Bhakti M Shah

Exempted from NET-SET Examination.

Assistant

Professor with expertise in Sociology of Science and Technology, Gender Studies, Culture and Cognition, and Health Sociology. PhD in Sociology from Georg-August-University of Göttingen with research focus on Artificial Intelligence, Algorithmic Bias, and Gender-Based Violence.

CHB Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology - Fergusson College - Pune

(2024-07)

Teaching coordinator for CEP and VIVIDHA (Sociology Club).

• F.Y.B.A.: Introduction to Sociology, Sociological Concepts - Taught twice since last year
• S.Y.B.A.: Indian Sociological Thoughts and CEP Community Engagement Programme, Field Projects, Thesis Mentorship - Taught twice since last year
• S.Y. B.Sc.: Sociological Thought and Contemporary Society
• T.Y. B.A.: Crime and Society, Approaches to Sociological Research, Data Analytics for Social Research, Thesis Mentorship - Since last two years, Field Projects - Taught twice since last year

Assistant Professor in Sociology (Grade I) - JSPM University - Pune

(2023-07 - 2023-12)

Program coordinator of Sociology department. Teaching across multiple departments under New Education Policy 2020.

• B.Sc. (Animation): Behavioral science and ethics
• B.A. (Sociology): Introduction to sociology and basic concepts of sociology
• M.A. (Psychology): Gender sociology
• B.Sc. (Forensic): Environment and sustainability
• B. Pharm. (First Year, Two different batches): Professional ethics and values (conducted workshop and taught rigorously for 2 weeks)
• Arranged guest lecture on 'Professional ethics at workplace' by Abhinay Sharma (post-doc at Hebrew University, Israel)

Research Associate - Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Social Science

(2023-06)

Project funded by ICSSR: Empowering Women Through Skill Training - A Study to Map the Performance of Skill Development Mission (SDM) and its impact in Selected Districts of Uttar Pradesh.

Public Relation Officer and Patient Insight Manager - Diabetes Patient Club - Pune

(2002 - 2012)

Charitable organization focused on diabetes awareness and patient support.

• Methods used to collect data: Close ended survey, Likert Scale, in depth interviews
• Data analysis: Interpreting and presentation of the findings
• Communicating with patients about their lifestyle and providing summaries about patient's lifestyle and diet
• Preparing advocacy materials on diabetes awareness and giving insights on lifestyle of diabetic patients
• Collaborating with pharmaceutical companies about diabetes workshops
• Preparing educational materials and organization of diabetes camps for oppressed people
• Successfully managed fundraising ideas such as dance competition, marathon
• Prepared posters for diabetes awareness and booklets for general information regarding diabetes
• Data collection and analysis from various sources such as patient anecdotes, observation, expert discussion
• Successfully organized six workshops per year funded by various pharmaceutical companies such as Novo Nordisk, El Lilly and Astra Zeneca

Freelancer Data Analyst - Datagain, US

(2022-05 - 2022-12)

• Qualitative data analyst for various health related projects

Solo Project Researcher - Gokhale Institute of Economics and Nabard - Pune

(2001 - 2001)

Projects: 'Comparison of GNP (Gross National Product) Between Two States, Kerala and Maharashtra' and Project of Nabard.

• Successfully managed fundraising ideas such as dance competition, marathon
• Prepared poster for diabetes awareness and booklets for general information regarding diabetes
• Data collection and analysis from various sources such as patient anecdotes, observation, expert discussion
• Successfully organized six workshops per year which was funded by various pharmaceutical companies such as by Novo Nordisk, El Lilly and astra Zeneca

Ph.D. - Sociology - Georg-August-University of Göttingen (2012-07 - 2021)

M.A. - Sociology - University of Pune (2011-10 - 2012-05)

M.A. - Economics - University of Pune (2004-04)

B.A. - Economics - S. P. College, Pune (2001-04)