Dr.Zeenat Taher

Assistant Professor II

Dr. Zeenat Taher is an Assistant Professor-II at KIIT School of Law, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University, with eighteen years of experience in teaching English language, literature, and communication across disciplines, including Law, Engineering, and Management. She specializes in ‘American Literature’ and ‘English Language Teaching’ (ELT). She also serves as an ‘Access Teacher’ in the U.S. State Department-sponsored English Access Micro Scholarship Program at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences. A 2018 alumna of the prestigious Academic Exchange Program, “Study of United States Institute for Scholars” (SUSI) program in “Institute on Contemporary American Literature” at Seattle University, she has completed multiple ‘E-Teacher’ training programs on scholarship from institutions such as the University of Oregon, the University of Maryland, and Middlebury Institute of International Studies. She is committed to teacher development and global English language education.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

Ph.D. in English awarded in the 2025 under the Faculty of Arts, Communication & Indic Studies, Sri Sri University, Cuttack, Odisha.

COURSE EXPERTISE

English Language Teaching (ELT), American Literature.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

English Language Teaching (ELT), American Literature, Communication Strategies, Personality Development, Feminism, Film Studies

Administrative Responsibilities

  • Faculty-In-Charge – International Students’ Relations, KIIT School of Law,
  • Faculty-In-Charge – Global Immersion Programme, KIIT Deemed to be University

Awards and Achievements

Participated as the sole representative from India alongside participants from 18 different countries in the “Study of United States Institute for Scholars” – a prestigious Academic Exchange programme in “Institute on Contemporary American Literature” sponsored by “United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs” and hosted by “College of Arts and Sciences at “Seattle University” in Washington State in 2018 sponsored by the U. S. State Department.

Outreach Activity

Conducted Community Service “Empowering Muslim Minority Women with Life Skills and Sustenance under the Service Learning Project sponsored by RELO, U. S. Embassy, New Delhi, India. Resource person for English Teachers’ Training Programmes in Mumbai, Hyderabad and Odisha conducted by Regional English Language Office (RELO), U.S. Embassy, New Delhi, India. Acted as Judge in Sai Global Debate Competition organized by Sai International School, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Professional Membership

ELTAI Membership ID: E21M00346

Projects & Consultancies

Conducted Community Service “Empowering Muslim Minority Women with Life Skills and Sustenance under the Service Learning Project sponsored by RELO, U. S. Embassy, New Delhi, India, and the U.S. Department of State.