DEPARTMENT OF
Economics

faculty

Dr. Anila Skariah

Assistant Professor Stage-2

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Full Name:
Anila Skariah
Designation:
Assistant Professor Stage-2
Department:
Economics
Researcher ID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9664-4315
Mobile Number:
9447084431
Residence Phone Number:
9544658314
Educational Qualifications:
▪ Ph.D. Economics 2014 Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
▪ MA Economics 2002 Mahatma Gandhi University, St Berchmans College, Changanassery.
▪ MEd Education 2004 Mangalore University, St Anns College of Education, Mangalore.
▪ UGC-National Eligibility Test (NET) - Education- 2005
▪ UGC-National Eligibility Test (NET) - Economics- 2006
Awards and Achievements:
  1. K N Raj Fellowship for Promising Teachers Award 2020-21 Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Funded by Kerala State Government.
  2. FLAIR Faculty 2016-17 Fostering Linkages in Academic Innovation and Research (FLAIR) New Initiatives in Higher Education, Government of Kerala.
  3. FLAIR National Research Internship Award 2016-17, New Initiatives in Higher Education, Government of Kerala at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai, 11 May - 9 June 2017.
  4. Prof C Z Scaria Memorial Gold Medal for securing the First position in MA Economics Programme (2000-02) at St Berchmans College, Changanassery.
Area of Specialization:
Development Economics, Macroeconomics
Papers Presented:
  1. Presented a paper on Building the Future: Harnessing Knowledge-Based Resources for Sustainable Excellence in Higher Education in three Day International Seminar on Nurturing Quality Consciousness in Teaching Research and Extension at Mar Theophilus Training College, in association with Kerala State Higher Education Council Thiruvananthapuram, 29-31 May 2023.
  2. Presented a paper on Transformations in Higher Education during the Second Wave of COVID-19: Fresh Evidence from Kerala in ICSSR-sponsored Golden Jubilee National Conference Transformations Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Exploring the Possibilities of a Better Tomorrow at the Institute for Socio and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru 26 -27 July 2022
  3. Presented a Project Proposal on Exploring the Water Society Nexus in the Region of Kerala for achieving Sustainable Development; International Colloquium on Environment and Sustainable Development (ICESD) St Berchmans College (Autonomous), Changanassery, 1 November 2018.
  4. Counting The "Uncounted", Imperatives for Gender Disaggregated Time Use Data, CAS Young Scholars' Conference, and Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, March 26- 28, 2017.
  5. Gender and Time Allocation Pattern in Kerala: Evidence from a Micro Level Study, National Seminar on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women and Girls, National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad, February 27-1March 2017.
  6. Understanding Inequalities in Time Allocation, Post Graduate Programme Diamond Jubilee Lecture Series, St Berchmans College, Changanassery, 6 February 2017.
  7. Gender Dimensions of Unpaid Care Work: Kerala Context, South Asian Conference on Public Economics, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi, 30 May - 10 June 2016.
  8. Towards a Greater Integration of Unpaid Care Work in Development Policies International Seminar on Migration, Care Economy and Development, Centre for Development Studies,(CDS) Trivandrum, September 17-19, 2014.
  Invited Lecturers in Workshops, Seminars and Conferences
  1. Shifting up a gear: India's Prospects in producing ideas and human capabilities in a changing world, National Seminar in Postgraduate Department of Economics Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta, 29 March 2023.
  2. Doing Economics Research in the Real World- Invited lecture in Research and Postgraduate Dept of Economics, Kuriakose Elias College Mannanam, Kottayam, 21 November 2022.
  3. Knowledge and Economic Development: A Few Random Thoughts, Dialogues in Economics -Invited lecture in Postgraduate Dept of Economics Marthoma College, Chungathara, Malappuram. 30 July 2021
  4. Magnitude and Determinants of Unpaid Care Work in Kerala: Evidence from a Panchayat Level Study, National Seminar on Puzzles of Kerala's Development Experience, Dr John Matthai Centre, Thrissur, University of Calicut, 10-11 January 2017.
Papers Published:
  1. Anila Skariah (2018) Employment Status and Unpaid Care Work: A Disaggregated Analysis International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences (IJRESS) Vol. 8 Issue 1, January- 2018, ISSN: 2249-7382
  2. Anila Skariah (2018) Understanding Inequalities in Terms of Time Allocation: New Evidence from Kerala International Journal of Development Research, Vol. 08, Issue, 01, pp.18701-18704, January 2018, ISSN: 2230-9926
  3. Anila Skariah. (2017). Gender and Time Allocation Pattern in Kerala: Evidence from a Micro Level Study. Proceedings of National Seminar on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women and Girls, National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Hyderabad. Pages 337-347
  4.  Anila Skariah. (2014). Does Unpaid Care Work Affect the Well-being of Care Providers? Evidence from Kerala, India. Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities. ISSN:2249-7315 DOI:10.5958-7315.2014.009745.
  5. Anila Skariah. (2014). Towards a Greater Integration of Unpaid Care Work in Development Policies: Gender Dimensions of Care Economy in Kerala Context. Proceedings of International Seminar on Migration, Care Economy and Development, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum
  6.  Anila Skariah. (2014). Gender and Time Allocation in Kerala, India: Findings from Time Use Survey. Research Revolution, 2(10), 10-12. ISSN: 2319-300X
  7. Anila Skariah. (2014). Time Use Studies to Evaluate Unpaid Care Work in Kerala. International Journal of Research in Commerce, Economics & Management, 4(7), 47–52. ISSN: 2231-4245
  8. Anila Skariah.(2014). Low Morbidity and High Mortality Syndrome- The Health Paradox in Kerala: A Review. International Journal of Advances in Social Science & Humanities, 2(9), 1-4. ISSN: 2347-7474
  9. Anila Skariah. (2005). Accountability and the Teacher of the 21st Century in Council for Teacher Education. Ernakulam
Book/ Book Chapters Published:
  1. Anila Skariah, Renjith Thomas (2021) SARS COVID-2: Vaccines, Drug Repurposing, Global Health Security and Mental Well-Being, Covid-19 Crisis and India, Published by Adhyaya Publishers, New Delhi, Dhiraj Sigh (Editor) (Edited book) First edition, 2021 Pages: 182-188, ISBN 978-93-91284-02-2
INVITED LECTURERS IN WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES:
1. "Magnitude and Determinants of Unpaid Care Work in Kerala: Evidence from a Panchayat Level Study", National Seminar on Puzzles of Kerala's Development Experience, Dr. John Matthai Centre, Thrissur, University of Calicut, 10-11 January 2017.
Extension Activities:
Initiated and conducted a Mini Project on How Green our campus is- across land use, water, waste, energy, etc.
FDP'S ATTENDED:
Orientation Programme
  1. Orientation Programme- UGC Human Resource Development Centre, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, Trivandrum, 22 November -19 Dec 2017.
 Refresher Course
  1. SWAYAM ARPIT 2020 Course for Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) promotion, Refresher Course in Economics, Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, 16 weeks online course.
  2. Refresher Course on Advances in Economics for College /University Faculty Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) Mumbai. 25 June- 13 July 2018.
  3. 11th Refresher Course in Public Economics- National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), New Delhi, 30 May- 10 June 2016.
Faculty Development Programmes
  1. Professional Development Programme (NEP-PDP) on implementation of National Education Policy 2020, offered by Indira Gandhi Open University through the SWAYAM platform. (36-hour short-term PDP) June 2023
  2. One and a half week NPTEL-AICTE Faculty Development Programme on "Psychology of Stress, Health, and Well-being" by Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Kanpur, through MOOCs mode-Jan-April 2022
  3. One-week NPTEL-AICTE Faculty Development Programme on "Introduction to Professional Scientific Communication" by Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Kanpur, through MOOCs mode-March 2022
  4. AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on "Data Analysis Using Econometric Models" at Central University of Tamil Nadu, from 07 to 11 February 2022
  5. AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on "Econometric Techniques for Social Sciences" at the Department of Economic Studies, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, from 27 - 31 December 2021.
  6. One-week NPTEL-AICTE Faculty Development Programme by Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Roorkee through MOOCs mode-October 2021
  7. Online Faculty Development Programme on Applications of ICT in Academic and Research Libraries organized by National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi - 20-24 September 2021
  8. IGC Patna Summer School in Development Economics-International Growth Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom, 5th – 9th July 2021 (Online)
  9. AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on "Life Skills Management" at Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, IIST. 12-16 July 2021
  10. One Week FDP on Higher Education During COVID Times and After - Challenges and Opportunities, IQAC of Bishop Moore College Mavelikkara in academic collaboration with The Kerala State Higher Education Council 23/5/2020 to 29/5/2020
  11. Online Short-term Course On "Techno Pedagogical Aspect of Global Competency in Higher Education, NSS Training College Ottapalam in collaboration with NSS Training College Pandalam and NSS Training College Changanassery 25/05/2020 to 30/05/2020
  12. FDP on Digital Education Tools for Teachers, Department of Management Studies University of Madras,18/6/2020 to 20/6/2020
  13. One Week FDP on Implementation of Information and Communication Technology in Teaching, School of Legal studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology in collaboration with KSHEC, 18-24 July 2020
  14. Five Day Online Faculty Development Programme on Behavioural Economics, Department of Economics, St Berchmans College Changanassery 22-26 August 2020
  15. Training programme for College Teachers in Economics (TIPE) organized by Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram 10 - 21 February 2020.
  16. One Week NPTEL-AICTE Faculty Development Programme by Indian Institute of Technology, (IIT) Guwahati through MOOCs mode-September 2019.
  17. One-week NPTEL-AICTE Faculty Development Programme by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati through MOOCs mode-September 2018.
RESEARCH PROJECTS:
  • Intra Household Inequality: Exploring the Gender Dynamics of Care Economy in Kerala, UGC Minor Research Project, April 2016
DETAILS OF SEMINARS/ CONFERENCES ORGANIZED:
  1. National Seminar on Fiscal Austerity and Economic Development: The Case of India, St Berchmans College (Autonomous) Changanassery, 9-10 September 2015
  2. Five Day Online Faculty Development Programme on Behavioural Economics, Department of Economics, St Berchmans College Changanassery 22-26 August 2020
E-CONTENT DEVELOPED:
Course Developed
  1. A course on Introductory Macroeconomics
  2. A course on Environment and Development for Center for Development Studies (CDS) Thiruvananthapuram. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xrcyVaqJmzHrZhVYUC94CNhMKGtylow3/view?usp=sharing
Memberships:
  1. Kerala Economic Association (KEA)
  2. Centre for Science and Environment's (CSE) Green Educators Network
  3. Social Science Research Network (SSRN)
  4. Community of Sustainable Development Practitioners from Asia and the Pacific
  5. South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE)
INVOLVEMENT IN THE ACADEMIC BODIES OF OTHER INSTITUTIONS:
  1. RUSA Research Network Group (RRNG), Govt of Kerala nominated Member from SB College 2019-
  2. Member- Panel of Question Paper Setters
    • CMS College (Autonomous) Kottayam 2020-
    • Cochin University of Science and Technology. 2016-
    • S H College (Autonomous) Thevara. 2015-
    • Maharajas College (Autonomous) Ernakulam. 2015-
    • Assumption College (Autonomous) Changanassery. 2016-
    • Mar Ivanious College (Autonomous) Thiruvananthapuram. 2016-
OFFICIAL ROLES IN ADMINISTRATION / CORPORATE LIFE OF THE COLLEGE:
  1. Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) Joint Coordinator 2021-
  2. Curriculum Core Committee Member- 2021-
  3. College Vision and Mission Core Committee Member-2021
  4. IQAC Criterion Head- Infrastructure and Learning Resources- 2020-
  5. Member- IQAC- Coordinated the activities of the dept- 2017-June 2021
  6. Chairperson UG Exam Board (All 6 semesters) 2016-2019
  7. Chairperson UG Exam Board (S3, S4, S5 & S6) 2019-
  8.  College Discipline Committee Member
  9. Secretary, SB College Fest Regulatory Committee 2019-
  10. Convener, Women's Grievances Redressal Cell (2018-
  11. Member, Equal Opportunity Centre (2018-
  12.  SB Research Committee Member (2017-
  13. Coordinator- Internal Evaluations of the Department (2012- 19)
  14. Faculty- Scholar Support Programme (SSP), Department of Collegiate Education Kerala (2014- )
  15.  Internal Mentor- Walk with a Scholar (WWS), Department of Collegiate Education Kerala (2015- )
  16. Vice President- Economics Association (2015-16)
Current Positions:
  1. Member - PG and UG Board of Studies in Economics, St Berchmans College (Autonomous) Changanassery. 2014-
  2. Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) Joint Coordinator 2021-
  3. IQAC Criterion Head- Infrastructure and Learning Resources- 2020-
  4. Curriculum Core Committee Member- 2021-
  5. Chairperson UG Exam Board (S3, S4, S5 & S6) 2019-
  6. Secretary, SB College Fest Regulatory Committee 2019-
  7. Convener, Women's Grievances Redressal Cell (2018-
  8. Member, Equal Opportunity Centre (2018-
  9.  SB Research Committee Member (2017-
  10. College Discipline Committee Member (2021
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