CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
Dr Nandini Lakshmikantha is the Professor at Manipal Institute of Communication, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal. Her current responsibilities include Teaching, Principal Investigator of Research Project sanctioned under ICMR, Research Guide to students pursuing Doctoral Degree and Dissertation Guide to Post Graduate students.
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Communication Theories and Practice | I Semester |
| Organizational Communication | I Semester |
| Media Psychology | I |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Media Effects | Karnataka University | 2008 |
| Master of Arts | Mass Communication and Journalism | Karnataka University | |
| BSc | Math, Physics and Statistics | Karnataka University |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Bangalore Campus | Associate Professor | 2011 - August 2014 | |
| Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies, Bangalore | Director | 2008 - 2011 | |
| Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies, Bangalore | Principal | 2006 - 2008 | |
| Sheshadripuram College, Bangalore | Lecturer | 1999 - 2006 |
Effective Methods of Health Communication on Reproductory Tract Infections (ongoing)
ICMR project
"Augmenting employable skills among BA students"
A project funded by Karnataka Knowledge Commission - 2012
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Research, Teaching, Corporate Social Responsibility, International Relationships
Area of Expertise
Research, Student Counselling, Teaching, Administration, Networking,
Area of Research
Health Communication, Sustainable Development, Marketing, Hospital Communication, Digital Technology, Sports Communication
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
- Member of Public Relations Council of India
Media Literacy
Publishers - ICFAI, 2009
Reporting Maternal and Child Health for Media – Challenges and Issues
UNICEF study document; 2014
Children and their Right to Education
Right to Education, Published by CESS and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyana
Effective Communication strategies for Government Health Projects: A case study among the JSY beneficiaries
Science Communicator; 2010
Strategies to mobilize alternative human resources in popularizing government health projects in rural area : An experimental study
Science Communicator; 2010
Teleserials and youth
Journal of Communication Karnataka University, April 2009
Dribbling family relations: Teleserials’ influence on young viewers
Journal of Public Relations; 2010
Sports ‘n’ Gender: Bias, “Media and Society National Seminar on School of Social, Sholapur University,
Media and Society; 2013; Wizcraft publications
"Surf the Gap": Exploring New Media as an effective tool to create Awareness on STIs.
International Journal of Research in Social Sciences (IJRSS) 2014. ISSN: 2249-2496
Reeling the Reality: A study on contemporary REALITY SHOWS and their influence on other entertainment program genres
The International Journal of Humanities and Social Studies ISSN 2321 – 9203 201; 2014
Media Messages: Challenges and Strategies to control STIs among young woman
International Research Journal of Social Sciences ISSN 2319–3565 Vol. 3(8), 15-21, August (2014)
Research Journal Media Literacy
Acharya Institutes, 2010
Right to Education
Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Bangalore and Government of Karnataka
Research Book Journal of Public Relations
Acharya Institutes in association of Public Relation Council of India, 2010
Role of Television in disseminating the awareness in Waste Management
2014
Orient Journal of Law and Social Science
Reporting Maternal and Child Health for Media – Challenges and Issues
2014
UNICEF study document
An Exploratory Study On The Opportunities In Visual Media
2019
International Journal of Communication and Media StudiesISSN(P): 2250-0014
Communicating Health: A study on the usage of new media in hospitals to create awareness among Information seekers
2019
European Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research ISSN 2394-321
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS: A CASE STUDY ON DIGITAL INITIATIVES BY A REGIONAL MEDIA HOUSE TO COMBAT CHALLENGES
2019
IJMFSMR/IJSSIR/ online issue
Analysis on the Character Design of Asian Indian Cartoon Character Chhota Bheem
2020
Indian Journal of Marketing Volume 50, Issue 1, January 2020 Pages 9-23