Dr. Mahima Nand

Design and management educator transitioning from fashion management into core Retail and Marketing Management, on the strength of an MBA/MFM curriculum (NIFT Bhopal) built on Marketing, Supply Chain Management, and Organisational Behaviour — the same core subjects taught in mainstream MBA/BBA programmes. Four years of teaching and research experience across four institutions since 2022, including applied industry research for Volkswagen Group India on green supply chain strategy. Research portfolio of 18+ peer-reviewed publications, 2 patents, and 2 registered copyrights, spanning consumer behaviour, retail-cluster analysis, and sustainable supply chains — directly relevant to Retail, Marketing, and Operations coursework.

Assistant Professor (Research Track) at Woxsen University (2025-08 – Present)

• Teach IPR in Design, Product Lifecycle Management, Design Research, and Fashion Forecasting & Analysis to B.Des cohorts
• Supervise design research projects spanning smart textiles, craft heritage documentation, and circular materials

Assistant Professor at Kalinga University (2024-07 – 2025-04)

Associate Professor at SAGE University (2023-09 – 2024-06)

Assistant Professor at UID, Karnavati University (2022-05 – 2023-08)

Ph.D. in Fashion Management – National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi (2024)

MBA in Fashion Management – NIFT, Bhopal (2016)

B.Sc. in Fashion Design – Annamalai University, India (2014)

Diploma in Textile Design – B.S. Negi Women's Polytechnic College, ONGC Dehradun (2011)