Faculty Profile

Name :

Dr.Kalpana.V

Qualification :

MSW, Ph.D.

Designation :

Assistant Professor of Social Work

Introduction

Dr. Kalpana Prakash is a passionate researcher, sheer academician and a professional social worker who has completed her doctorate in social sciences from Bharathiar University and also Masters in Social Work. She has prolific research expertise as she was involved in many projects in the field of disability, to mention a few Marga Schulze Scholarship programme for visual impaired girls doing higher education and an Indian Council for Medical Research project. She has published research papers in National and International journals and presented papers in many conferences. Her area of research is Disability and Women.

Hobbies

Singing, Dancing, Travelling, Gardening and Exploring Nature

Strengths

A Team Player, Being Optimistic, Humanistic and Adaptability

Vision

My vision is to practice social work throughout my life and to contribute to the society constantly

Inspiration in Life

My life partner, Dr.M.N.G. Mani, APJ Abdul Kalam

Email

[email protected]

Professional Qualification

Level	Degree	University	Year
Ph.D	Ph.D	Bharathiar University	2019
PG	MSW	Bharathiar University	2009
DCG	DCG	Bharathiar University	2009
PGDHRM	PGDHRM	Pondicherry University	2008
UG	B.Sc	Bharathiar University	2007

Research Work in Masters/ M.Phil/ PhD

Level	Research Topic	University	Year
Ph.D	Bharathiar University	A study on Marga – Schulze Scholarship Scheme for women with visual impairment doing Higher Education in Southern states	2019
PG	Bharathiar University	A study on HR outsourcing at E.com. Softdev Private Limited	2009
Field Assistant ICMR-ICSSR Project	Bharathiar University	A study on Reproductive Autonomy and Social Support of visually challenged women in Rural districts of Tamilnadu	2019

Publications

Sl.No.	Title	Name of Journal / Vol. No. / Issue No. / Page Nos	ISSN No.	Month Year
1	Higher Education – A Challenge for Women with Visual impairment	International Contemporary Research Journal in Management and Social Science	ISSN: 2349-0195	Feb-15
2	Marga-Schulze Scholarship for Women with Visual impairment doing Higher Education – Case Studies of the Empowered Women	International Journal of Management and Social Science Research Review	ISSN: 2349-6738 and E-ISSN: 2349-6746	Mar-17
3	A study on Marga-Schulze Scholarship Scheme for Women with Visual impairment doing Higher Education	Shanlax International Journal of Arts, Science and Humanities	ISSN: 2321-788X	Mar-18

Presentations

Sl.No.	Title of the Article	Name of the Conference /Seminar /Symposium	Venue/Place	Date
1	Strengthening Inclusive Practices for Higher Education of Women with Visual impairment with reference to Marga-Schulze Scholarship Scheme for women with Visual impairment	“Strengthening Inclusive practices for mainstreaming persons with disabilities in higher education and work place”	Bharathiar University, Coimbatore	February, 2014
2	“Higher Education – A Challenge for Women with Visual impairment”	“Contemporary Social issues and problems”	Bharathidasan University, Trichy	Feb-15
3	“Marga-Schulze Scholarship for Women with Visual impairment doing Higher Education – Case Studies of the Empowered Women”	“The Social Work Strategies for Sustainable Development”	“The Social Work Strategies for Sustainable Development”	March, 2017
4	A study on Marga-Schulze Scholarship Scheme for Women with Visual impairment doing Higher Education	Gender Discrimination and Violence against Women – Issues and Concerns	Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Coimbatore	March, 2018

FDP/ Workshop/ Training Attended

Sl.No.	Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme	Name of Oraganiser	Place	Dates
1	Two day Workshop on “Hypothesis Testing in Social Sciences”	Bharathiar University	Coimbatore	January, 2017
2	UGC – Sponsored 21 days Interaction Programme for Ph.D. Scholars (Social Sciences)	UGC – Academic Staff College, Bharathiar University	Coimbatore	January & February, 2014
3	Five days Training Programme on “Counselling Skills for Street Educators”	Hindusthan College of Arts and Science	Coimbatore	February, 2010
4	Orientation on Disability Management	UDIS Forum	Coimbatore	August, 2008

Awards/ Achievements/ Others

No.	Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others	Description	Organisation	Month/ Year
1	Best Volunteer – Youth wing for Disability Services	For being the joint secretary in Youth wing for Disability Services (YWDIS) from 2008-2009 and for rendering best services for persons with disabilities	UDIS Forum, Coimbatore	August, 2009
2	Office Bearer – College committee	Held the position of Physics Club Secretary	PSGR Krishnammal College for Women, Coimbatore	2006 – 2007

Qualification Details

Name of the Faculty	Department	Designation	Degree	Programme	Major / Specialisation	University	Year of Passing	Qualification Approval No
Dr. Kalpana Prakash	Social Work	Assistant Professor	UG	B.Sc.	Physics	Bharathiar University	2007	18898/A3/2019
			PG Diploma	PGDHRM	Human Resource Management	Pondicherry University	2008
			PG	MSW	Personnel Management & Industrial Relations	Bharathiar University	2009
			Diploma	DCG	Counseling & Guidance	Bharathiar University	2009
			Ph.D	Social Work	Disability	Bharathiar University	2019

Participation in Conference

S.No.	Theme of Conference	Date	Organising Institution	Level
1	Women, Health & Safety	19-20 September, 2019	Alagappa University, Karaikudi	International
2	Gender Discrimination and Violence against Women	March 2018	Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi	National
3	Social Work Strategies for Sustainable Development	March 2017	Bharathiar University, Coimbatore	National
4	Contemporary Social issues and problems	February 2015	Bharathidasan University, Trichy	National
5	Strengthening Inclusive practices for Mainstreaming Persons with Disabilities in Higher Education and Work place	February, 2014	Bharathiar University, Coimbatore	International
6	Trends in Globalization & Impact on Indian Society	29-30 August, 2008	Nehru Arts & Science College	National
7	IQAC	15.02.2006	PSGR Krishnammal College for Women	College

Presentation in Conference

S.No.	Author/ Co-Authors	Title of the paper	Theme of Conference	Date	Organising Institution	Level
1	Dr. Kalpana	A study on Attitude towards Community Service of Women with visual impairment doing Higher Education in Southern States	Women, Health & Safety	19-20 September, 2019	Alagappa University, Karaikudi	International
2	Kalpana. V & Dr. R. Arjunan	A study on Marga-Schulze Scholarship Scheme for Women with Visual impairment doing Higher Education	Gender Discrimination and Violence against Women	March 2018	Sree Saraswathi Thyagaraja College, Pollachi	National
3	Kalpana. V	Marga-Schulze Scholarship for Women with Visual impairment doing Higher Education – Case Studies of the Empowered Women	Social Work Strategies for Sustainable Development	February 2017	Bharathiar University, Coimbatore	National
4	Kalpana. V & Dr. R. Arjunan	Higher Education – A Challenge for Women with Visual impairment	Contemporary Social issues and problems	February 2015	Bharathidasan University, Trichy	National
5	Kalpana. V & Dr. R. Arjunan	Strengthening Inclusive Practices for Higher Education of Women with Visual impairment with reference to Marga-Schulze Scholarship Scheme for women with Visual impairment	Strengthening Inclusive practices for Mainstreaming Persons with Disabilities in Higher Education and Work place	February, 2014	Bharathiar University, Coimbatore	International
6	Kalpana. V	Globalization – Will our Children pay the price?	Trends in Globalization & Impact on Indian Society	29-30 August, 2008	Nehru Arts & Science College	National
7	Kalpana. V	Innovations in the Curriculum – Students point of view	IQAC	15.02.2006	PSGR Krishnammal College for Women	College

Research Publications

S.No.	Author/ Co-Author	Title	Name of the Journal	Date of Publication	ISSN No.	Volume No./ Issue No./ Page No.	URL – Link
1	Kalpana. V & Dr. R. Arjunan	A study on Marga-Schulze Scholarship Scheme for Women with Visual impairment doing Higher Education	Shanlax International Journal of Arts, Science and Humanities	March 2018	ISSN: 2321-788X	Volume: 5, Special issue: 4	http://www.shanlaxjournals.in/wp-content/uploads/sijash_mar2018_sstcollege.pdf
2	Kalpana. V	Marga-Schulze Scholarship for Women with Visual impairment doing Higher Education – Case Studies of the Empowered Women	International Journal of Management and Social Science Research Review	February 2017	ISSN: 2349-6738 and E-ISSN: 2349-6746	Volume: 1, Issue No. 33	http://ijmsrr.com/
3	Kalpana. V & Dr. R. Arjunan	Higher Education – A Challenge for Women with Visual impairment	International Contemporary Research Journal in Management and Social Science	February 2015	ISSN: 2349-0195	Volume: 1, Special issue: 1

Workshop FDP

S.No	Title of the programme	Workshop/FDP/Training	No.of Days	Name of Organiser	Level	Date
S.No	Title of the programme	Workshop/FDP/Training	No.of Days	Name of Organiser	Level	From	To
1	Hypothesis Testing in Social Sciences	Workshop	2	Department of Social Work, Bharathiar University	State	Jan 2017
2	UGC – Sponsored Interaction Programme for Ph.D. Scholars (Social Sciences)	Training	21	UGC-Academic Staff College, Bharathiar University	National	Jan-Feb, 2014
3	Counselling Skills for Street Educators	Training	5	Hindusthan College of Arts and Science	State	February, 2010
4	Orientation on Disability Management	Training	1	UDIS Forum, Coimbatore	District	August, 2008

Awards and Achievements

S.No	Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others	Description	Organisation / Institution	Month/ Year
1	Best Volunteer	For rendering voluntary services for Youth Wing for Disability in Coimbatore	UDIS Forum	August,2009

Invited Talks

S.No.	Title of the programme	Nature of the program	Organisation / Institution	Date
1	Program Impact assessment and Case studies	Training	UDIS Forum	12.11.2019
2	Focus Group Discussion & Background Verification	Training	KCT	17.07.2019

Research Projects

S.No	Title of Research	Role	Nature	Fund Allotted (In Lakhs)	Funding Agency	Link	Duration	Status
1	"Impact Study and Life Changing Stories of the beneficiaries of the Marga Schulze Scholarship for girls with visual Impairement doing Higher Education in Southern States and in Maharashtra"	Research Advisor	Funded NGO project	1 lakh	CBM India Private Limited,Bangalore & UDIS Forum,Coimbatore	https://www.cbm.org/ www.davo.in	2019-2020	Ongoing