Dr. Shefali Bedi
Educational Qualifications
- PostDoctoral, Ph.D., MA (Gold Medalist), UGC-NET-JRF
Designation
- Assistant Professor in Sociology
Department
- School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts
- shefali{dot}bedi{at}psou{dot}ac{dot}in
Area of Interest
- Popular Culture and Gender Studies, Social Impact Studies
Number of Journal Publications
- 09
Number of Conference Publications
- 01
Number of Books
- 01
Vidwan Profile
Short Biography
- Dr. Shefali Bedi currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts at Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open University, Patiala (India). She holds a Ph.D. and has qualified UGC- NET (JRF), and is a Gold Medallist in M.A. Sociology. She is the author of the book Globalisation and Social Networking: Dialogue, Disposition and Emerging Trends in Indian Society (Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 2021). She was also awarded the Post-Doctoral Fellowship by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). With over fifteen years of teaching experience at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, Dr. Bedi has contributed extensively to curriculum development, pedagogy innovation, and e- content creation for certificate, diploma, and degree programs in the Online and Distance Learning (ODL) mode. She also serves as the Coordinator of the B.A. Programme and the Certificate Programme in Science of Happiness at Workplace at her university. Dr. Bedi has successfully completed two research projects — one funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi, and another by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Mohali. Her research interests include social networks, popular culture, and social impact studies, and she has published extensively in reputed national and international journals, as well as in edited volumes.