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Puja Krishna

Ms. Puja Krishna

Assistant Professor

Ms. Puja Krishna is an Assistant Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences at Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences. She is a senior research fellow pursuing her doctoral degree from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar, India. Her doctoral research delves primarily into the sociological underpinnings of health behavioural patterns and treatment seeking attitude among urban families.

Ms. Puja Krishna holds both Bachelor (B.A) and Masters (M.A) degrees in Sociology and qualified for the UGC- National Eligibility Test in 2019. She was awarded the university Gold Medal for being the highest scorer in Bachelor of Arts, Sociology at Patna University in 2017. Ms Krishna was also the recipient of the Sharda Devi Memorial Scholarship and Patna Women’s College Alumni Award for her recognition as a merit scholar in 2016. Her academic work has been recognized in the form of multiple journal publications and conference presentations. Ms. Krishna is a qualitative researcher with her major interests being in the areas of sociology of health, health seeking behaviour, digital health, and sociology of family.

In addition, Ms. Krishna is an organized and dependable scholar who believes in managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. She has a strong belief in teamwork and is open to collaborative commitment to performance.

Qualifications

  • BA - Sociology

  • MA - Sociology

Experience

Total Years of Experience: 4.08 Years

Academic Experience:

Research Associate, ICSSR-IMPRESS funded project, Indian Institute of Technology Patna: January – August (2020)

Doctoral researcher (Institute fellow) & Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Indian Institute of Technology Patna: August (2020)- February (2024)

Sociology of Health, Health Seeking Behaviour, Digital Health, Sociology of Family 

National Conference Papers

  • Krishna, P. (2024). ​‘A Qualitative Exploration of Health Seeking Behaviour among Families in Patna’ at 11th IHEPA conference, Flame University, Pune.
  • Krishna, P., and Raj, P. (2023). ​‘Determinants of Health Seeking Behaviour among Families in Urban Patna’ at 44th Annual Conference of Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP), NIT Rourkela, Odisha.
  • Krishna, P., and Raj, A. (2021). ​‘Health Condition of internal migrants in India’ at 46th All India Sociological Conference hosted by the University of Mumbai.
  • Krishna, P. (2019). ​‘Urban Development and Sustainability in India: prospects and challenges’ at National Seminar on Urban and Sustainable Development, Ranchi University
  • Krishna, P. (2019). ​‘Globalization and Cultural Transformation in India: Theorizing the change’ at GREFI International Conference 2019 on Globalization, Communication, and Cultural Change, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

National Journal Papers

  • Krishna, P., Paul, R. & Saraswati, S., Ranjan, R. (2016). A Study of the Living Condition of Slum Dwellers in Patna, Explore – Journal of Research (8), 215 – 219. ISSN 2278- 0297
  • Upcoming in June 2024: Raj, P., & Krishna, P., (in press) Social Implications of In vitro fertilization (IVF) on Women in India. Indian Journal of Gender Studies

  • Awarded Gold Medal for being the University Topper in Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, Patna University (2017)
  • Sharda Devi Memorial Scholarship and Patna Women’s College Alumni Award for being the Merit Scholar and securing the highest marks in sociology (2016)
  • Best Presentation Award for the paper ​‘Tragic Condition of Slum Dwellers in Patna’ under the CPE scheme of UGC at Patna Women’s College (2015)

  • Indian Sociological Society

    Life Member

  • Indian Association for Study of Population (IASP)

    Annual Member