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B.A. (Sambalpur University);

PGDRD (Xavier Institute of Social Service);

M.A. (University of Sussex);

Ph.D. (Oxford Brookes University)

Prof. Geeta Sinha

Associate Professor & Associate Dean, Admissions and Outreach

Email gsinha@jgu.edu.in
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Key Expertise Gender, development related issues, agribusiness, international development

B.A. (Sambalpur University);

PGDRD (Xavier Institute of Social Service);

M.A. (University of Sussex);

Ph.D. (Oxford Brookes University)

Biography

Prof. Geeta Sinha is trained in Development Studies, Gender and Social Sciences. She received Doctoral Fellowship from the Oxford Brookes University, UK, for her PhD in Development Economics from the Oxford Brookes Business School. She received the International Ford Foundation Fellowship and obtained her M.A in Gender and Development from Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex, UK. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Rural Development with specialisation in Project Management from Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS). Prior to joining the O.P. Jindal Global University, she worked with the Regent’s University London as Visiting Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. Besides these, she has extensive research and consultancy experience with the MART, PRAXIS, Development Alternatives, Aide et Action and NGOs like Jan Jagran Sansthan & JPMVK. She worked extensively in livelihoods and enterprise development, skills development, agribusiness, value chain development, women empowerment, poverty alleviation programs, and other research impact studies in different parts of India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

She reviews articles for international journals i.e. International Journal for Finance and Economics, Journal of Asian and African Studies, Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Financial Innovation and World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development. She published research papers in peer reviewed journals, edited books and writes Op-Ed as well.

Professional Memberships/ Associations
  • British Association of South Asian Studies (BASAS)
  • World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD

Sinha, G., & Nayak, B. S. (2024). Transforming Gender Relations through Digital Financial Inclusion in India. Journal of Asian and African Studies, https://doi.org/10.1177/00219096241300439

Sinha, G. and Nayak, B.S. (2023), Gender Equality, Education and Mainstreaming Gender in Ghana, in Nayak, B.S. (eds) Political Economy of Gender and Development in Africa, London: Springer Nature.

Sinha, G., Nayak, B.S. (2021), Rise of Hindutva politics, demonetisation, and its impact on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in India, In Emerging Markets, edited by Prof. Vito Bobek, IntechOpen, London.

Saini, S.; Thapliyal, P.; Kilakkencherry, K.V.; Sharma, D.; Sinha, G. & Mehra, S. (2016), NTFPs Value Chain Development for Rural Communities of Madhya Pradesh, India – A Case Study of Chakoda (Cassia Tora L.), International Journal of Mapping Value and supply Chains, Vol.7 (3), pp. 19-30.

Sinha, G. and Nayak, B.S (2013). Women and Food Insecurity in India: A Study on Democratic Institutional Responses and Interventions for Food Security, Canadian Social Science, Vol. 9 (5), pp.16-21.

Sinha, G. and Nayak, B.S (2009), The Practice of Patriarchal Democracy in Post-Colonial India: A Study on Women’s Reservation Bill for the Representation of Women in the Indian Parliament in Gender: Problems and Policies, edited by Dr. K. R. Gupta, New Delhi: Atlantic

Sinha, G. and Nayak, B.S (2009), The Troika of Environment, Livelihood and Women: Relationships and Interactions of Tribal Women in Orrisa in Global Environment: Problems and Policies, Vol. 5, edited by K.R. Gupta, New Delhi: Atlantic

Sinha, G. and Nayak, B.S (2008), “Sector Wide Approaches and Mainstreaming Gender in Education in Ghana: A Study of its Implementation and Effectiveness”, Journal of Asian and African Studies, Vol.43 (3), pp. 331-344.
Email gsinha@jgu.edu.in
Key Expertise Gender, development related issues, agribusiness, international development
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