
Current Academic Role & Responsibilities
Currently serving as Professor and Head of the Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, responsible for teaching Fundamentals of Nursing to undergraduate students, Advance Nursing Practice and Psychiatric (Mental Health) Nursing for post graduate students through classroom and clinical instructions. Actively involved in curriculum planning, preparation of academic schedules, assessment and evaluation processes and implementation of innovative teaching learning methods to enhance the classroom and clinical learning of the students. Also serve as the Pillar 1 Head- Excellence in Education.
Inaddition to academic responsibilities, actively engaged in student mentoring, thesis and research guidance, and supervision of undergraduate, postgraduate and Ph D students in the area of mental health, emotion and emotional intelligence, adolescent mental health. Coordinating acdemic programs and departmental activities while ensuring adherence to institutional and regulatory standards. Also involved in academic administration, faculty development, research promotion and maintaining effective coordination with other departments for quality nursing education.
Subjects Currently Teaching
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Nursing Foundation | Semester 1 &2 |
| Nursing Foundation | Iyear PBBSc Nursing |
| Advanced Nursing Practice | I Year MSc Nursing |
| Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | I year Msc Nursing |
| Elective module- Soft skill/ Human values Semester 3 | III Semester |
Academic Qualifications
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | yearOfPassing |
|---|---|---|---|
| PhD | Psychiatric Nursing | Manipal Academy of Higher Education | 2011 |
| MSCP | Counseling & Psychotherapy | Kuvempu University, Shimoga | 2009 |
| Certificate course in Biostatistics , Epidemiology & Research Methods | Biostatistics | Department of Statistics, MU, Manipal | 2007 |
| MSCP | Psychiatric Nursing | Manipal Academy of Higher Education | 2011 |
| Certificate course in Bioethics Bioethics | Manipal Centre for Bioethics | 2016 | |
| 2022 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| MCON | Professor & HOD | 2011-till date |
| MCON | Associate Professor & Actg HOD | 2010-2011 |
| MCON | Associate Professor | 2007-2009 |
| MCON | Assistant Professor | 2003-2007 |
| MCON | Lecturer | 2000-2003 |
| MCON | Assistant Lecturer | 1997-1998 |
| MCON | Clinical Instructor | 1996-1997 |
| City School of Nursing, Mangalore | Tutor | 1995-1996 |