FACULTY
Dr. Joice K Joseph
Guest Faculty
Department of Disaster Management
MSW, MSc, PhD
Email: joicejosephk@gmail.com

Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D. (Environmental science and disaster management), from Mahatma Gandhi University
  • M.Sc. Disaster Management, from Mahatma Gandhi University
  • M.S.W., from Indira Gandhi National Open University

Domain Expertise

  • Disaster Risk Management
  • Humanitarian Logistics
  • Public Health Aspects of Disaster Management
  • Environment Conservation
  • Geospatial Technologies for Disaster Management

Experience and Contact address

Email: joicejosephk@gmail.com

Selected Scholastic Contributions

BOOKS

  • Joice K Joseph, Karunakaran Akhildev, Asharose, Naveen Babu and A.P. Pradeepkumar, editors, Proceedings volume of the 3ed   Disaster risk and vulnerability conference (DRVC), 29-31 March 2017, ISBN 9788192344980.

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

  • Joice K Joseph, Manikandan A.D, Karunakaran Akhil Dev and A.P Pradeepkumar-Pilgrim governance and environmental sustainability: A case study of Sabarimala pilgrim destination, Kerala, India, book-The new rural paradigm: policies and governance published by National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR) , Hyderabad, ISBN 978-93-84503-72-7.
  • Joice K Joseph, Karunakaran Akhil Dev, A.P. Pradeepkumar, and Mahesh Mohan  Big Data Analytics and Social Media in Disaster Management in  P Samui, D Kim, C Ghosh (ed.s) Integrating Disaster Science and Management Global Case Studies in Mitigation and Recovery. Amsterdam: Elsevier https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812056-9.00016-6.

Journal Articles

  • Joice K. Joseph, Dev Anand, P. Prajeesh , Anand Zacharias, Anu George Varghese, A. P. Pradeepkumar and K.R. Baiju  (2020) , Community resilience mechanism in an unexpected extreme weather event: An analysis of the Kerala floods of  2018, India, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 49 , https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101741, Elsevier.
  • Joice K. Joseph, K. G. Ambady, A K Dev, Edbert B. Hsu and A. P. Pradeepkumar (2019), Pilgrim Satisfaction in a Mass Religious Gathering: Study from Sabarimala Destination, Kerala State of India, Journal of Religion and Health 59:1713–1727, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00814-w, Springer.
  • Joice K Joseph, Amrutha Haridasan, K. Akhildev and AP Pradeepkumar- Applications of Vetiver Grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides) in Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction – Studies from Kerala State of India. Journal of geography and natural disasters, Volume 7(1) DOI: 10.4172/2167-0587.1000192.
  • Joice K Joseph, Naveen Babu, Karunakaran Akhildev and A.P. Pradeepkumar – Identification of potential health risks in mass gatherings: A study from Sabarimala pilgrimage, Kerala, India. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction- 17(2016)95–99 DOI:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2016.04.008, Elsevier.
  • Joice K Joseph, Sylu S Nair and AP Pradeepkumar- Emergency Nursing in Mass Casualty Events: Awareness and Preparedness amongst Nurses in Kerala, India, Disaster Advances (DAD-2016-0022), Vol. 9 (11) November (2016). 
  • Karunakaran Akhil Dev, Joice K Joseph, Diptendu Das, K Ramprasad and Ramprasad Bhatacharaya- The trends of chemical disasters in India, the past three decades National journal of Disaster and development vol.no.7 1and 2, National Institute of Disaster Management, New Delhi,2015.

Scientific Presentations

  • Joice K Joseph, Anand Zacharias, Karunakaran Akhildev and AP Pradeepkumar- Surface and groundwater contamination in connection with seasonal mass gathering: a study from Pamba River and nearby wells, at the international conference on “Water Resources: Innovations in Quality and Quantity, Sustainable Development Challenges and Management – ICWR 2018” to be held in the Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Dept. of Geology, University of Kerala, India during 15-17 March 2018.
  • Joice K Joseph, Karunakaran Akhil Dev and A.P Pradeepkumar  An ecosystem-based approach for Pamba river restoration using vetiver system application in Symposium on Pamba May 19 to 21 at Kottayam jointly organized by KN Raj Centre for Economics, school of international relations and politics and school of environmental sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala.
  • Joice K Joseph, Amrutha Haridasan, Karunakaran Akhil Dev, Ani Thomas Idikkula and A.P Pradeepkumar – Implementation of Vetiver Hedges (Chrysopogon Zizanioides) Towards Ecosystem-Based Disaster Risk Reduction – A Viability Study in Joice K Joseph et al 2017  Proc of the Third  Disaster Risk and Vulnerability Conference, 29-31 March 2017, Department of Geology, University of Kerala. ISBN 9788192344980 
  • Joice K Joseph, Amrutha Haridasan, Karunakaran Akhil Dev, Ani Thomas Idikkula and A.P Pradeepkumar -Phytoremediation capabilities of vetiver (chrysopogon zizanioides) and Nilakkarimbu (Saccharum spontaneum) towards the purification of polluted water, and a field implementation model for river protection 29th Kerala Science Congress 28 to 30 January 2017, at Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla, Kerala.

Awards and Achievements

  • Paristhithithi Poshni PhD Research Fellowship - 2015 of Dept of Environment & Climate Change, Government of Kerala.
  • BIIC-IUCOFSA start-up grant - 2018
  • Selected as mentor for global Kumbhmela challenges training programme, organized by Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) USA at Nasik.
  • Prepared Disaster Management Plan for Kozhikode district for STED and revenue department in 2010.
  • Team member, Indian Arctic Expedition 2016.
  • Reviewer of manuscripts for Springer's Spatial Information Research, Elsevier's International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Taylor and Francis' Journal of Management Spirituality and Religion ,and AIMS Geosciences..

Trainings attended

  • United Nations Certificate Course (UNCC): on Climatic Change, by United Nations Institute of Training and Research (UNITR), (2015)
  • Short term online course on Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS for Natural Resources, by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), (2014 and 2015)
  • Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) Applications, by National Remote Sensing Center (NRSC) Hyderabad, (2012)

Membership in Professional Bodies

  • National Safety Council India
  • Registered UN Volunteer
  • Indian Red Cross Society
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