Education: B.S.Sc.(Hons) G.N.D.U.Asr. (2009); M.A.Sociology. P.U.CHD. (2011); PhD. Sociology. P.U.CHD (2018).

Positions held: Assistant Professor of Sociology (September 2019-till date)

Field of Specialization: Rural Sociology, Social Change

Research Interest: International Migration, Labour Migration, Gender Studies

Research Projects Completed:

Reversing Son Preference: A study of Contributory Factors (15-10-2013 to 15-04-2014).Sponsored by UNFPA

• Study held in three states Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Punjab.
• Worked as a Research Officer and Team lead for Punjab Team.
• Lead a Team for performing data collection (180 interviews and 16 FGDs).

Selected publications

1. Kaur A.P (2020) Impact of Migration on Gender Roles: Study of left behind Wives in Rural Punjab. Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing. Accepted for Publication (NAAS=4.17).
2. Kaur G, Kaur A.P, Kaur L. (2020) Knowledge, Attitude and Practicing during Covid-19: Interventions and Preventions. Indian Journal of Positive Psychology. Accepted for Publication. (NAAS =4.64).
3. Kaur G and Kaur A.P (2020) Infodemics of Media during Covid-19: A Study among Educated Resident of Urban Ludhiana (Punjab). International Journal of Education and Management Studies. Accepted for Publication. (NAAS =4.79)
4. Kaur A.P (2019) International Migration and Impact of remittances on left behind Wives: A case study of Doaba region of Punjab. (edt.) I.S.Rajan and N.Neetha in Gender, care and Economy, South Asia Edition, Routledge. ISBN 978-0-367-24733-1
5. Kaur A.P (2019) Migration and Cultural challenges through Gender Lenses: Punjabi Transnatioanlism in Doaba region of Punjab. GRFDT Monograph Research Series. 5(4). 4-13
6. Kaur A.P (2016) Impact of Male Migration on Elder Women’s lifestyle in Punjab in book Aging Scrutinizing: the Indian experiences. ISBN No-978-93-83931-31- 106-119
7. Kaur A.P (2016) Is Slavery Continued? : A Study of Inter-State Women Migration, Themes and Perspective in proceeding of National Seminar on Human Rights of Marginalized Groups: Understanding and Rethinking Strategies. ISBN 978-93-85447-01-3
8. Kaur A.P.(2016)Migrant father and Consequence on Children’s Education: A Study of Rural Punjab in International Journal of Education and Management Studies. 6(2): 139-143. (NASS=4.79)
9. Kaur A.P(2016)Migration and Gender Paradigms: A Sociological Study. (ed) Khurana M. Emerging Trends in Facets of Social Relationships. ISBN 978-194482033-6 : 75-84
10. Kaur A.P (2015) Male migration and its impact on emotional wellbeing of women in International Journal of Social Sciences Review. 3(1):119-122.(NAAS=2.72)
11. Kaur A.P and Kumar M. (2015)Migration and its Discontents and Globalization and its Impact- Labour to the course Development Globalization and Society Under the e-PG Pathshala Project of UGC
12. Kaur A.P and Thakur V (2013) Psycho-socio, economic conditions of left behind families by NRI grooms in Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing. 4(3). 536-539. (NAAS =4.17)

For More Information:

1. Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Atinder_Kaur2

Awards/Honours/Distinctions:

1. University Grant Commission – Junior Research Fellowship for Doctoral Research.