Dr Pradeep Thomas

Assistant Professor (Senior Scale)

I am currently working as an Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) at the Department of Liberal Arts and Humanities, MAHE, Bengaluru campus. Previously, I worked as an Assistant Professor at the School of Business Studies and Social Sciences, Christ University, Bangalore, India. I have a PhD in Political Science from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom (specializing in Political Communication) and two Master’s degrees in Journalism and Mass Communication; one from the University of Madras in India and the other with a specialization in Broadcast and Electronic Communication, from Marquette University in the United States. My doctoral dissertation uses India as a case study to analyze whether the media, by creating issue salience of corruption, can influence judges to send more corrupt people to jail. My research interests include Media effects and public opinion; Efficacy, media use and civic participation; presidential debates; political advertising; Comparative Politics; Media and Gender.

Department of Liberal Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (DLHS) Bengaluru

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Degree Specialisation Institute Year of passing
Ph.D. Political Science University of Aberdeen, U.K. 2016
MA Broadcast and Electronic Communication Marquette University, United States of America 2008
MA Journalism and Mass Communication University of Madras 2006
B.Sc. Physics Loyola College, University of Madras 2003

Experience

Institution / Organisation Designation Role Tenure
CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) Teaching, Research and Administration 06 years

AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH

Area of Interest

Political Communication; Media and Gender; Comparitive Politics

Area of Research

Media effects and public opinion; Efficacy, media use and civic participation;

Professional Affiliations & Contributions

  • Associate Fellow of Higher Education Academy (HEA), U.K.
  • Certified Fact and Fit and Google News Initiative trainer in ‘Combating and debunking medical misinformation’