SYMBIOSIS SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION, BENGALURU
SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL (DEEMED UNIVERSITY)
(Established under Section 3 of the UGC Act 1956)
Re-accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade (3.58/4) | Awarded Category - I by UGC
Dr. N. Thilaka holds a doctorate in Journalism and Mass Communication. She has almost 16 years of academic experience, teaching at the postgraduate and undergraduate levels and actively participating in research in communication and media studies.
Her specialization is in the area of new media, advertising, graphic designing, and online journalism.
She had a rich experience in the industry before moving on to academics in the provinces of Merchandising, and Advertising. She has also taught in the online platform for Southern New Hampshire University in courses related to Mass Communication.
She is a recognized research guide under the Faculty of Media and Communication of Symbiosis International (Deemed University).
Dr. Vasudevan
Associate Professor
B.E.(Hons), MBA, Ph.D.
Dr. Vasudevan
Dr Vasudevan holds a Ph.D. in quantitative marketing. He has 27 years of industry experience in India.
His teaching interests are - marketing research, strategic marketing, brand management, advertising, and econometrics and business analytics. He has taught undergraduate programs in Purdue University, the University of Arizona and graduate programs in IIM Bangalore / IFIM / IIM TRICHY / Great Lakes Institute of management and TAPMI executive education.
He served as General Manager Marketing with BPL Limited and Mudra Communications agency and served as VP Analytics at HSBC Bank. He ran marketing analytics startup for 12 years with Blue chip companies as clients.
Specialist in longitudinal models- Brand Tracking and advertising tracking research, sales promotion tracker and market mix modeling.
Dr. Shashikala Patil
Assistant Professor
MBA, M.A., Ph.D.
Dr. Shashikala Patil
Dr. Shashikala Patil is an academician with more than a decade of experience. She holds an MBA degree in Marketing and Ph.D. in English Literature with a Masters in the same discipline.
She is a recognized Research Guide from Symbiosis International University in the areas of Communication and English Literature. Her areas of teaching include Business Communication, Soft Skills, Research Methodology, and English Literature.
She has participated and presented papers at national and international conferences and has publications in peer-reviewed journals.
She is an avid reader and has a keen interest in writing articles.
Prof. Shabista Booshan
Assistant Professor
MBA, PGD-PR
Prof. Shabista Booshan
Prof. Shabista Booshan is a Management professional with diverse experience in corporate sector and academics. She is currently pursuing her Doctoral Studies in Management.
She is an MBA in HR. She also has a Post Graduate Diploma in PR. She is a graduate in Journalism, Psychology and English Literature. She has completed courses on ISO, SAP – HR and Corporate HR executive program.
She has presented papers at National and International conferences and has published research papers in peer-reviewed academic journals. She has also contributed her writing for a blog page of online HR Portal.
Theater, dancing, composing music and singing are her passion along with her keen interest in writing and blogging.
Prof. G Nikita
Assistant Professor
M.A., PGDM, UGC-NET
Prof. G Nikita
Prof. G.Nikita is an academician and researcher in the area of Corporate Communication. She holds a Master's Degree in Mass Communication and Journalism and specializes with a PG diploma in Public Relations and Advertising from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication.
She has worked in the academia teaching students at the graduate level and has also worked as a writer and verbal trainer. She has a passion for public speaking and has won various awards. She is UGC- NET qualified and currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Internal Communication under the Faculty of Media and Communication of Symbiosis International (Deemed University).
Her research interests are in the area of corporate communication, advertising and communication studies.
Prof. Aanchal Sharma
Assistant Professor
M.A., MJMC, FPM, UGC-NET
Prof. Aanchal Sharma
Prof. Aanchal Sharma teaches courses in the area of Communication, Culture, Citizenship communication, and qualitative research. She has qualified UGC NET in the area of Mass Communication and Journalism, and currently pursuing Ph.D. under the Faculty of Media and Communication from Symbiosis International (Deemed University).
Aanchal was a doctoral fellow at MICA, Ahmedabad where her thesis was to study the participatory communication and empowerment processes among the women Self Help Groups of Uttarakhand, India. She associated with the Department of International Development, Community and Environment at Clark University, the USA as a visiting scholar.
Her scholarly interest is interdisciplinary and rests at the intersection of Communication studies, Social Change, and Gender studies.