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.