NETWORK INSTITUTIONS

FACULTY

FACULTY

Dr. Neethu Elsa Alexander
Emp Code- LCSF13, Assistant Professor and HoD
Bachelor of Social Work
PhD in social work
Email: neethualexander243@gmail.com

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD in Social Work from Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous) affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University
  • Master of Social Work from Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous)
  • Bachelor of Social Work from Stella Maris college, (Autonomous) Chennai
  • One-year certificate course in Health Care Management, Apollo Institute of Hospital Management and Allied Sciences, Chennai

Domain Expertise

  • Internal Migration, Inter-state migrants and Health
  • Family and Child development

Experience and Contact address

Date of Joining : 19th May 2025
Email: neethualexander243@gmail.com

Selected Scholastic Contributions

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

  1. “Quality of life of migrant workers” in a Edited book titled Perspectives on Migrant Health by Cleverfox publication in September, 2021. HSSN: 4901

Journal Articles

  1. “Experiences of Migrant Children in their Home and School Environment” in Journal of Social Work and Social Development, in Vol. 12 (2) December 2020. ISSN 2229-6468

Book Reviews

  1. Book review “Development, Displacement and Marginalisation” in Rajagiri Journal of Social Development, Vol.8(2), December 2016 ISBN 978-93-5126-733

Scientific Presentations

  1. Presented a paper titled Indigenized Models in Social Work Practice with Migrant Population: An Indian Perspective. at the 24th Asia Pacific joint regional social work conference from 26th to 29th September, 2017 at Shenzhen, China
  2. Presented a paper titled Social Integration of Migrant Workers in Kerala: An exploratory study at the three-day national conference organized by the Centre for Diaspora Studies themed Changing Destinations and Origins from 22nd to 24th November 2017 at the University of Kerala, Thiruvanathapuram
  3. Presented a paper titled Children of Migrant Workers: Everyday lives at home and school at the 5th Indian Social Work Congress 2017 at Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady from 10th to 12th November, 2017

Academic Programmes Organized

  1. Organized Invited Lecture “Exploring Career Pathways in Social Work & Psychology” by Dr. Faseela Jaleel on 26th August, 2025
  2. Co-organised Exhibition on the theme “Every War Is a War against children” with Dialogical Democracy Initiative (DDI-LES) :6th to 13th October, 2025

Responsibilities at college programmes

  • Member of Board of Studies, FYUGP Social Work
  • Faculty coordinator, FYUGP-Parents Teachers Association
  • Faculty In charge, FYUGP Student Cabinet
  • Faculty member, IQAC Grievance redressal cell
  • Faculty representative, IQAC Anti Sexual Harassment Committee/Internal Complaints Committee
  • Faculty representative, IQAC steering committee
  • Faculty Coordinator for Club activities for FYUGP students
  • Faculty member of Loyola’s “Reclaiming Learning Initiative” (RELI)- staff development programme.

Awards and Achievements

  • Awarded Gold Medal for securing the First Rank in B.S.W by Madras University in 2007
  • General Proficiency Prize for all round performance during graduate programme from 2004-2007 at Stella Maris College, Chennai

Papers Taught

  1. Introduction to Professional Social Work UKLC1DSCWK100(Major), UKLC1DSCWK102(Minor 2)

Fieldwork supervision

  1. 21 students for Major
  2. 34 students of Minor 2

Exchange Programmes

  1. ERASMUS International exchange student during MSW to KATHO, Belgium- International Placement for 4th Semester from February 2nd – March 8th, 2009

Examinations

  1. Secured University Grants Commission (UGC) – Junior Research Fellowship on 7th September, 2013 under (UGC), New Delhi, Government of India

Membership in Professional Bodies

  • Member Kerala Association of Professional Social Workers (KAPS)
  • Life Member of Indian Council of Social Welfare, Kerala Branch (No.ICSW/LF/1387/17-19)