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Sister Maria Tanisha, A.C.

Sister Maria Tanisha, A.C.

M.A, PhD
Principal
Patna Women’s College (Autonomous)
Vidwan ID – 358265
Orchid ID – 0009-0000-9666-1812

  • Name: Sister Maria Tanisha A.C.
  • Gender: Female
  • Designation: Principal, Patna Women’s College
  • Department: Home Science
  • Area of Interest: Human Development & Child Psychology
  • Research work Experience:
  • Ph. D. Thesis: Impact of Commercial Advertisements on the Consumer Behaviour among  Children
  • Research Supervised:
  • The Role of Social Media in the Interpersonal Relationship among Youth. B. A. Dissertation, 2022.
  • Sister Tanisha M. 2026. Advertisement impact on consumer behaviour and pester power among children. International Journal of Home Science. 12(5): 23-26.
  • Sinha J. and Sister Tanisha M. 2026. The impact of workplace environment on anxiety in working pregnant women. International Journal of Home Science. 12(1):38-40
  • Kumari B. and Sister Tanisha M. 2025. An Empirical Study of Assessment of Nutritional Status of children in Rural Anganwadi: with special reference to West Champaran, Bihar. International Journal for Social Development. 13(3): 104-112.
  • Sinha J. and Sister Tanisha M. 2024. Family support as a buffer against anxiety and maternal stress during pregnancy. International Journal for Social Development. 12(4): 201-207.
  • Sister Tanisha M. and Singh B. 2019. Impact of Commercial Advertisement on the Consumer Behaviour among Children.  Shodh Samvid. 11(8): 130-137.
  • Kumari P and Sister Tanisha M. 2016. Status of Women Workers in Unorganized Sector: A Case Study of Patna Town. Itihas ki Khoj Mein, Research Journal of History. Vol. X: 70-79.
  • Participated in the Six Day Faculty Development Programme on “Seeking New Horizons Moving Ahead towards Excellence” held from 1st – the July 2024, organized by Apostolic Carmel Generalate, Bengaluru in collaboration with IQAC, Patna Women’s College, Autonomous, Patna University, Patna.
  • Attended Five Day Faculty Development Programme on “ Innovation in Teaching Pedagogy and Research Trends” held from 3rd – 7th July, 2023 organized by IQAC, Patna Women’s College (Autonomous) & St. Xavier’s College of Management & Technology, Patna in collaboration with Xavier Board of Higher Education in India, Bengaluru.
  • Attended RUSA sponsored Five Day Online Faculty Development Programme on “Creating a Positive Work Culture: Strategy for Quality and Excellence” held from 23rd – 27th June, 2021 organized by IQAC, Patna Women’s College (Autonomous), Patna University in collaboration with St. Aloysius College ( Autonomous), Jabalpur.
  • Attended Five Day online Faculty Development Programme on “Curriculum Development for Outcome Based Education” held from 28th Sept. – 3rd Oct., 2020 organized by IQAC, Patna Women’s College (Autonomous), Patna University, Patna.
  • Completed the Two Weeks Faculty Development Programme on “Enhancing Psychological Skills for Teaching & Practice” from September 15th – 29th , 2020 organized by Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi under the aegis of  Ministry of Human Resource Development, Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching.
  • Attended Five Day online Faculty Development Programme on “Moodle LMS: Exploring New Horizons of Teaching-Learning ” organized by Department of MCA & Computer Science, Patna Women’s College (Autonomous), Patna University, Patna,  from 15th – 21st May 2020.
  • Completed the 3rd Special Winter School on “Law, Society and Advancement of Technology” by UGC, Human Resource Development Centre, Patna University, Patna, held from 19.02.2016 to 10.03.2016.
  • Participated in a six-day workshop on ‘Emotional Intelligence, Stress Management, Motivation, Winning Negotiation and Teaching Ethics’ conducted by Sociatrix Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. From 3rd – 8th October 2012.
  • Completed a ‘Training in Soft Skills’, from 14.05.2009 to 20.05.2009, organized by Allahabad Agricultural Institute Deemed University, Allahabad & Institute of Quality in Higher Education.
  • Completed one week course in Direct Trainer Skills by Bihar Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development, WALMI Campus, Patna from 22nd – 30th June 2007.
  • Completed Orientation Course by UGC, Academic Staff College, Patna University, Patna held from 27th March to 23rd April 1999.
  • Member of Academic Council, Patna Women’s College, Patna University
  • Member of IQAC, Patna Women’s College, Patna University
  • Chairperson, Board of Studies, Department of Home Science, Patna Women’s College, Patna University
  • Member of Examination Committee, Patna Women’s College, Patna University
  • Member of Academic Council, St. Xavier’s University of Management & Technology, Digha, Patna
  • Life member, Home Science Association of India.

Convenor of RUSA sponsored National Seminar on “……” organized by the Department of Home Science, Patna Women’s College, Patna University, Patna, Sept 18-19, 2019.