Dr. Vandana Pathak

Learner, educator, writer, and researcher with over six years of teaching experience in universities, NGOs, and corporate environments. Fulbright Fellow with international exposure, enhancing educational practices through diverse perspectives. Committed to fostering curiosity and engagement in students through innovative storytelling and creative methodologies. Recognized for integrating empathy, emotional intelligence and creativity into everything.

• NET (National Eligibility Test), 2019
• HPSET, 2018
• USET, 2017
• TOEFL Score, 114/120, 2018

Academic & Professional Achievements

• Gold Medalist, M.Phil (ELT), Banasthali University
• Selected for Fulbright FLTA Programme (highly competitive)
• District Topper in Hindi at Intermediate level (97%)

Debate & Literary Excellence

• Multiple Inter-University Debate Awards
• Participated in national and inter-university debates including:
  Udbhav – Inter-University National Debate (YUVA 2010, Pantnagar)
  Dr. Virendra Swaroop Memorial National Debate (Dehradun)
  Smt. Sushila Dhobhal Memorial Inter-University Debate (M.K.P College, Dehradun)
  D.A.V. (P.G.) College Alumni Association Annual Debate (Dehradun)

Creative & Academic Contributions

• Best Story Award for Untold
• Written and directed the play “Life Goes On…” (Banasthali University, 2008)
• Certified in Translation Studies under a Government of India programme (IT & Communication Dept.)

Certifications & Training

• Certificate – Indian Red Cross Society
• Certificate in Computer Applications, Aptech Computer Education, Dehradun
• Participated in UGC Infonet & N-LIST User Awareness Programme on access to e-resources

Publications

Books

• this dollhouse has no walls, Poetry Anthology, 2025. ISBN: 978-93-7139-329-4
• Pieces, Poetry Anthology, Blue Rose Publishers, 2023. ISBN: 978-9357411998
• Is the Self Dissolved? A book on higher education (PhD thesis), Blue Rose Publishers, 2024. ISBN: 978-9362619730
• Joint creative writing project with a co-author, in progress, Partridge Publications (Penguin)

Research Articles

• “Sane or Insane? A Psychoanalytic Study of Antoine Roquentin,” International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4, July 2020
• “Josef K’s Trial: A Swerve of the Monomyth,” Pragati’s English Journal, Vol. 20, No. 1, June 2020
• “Tracing the Imprints: Idiolect in The Hungry Tide,” Sarup Book Publishers, 2017
• “Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide: A Study of the Narrative Context,” The Criterion, Vol. 6, Issue VI, December 2015
• “Post Colonial Reading of Munro’s Carried Away: A Feminist Perspective,” Research Journal of English Language and Literature, 2013
• “Bhasha Translation as Rewriting: A Study of Gumani Pant,” Sarup Book Publishers, 2013
• Paper Accepted in Scopus Journal "Torture Studies". In Editing Stage.

• Fundamentals of Cross-Functional Collaboration, University of Colorado System
• Facilitation and Leading Cross Functional Collaboration, University of Colorado System
• How to Research and Write Using AI Generative Tools, LinkedIn Learning
• What is Generative AI?, LinkedIn Learning
• Five Day CCE-CEP Workshop on Memory Studies, IIT Madras, 2021-01-01
• Five day national workshop on Research Methodology and Current Research Trends, 2018-01-01
• Two weeks Summer School cum FDP on Language, Literature and Interpretation, 2018-01-01

• Reading
• Writing Poetry
• Deep conversations
• Music
• Exploring new places