Dr. Bidu Bhusan Dash
Associate Professor I
Dr Bidu Bhusan Dash is an associate professor and head at the School of Mass Communication, KIIT Deemed to be University. He has done fieldwork in various regions of India to understand the correlation of media and power from pragmatic perspectives. His academic training at TISS and practice in media and international non-governmental organizations help him to understand the strategic use of communication for development. He was CRY National Child Rights Research Fellow and Charles Wallace India Trust Visiting Fellow at SOAS, University of London. He has published his research in journals like Journalism, Asia Pacific Media Educator and Economic and Political Weekly. His current research concerns range from Communication for Social Change, to Media in Everyday Life.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
- MA in Development Journalism and Electronic Communication from Utkal University, MPhil in Social Sciences from Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, PhD in Rural Development from Tata Institute of Social Sciences,
COURSE EXPERTISE
Print Journalism, Radio Journalism, Development Communication, Media and Public Policy
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Communication for Social Change
Administrative Responsibilities
- Head, School of Mass Communication
Awards and Achievements
- CRY National Child Rights Research Fellow 2014, Charles Wallace India Trust Fellow at SOAS, University of London
Professional Membership
- Indian Sociological Society (ISS) Life Member