Dr. Seema Sharma, Professor has joined as Head, Department of Human Development & Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana on November 7, 2023. She is an accomplished academician & researcher with over 30 years of experience in teaching, research &extension. She joined as an Assistant Professor in College of Home Science, Koani in July, 1993 and shifted to Department of Human Development, Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana in November, 1999 and later promoted as Professor in November, 2010.

Dr. Sharma has taught 36 UG & PG courses and was actively involved in the development and updation of various UG, PG, Diploma & Certificate courses. She has also acted as paper setter and evaluator for 14 different universities. She has mentored 11 M.Sc. & 6 Ph.D students and has published 13 book chapters and 2 UG practical manuals.

Dr. Sharma has made significant contribution to the research in the areas of mental health, media usage, socio-emotional well-being and life skills. She has published 95 research papers in national and international journals of repute. She has attended 56 conferences and workshops, published 13 abstracts and presented 15 papers in national and international conferences. She has acted as reviewer for various peer reviewed research journals and associated with many professional societies.

Dr. Sharma has also been actively involved in field outreach activities as she has organized 24 trainings, published 40 extension articles, 5 Radio/ TV talks, 2 extension bulletins and 21 lectures as a resource person to disseminate knowledge to anganwadi workers, school teachers, early childhood education trainers, rural ladies and adolescents. She has worked as convener of various committees at university, college and departmental level.

Her administrative experience include Incharge, Laboratory Nursery School and After School Care Progamme, Nominee, Dean PGS for post graduate students of three departments namely Apparels and Textile Sciences, Resource Management and Consumer Science and Human Development & Family Studies. She has also acted as President, Lawn tennis and Convener, teaching, research and extension for time to time during the PAU service.

She is recipient of Dr. Pramila Pathak Memorial Award of Best Developmental Psychologist during 2012, conferred by Indian Psychometric and Educational Research Association, Patna.