• Diana Mathews & Akhila Johnson (2024). Reckoning Youth: Understanding the Societal Fabriac of Juvenile Delinquency through Case Studies, Humanities and Social Science Studies Journal, 13 (2). ISSN: 2319-829X
• Akhila Johnson & S. Sampath Kumar (2023). Maternal Experiences of Caring for a Child with Autism: A Narrative Review of Qualitative Studies, Indian Journal of Natural Sciences, 14(79). ISSN: 0976-0997
• Akhila Johnson & S. Sampath Kumar (2023). Mixed Methods Research: Tracing the Trajectory and Understanding the Recent Trends. ShodhaSamhita: Journal of Fundamental & Comparative Research, 9(1), 7. Pp 141-148. ISSN: 2277-7067
• Akhila Johnson & S. Sampath Kumar (2023). Employment Barriers of Mothers Caring for Children with Autism in Kerala: A Phenomenological Study. Education and Society, 47(2), 3. ISSN: 2778-6864
• Akhila Johnson & S. Sampath Kumar (2022). Influence of Child’s Autism on Relation- ships: A Phenomenological Study among Maternal Caregivers in Kerala. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S8), 3088-3103.
• Dr. Yasir Ashraf, Akhila Johnson, Dr. N. Sofia, Dr. Bilal Ahmad Mir (2022). An Analysis on Gender Conflicts: Balancing the Family and the Profession- A Challenge for South Indian Married Working Women. International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 14(5). DOI: 10.9756/INTJESCE/V1415.659
• Akhila Johnson (2019). A Sociological Study on the Old Age Homes of Meenachil Taluk, Kottayam. Kerala Sociologist- Journal of the Kerala Sociological Society, 47(1): 43-50. ISSN: 0975-893
• Akhila Johnson (2018). Understanding Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: A Sociological Analysis, Vimala International Research Journal for Humanities & Social Sciences, 4(2): 38-44. ISSN: 2348-4837. 

• Akhila Johnson & Dr. S. Sampath Kumar (2023). Marital Satisfaction Scale: A New Instrument to measure marital satisfaction of maternal caregivers of children with autism. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, Europe. ISBN: 978-620-6-78703-7 

INTERNATIONAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS

• Akhila Johnson (2024, January). Sacred Groves of Kerala: A Systematic Review on their Crucial Contribution to Biodiversity Conservation. Paper presented in the three-day International Conference on ‘Sustainability: Assessment and Challenges’ (ICOSAC 2024) organized by Mar Athanasius College (Autonomous), Kothamangalam, Kerala, India.
• Akhila Johnson (2023, October). Marital Satisfaction among Mothers Caring for their Child with Autism: A Mixed Methods Study. Paper presented in the Canada India Research Centre for Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) Graduate South Asia Conference conducted by University of Guelph, Ontario.
• Akhila Johnson (2020, February). Health at Crossroads: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis among Indian Mothers of Children Affected with Autism. Paper presented in the First Multidisciplinary International Conference on the Social and Life Sciences on the theme. ‘Gender, Health, Information and the Environment’ organized by East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

NATIONAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS

• Akhila Johnson (2023, November). Deciphering the Maternal Experiences of Caring a Child with Autism: A Qualitative Study. Paper presented in the two day South Asian Conference on ‘Healthcare at the Crossroads: Transforming Healthcare in India at 75’ conducted by School of Social Science- Department of Sociology, VET Institute of Arts and Science College, Erode in collaboration with Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Periyar University, Salem, Community Social Work Practice and Development Foundation (CSWPD) and Pazhassiraja College, Wayanad.
• Akhila Johnson (2023, March). Perceived Wellbeing among Maternal Caregivers of Children with Autism: A Mixed Methods Study in Kerala. Paper presented at the International Conference organized by the Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health (IASSH) jointly with Sharda University, Greater Noida.
• Akhila Johnson (2023, March). Marital Satisfaction among Maternal Caregivers of Children with Autism: A Mixed Methods Study in Kerala. Paper presented at the International Conference organized by the Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health (IASSH) jointly with Sharda University, Greater Noida.
• Akhila Johnson (2022, September). Menstrual Experiences of Women with Disabilities: A Narrative Review of Qualitative Studies. Paper presented in Two day South Asian Conference on ‘Menstrual Health and Hygiene: Menstrual Waste Management’ organized by Department of Sociology, VET Institute of Arts and Science College, Erode, Tamil Nadu in collaboration with District Social Welfare Office, Erode.
• Akhila Johnson (2021, March). Experiences of Social Exclusion: A Pilot Study among Mothers of Children with Autism in Ernakulam, Kerala. Paper presented in the Two-days Virtual National Conference on Rights of Differently Abled Persons organized by School of Law, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed to be University) in association with National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities (NIEPMD), DEPwD, MSJ&E, Govt. of India.
• Akhila Johnson (2020, February). Functioning of the Families: A Pilot Study among the mothers of Children Affected with Autism. Paper presented in the Fourth Annual Multidisciplinary National Conference on Disability and Rehabilitation on the theme, ‘Clinical practice, Research and Policy in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: An Update’ at University of Calicut, Malappuram.
• Akhila Johnson (2019, December). Sociology of Autism: Health Related Quality of Life among Primary Caregivers of Children Affected with Autism. Paper presented in the All- India Sociological Conference on ‘Environment, Culture and Development: Discourses and Intersections organized by Indian Sociological Society at University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.
• Akhila Johnson (2019, November). Health Related Quality of Life: A Study about Primary Caregivers of Children Affected with Autism. Paper presented in the Annual National Conference on ‘Environment and Sustainability: Contestations and Confrontations’ organized by Kerala Sociological Society at CMS College, Kottayam.
• Akhila Johnson (2019, February). Sociology of Autism: An Emerging Discipline. Paper presented in the National Conference on ‘Gender and Disability: Challenges and Implications organized by Department of Sociology and Population Studies, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
• Akhila Johnson (2019, January). An Evaluation of Primary Health Care System in Kerala. Paper presented in National Seminar on ‘Kerala: Culture, History, Literature and Poli- tics’ organized by Department of Political Science, St. Peter’s College, Kolenchery.
• Akhila Johnson (2018, December). Global Ethics and Human Values: Need of a Value Based Curriculum in Higher Education. Paper presented in Two Day International Seminar on ‘Teaching for Creation and Innovation’ organized by Department of Education, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore.
• Akhila Johnson (2018, December). Life of the Elderly: A Study on the Aged Population in the Old Age Homes of Meenachil Taluk, Kottayam. Paper presented in the National Conference on Active Ageing: Paradigms for Post Modern Era organized by Centre for Ger- ontology, Department of Social Work, Central University of Kerala, Kasargod in collabo- ration with National Institute of Social Defence (NISD), New Delhi.
• Akhila Johnson (2018, November). A Sociological Study on the Aged Population in the Old Age Homes of Meenachil Taluk, Kottayam. Paper presented in the National Conference on Sociology, Society and Social Engagements organized by Kerala Sociological Society at Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady.
• Akhila Johnson (2015, September). Marketization of Women’s Ability to Conceive: The Concept of Surrogacy. Paper presented in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Marketization of Skills and Its Impact on Socio-cultural Traditions at Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam.
• Akhila Johnson (2014, December). Social Networking Sites: A Boon or Bane for Today’s Society. Paper presented in National Seminar on Culture, Media and Society organized by Kerala Sociological Society at Carmel College, Thrissur.

SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED:

• Participated in Rev. Fr. John Kizhakedan Endowment National Seminar on ‘Democracy and the Social Body in the Contemporary Indian Context’, organized by the Department of Sociology, Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Kochi in October 2023.
• Participated in National Seminar on ‘Restructuring Higher Education: Innovations and Strategies for NEP Implementation,’ organized by IQAC in collaboration with NAAC and RUSA held at Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam in August 2023.
• Participated in the two-day International Seminar on ‘Education in Present Scenario after COVID and Growth of Digital Education World’ conducted by Department of Education (SDE), Bharathiar University, Coimbatore and partially funded by Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE) in April, 2023.
• Participated in the Eleventh Pre-Conference Workshop of Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health (IASSH) in collaboration with Sharda School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sharda University, Greater Noida on the theme, ‘Qualitative Research Methods in Social Sciences’ from 13^th to 14^th March, 2023.
• Participated in the three-day International Conference organized by the Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health (IASSH) jointly with Sharda University, Greater Noida in March, 2023.
• Participated in the seven-day Research Methodology Course for PhD Scholars in Social Sciences sponsored by ICSSR-SRC at the Southern Regional Centre of ICSSR, Osmania University, Hyderabad from December 6-13, 2021.
• Attended an International Online Workshop on Qualitative Research Methodology in So cial Sciences organized by School of International Relations and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam in association with Lore & Ed Research Associates in April 2021.
• Participated in the online training programme on NIRDPR Online Training of Trainers on ‘Conducting Community Based Participatory Research in Rural and Tribal areas’ conducted by National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Ministry of Rural Development, Hyderabad in March 2021.
• Participated in a Five-Day Workshop on Quantitative Social Science Research Methods organized by Department of Economics, School of Economics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore in March, 2021.
• Participated in the three-day webinar on ‘Managing Literature for Scholarly Writing’ organized by the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Mar Athanasius College (Autonomous), Kothamangalam, Kerala in September 2020.
• Participated in the RUSA sponsored National Webinar on ‘An Analysis of Indo-China Border Tensions and its Ramifications in International Politics organized by NCC, Mar Athanasius College (Autonomous), Kothamangalam and Department of Political Science, St. Peter’s Col lege, Kolenchery in July 2020.
• Participated in the Webinar Series II on ‘Recent Developments in Social Science Research’ organized by Department of Sociology and Population Studies, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore in June 2020.
• Participated in the Webinar Series I on ‘Insight into Contemporary Sociological Thought’ organized by Department of Sociology and Population Studies, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore in June 2020.
• Attended an Academic and Technical Writing Training Programme organized by Department of English and Foreign Languages, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore in June 2020.
• Participated in the Four Day Online Workshop on Art of Writing Research Paper in Social Science organized by Department of Physical Education & Sports, Swami Vivekanand Vidhyaprasarak Mandal’s College of Commerce, Goa from May 1-4, 2020.
• Participated in the International Webinar on ‘Human Trafficking and COVID-19’ organized by Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology (Deemed to be University), School of Law, Chennai in association with International Justice Mission in May 2020.
• Attended a Webinar on ‘Challenges and Responses for Online Education in Rural India’ organized by the Department of Sociology, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore in May 2020.
• Attended ICSSR-SRC sponsored Two-day Workshop on Writing Seminar Papers, Research Articles, Proposals and Thesis held during February, 2019 at Periyar University, Salem.
• Attended ICSSR-SRC sponsored Three-day Workshop on Research Methodology, Quality Research and Knowledge Creation held during November, 2018 at University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.
• Attended UGC-sponsored National Workshop on Promotion of Ethics and Human Values under the Scheme of Human Right Education held during February, 2016 at Mar Athana sius College, Kothamangalam.

• Akhila Johnson (2024). Factors Influencing Stealthing Behaviour: A Systematic Review. In: Healthcare at the Crossroads: Transforming Healthcare in India @75. Blue Buck Publications, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-86709-64-6
• Akhila Johnson & Diana Mathews (2024). The Intersection of Parental Phubbing and Adolescent Cyberbullying: A Scoping Review. In: Healthcare at the Crossroads: Transforming Healthcare in India @ 75. Blue Buck Publications, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-86709-64-6
• Akhila Johnson (2019). Life of the Elderly: A Study on the Elderly in Old Age Homes of Meenachil Taluk. In: Active Ageing: Dynamics in the Post-Modern Era, Today & Tomorrow’s Printers & Publishers, 147-161, ISBN: 9788170196501
• Akhila Johnson (2019). An Evaluation of Primary Health Care System in Kerala. In: Panoptical Perspectives: Traditional Knowledge, Culture and Civil Society, Vipanchika Books Publishers, ISBN: 978-81-933616-2-7 

• Cleared UGC NET and JRF (2016)
• Copyright registered for Marital Satisfaction Scale (MSS) (2023) [Diary no: 16499/2022-CO//L]
• Cleared LBS SET (2023)
• University First Position for MA Sociology (MG University- 2016)
• University First Position for BA English Literature and Communication Studies (MG University- 2014)
• Received Certificate of Proficiency from St. Thomas College, Pala in 2012-13 and 2013-14

RECOGNITION

• Reviewer for the Scopus indexed journal, ‘Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development’ published by University of Gondar, Ethiopia
• Worked as a Freelance Educator for Teaching Exams (HSST Sociology) at Entri, one of the leading educational platforms in India.
• Acted as an Editorial Board Member for the College Newsletter during the degree programme.

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES

• Member, South Asia Research Cluster at the Canadian Sociological Association (since 2023)
• Developing nations member, Mixed Methods International Research Association (since 2023)
• Student Member, International Sociological Association (since 2021)
• Life Member, Indian Sociological Society (since 2019)
• Life Member, Kerala Sociological Society (since 2018)

INVITED LECTURES

• Acted as a resource person on 'Ethnography' for a One-day Workshop on Research Methodology organized by Department of Sociology and Institution Innovation Cell, VET Institute of Arts and Science, Erode in 2024.
• Acted as a resource person on ‘Observation in Sociological Research’ as a part of Value- Added Programme on ‘Application of Qualitative Research Techniques’ conducted by Department of Sociology and Population Studies, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore in 2024.
• Acted as a resource person on ‘Emerging Trends and New Data Sources’ as a part of Job Oriented Program on Survey Research Techniques’ for II^nd MA students, Department of Sociology and Population Studies, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore in 2023.
• Acted as an expert for a Web talk on ‘Autism: A Journey Towards Inclusiveness’ in association with World Awareness Day conducted by Department of Sociology and Population Studies, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore in 2023.
• Acted as a resource person on ‘Mixed Methods Research’ for Monthly Sociolog ical Lecture Series III conducted by School of Social Science, Department of Sociology, VET Institute of Arts and ScienceInstitutional Responsibilities
  • In-charge of second year B.A. Sociology class.
  • Acted as Presiding Officer, Election to the Electoral College of the College Union, Mar Athanasius (Autonomous) College, Kothamangalam in the month of October 2023.
  • Member, Transportation Committee for International Conference on Sustainability: Assessment and Challenges in January 2023.
  • Member, Exhibition Committee

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