RESUME AFRINA RIZVI Professor, Department of Mass Communication, A.M.U., Aligarh Curriculum Vitae Ph.D. Comparative Study of Newspaper Coverage Pattern of Science News in India and UK, 1987 1997 A.M.U 2008 M.Sc. in Science Communication University of London, U.K. 1994 P.G. Diploma in Journalism AMU 1987 Ist Div. 68.7% Ist Position B.Ed AMU 1988 Ist Div. 68.0% M.Sc (Zoology) AMU 1985 Ist Div. 65.5% B.Sc. (Zoology) AMU 1983 Ist Div. 68.0% P.U.C AMU 1980 Ist (Hons) 75.4% High School UP Board 1979 Ist (Hons) 77.4% Fellowships, Awards and Grants 1. President s grant for Rs 6, 87, 000 to carry out five Workshops on Science writing/ journalism (2008). 2. Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholarship for M.Sc. in Science Communication at University of London (1993-4). 3. National Merit Scholarship (1979). International Awards and Recognition 1. Name included in Marquis Who s Who, 2014, Nominated for 2015. 2. Nominated for 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21 st Century, 2013 by International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England. Experience 1. Teaching and research experience since August, 1988- till date.
2 2. Resource Person to Refresher Course in the Dept. of Library and Information Science, AMU, Aligarh, October 2014. 3. Expert on the Review Committee of Vigyan Prasar, DST, Ministry of Science and Technology, GOI, India, June 2014. 4. Resource Person to five Workshops on Science journalism/science writing, jointly organized by NCSTC, Dept. of Science and Technology, Ministry of S&T, Govt. of India and Dept. of Mass Communication, AMU, Aligarh from December 2008- November 2014. 5. Resource person to Programme on Environmental Studies organized by Dept. of Education, AMU, Aligarh, March, 2012. 6. Completed a Program on Ethical Issues in International Health Research, organized by Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, from June 14-18, 2004. 7. Work experience on Close Encounters of Project 95, Science Museum, London, 1994. 8. Participant to the International Seminar on Media and Public Scientific Controversies, organized by the Committee on Public Understanding of Science (COPUS), U.K, 1994. 9. Associate Editor, Departmental Journal, The News Plus. 10. Worked as a sub-editor, National Herald. 11. Participant to the Academic Staff Orientation Programme, AMU from 24.7.89 to 23.8.89. 12. Participant to three Refresher Courses organized by University Grants Commission. 13. Experience of arranging and conducting international seminars and workshops. Research Guidance AWARDED 1. Name of the Scholar - Syed Fahar Ali Research Topic -The Role of Media in Generating HIV/AIDS Awareness in India 2. Name of the Scholar - Saad Ullah Khan Research Topic Role of Science Fiction in Popularizing Science among the Masses 3. Name of the Scholar- Marghoob Husain Research Topic- The Coverage of Women s Issues in India: A Comparative Study of Some Major English and Hindi Dailies
3 PRESENTLY SUPERVISING 1. Name of the Scholar - Afrin Ali Research Topic A Comparative Analysis of the Coverage of Health News in Four Major National Dailies and its Impact on Youth 2. Name of the Scholar Khursheed Ahmad Research Topic Mass Media and North Indian Farmers: A Study of Communication of Technical Knowledge and its Impact. 3. Name of the Scholar Sara Nasir Research Topic -The Effectiveness of Celebrity Endorsement: A Study on Consumer s Buying Behaviour (Thesis submitted) 4. Name of the Scholar Mohd. Nadeem Khan Research Topic Portrayal of Muslims in Critically Acclaimed Hindi Films 5. Name of the Scholar Shehnaz Zabi Research Topic -Role of Science Communication in Disaster Management with Special Reference to Jharkhand and Bihar from 2006 6. Name of the Scholar Nisa Askari Research Topic Framing of Climate Change in Major English Dailies of India and USA Research Projects 1. Orientation and Sensitization Workshop on Science Writing/Journalism - President s grant for Rs 6, 87, 500 to carry out five Workshops on Science writing/ journalism (2008) COMPLETED 2. Role of Science Fiction in Generating Awareness Regarding Science Among the Public (2009)- (As Mentor) - COMPLETED Publications Books Book entitled Science for the Masses, Dynamics of Popular Communication Published by Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine & Sciences, Aligarh, 2002.
4 Chapters in Books 1. Contributed a Chapter titled Introduction to Advertising in Advertising and Public Relations, published by Distance Education Centre, AMU, edited by Prof. NAK Durrani. 2. Contributed a Chapter titled Social and Economic Effects of Advertising in Advertising and Public Relations, published by Distance Education Centre, AMU. Latest Papers Published 1. Published a paper titled GM Food and Sustainable Development in International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, February 2015. 2. Published a paper titled Framing of Genetically Modified Food in Major English dailies in International Journal of Innovative Research and Studies, February 2015. 3. Published a paper titled, Technology, Literacy and Communication in Indian Journal of Science Communication, published by Indian Science Communication Society, Lucknow and Catalysed and Supported by NCSTC, Dept. of Science and Technology, Government of India, January-June, 2012. 4. Published a paper titled, Science Journalism in India: The Emerging Scenario in the Indian Journal of Communication Review, 2013. 5. Published a paper titled, Importance of Science Fiction Books in Popularization of Science in the Indian Journal of Communication Review, 2014. 6. Published a paper titled, Spread of HIV/AIDS Awareness and the Role of Media in its Prevention and Control in the Indian Journal of Communication Review, 2014. 7. Published a paper titled Scientific Content in Science Fiction: A Methodology for Comparative Analysis in Science Fiction in India, published by NCSTC, Govt. of India, New Delhi and ISWA, Faizabad, 2011. 8. Published a paper titled Scientific Temper and Science Communication in Communication Today, Jaipur, 2012. 9. Published a paper titled Scientific Temper, Science Communication and Development in Pragyaan, Journal of Mass Communication, Dehradun, 2012. 10. Panelist of the session on Socio-political Issues with reference to Agri-Biotech in India in the Conference on Agri-Biotechnology organized by Dept. of Biotechnology, Govt. of India, ICAR and CII at New Delhi from December 19-20, 2011. Presented a paper on Coverage of GM Food Debate in India (paper published).
5 Papers published/presented in Seminars/Conferences/Congresses/Symposia/ Workshops 1. Presented a paper titled, Science in the Public Sphere in India, in the Global Fusion Media Conference, 2013 organized by Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, USA from October 4-6, 2013. 2. Presented a paper titled, Empowering People: Media and GM Food Debate in India, in the Global Fusion Media Conference, 2011, on Power, Resistance and the Media, organized by Temple University, Philadelphia, USA from October 14-16, 2011. 3. Presented a paper on Framing of GM Debate in Major English Dailies in the International Seminar on Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Semantics, organized by Dept. of Linguistics, AMU, Aligarh from February 25-27, 2011. 4. Presented a paper titled, A Comparative study of the Framing of GM Debate in Major English Dailies in The 11 th International Conference on Public Communication of Science & Technology, 11 th PCST-2010 on Science Communication without Frontiers, organized by PCST, ISWA, NCSTC, Govt. of India at New Delhi from December 06-10, 2010. 5. Participated and presented papers in the 8 th Indian Science Communication Congress-2008 organized by NCSTC, Dept of Science and Technology, New Delhi, at Science City, Chennai from December 10-14, 2008. 6. Presented a paper on Scientific Content in Science Fiction in National Discussion on Science Fiction, organized by NCSTC, Govt. of India at Varanasi, UP from November 10-14, 2008 (paper published). 7. Participated and presented in An International Meet on Mapping the Scientific Consciousness, National and Global Efforts at New Delhi, organized by, NCSTC and NISTADS, CSIR, Govt. of India from March 6-7, 2008. 8. Presented a paper on Parallel Modes of Science Communication in the National Seminar on Science Communication through Creative Genres organized by NCSTC, Dept of Science and Technology, Science Technology & Development Initiative and Indian Science Writers Association at Dehradun (Uttrakhand) from February 20-23, 2008. 9. Presented a paper on End of History: A Mediated Myth, in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on End of History: Myth or Reality at Dyal Singh College, Karnal, from February 15-16, 2008. 10. Presented a paper on Technology: Literacy and Communication in the 7 th National Science Communication Congress jointly organized by NCSTC, Dept of Science and Technology. New Delhi and Indian Science Writers Association at New Delhi, from December 05-09, 2007. 11. Presented a paper on Right to Information and Science Communication in the 5 th National Science Communication Congress, jointly organized by National Council for Science & Technology Communication, Indian Science Writers Association and Basant Seva Sansthan at Varanasi, UP,from December 12-16, 2005.
12. Keynote Speaker in the National Seminar on Media, Technology and Rural Development, organized by Dept. of Mass communication and sponsored by NCSTC, DST, Ministry of Science and Technology at V.B.S. Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, UP, from October 22-23, 2005. 13. Participated in the Workshop on Population, Development and Gender organized by UNFPA and Press Institute of India, Aligarh, UP, from July 28-30, 2005. 14. Presented a paper on Science and Society in the 4 th National Science Communication Congress, jointly organized by National Council for Science & Technology Communication, Indian Science Writers Association and Yuva Vigyan Parishad, Gwalior, MP, from December 20-24, 2004. 15. Presented a paper on Role of Mass Media in Communicating Science in the National Seminar on Scientific Temper & Mass Communication, organized by OTS, Jaipur, Rajasthan, from November 29-30, 2004. 16. Completed a Program on Ethical Issues in International Health Research, organized by Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, from June 14-18, 2004. 17. Presented a paper on Health Communication in the National Seminar on Health for All in the New Millennium, organized by National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi from February 24 26, 2003. 18. Presented a paper on Portrayal of Women in Indian Media in the seminar on Violence against Women and the Girl Child, organized by Centre for Women Studies, AMU, Aligarh from April 1 2, 2003. 19. Presented a paper on Recent Trends in Newspaper Advertising in India in the symposium on Innovations in the Language of Indian News Media, Organized by Linguistic Society of India, Aligarh from November 13-15, 2000. 20. Presented a paper on Science Communication: Its Scope and Importance in the New Millennium at the National Convention of Journalism and PR Educators, Organized by University of Rajasthan and Public Relations Society of India, Jaipur, from November 11-12, 2000. 21. Presented a paper on Science, Globalization and Science Communication on the Threshold of the Third Millennium in the International Science Congress, Minsk, Belarus, from October 3-6 2000 (Published in the Proceedings of the International Science Congress, Minsk). 22. Presented a paper on Studying Linguistic Changes through T.V. Commercials in the National Seminar on New Discourse Trends Emerging through Television, Organized by Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore, September 20-22, 2000. 23. Supervised the project Linguistic Change and T.V Commercials, August 2000. 24. Presented a paper on Globalization and Science Communication, in the International Symposium on Globalization and the Challenges of the New Millennium, Organized by the Department of Sociology and Social Work, AMU Aligarh, 31.3.2000 to 1.4.2000. 6
7 25. Presented a paper on Conflicting Cultures of Science and Society, in the 87 th Session of the Indian Science Congress, Pune, from January 3-7, 2000. 26. Presented a paper on Communicating Science to the Public: Challenges and Prospects in the New Millennium in the International Seminar on Mass Media in the New Millennium, Organized by Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, AMU, from March 11-12, 2000 (Abstract published). 27. Presented a paper on Science and Society, in the National Seminar on Education for Social Engineering, Organized by Department of Education, AMU, from March 14-15, 1999. 28. Principal Investigator, Field Survey on the Impact of Media on Villagers, February 1998. 29. Carried out the research project, Close Encounters of Project 95 at the Science Museum, London, which included researching material, conducting interviews and opinion survey for setting up an interactive gallery. 30. Presented a paper on Public Understanding of Science, Organized by India Study Group, Aligarh, from March 10, 1995. 31. Presented a paper on Communal Harmony and Role of the Media in the seminar organized by Vishva Yuwak Kendra, New Delhi, from February 24-25 1992. 32. Regular contribution of articles in various newspapers, magazines and journals. Co-Curricular/Administrative Assignments 1. Chairperson, Dept. of Mass Communication, AMU since August 4, 2015. 2. Pro-proctor, AMU from September 2012-2015. 3. Coordinator of the Project on Science writing/journalism granted by NCSTC, DST, Ministry of Science and Technology, from May, 2008- November 2014. 4. Convener, Short Evening Courses, General Education Centre, AMU from1997 to 2006. Organized lecturers and seminar and conducted courses on topical themes such as Science and Society, Information Technology, Mass Media and the Common Man. 5. Participated in Shero-O-Naghma, a cultural programme organized by ETV Urdu on August 20, 2002 (First Prize). 6. Organizing Secretary of the International Seminar on Mass Media in the New Millennium, organized by the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, AMU, March 11-12, 2000. 7. Coordinator, National Media Meet, AMU, Aligarh, September 7, 1997. 8. Regular participation in seminars and literary and cultural activities of the university.