, Neela (2008), Speaking to Power 27 Voice Tools, New Delhi: Concept Publishing House.
Review appeared in Geo Updates (enewsletter), Vol.2, No.3, July 2011.
11. ‘Women’s Rights and Gender-based Violence in India—Issues and Challenges’ (2010), invited article for The Journal
of National Women’s Education Center of Japan, Vol.14, March.
12. ‘Women’s Empowerment though Self Help Groups: A Case Study Of Deogarh, Jharkhand’, (2007), Indian Women:
Broken words, Distant Dreams, edited by Dr. Sanchari Roy Mukherjee, Levant Books, Kolkata.
13. Book Review. Haider, Raana (2000), A Perspective in Development: Gender Focus, Dhaka: The University Press
Limited.). Review appeared in Indian Journal of Gender Studies, (2006), New Delhi: Sage Publication, January- April
issue.
14. ‘Commitment beyond Business- Need of the Hour: Corporate Houses can make a Difference in Rural India’, (2005),
Business Rural India. April Vol.1: 2, New Delhi: CAPART.
15. ‘National Scheme of Liberation and Rehabilitation of Scavengers and their Dependents (NSLRD)- A Failure Of
Conceptualization’,(2003), Social Exclusion: Essays in Honour of Bindeshwar Pathak, edited by A.K Lal, Vol.I. New
Delhi: Concept.
16. ‘Organizing the Women in the Unorganized Sector: A Proposed Framework’, (2001), Gender: Development
Differential. January Delhi: Child Survival India (CSI).
17. ‘Handicapped By Society: A Proposed Framework For Scavenger Rehabilitation’, (1999), Perspectives In Social Work.
January-April Vol. XIV, No.1.
18. ‘Why Women Do Not Hit the Top’ (1997), Women's Link, Vol.3, No.4. October-December, New Delhi.
19. ‘Training Basti Women for Self Employment’ ( 1996), Social Strains of Globalization in India - Case Examples, edited
by Taber, Merlin A. and Sushma Batra. New Delhi: New Concept.
20. ‘Empowering the Socio-Economically Disable’(1995), Social Action, January-March, Vol. 45(i), New Delhi.
Conference Organization/ Presentations (in the last three years)
Papers Presented (2010 Onwards):
1.
‘The Indian State Initiative at Curbing Human Trafficking: A Cross State Analysis’, paper presented at ‘Joint
International Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development’, organized by IFSW, ICSW, IASW,
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Melbourne, Australia, 9-12 July, 2014.
2.
‘University and its Impact on Civil Society: Case Studies with Focus on Women’ paper presented at UGC sponsored
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Workshop on ‘University and its Impact on Civil Society’ organized by BPS Women’s College, Sonepat, 11 March,
2014.
1.
‘The Ujjawala: A Cross State Analysis’ paper presented at National Seminar on ‘Violence Against Women’, organized
by Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla in collaboration with ICSSR and MWCD, 21-22 August, 2013. Paper was
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judged as the best paper for the session.
3.
People’s Participation: A Step Towards Transparency and Accountability’ paper presented at National Seminar on
‘Transparency and Disclosure’, organized by DDU State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD), U.P., Lucknow, 29-30
May, 2013.
4.
‘Forced Marriages: A Growing Dimension of Human Trafficking,’ paper presented at ‘First WDC International
Conference on Empowerment of Women in the Developing World’, Conference Center, organized by Women
Development Cell, Shivaji College in collaboration with Women Studies and Development Centre, University of Delhi
and NIDM, Ministry of Home Affairs, GOI, 1-2 April, 2013.
5.
‘Gender Relations in India: The (Un) Changing Scenario’, paper presented at ‘International Conference on Gender
Relations in Developing Countries: A 21st Century Perspective, 19-20 March, 2013, sponsored by ICSSR and UGC,
Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi, India. (Invited Speaker).
6.
‘Gender Sensitization: A State of Mind’, paper presented in Seminar on ‘Gender sensitization for Today’s Youth’
Kalindi College, University of Delhi, 6 February, 2013.
7.
‘We want Daughters-in-Law not Daughters: Forced Marriages in Jhajjar District, Haryana’, paper presented at ‘Social
Work Profession in India: Bridging Gaps and Building Bridges’, Conference Center, DU, organized by NASWI and DSW,
University of Delhi, 23 -25 February, 2013.
8.
‘Feminization of Poverty: Revisiting the debate’, paper presented at the ‘International Conference on Feminism and
the Law: Revisiting the Past, Rethinking the Present and Thinking the Way Forward’, ILS Law College, Pune, India 1012 February, 2012.
9.
‘Rights of migrant women, their protection and discriminatory practices’, paper presented at ‘Regional seminar on
protection of rights of migrant women workers and recommendations to avail benefits of government schemes’,
organized by National Commission for Women and Maathru Bhumi Foundation at Tagore Seminar Hall, University of
Delhi, 21st -22nd November 2011.
10. Pamela Singla and Alexandra Kaasch, ‘From Tittmuss to Andersen: A Comparative Analysis of the Swedish and Indian
Welfare States’, Way’ paper presented at ‘International Conference on Relevance of Policy Reforms on Development:
Challenges before Emerging Economies’, organized by Department of Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi,
India, 24th – 26th February 2011.
11. ‘Impact of Self help groups on Lives of Women’ at Seminar on ‘Women’s Empowerment through Self Help Groups’,
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organized by All India Mahila Congress (AIMC), at Akbar Road, Delhi, 21 August, 2011.
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12. ‘Capacitating Poor Women: The Indian Way’ paper presented at ‘International Symposium on Poverty Alleviation
Strategies’, organized by Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry General Directorate of Social Assistance and Solidarity,
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13-15 October 2010, Istanbul, Turkey.
13. ‘Women and Urban Poverty’ presented at International seminar on “Social Movements for Women and Children”
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organized by University of Delaware and Katha, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India, 27 January 2010.
Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration)
1.
Impact of Natural Disasters on the Lives of Local People with a Gender Focus: A Case Study of Jammu and Kashmir
(JK), sponsored by Research Unit, University of Delhi, October, 2014—September, 2015.
2.
‘Soft Skills Development Training for the Executive Police of Kashmir Zone’ on invitation by IGP, Kashmir, sponsored
by JK Bank, February, 2014 (Action Project).
3.
Rapid Evaluation of the Ujjawala Scheme in states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra, sponsored by
Ministry of Woman and Child Development, December, 2012 to April, 2014.
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4.
Need assessment for training in soft skills development for the executive police of Kashmir Zone, March, 2012.
5.
Images of Welfare: An Assessment Study of the Welfare Programs and Services within Delhi University Campus,
sponsored by Research Unit, University of Delhi, September 2009—March 2010.
6.
Delhi University Campus Safety: Perception and Experiences of Students with Focus on Safety of Women Students’,
awarded by University of Delhi, sponsored by Research Unit, University of Delhi, July 2008-December 2008.
7.
Identification of Manual Scavengers in Delhi, Census survey, sponsored by Delhi Scheduled Caste Financial and
Development Corporation, Government of India, January 2007-July 2007.
8.
Identification of Manual Scavengers in Delhi, Census survey sponsored by Delhi Scheduled Caste Financial and
Development Corporation, Government of India, July 1992- July 1993.
9.
Shortlisted for presentation for project to be funded by NHRC entitled, ‘Reintegration of Released Prisoners in the
Society: A National Level Study’.
Besides, the following research and evaluation based assignments were carried out between 2003 and 2006:
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Impact Assessment of the community outreach programme at Alwar, Rajasthan, and Chitrakoot Uttaranchal, conducted
for Dr. Shroff's Charitable Eye Hospital.
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Evaluation of Women's Self Help Groups at Deogarh, Jharkhand for Delhi based voluntary organization ICPRD.
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Researcher for the IFES sponsored project study on 'Reducing Gender Based Violence among Young Men' in Rajasthan
(Delhi and Karnataka).
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Facilitator cum Evaluator (FCE) for the evaluation of the projects funded by CAPART.
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Researcher for the state of Rajasthan for the study on 'Governance Practices in Communities' a joint project of Institute of
Social Sciences, Delhi and Plan International.
Awards and Distinctions
1.
Awarded Elimna Lucke award for scoring highest marks in Fieldwork in M.A. (Social Work) Examination, 1984-86,
University of Delhi.
2. Obtained second position with first division in M.A. (Social Work) Examination, 1984-1986, University of Delhi.
3.
First position with first division in M.A. (Social Work) Final Year Examination, 1985-1986, University of Delhi.
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Passed with Distinction in PGD Personnel Management, FMS,1987, University of Delhi.
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Awarded Full Scholarship to attend Summer Course on ‘Work and Inequality in Global Economy’ at Central European
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University (CEU), Budapest, Hungary, 29 June 2009—10 July 2009.
Association With Professional Bodies
Member of the following:
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National Association of Professional Social Workers in India (NAPSWI)
Delhi School of Social Work Society
NOC Member, Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA)
All India Women’s Conference (Mobile Helpline)
UN Exchange Solution, Gender Community
Delhi University Women’s Association
CAPART (2004-2007)
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