HPRC Second Graduate Student Research Panel Schedule

6:00 AM – 6:05 AM:, Dr. Alok Bohara, Opening Introduction

6:05 AM – 6:10 AM: Dr. Disha Shende, Protocol Introduction

Session 1: 6:10 AM – 6:55 AM

Theme: Natural Disaster

Moderators: Dr. Sakib Mahmud

Presentations: 6:10 AM – 6:40 AM (Each presenter gets 10 minutes to present their paper)

1. Female children carrying the cost of natural disaster: Evidence from 2015 Nepal’s earthquake 

Khusiman Pun (Department of Economics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA) 

2. District Disaster Risk Governance: An Ethnographic Study in Gorakhpur 

Akanksha Pandey (Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies (JTSDS), TISS, Mumbai, India)

Feedback and Q&A: 6:40 AM – 6:55 AM

Session 2: 7:00 AM – 7:45 AM

Theme: Climate Change

Moderators: Dr. Alok Bohara & Dr. Samrat Kuwar

Presentations: 7:00 AM – 7:30 AM (Each presenter gets 10 minutes to present their paper)

1. Water Security in Bangladesh: A Case of China Bangladesh Teesta Project 

Anup Kumar Saha (Department of International Relations, South Asian University, New Delhi, India)

2. Characterization of Extended spectrum beta lactamase E. coli isolated from Bagmati river: one health approach

Bindu Ghimire (Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Nepal)

3. Interlinkages between climate change, agriculture, and migration: Evidence from Uganda

Yuanhang Wang (Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA)

Feedback and Q&A: 7:30 AM – 7:45 AM

Session 3: 7:50 AM – 8:35 AM

Theme: Agriculture

Moderators: Dr. Mohammad Mashiur Rahman &  Dr. Disha Shende

Presentations: 7:50 AM – 8:20 AM (Each presenter gets 10 minutes to present their paper)

1. New protocol for P estimation in organically managed acidic soils, Meghalaya, India 

Pritisha Patgiri (School of Natural Resource Management, College of Post Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences, Central Agricultural University, Meghalaya, India)

2. Production Evaluation of High-Altitude Rice Varieties at Dogar Gewog, Paro Dzongkhag

Galey Rinchen (College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, Bhutan)

3. Feasibility of an FFQ for South Asians living in the United States: A Pilot Study

Samantha Harris (Public Health Nutrition, School of Global Public Health, New York University, New York, NY, USA)

Feedback and Q&A: 8:20 AM – 8:35 AM

Session 4: 8:40 AM – 9:25 AM

Theme: Health

Moderators: Dr. Vinish Shrestha

Presentations: 8:40 AM – 9:10 AM (Each presenter gets 10 minutes to present their paper)

1. A Study on the importance of Positive Psychological Capital and Emotional Intelligence in relation to Burnout Syndrome among Medical Practitioners of various Private Hospitals in India 

Ranita Ghosh (University of Calcutta, India)

2. Assessment of Waste and Occupational Safety and Health In Offset Printing Press Facilities In Bharatpur, Nepal

Shirjana Aryal (Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University, Nepal)

Feedback and Q&A: 9:10 AM – 9:25 AM

Lightning Session 1: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Moderators: Dr. Soumyajit Chakraborty & Dr. Mengqi (Mandy) Liu

Presentations: 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM (Each presenter gets 7 minutes to present their paper)

1. Assessment of Government of Nepal’s Policy to Ban Single Use Plastic Bags 

Saniksha Bade (Kathmandu University School of Management, Nepal)

2. Virtual Leadership: A Study to discern efficacious e-leaders 

Arpita Bhattacharyya (Indian Institute of Social Welfare & Business Management, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India)

3. Human-Vulture Eco-Spiritual Sociality in the Bhutanese Highlands 

Thinley Dema (Nalanda University· Thimphu, Bhutan)

4. Hidden in Plain Sight: Women’s Lived Experiences of Displacement in Sundarbans, West Bengal 

Sonu Tewari (Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India)

Feedback and Q&A: 10:20 AM – 10:30 AM

Lightning Session 2: 10:35 AM – 11:35 AM

Moderators:  Dr. Keshav Bhattarai & Dr. Aakrit Joshi

Presentations: 10:35 AM – 11:25 AM (Each presenter gets 7 minutes to present their paper)

1. Rigid Norms to Fluid Profits: Changes in Traditional Culinary Practices--Exploring the lived experiences of Karbi women Hor brewers 

Trishita Shandilya (Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India)

2. Policy Response to the Influx of Rohingya in Bangladesh 

Sayema Khatun (Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA)

Feedback and Q&A: 11:25 AM – 11:35 AM

11:35 AM – 11:40 AM: Closing Remarks, Dr. Sakib Mahmud

11:40 AM – 12:00 PM: Post-seminar Networking (Optional); Dr. Vinish Shrestha and Dr. Mohammad Mashiur Rahman