Nalanda Roy

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Nalanda Roy

Co-Chair of the International Employee Resource Group (IERG), Inclusive Excellence Faculty Fellow, and Professor

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Distinguished Visiting Professor, The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences in India
Recently Featured in Stories From Academia: Georgia Southern’s Women In Research Soar
Honoree for the 2023 Campus Museum of Service
Senior Editor of Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies published by Oxford University Press.
 
Nalanda Roy, M. Phil, Ph. D, ACUE, CDE (Certified Diversity Executive). Dr. Nalanda Roy is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Studies and the Coordinator of the Asian Studies Minor program at Georgia Southern University (GSU). She is the Certified Diversity Executive, and the Inclusive Excellence Faculty Fellow at GSU. Nalanda is the recipient of the Dr. Saba Jallow Inclusion Champion award, the Award of Excellence and Georgia Southern’s Women in Research Soar at GSU. Nalanda did her masters in Sociology and Anthropology from the University of Toledo, and a Ph. D. in Global Affairs from Rutgers University. She has an M. Phil, a master’s, and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from India. She has a certificate in Women in Leadership Program, Cornell University. Nalanda is the associate editor of the Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, and serves on several editorial boards, like the International Studies Review, Perspectives on Global Development and Technology, The Royal Society for Asian Affairs, South Asian Survey, etc. She is the author of numerous journal articles and books, including Bitter Moments — The Story of Indonesian Fragmentation, The South China Sea Disputes — Past, Present, and Future, Exploring the Tripod: Immigration, Security, and Economy in the Post-9/11, and Navigating Uncertainty in the South China Sea Disputes: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, and Nonviolent Resistances in the Contemporary World: Case Studies from India, Poland, and Turkey. Nalanda serves as a visiting scholar with the Center for Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University. She has been appointed as the Adjunct Professor, FORE School of Management, New Delhi, and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences in India. Nalanda has served on the board of directors with the City of Savannah and worked for the Greater Savannah International Alliance (GSIA) as the Chair of the Asian committee.
Dr. Nalanda Roy initiated and coordinates the Asian Studies collection, An Integral History: Asian Studies Digital Archive in Digital Commons @ Georgia Southern.
 
Awarded the 2022 Dr. Saba Jallow CBSS Inclusion Champion Award by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Awarded the 2021 Award of Excellence by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
 
Her research interests lie in global and comparative politics, Area studies (South and Southeast Asia, Asia-Pacific), security and immigration, conflict resolution and international law, Globalization and social change, social movements, and human rights. 
 
Authored LibGuides include:
·         LibGuide: AAPI
·         LibGuide: World Politics
·         LibGuide: Intern Studies
·         LibGuide: POLS4031
·         LibGuide: POLS3236
 
Dr. Roy is a consultant for the University Libraries Guide to AAPI Resources
 
Inclusive Excellence Faculty Fellow: 2020- 2021 (Inaugural Team) Experience
·         Initiated and Lead, (Chair), International Employee Resource Group (IERG), Georgia Southern University. 
·         Assisted in the development of sustainable goals and strategies to increase faculty recruitment, retention, and advancement. 
·         Actively ensured programs to achieve the goals of faculty recruitment, retention, and advancement, and also assess their impact. 
·         Lead in conducting research on ‘best practices’ from other universities that have examined issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. 
·         Engage in strategic data collection from the faculty and administration in order to identify strategies to further cultivate and enrich an inclusive university community. 
·         Develop, facilitate, and evaluate DEI related training for faculty, staff, and students. 
·         Develop equity to encourage cognitive diversity in decision-making. 
·         Develop equity to prevent dissatisfaction, and ultimately employee attrition. 
·         Develop equity to strategically recruit and retain diverse and talented faculty, staff and students. 
 
 
 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 14 - Life Below Water
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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Education/Academic qualification

Women in Leadership Program, Cornell College

2019 → …

Ph.D. in Global Affairs, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

2013 → …

M.A. in Sociology and Anthropology, University of Toledo

2008 → …

M.Phil. in International Relations, Jadavpur University

2004 → …

M.A. in International Relations, Jadavpur University

2001 → …

B.A. in Political Science, Jadavpur University

1999 → …

External positions

Adjunct Professor, Foundation for Organisational Research and Education, FSM

Distinguished Visiting Professor, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences

Keywords

  • JQ Political institutions Asia

Disciplines

  • International Relations
  • Asian Studies

Research Interests

  • International Relations
  • Global Affairs
  • Comparative Politics
  • International Law and Security
  • Maritime Security
  • Social Movements
  • Human Rights/Security
  • Genocide
  • Open Educational Resources (OER) in Pedagogy
  • Area Studies (South, Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific)
  • Digital Community

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