For having MSW (Social Work), MA (Sociology), MA (Population Studies), Ph.D. in Social Work, Dip. in Guidance & Counseling, PG Dip. in IRPM, Dip. in Health Care & Hospital Management, Dr.Kusuma is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Sri VenksteswsaraUniversity, Tirupati, A.P..
She has 16 years of research and teaching experience. Her research specializations are Family and Child Welfare, Women and Gender Studies, Domestic Violence of Women and Gender Discrimination. Under her supervision, 4 research scholars are pursuing for Ph.D. To her credit, she has published 6 books, 20 chapters in different books, 26 Course materials, 26 papers in National and International Journals. She is a reviewer for 3 International Journals and she is the editor for one International Journal. GLACIER has nominated her as member of its Editorial Board. Also she has successfully completed ICSSR research project. She organised a National Seminar and also a 6-day Workshop on Research Methodology Course in Social Sciences. She has attended and presented papers in 51 National/International Conferences/Seminars; she participated in 19 workshops and also visited Bangkok, Singapore, Malaysia and Perth, Western Australia. She is a member of Board of Studies of Vikrama Simhapuri University, Sri Venkateswara University and Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswavidyalayam. She is the life member of All India Association for Educational Research, Bhubaneswar, Indian Association for Women’s Studies, New Delhi, Life member, Indian Society of Professional Social Work (ISPSW), Bangalore and Women in Asia, University Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
She is gained administrative experience by working as the Coordinator for Women Studies and Former Member, Executive Council of V.S. University.
Dr. Kusuma has received FOUR awards – 1. Bharat Jyothi Puraskar Award 2017, 2. VIWA-Distinguished Woman in Humanities & Social Sciences 2018, 3. National award of Excellence 2018 ‘Adarsh Vidya Saraswati Rashtriaya Puraskar’ and 4. VIWA-Distinguished Scientist in Social Work-August 2018.
General Publications
Books
- Problems of Girl Child need for sensitization and support 2015 Text Book Serials Publications, New Delhi, ISBN: 978-81-8387-717-6
- Status of Girl Child in India 2011 Text Book Serials Publications, New Delhi, ISBN: 978-81-8387
- Social Work Profession and fields 2011 Text Book Directorate of Distance Education, S.V. University, Tirupati
- Social Work Intervention – Methods and strategies 2011 Text Book Directorate of Distance Education, S.V. University, Tirupati
- Medical and Psychiatric Social Work 2011 Text Book Directorate of Distance Education, S.V. University, Tirupati
- Social Work Practice with Families & Children 2011 Text Book Directorate of Distance Education, S.V. University, Tirupati
- Research Methodology in Social Science 2021 Serial Publications (P) Ltd ISBN: 978-93-91844-21-9 S.V. University, Tirupati
Research interest
By Research
- Family and Child Welfare.
- Women and Gender Studies
- Child protection and welfare
- Community Development
By Teaching :
- Family and Child Welfare.
- Women and Gender Studies
- Guidance and Counseling.
- RURAL sociology
- Urban Sociology
- Industrial Sociology
- Principals of Sociology
Research projects
“Domestic Violence Among Manual Workers: A Comparative Study In Rural And Urban Areas of Nellore District” ICSSR-SRC, Hyderabad 2017 Grant/Amount Mobilized 40,000.00
Conference
- Bharat Jyoti Puraskar Award 2017
- Venus International Women Awards – 2018 as Distinguished Woman in Humanities and Social Sciences
- National award of Excellence 2017 ‘Adarsh Vidya Saraswati Rashtriaya Puraskar’-April 2017.
- Distinguished Scientist in Social Work-August 2018, Venus International Women Awards-VIWA
Visited abroad:
- Bangkok to attend the International Conference
- Singapore and Malaysia on Academic interest
- Perth, Australia to attend the International Conference
Resource Person:
- Department of Social Work, Directorate of Distance Education, S.V. University, Tirupati
- Family Planning Association of India (FPAI), Hyderabad
Administrative Positions Held:
- Member, Executive Council of VS University
- Coordinator for Women Studies
- Member, Board of Studies (PG), V.S. University, Nellore
- Member, Board of Studies (PG), S.V. University, Tirupati
- Member, Board of Studies (PG), SPMVV, Tirupati
Membership in Professional Organisations:
- Life Member of All India Association for Educational Research, RIE,
Bhubaneswar.
- Life Member of Indian Association for Women’s Studies, New Delhi.
- Indian Society of Professional Social Work (ISPSW), Bangalore
Courses Attended:
- “Orientation Programme” organized by S.V. University, Tirupati in 2014.
- “Refresher Course in Social Work”, organized by S.V. University, Tirupati in 2013.
“Refresher Course in Entrepreneurship”, organized by S.V. University, Tirupati in 2018.
