Dr. Sunitha Vijayan

Junior Scientist 
Traffic Engineering and Safety Division

Name Dr. Sunitha Vijayan
Designation Junior Scientist 
Division Traffic Engineering and Safety Division
Email ID sunitha.natpac@gmail.com
Contact Number 9497323654
Contact Address Devi, J.P. Lane, KRA- 24, Nemom P.O., Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala- 695020
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Google / Scopus Scholar ID
Research Gate

Research Area/ Research Interests
  • Transportation Economics, Agriculture Economics, Women Empowerment, Education
Professional Experience / Career Details
  • 29/05/2023- Present: Scientist-B/Junior Scientist (Quantitative Techniques/Transport Economics), Transportation Planning and Engineering Division, KSCSTE-NATPAC, Thiruvananthapuram
  • 07/10/2021- 27/05/2023: Assistant professor on contract (Economics), School of Distance Education, Kariavattom Campus, University of Kerala
  • 01/09/2014 - 07/09/2016: Assistant Professor (FDP substitute), SN College, Sivagiri, Varkala
Educational Qualifications:
Ph.D. Subject: Economics
University: University of Kerala
Year: 2021
Thesis: - Risk Management in Agriculture: An Impact Analysis of Crop Insurance Schemes in Kerala.
MA Subject: Economics
University:Department of Economics, Kariavattom Campus, University of Kerala
Year: 2012
BA Subject: Economics
University: University of Kerala
Year: 2010
List of Projects involved Research
Consultancy
Sponsored Projects
Journal Papers Sci / Scopus Peer Reviewed
  • Sunitha Vijayan (2014), Economic Liberlisation and Indian Agriculture: ‘The Story Behind the Veil’, Research Scholar, Peer Refereed Quarterly Inter Disciplinary Research Journal, Vol. IV No.4, ISSN 2249-6696, Page no:167-172
  • Sunitha Vijayan (2014), WTO and Indian Agriculture: A Case of Marginalisation of Agricultural Labourers, Research Lines, Peer Reviewed, Vol VII No. 2, ISSN 0975- 8941, Page no:70-77
  • Sunitha Vijayan (2015), Publicly -Financed Health Insurance for the Poor: The Case of RSBY – CHIS, Mirror, Peer Refereed Bi-Annual International Research Journal of Commerce, Management & Social Science, Vol 5 No. 1, ISSN 2249 – 8117, Page no:154-160
  • Sunitha Vijayan and Christabell P.J (2018), Crop Insurance in India: An Analysis, Southern economist, Vol.56, No.20, ISSN 0038-4046, Page no. 13-21
  • Sunitha Vijayan and Christabell P.J. (2019), Managing Risk in Agriculture: A Study of Crop Insurance in Kerala, International Journal of Innovative Knowledge Concepts, Vol. 7, Issue 4, ISSN: 2454-2415, Page no. 08-21
Conference Proceedings Sci / Scopus / Professional body
  • Policy Document Restructuring Kerala Economy: Alternative Perspectives, Submitted to the Government of Kerala by Inter University Centre for Alternative Economics, Department of Economics, University of Kerala.
Research Reports
Books / Book Chapters / Monographs Sci / Scopus / Peer Reviewed
  • Sunitha Vijayan (2016), Is NRHM a Panacea for Women Health? An Impact Analysis of KallikkadPachayat, Edited book chapter, WOMEN: Awakening to the Epitome of Power, Haseena V.A., EDITION 2016, ISBN:978-81-8387-739-8, Page no: 316-333, Serial Publications Pvt Ltd, New Delhi.
  • Sunitha Vijayan and Christabell P.J. (2021), Synergistic Effect of Cooperation in Agriculture: Empirical Evidence from Paddy Farming in Kerala, Edited book chapter, Cooperatives, Mutual Aid and Solidarity Economics: Experiences from around the world, Edition 2021, ISBN:978-93-83931-60-6, Page no: 57-72, Academic Publications, Delhi,
  • Sunitha Vijayan and Vishnu P.S. (2023), Crop Insurance in Kerala: The Journey of a Lost Saviour, Edited book chapter, Social and Solidarity Economy: A sectoral Narrative, Edition 2023, ISBN:978-93-91798-51-2, Page no: 107-123, Academic Publication, Delhi.
Administrative and Institutional Support
Training programs attended
  • ICSSR sponsored Workshop on Social Research Methods conducted at Loyola College of Social Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram from 18th to 27th November, 2013
Training Workshops conducted
Honours/ Awards/Fellowships Received:
  • PG Merit Scholarship (2010) – University of Kerala.
  • UGC- NET in Economics -2012
  • UGC- Junior Research Fellowship in Economics -2012
  • University of Kerala Bridge Post Doctoral Fellowship 2019-2020 (declined)
  • Chief Minister’s Nava Kerala Post Doctoral Fellowship 2022-23 (declined)
Membership in Professional bodies
Student Guidance
  • M.Tech Thesis
  • B.Tech Project
  • Internship
Invited Talk delivered
Positions held
  • Member in Committees etc