M.A., Ph.D. Associate ProfessorDepartment of GeographyLoreto College, Kolkata
Email:
ssahai.geo@loretocollege.in
Qualifications:
M.A., Ph.D.
Awards and Recognition:
Teaching Experience:
Administrative Experience:
Head of Department (2021 – 2025), Governing Body (2017-2021), IQAC Coordinator (2020 – 2022), Strategic Planning Committee (2025 - Current), Admission Committee (2024- 2025), UG Coordinator (2025), SWAYAM Implementation Committee (2024 - Current), Scholarship Committee (2025 - Current),Library Committee (2022- 2025), Committee on Autonomy (2024- Current), Website Development Committee (2024 - Current), Learning Management System (LMS) Committee (2025),Staff Progression Committee (2022 – 2024), Public Information Officer (2017- 2022), Grievance Redressal Cell (2023 - 2024), NAAC Coordinator (Fourth Cycle 2017-18), Loreto College Provident Fund Trust (2015-2017), Editorial Board- College Newsletter (2019-2023),CPE Report Writing Committee (2010- 2015),Officer-in-Charge, University of Calcutta Examinations (2006- 2007)
Research Interests:
Medical Geography, Environment Geography, Remote Sensing, GIS and Disaster Management
Orientation / Refresher Courses:
2024 Workshop on AI Tools for Educators
2012 Refresher Course in Earth Science, University Grants Commission (UGC)–Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata
2011 Refresher Course in Earth Science, UGC- Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata
2007 Natural Disaster Risk Management- Online Course organized by National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), New Delhi in partnership with the World Bank Institute
2006 Refresher Course in Geography, UGC- Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata
2000 Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India sponsored Certificate Course on Environment Education at Centre for Environment Education (CEE), Ahmedabad (Dec.1999- September 2000)
2025 NEP Orientation & Sensitization Programme, organized by Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, The University of Burdwan
Presentations:
2024 - Presented paper titled Assessing and Mapping the Dengue Trajectory and Climate Change: A Longitudinal Study of West Bengal, India in the 35th International Geographical Congress 2024, Dublin, Ireland on August 27, 2024
2022 – Resource Person for Fifteen Days Online Refresher Course organized by Centre for Teacher Education, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT), Ministry of Education, Government of India, The Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (Deemed University) Sarnath, Varanasi in collaboration with Faculty of Law, CMP Degree College, Prayagraj. Presented paper titled Critical Concerns in Public Health for the faculties and research scholars at the national level across all the disciplines on February 24, 2022
2021 – Invited Online Lecture on Geographies of the Covid – 19 Pandemic in Kolkata at Department of Geography, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia on September 20, 2021
2021 - Presented paper titled Medical Sociology: Shaping Future for Health Research in National Level Webinar on Environment, Society and Sustainability organized by Centre for Urban and Built Environment (CUBE) of South Asian Institute for Advanced Research and Development (SAIARD) on July 11, 2021
2021 – Resource Person for Fifteen Days Online Refresher Course organized by the Department of Legal Studies & Research, Barkatullah University, Bhopal & Droit Penale Group in-collaboration with Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT), Ministry of Education, Government of India. Presented paper titled Researching Public Health: Paradigm shift from Clinical to Social Sciences in the for the faculties and research scholars at the national level across all the disciplines on June 18, 2021
2019 – Presented paper titled Tourism and Geoinformatics as part of Master Class Series at Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata on November 21, 2019
2016 – Presented paper titled Status of Health Care Waste Management across Hospitals in Kolkata: A Cross-Sectional Study for the Research Cell, Loreto College, Kolkata on September 13, 2016
2016 – Presented paper titled Health is Wealth: Investigating Gaps in Health Care Waste Management across Hospitals in Kolkata, India in Royal Geographical Society - Institute of British Geographers Annual International Conference in London, England on September 1, 2016
2015 – Presented paper titled Healthcare Workers at Risk: Occupational Exposure to Infectious Medical Waste in Public Hospitals, Kolkata, India in the International Conference on Global Public
Health 2015, Columbo organized by International Centre for Research and Development, Colombo, Sri Lanka and Umea University, Sweden on December 12, 2015
2014 – Presented paper titled Healthcare Waste Management in Kolkata Metropolis, India: A Time Bomb is Ticking in the National Conference on Geo-Environmental Issues and Sustainable Urban Development at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad on October 12, 2014
2011 – Presented paper titled Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems - Shaping the Future of Resource Management in National Seminar on Natural Resource Management, organized by Department of Geography, University of Calcutta on March 11, 2011
2007 – Presented paper titled South Asia at Crossroads of Development: An Overview in the International Seminar on Poverty and Development in South Asia organized by Department of Geography, University of Calcutta in collaboration with Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organization, Geographical Society of India and University of North Bengal on January 12, 2007
2000 – Presented paper titled Hospital Waste Management in International Seminar on Waste Recycling and Resource Management in the Developing World organized by University of Kalyani, India and International Ecological Engineering Society, Switzerland on May 15, 2000
Publications:
2023
Book Chapter
Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Title of Chapter: Analytical Study of Biomedical Waste Management Scenario in Kolkata City: Sustainability Challenges
Title of the Book: Urban Commons, Future Smart Cities and Sustainability, Eds. Uday Chatterjee, Nairwita Bandyopadhyay, Martiwi Diah Setiawati, Soma Sarkar
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Switzerland
International / National / State/ Local: International
Date / Year of Publication: 2023 Pages: 569 - 599
ISBN: 978-3-031-24766-8
Any other related information: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031- 24767-5_25
2023
Journal
Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Title of Paper: The Resilient Academic Ecosystem: Pandemic Pedagogy and Ethics of E- learning,
Date / Year of Publication: November 2023
Name of the Journal and Publisher (along with the information whether it is included in UGC CARE List at the time of publication): The International Journal of Analytical and Experimental Modal Analysis (IJAEMA) UGC CARE Group Journals list – Serial No. 36272
International / National / State/ Local: International
Details of Volume and Page Number: Volume XV, Issue XI, Pages 129 - 138
Peer Reviewed: Yes / No: Yes
ISSN (Print) / ISSN (Online): 0886 – 9367 (Online)
DOI: 18.0002.IJAEMA.2023.V151010.200001.01568597178992
Impact Factor: 6.3
Website of the Journal: https://ijaema.com/
Any other related information: Paper available for viewing and download from
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12qMXl6B- E4tpsbVvCrzCaQwSEmi6q5X4/view?usp=sharing
2020
Book
Name of the Editor with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Title of Book: Landscapes on the Edge: Risks, Resilience and Restoration
Publisher: AuthorsPress
Date / Year of Publication: 2020
Pages: 522
ISBN: 978-93-90155-66-8
Any other related information: The Indian Council of Social Sciences Research – Eastern Regional Center (ICSSR – ERC) provided the publication grant. The book is available on Amazon – Link: https://www.amazon.in/dp/BO8KYBJXP6?ref=myi_title_dp
2015
Journal
Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Title of Paper: Quantitative Assessment and Statistical Analysis of Hospital Waste: Comparative Study of Hospitals of Kolkata, India
Date / Year of Publication: May 2015
Name of the Journal and Publisher (along with the information whether it is included in UGC CARE List at the time of publication): European Academic Research
International / National / State/ Local: International
Details of Volume and Page Number: Volume 3, Issue 2 Pages 2176 - 2193
Peer Reviewed: Yes / No: Yes
ISSN (Print) / ISSN (Online): 2286 – 4822 (Online)
Impact Factor: 3.4546
Website of the Journal: http://www.euacademic.org/default.aspx
Any other related information: Paper available for viewing and download from http://euacademic.org/UploadArticle/1664.pdf
2014
Book
Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Title of Chapter: Health Care Waste Management in Kolkata Metropolis, India: A Time Bomb is Ticking
Publisher: Harileela Publication Date / Year of Publication: 2014
Pages: 118 - 124
ISBN: 978-93-80635-15-6
Any other related information:
I. Journal
Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Title of Paper: Hospital Waste: Nature, Regulations and Policy
Date / Year of Publication: August 2014
Name of the Journal and Publisher (along with the information whether it is included in UGC CARE List at the time of publication):
International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR) Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology
International / National / State/ Local: International
Details of Volume and Page Number: Volume 8 Version – II Pages 44 - 50
Website of the Journal: https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jestft.html
Any other related information: Paper available for viewing and download from http://iosrjournals.org/iosr-jestft/papers/vol8-issue8/Version-2/I08824450.pdf
Journal
Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Title of Paper: Human Development versus Economic Growth: South Asia and India at Crossroads
Date / Year of Publication: October 2014
Name of the Journal and Publisher (along with the information whether it is included in UGC CARE List at the time of publication): International Organization of Scientific Research Journals – Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
International / National / State/ Local: International
Details of Volume and Page Number: Vol.19, Issue 10, Version III
Website of the Journal: https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jhss.html
Any other related information: Paper available for viewing and download from
https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jhss/papers/Vol19-issue10/Version-6/F0191063845.pdf
II. Journal
Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Title of Paper: Watershed Approach for Sustainable Landscape Development: Technology Transfer from Lab to Land – Overview of Rangola – Bhadra Watershed, Gujarat, India
Date / Year of Publication: June 2014
Name of the Journal and Publisher (along with the information whether it is included in UGC CARE List at the time of publication): International Organization of Scientific Research Journals – Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
International / National / State/ Local: International
Details of Volume and Page Number: Vol.19, Issue 6 (Version IV)
Website of the Journal: https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jhss.html
Any other related information: Paper available for viewing and download from
https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jhss/papers/Vol19-issue6/Version-4/C019640914.pdf
III. Journal
Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Title of Paper: Is India on the Track? Perspectives from the Education Sector’
Date / Year of Publication:
Name of the Journal and Publisher (along with the information whether it is included in UGC CARE List at the time of publication): Education and Welfare - A Peer Reviewed International Journal of Education and Humanities, A.P.H. Publishing Corporation, New Delhi.
International / National / State/ Local: International
Details of Volume and Page Number: Volume III
Page Nos. : 231 to 239
Peer Reviewed: Yes / No: Yes
ISSN : ISSN: 2320-1762
Journal
Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
Title of Paper: Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems: Quantum Leap in Educational Technology
Date / Year of Publication: January – June, 2012
Name of the Journal and Publisher (along with the information whether it is included in UGC CARE List at the time of publication): Education and Welfare - An International Journal of Education and Humanities, APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi.
International / National / State/ Local: International
Details of Volume and Page Number: Vol I, Number 1. Page Nos. – 123 - 135
Peer Reviewed: Yes / No: Yes
ISSN: 2278- 232
2009
Book
Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
Title of Book: Bio - Medical Waste Management Publisher: APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi
International / National / State/ Local: National
Date / Year of Publication: 2009
Pages: 369
ISBN: 978-81-313-0568-3
Any other related information: The book is available on Amazon – Link: https://www.amazon.in/Bio-Medical-Waste-Management-Sushma- Sahai/dp/8131305686/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&qid=1617477756&refinements=p_27%3ASushm a+Sahai&s=books&sr=1-2
2002
Book: Discussion Series
Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Associate Professor, Department of Geography
Title of Book: Emerging Issues in Bio – Medical Waste Management
Publisher: Centre for Urban Economic Studies, University of Calcutta
Date / Year of Publication: 2002
Pages: 369
2000
Book
Name of the Author with Designation: Dr. Sushma Sahai, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography
Title of the Chapter: Hospital Waste Management
Title of the Book: Waste Recycling and Resource Management in the Developing World, Editors B.B. Jana, R.D. Banerjee, B. Guterstam, J. Heeb
Publisher: University of Kalyani, India and International Ecological Engineering Society, Switzerland University of Kalyani, India and International Ecological Engineering Society, Switzerland
Date / Year of Publication: 2000
Pages: 279-284
ISBN: 81-901208-0-8
Consultancy
Honorary Consultant at the Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata in 2010. The area of focus was Bio-Medical Waste Management within the hospital. Examined the various phases of infectious bio-medical waste management and offered recommendations which were subsequently incorporated in the policy and implemented as per the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.
Consultant at World Wildlife Fund for Nature, Eastern India, 1999. The project involved a comprehensive survey of the area surrounding the Dankuni Coal Complex and critical analysis of the various kinds of pollution.
Membership/ Affiliations of Professional Bodies
•Lifetime Member of National Association of Geographers, India
•Lifetime Member of Geographical Society of India, Calcutta
•Lifetime Member of Indian National Cartographic Association, India
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