Education
PhD Sociology, University of Karachi.
MPhil in Anthropology, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad.
MSc Sociology Allama Iqbal Open University-AIOU.
Internationally Certified Trainer on Gender Transformative Approach
Certified Trainer on Life Skills Based Education/ SRHR Education
Experience
- February 2022 to-date, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad.
- August 2016 to January 2022, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad.
- October 2007- August 2016, Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad.
- Sept 2005 – March 2007, Program Officer- Trainings, Sahil (NGO), Islamabad.
- June – August 2005, Researcher, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad.
- March – October 2004, Ordnance Officer, Ministry of Defence Pakistan.
Publications
|
1. |
Pakistan Journal of Social Research ISSN: 2710-3137 |
|
Vol.4 Issue 2 (Winter 2022) |
|
2. |
Journal of Asian Civilizations ISSN: 1993-4696 |
People's Behavior and Belief System about the Oblation Rituals at the Shrine of Shah Daulah in Gujrat, Pakistan |
Vol 44, No.1 (Sprig 2021) |
|
3. |
Global Anthropological Studies Review ISSN: 2788-4678 |
Normative Orders in Everyday-Life: Being Expatriate in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic and Crisis in Frankfurt am Main |
Vol IV, No. 1 (Summer 2021) |
|
4. |
Pakistan Social Sciences Review ISSN: 2664-0430 |
Geo-Politics of Syrian Conflict: Role of Regional, Extra-Regional and Non-State Actors in the Situation |
June 2020, Vol. 4, No. 2 [397-410] |
|
5. |
Global Economics Review ISSN: 2521-2974 |
Women’s Education and Empowerment in Islamabad, Pakistan |
Vol. V, No. I (Winter 2020) |
|
6. |
Global Regional Review ISSN: 2663 – 7030 |
Socio-Economic and Cultural Determinants of Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Pakistan |
Vol. V, No. I (Winter 2020) |
|
7. |
Global Regional Review ISSN: 2663 – 7030 |
Contesting Sectarian Identity in Pakistan: Narratives from the Three Cities |
Vol. V, No. I (Winter 2020) |
|
8. |
Pakistan Journal of Criminology ISSN: 2222 - 6648 |
Child Abuse in Automobile Workshops in Islamabad, Pakistan |
Vol.12, Issue 01, January-2020 |
|
9. |
Iranian Journal of Public Health ISSN: 2251-6093 |
Caregiver Burden among Parents of Hearing Impaired and Intellectually Disabled Children in Pakistan |
Jan-2019 (Vol 49, No. 2) |
|
10.
|
Pakistan Journal of Distance and Online Learning (PJDOL) ISSN: 2415-2021 |
Mitigating the Challenges of Open and Distance Learning Education System through use of Information Technology: A Case Study of Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad |
Dec-2019 (Vol 5 No. 2) |
|
11. |
Pakistan Journal of Criminology (PJC) ISSN: 2222 - 6648 |
The Parliament of Pakistan and its Role in the War on Terror |
Oct-2019 (Vol 11, no.4) |
|
12.
|
Global Social Sciences Review (GSSR), ISSN: 2520-0348 |
Tobacco Farming and Its Social Impacts on Farmers in the Rural Mardan, Pakistan |
Jun-2019 (volume 4 Issue 3) |
|
13. |
Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (JSSH) |
Improving Self Esteem, Assertiveness and communication skills of adolescents through life skills based education |
Dec-2018 (Vol 26 No.2) |
|
14. |
Global Social Sciences Review (GSSR), ISSN: 2520-0348 |
Role of Tribal Family Institutions in the Promotion of Honour Killing |
Mar-2019 (volume 4 Issue 2) |
|
15. |
Pakistan Journal of Criminology (PJC), ISSN: 2222 - 6648 |
Differential Associational in Learning Religious Extremism/ Violent Behavior: A case study of Central Jail Rawalpindi |
July-2019 (Vol 11, no.3) |
|
16. |
Journal of Contemporary Management Sciences ISSN: 2521 - 8247 |
Effectiveness of Whole School Approach (A Management Model) for Life Skills Development in Pakistan |
June 2018 (Vol: 4, Issue:1) |
|
17. |
Global Regional Review (GRR) ISSN: 2663 – 7030) |
Causes and Manifestations of the Perceived Behavioral Issues of Adolescents A Case Study of Learners in Secondary Schools Islamabad. |
Mar-2019 (Vol. IV, No. I) |
|
18. |
Sir Syed Journal of Education & Social Research, ISSN: 2706-6525 |
The Role of Fathers’ Overseas Migration in Educational Performance of Female Children in Sindh, Pakistan |
Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2020 (April – June) |
|
19. |
Global Regional Review (GRR) ISSN: 2663 – 7030) |
The Implementation Challenges to Women Protection Laws in Pakistan” published in Global Regional Review |
June-2018 (Vol. III, No. I) |
|
20. |
Global Regional Review (GRR) ISSN: 2663 – 7030) |
Socio-Cultural Determinants of Child Marriages and Teenage Pregnancies among Adolescent Girls and Young Women: A Case Study of District Sanghar and Karachi |
June-2018 (Vol. III, No. I) |
|
21. |
Global Regional Review (GRR) ISSN: 2663 – 7030) |
Socio-Economic Impact of Emigration on the Families Members Left Behind: A Case Study of District Rawalpindi |
June-2017 (Vol. II, No. I) |
|
22. |
Global Regional Review ISSN: 2663 – 7030) |
Role of Identities in the Indo-Pak Relations: A Study in Constructivism |
June-2017 (Vol. II, No. I) |
|
23. |
Global Political Review |
Jirga and Sharitization: An Analysis of Maraka in District Karak |
Dec-2017 (Vol. II, No. I) |
|
24. |
Global Regional Review ISSN: 2663 – 7030) |
Garbage Collection and Rag Picking: An Issue of Child Labor in Rawalpindi (An Anthropological Approach) |
Dec-2016 (Vol. I, No. I) |
|
25. |
Global Political Review ISSN: 2521-2982 |
Socio-Economic and Political Causes of Child Labor: The Case of Pakistan |
Dec-2016 (Vol. I, No. I) |
|
26. |
The Dialogue ISSN: 1819-6470 |
Family, Peer Group, and Adaptation of Delinquent Behavior |
Feb-2011 (Oct-Dec 2010) |
|
27. |
The Rehabilitation Journal ISSN: 2521-3458 |
Association Between Primary Dysmenorrhea and Depression Level among Students |
Jun-2017 (Vol 1 Issue 2,) |
|
28. |
The Rehabilitation Journal ISSN: 2521-3458 |
Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Rural and Urban Population of Islamabad |
Jun-2018 (Vol 2 Issue 1) |
|
29. |
The Rehabilitation Journal ISSN: 2521-3458 |
Gender Based Difference in Quality of Life After Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation in Patients with Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery |
Dec-2019 (Vol 3 Issue 2) |
|
30. |
The Rehabilitation Journal ISSN: 2521-3458 |
Psychological Health Related Quality of Life in Pakistani Physical Therapists |
Dec-2019 (Vol 3 Issue 2) |
|
31. |
Journal of Sociology and Social Work ISSN: 2333-5815 |
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of violence (A study of University Students in Pakistan) |
Mar-2014 (Vol 2, No.1) |
|
32. |
Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research ISSN: 1990-9233 |
The Self-Study Model of ODL: An Instigating Factor to Join and a Source to Develop Self Reliance Amongst the Learners |
Jul-2013 (Vol:21 No.7)
|
|
33. |
Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research ISSN: 1990-9233 |
Open Distance Learning (ODL) and Economic Empowerment of Women: A Pathway for Poverty Reduction and National Development |
Jan-2014 (Vol:22 No.1)
|
Project, Research Interests
Interested in research studies related to:
- Gender and Masculinities
-Child rights and human rights
- Youth and sexuality
- Migration studies
- Reproductive Health
Have so far completed the following consultancy projects:
|
01. |
Safwco-Sindh Agricultural and Forestry Workers Coordinating Organization: |
I was commissioned to provide the technical services for a Packard Foundation funded project to develop youth engagement strategy document, Capacity building of staff on youth engagement skills and development of tools on community mobilization and advocacy for adolescents and young people in 2017. |
|
02. |
SAFWCO Sindh |
Conducted a research study to find out the effectiveness of Empowerment of Adolescent Girls Project in 2019. |
|
03. |
Social Welfare Department, KP and Cowater International |
Developed Strategic Plan for the Gender Cell, women empowerment and Social Welfare department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan in 2021. |
|
04. |
Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO)/ OXFAM: |
I did a project for SSDO: A research study on the norms related to child marriages in Sindh and Punjab Province under an Oxfam program. |
|
05. |
SAFWCO Sindh |
With the objective to capacitate the government high school teachers and students on Life Skills Based Education I developed training manuals for and a life skilled based education curriculum in 2014. |
|
06. |
Sahil
|
As Principal Investigator, conducted a research study on knowledge, attitude and practices of violence in Pakistan in 12 different universities all over Pakistan. The impact of violence on the personality of children was also assessed. |
|
07. |
UNICEF |
Development of a national framework and a guiding curriculum on Life Skills development for Adolescents in Pakistan. |
|
07. |
Caritas Pakistan
|
Developed capacity building plan for Caritas Pakistan staff around provision of psychosocial support in emergency situations. Consequently, developed training module/ materials and conducted a two days training for staff and volunteers on Psychosocial support for victims of GBV especially in emergency situations with rights based approach in Caritas Head Office, Lahore in 2013. |
|
08. |
ARSHA Associates |
I did a project to conduct trainings and consultations with youth groups on youth issues and dealing with peer pressure and drugs prevention. The project was carried out from May to September 2007. |
|
09. |
Bedari |
Developed training manual and conducted training for the Bedari staff from different cities on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights. |
|
10. |
Rahnuma-Family Planning Association of Pakistan |
Developed training manual and conducted training for the staff of FPAP and partner organizations from different cities on Gender Transformative Approach. |
|
11. |
SPARC- Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child |
Conducted curriculum review of the existing pre-service teachers training curricula in Pakistan to assess the content on positive disciplining. |
|
12. |
Participatory Integrated Development Society |
Worked with Provincial Institute for Teachers Education (PITE) snd facilitated 02 Workshops with the experts from PITE, Balochistan Textbook board and education department to review the secondary schools curricula with regards to Life Skills Approach. |
|
13. |
Planning and Development Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Development of Strategic Plan for Social Protection and Gender Section of the Department. |
|
14. |
Gender Cell, Department of Social Welfare and Women Development, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. |
Development of 05-year Strategic Plan for the gender cell to enhance the performance of the department in line with women empowerment and participation guidelines. |