Woxsen University

Our Faculty comprising leading academicians, industry experts & entrepreneurs, have been drawn from around the world. Students can expect not just the latest research knowledge but also mentorship through the various stages of learning. Through a judicious mix of resident and visiting faculty, Woxsen brings together the best knowledge applicable to both the Indian and global contexts.

Catherine Harper Professor of Design Education: Ph.D. in Mass Communication, Amity University Specialisation: Mass Communication Research: Storytelling, Developmental Communication, Design Thinking Publications: • A. Romagnoli, A. Saxena, G. Vagnarelli. (2023, July). Design Thinking for Social Change. Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. www.socialchange.how https://european-echr.eu/wp content/uploads/2024/02/Btn2_Design-for-change-PR2.pdf • Saxena, A., Akil, M. D., & Ayinampudi, P. (2023). Women in School Leadership in India and the United States: Realities, Complexities, and Future Directions. In Global Leadership Perspectives on Industry, Society, and Government in an Era of Uncertainty (pp. 69-91). IGI Global. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8257-5.ch005 • Jean-Francois, E., & Saxena , A. (2023). Effect of Crisis Management of Covid-19 on Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Decisions Made by Higher Education Leaders in the U.S. and India: A Comparative Study. Journal of Global Research in Education and Social Science, 17(5), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.56557/jogress/2023/v17i58397 • Saxena, A., & Khamis, S. (2021). “I'll See You on Zoom!" International Educators' Perceptions of Online Teaching Amid, and Beyond, Covid-19. Arab Media and Society, 30, 1-21. • Saxena, A., & Ahmed, E. (2020). Meals at Schools in India and the USA. The Journal of Development Communication, 31(2), 14-23. https://jdc.journals.unisel.edu.my/index.php/jdc/article/view/171 Memberships: CAA, ADI and DRC

Education: Ph.D., IIT, Guwahati, Assam Specialisation: Mechanical Engineering, Fluid and Thermal Engineering. Research: Non-linear Dynamics, Thermal Engineering, Heat Transfer, Nuclear Reactor Thermal Hydraulics, Application of AI in Mechanical systems, CFD and FEM, Fluid Dynamics, Solar Technology Publications: 1. Thermal hydraulic stability analysis of supercritical water-cooled reactor under the effect of seismic-wave acceleration D Shankar, Beauty Pandey (2022) Progress in nuclear energy 154, 104492 2. Nonlinear analysis of coupled neutronic-thermohydraulic stability characteristics of supercritical water-cooled reactor D Shankar, M Pandey, DN Basu (2024) Annals of Nuclear Energy 195, 110197 3. Parametric Effects on Coupled Neutronic Thermohydraulic Stability Characteristics of Supercritical Water Cooled Reactor DNB Daya Shankar, Manmohan Pandey (2017) Ann. Nucl. Energy 112, 120–131 Courses Taught: Integrating Machine Learning Models into Web Applications, Engineering Drawing, Computer-Aided Design, Thermal Hydraulics, Computational Fluid Dynamics

Education: Ph.D. in International Education and Linguistics Specialisation: International Education, Applied Linguistics, International Law, International Politics Research: Comparative Literature in Cinematic Application; Art Appreciation in Literature, Media, and Film; Multilingualism in Science, Literature, and Film; Educational and Feminist Inspirations in Movies; International Education and Applied Linguistics; Cross-Cultural Communication and Competence; Cosmopolitanism and Personal Cultural Identity; Cultural and Macroeconomic Aspects of Tourism; Slow and Sustainable Global Travel and Tourism Publications: 27 publications address cosmopolitanism, internationalism or international education. 26 publications on art, literature, poetry, film, movies or Romanticism. 20 publications on multilingualism or language learning. 18 publications on sustainable tourism. 4 in Macroeconomics, Development Economics, and Environmental Economics. 3 Award-Winning Short Stories in International Creative Writing Competitions. Courses Taught: Master’s Level: Culture Diplomacy, Comparative Politics, World History, Intercultural Communication, Communication and Diplomacy, Introduction to Sociology, Introduction to International Relations, Theory of International Relations, Ethics and International Affairs, Environment and Climate Change, Politics of Sustainable Energy, Global Business. Bachelor’s Level: Intercultural Communication, Tolerance and Diversity, Mass Communication Theory and Research, Public Opinion and Propaganda, Organizational Communication, Organizational Behavior, Negotiation and Conflict, Writing for Diplomacy, Public Speaking, Introduction to Political Science, Media Ethics, Business Ethics and Corporate Governance, Global Governance and Social Responsibility, Ethical Studies, International Studies.

Ph.D. in Political Science, Columbia University in the City of New York, 2007. M.Phil. in Political Science, Columbia University in the City of New York, 1996. Graduate Certificate of the W. Averell Harriman Institute for Advanced Studies of the Former Soviet Union, Columbia University, 1996. M.S. in Intelligence and Global Security, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, Arizona, 1997. M.A. in Political Science, Columbia University in the City of New York, 1992. B.A. in Russian Area Studies, minoring in Political Science, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, 1990.

Comparative Politics, International Relations, International Security Ethnic, Racial, and Religious Conflict, Ukraine & Russia and The Middle East.

Industrial and labour law, Corporate and commercial law, Alternative Dispute Resolution & Professional Ethics

1. A Study on the Impact in Policy of Laissez-faire during scarcities under Indian Administrative Jurisprudence: A Case analysis of water scarcity in TamilNadu under administrative Regime. 2. Liability to Compensation under Motor Vehicle Act. With special Reference to the Amendment Bill 2019 3. Implementation of labor legislations at Singareni Colleries Company limited-A case study