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Department of Home Science

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Ms Maria Shaji
Dept. of Home Science
Designation Assistant Professor on contract
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Institutional email ID marias@assumptioncollege.edu.in
ORCID or other 0000-0003-2388-485X
Area of specialisation Child Development
Date of joining the college 03 June 2024
Academic qualification
  • M.Sc. Child Development, St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous), Ernakulam
  • M.A. Psychology (Counselling), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
  • B.Sc. Family And Community Science, Assumption College. Changanassery.
Work Experience
  • Assistant Professor (On Contract), BCM College, Kottayam
Current or previous Positions/Responsibilities (outside the college)
  • Evaluator, Diploma In Early Childhood Education (DECE) Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

Awards and Achievements
  • Presented research paper was awarded as best paper in a national conference ‘Zravas – 2024’ at Christ College, Irinjalakkuda
Courses attended (Orientation, Refresher, FDP, etc.)

FDPs

  1. Darshan – Fine tuning your research with Online Research Tool at St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous) Ernakulam. 12th to 17th October 2020
  2. Statistical Analysis of Data and Publication Ethics conducted by Bishop Cadwell College Maravanmadam, Thoothukudi, 16th to 20th September 2020.
Resource person for seminars and workshops/Invited Lectures
  • Served as resource person for Child Development in the Kerala PSC CDPO coaching organized by Kerala Association for Professional Social workers (KAPS) Skills Academy.
  • Resource person for a talk on ‘Project-Conception to Completion’ for the Undergraduate students in Home Science at St. Teresa’s College Ernakulam
  • Resource Person for two day workshop organised for undergraduate and post graduate students at Department of Home Science BCM College Kottayam.
Paper presentation in Seminars
  • NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN OF MANNAN TRIBAL COMMUNITY IN IDUKKI DISTRICT (Ms. Maria Shaji and Dr. Betty Rani Isaac) presented and awarded best paper in the international conference Zravas - 2024 at Christ College Iringalakkuda. (February 2024)
  • PREVALENCE OF STUNTING UNDERWEIGHT AND WASTING OF CHILDREN IN MALA ARAYA TRIBAL COMMUNITY IN IDUKKI DISTRICT. (Ms. Maria Shaji and Dr. Betty Rani Isaac) presented in a national conference ‘Bharathion – 2024’ at Bharata Mata College, Thrikkakara (February 2024)
  • CROCHET AS A TRIMMING ON CHRISTENING SET (Ms. Maria Shaji and Ms. Manjulin Jacob) presented in Research Advancement Programme (REAP) at St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam. (2016)
Publications

Journal Articles

  • PARENTAL MEDIATION OF ADOLESCENTS’ INTERNET USE (Ms. Maria Shaji, Dr. Thara Sebastian) International Journal of Behavioral Sciences 14 (3), 131-135. November 2020
  • ADOLESCENTS AND INTERNET: ISSUES FACED ONLINE AND THE PRENTAL CONCERN OVER IT (Ms. Maria Shaji, Dr. Thara Sebastian) Teresian Journal of Community Research, January-March-2020, Volume I, Issue I

Book chapter

  • NUTRITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR TRIBAL WOMEN. (Maria Shaji and Dr. Betty Rani Isaac) Food and Nutrition Insights.Volume 1: Women and Nutrition. St. Teresa's College Ernakulam and Nutrition Society of India, Kochi chapter. September 2024

 

Seminars and workshops organized
  • Virtual Research – Challenges and Opportunities (Research Advancement Programme (ReAP – 2021) an international seminar organised by Department of Home Science, St. Teresa’s College (Autonomous) Ernakulam.

Workshops and seminars attended - 25

Ms Manjulin Jacob
Ms Manjulin Jacob
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Dr Vineetha Antony
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