Dr. Preeti Oza

Dr. Preeti Oza is currently serving as principal at Rajasthani Sammelan’s Ladhidevi Ramdhar Maheshwari Night College of Commerce in Mumbai. She is a Senior Fellow of ICSSR. Previously, she was an associate professor in the Department of English at St. Andrew’s College, University of Mumbai. Additionally, she has served as a faculty trainer at the Oxford Program for Teaching Professors in 2022 for Brigham Young University in the USA. Her research focuses on inter-religious studies, marginal literature, and emancipation writings. She has developed various quality enhancement modules for higher education institutions. In 2019, she completed the Post-Doctoral ICI Fellowship on ‘Religion and Culture in Asia,’ sponsored by the University of Hong Kong. She is a recipient of ‘Shiksha Shree 2025’ – a prestigious award by the government agency in the field of education.

Qualification:

Senior Fellow- ICSSR- Indian Council of Social Science Research – 2024

  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship- ICI- Fellowship -University of Hong Kong (2017-19)
  • First Ph.D.- ‘Politics of Caste and Race: Dalit Literature and Black American Writings’ (2014)
  • Second Ph.D. –‘Protest in the Bhakti Movement: A study of the Poetry of Selected Poets of the Bhakti Literature (2023)
  • Phil. in English Literature- D.A.V.V Indore (1999)
  • A. in English Literature- M.S. University of Baroda (1995)
  • G. Diploma in Mass Communication and Journalism – IGNOU (2007)
  • G. Diploma in Film Studies – Central University of Kerala (2020)
  • Certificate Course in Script Writing – WRIC- University of Mumbai (2012)
  • Certified Happiness Coach accredited by the Transformation Academy- USA (2021)
  • Certificate Course in Critical Thinking (2022)

 

 

 

 

Intellectual Property Rights – IPR / Patents:

 

  • Registered seven IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) with the Ministry of Commerce- Government of India.
  1. A module for Gender Audit of higher education institutions
  2. A mechanism of academic assessment and accreditation of higher education institutes.
  3. A mechanism for Research Audit for higher education mechanism
  4. A module for Health and Fitness Audit for higher education institutions.
  5. Audit mechanism for Sustainable Audit/ Green Eco Audit for higher education institutions.
  6. Audit mechanism for Research Audit for higher education institutions
  7. Audit mechanism for Digital Audit for higher education institutions

 

  • Regularly conducting Faculty Development Programs and capacity capacity-building workshops on various Communication, Research, Assessment and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education
  • Resource person for the Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT)
  • Regular Resource person at the Human Resource Development Centers (HRDCs) at various universities like Gujarat University, Goa University, Jabalpur University

 

Chief Editor of five international journals

  1. GAP-Gyan- A Global Journal of Social Sciences
  2. Bodhi-Taru- A Global Journal of Humanities (MLA Indexed -UGC CARE Listed Journal)
  3. GAP-Interdisciplinarities- An International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
  4. GAP Bhasha- A Global Journal of Multilingual Research
  5. GAP Parampara – A Global Journal of Aesthetics and Art

 

On Editorial Board

  • Religions- an MDPI Group Journal
  • Journals of SAGE publications
  • Journals of EMERALD Publications
  • Journal of Media Studies- HSNU Mumbai
  • Journal of Management- Bhopal School of Social Sciences

 

Research Profile:

 

  • Published 80 articles in international and national peer-reviewed/ referred journals, including UGC CARE, SCOPUS, Web of Science
  • Published 34 Books (authored and edited volumes)
  • Google Scholar Citations – 311
  • H Index – 9
  • I 10 Index – 7
  • UGC Vidwan score 9.7/10

 

 

Membership and Services:

 

  • Member- MLA- (Modern Language Association)– USA
    • Member- ICLA- (International Comparative Literature Association) – Oxford- U.K.
    • Member- Association for Political Theory- USA
    • Member – Curriculum Design- Department of English, University of Mumbai
    • Member – Curriculum Design – Department of English, Elphinstone College, Dr. Homi Bhabha State University
    • Member – Curriculum Design – Department of English, Sydenham College, Dr. Homi Bhabha State University
    • Member-Board of Studies – K.E.S. Shroff College- Mumbai
    • Member-Board of Studies – Wilson College- Mumbai
    • Member-Board of Studies – Rabindranath Tagore University- Bhopal
    • Member- IQAC- Nalanda Nritykala Mahavidyalaya- Mumbai
    • Member- RRC Committee- SRM University- Sikkim
    • Member- RRC Committee- Rabindranath Tagore University- Bhopal

 

 

Academic Identity:

 

Digital Content Creation:

  • International MOOC on ‘Faith and Urban Resilience’ created under ICRS- University of Gadjah Mada- Yogyakarta – Indonesia
  • Created a course module on the Indian Knowledge System for the SWAYAM Portal
  • Created E-Content in four quadrants for HRDC- Gujarat in various Orientation, Refresher, and Guru-Dakshta Programs of UGC on
    • Academic Integrity
    • Management Communication
    • Review of Literature in Social Science Research
    • Film and Literature
  • Resource person at PMMMNMTT- Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching
  • Created course modules for FYBCOM – Business Communication, the Centre for E-Content Development- University of Mumbai

Books Published: (Authored and Edited Volumes)

  1. Contemporary Challenges in Higher Education- Publisher:Oxford Book Company (2017) ISBN-10: 9350303728
  2. Faultline in Higher Education- An Indian Perspective’ ( 2017)- Publisher -Studera Press ISBN- 9789385883156
  3. Higher v/s Hired Education (2017)- Publisher – Educreation Publications- ISBN 9781545713600
  4. The Class Act ( 2018)- Authorspress Publication ISBN 9789387651760
  5. Language, Literature and Beyond ( 2018): Postmodern Genre- Publisher –Authorspress (2019)-ISBN-10: 9388859316
  6. In Pursuit of the World-Class University- (2018)- Aadi Publications- Jaipur. ISBN-10: 9387799166
  7. Racism in the Novels of William Faulkner ( 2019)- Authorspress Publication- ISBN 978 93-89615 31 9
  8. To Change or to be a Change- Paradox of Higher Education in India ( 2018)- Authorspress Publication- ( 2018)- ISBN 978-93-88859-31-8
  9. Digital Marketing- (2018)- Aadi Publication- ISBN 978-93-89110-63-0
  10. Higher v/s Hired Education ( 2018)- Authorspress Publications- ISBN 978-1-5457-1360-0
  11. Root, Throne, and Crown of the Higher Education(2018) ISBN 978 9389110180
  12. Women in Higher Education- Issues and Challenges – (2019)-Book Enclave Publications-
  13. Pedagogy in Higher Education- (2017)- ISAC Publication- ISBN 978 819 2983334
  14. From Subliminal to Sublime: Literature of Protest- ( 2019) Aster Publication – ISBN: 978-8194321217
  15. Multidisciplinarity of the Concept and Function of Digital – ( 2020) Apple Publications
  16. Encyclopedia of COVID-19 – (2020) – Apple Books- ISBN 978-9387515963
  17. Emotions- A Multidisciplinary Inquiry ( 2020) – Aura Books International- ISBN- 978-1-954467-00-2
  18. Film, Fantasies and Cinema- Through an Indian Lens – (2021)- Authorspress Publications- ISBN- 978-93-90588-71-8
  19. Re-Imagine Folk: Life and Literature (2021)- Authorspress Publications- ISBN- 978-93-90588-97-8
  20. A History of Symbols – (2021) – Authorspress Publications
  21. God Online- Indian Spirituality in the Digital Space-July 2022- Authorspress – India, ISBN: ISBN 978-93-5529-432-6
  22. Buddha and Buddhism- beyond Nirvana -April 2022, Aura Books International, ISBN: ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09Y39MBQW
  23. Soul and Satva- Sermons of Life -July 2022. Vista Publishers (1 January 2022), ISBN: 9789393933065
  24. Professionalism in College and University Teaching, ISBN 9788195332526, Pen Pencil Books, – 31 October 2022
  25. Quality Management Practices in Higher Education Institutions – Global Academic Assessment Consortium (GAAC) ISBN 9789392010064 January 2022
  26. Heritage Management- Theory and Praxis- ISBN- 9788195332540- Publisher Pen Pencil Books -January 2023
  27. Indian Knowledge System- From Sacred to Scientific -ISBN 9788195332595- Publisher- Pen Pencil Books – January 2024
  28. International Business Communication- Atlantic Publishers – March 2024
  29. Humanities 2.0 – TechHumanities – Intersection of Humanities and Technology – ISBN 9789391301842- Literatureslight Publishing June 2024
  30. Networking Skills Amazon Kindle Publishers 2024 – ISBN 9789392007606- Aster Publishing
  31. Change Management in Higher Education ( Two Volumes) –
  32. Networking Skills -ISBN 971-81-953325-8-8- Pen Pencil Books Publication 2025
  33. Mastering the Art of Creative Skills – ISBN 978-81-953322-6-7 – Pen Pencil Publication 2025
  34. Research Skills for Beginners – Pen Pencil Books Publishers ( In Press)
  35. Personal Branding Skills – ISBN 9788195332557, Pen Pencil Books Publishers 2025
  36. Indian Knowledge System- NEP Book Series- ASIN BDFDM2W8C3- Vista Publishers

 

Articles and Research Papers Publication:

  • More than 80 Research papers and 60 book chapters published in international and national Peer-Reviewed books and Journals
  • Invited and visited Universities and colleges in various countries like the U.K., France, Austria, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Hong Kong for invited lectures and international conferences.
  • Papers presented at more than 100 international and national conferences.
  • Invited as keynote speaker and Resource person for more than 80 international and national conferences, workshops, and seminars

 

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