Dr ADITI ASHOK ARUR
MSc, PhD
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Articles in Journals
Sl.No. Title Name of Journal / Vol. No. / Issue No. / Page Nos ISSN No. Date Published
1 Negotiating meanings of gender justice: Critical reflections on dialogs and debates in a non-governmental organization (NGO) International Journal of Educational Development / 33 / 6 / 576 - 584 0738-0593 11-Jan-2013
2 Decolonizing life skills education for girls in Brahmanical India: a Dalitbahujan perspective Gender and Education / 31 / 4 / 490 - 507 0954-0253, 1360-0516 19-May-2019
3 Education for All: How Schooling Is Creating Social Changes for Lowered-Caste Girls in Rural India Gender and Society / 34 / 6 / 951 - 975 0891-2432 23-Nov-2020
4 Xenophobic Attitudes And Representations In Social Media During Covid-19 Pandemic In India Revista Conhecimento Online / / / - 2176-8501 22-Aug-2022
5 Exploring How Gender and Culture Shape the Lived Experiences of Indian Clients with Emotional Abuse: A Social Justice Approach to Counselling International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling / / / - 1573-3246 09-Apr-2024
6 Exploring Therapeutic Change in Indian Clients Experiencing Emotional Abuse: A Social Justice Approach to Counselling Counselling and Psychotherapy Research / / / - 1473-3145 14-Feb-2025
7 Meaning in life buffers mental health risks in South Indian transgender (Hijra) women Mental Health and Social Inclusion / / / - 2042-8308 15-May-2025
8 Exploring Spiritual Beliefs and Quality of Life Among Transwomen (Hijra) in South India Journal of Social Service Research / / / - 0148-8376 03-Jul-2025
9 Transgender women as knights of faith: navigating ethics between national conservatism and radical gender ideology Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health / 27 / 4 / 1 - 16 1934-9637 30-Nov-2025
10 Within-School Socioeconomic Disparities in Academic Achievement: A Qualitative Case Study of Study-Regulation Supports among Indian Secondary Students International Journal of Body, Mind and Culture / 13 / 1 / 4 - 13 2345-5802 31-Jan-2026
11 Meaning-making, identity, and community: Cultural and religious influences on the mental health of transgender (Hijra) women in South India International Journal of Transgender Health / / / 1 - 17 2689-5269-2689-5277 07-Apr-2026
Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium
Sl.No. Name of the Conference /Seminar /Symposium Type of Program Title of the Article Role Venue/Place Date
1 ICCP Conference on Counseling, Psychotherapy and Wellness CONFERENCES Relationship anarchy: Reimagining intimacy with relationship counselors PRESENTER) Bangalore 03/01/2023
2 ISA World Congress Sociology Conference 2023 CONFERENCES Methods and Meaning: Combining prospective and retrospective interviews of lower casted Indian girls? educational aspirations, subjectivities and social change PRESENTER) International Sociological Association World Congress of SociologyMelbourne, Australia 25/06/2023
3 ?Inclusive Community Development through the Lens of Social Psychology: Unpacking Gender, Disability and Intersectionality SEMINARS Beyond Bio Essentialist Frameworks PRESENTER) SSSS Jain College for Women and University of Madras 24/02/2024
4 Asia Plat Conference 2024 CONFERENCES MODERATOR) 01/08/2024
5 Hdca conference Crises Capabilities and Commitments CONFERENCES Self-regulated learning as agency freedoms: Differential ?study skills? between students of different SES at a high school in India PRESENTER) Human development and capabilities association 24/09/2024
6 2nd International Conference on Education: Multicultural education, cognition and learning CONFERENCES 2nd International Conference on Education: Multicultural education, cognition and learning KEYNOTE_SPEAKER) Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training InstituteTehran, Iran 12/02/2025
7 UNESCO Chair Symposium at University of Western Cape, South Africa SYMPOSIUM UNESCO Chair Symposium at University of Western Cape, South Africa MODERATOR) University of Western Cape, South AfricaBellville, South Africa 12/05/2026
8 Behavioral Confluence CONFERENCES Behavioral Confluence PARTICIPANT) CHRIST (Deemed to be University)Bengaluru 12/02/2026
9 ICNI Conference CONFERENCES ICNI Conference MODERATOR) CHRIST (Deemed to be University)Bengaluru 18/08/2026
Invited Talks
Sl.No. Titel of the Program Name of the Program Date Name of the Institution
1 Empowering educators with self-care strategies 23/05/2024 CENTA Pvt Ltd
2 Role of social sciences and humanities in democratic education Faculty development 27/06/2024 St. Aloysius (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru
3 Ethnography in health sciences Qualitative research methods in health sciences 19/07/2025 NIMHANS
MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated
Sl.No. Title Name of Student Institution Role Status Month Year
1 Living Skillfully: Contours of Spirituality in Contemporary India KANTHI KRISHNAMURTHY Christ University SUPERVISOR Ongoing July 2021
2 The Role of Spiritual Beliefs and Meaning in Quality of Life among the Hijras in South India ASHA P P Christ University SUPERVISOR Ongoing June 2022
3 What Contributes to Academic Achievement? A Qualitative Case Study of High School Students? Study Strategies in Bengaluru, India DAKSHINA U KANTHY Christ University SUPERVISOR Ongoing March 2022
4 Christian Women?s Experiences of Secondary Victimization: A Feminist Ethnographic Stud JOANNA PEARL J Christ University SUPERVISOR Ongoing March 2022
5 EXPLORING THERAPEUTIC CHANGE IN CLIENTS EXPERIENCING EMOTIONAL ABUSE: A SOCIAL JUSTICE APPROACH TO COUNSELLING NATANIA CHEGUVERA Christ University SUPERVISOR Ongoing July 2023
Research Project
Sl.No. Name of the Research Project Investigator(s) Sponsors Internal/External
1 K-MEI: Knowledge mobilization for equity and inclusion ADITI ASHOK ARUR,JOAN DEJAEGHERE Education Out Loud, Oxfam Denmark External
2 Knowledge Mobilization for Equity and Inclusion Oxfam Denmark External
Workshop/FDP/Training programme
Sl.No. Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme Name of Organiser Level Role Date
1 Faculty Development Program for Middle School Teachers on Innovative Pedagogies Christ Group of Schools,  Invited Resource Person/Trainer 23/05/2026
2 Educational Leadership: Fostering school-family-community partnerships Nordic Centre in India,  International Presenter 29/03/2023
3 IC3 Empower Flagship Training Program Christ University,  International Organiser & Presenter 30/01/2023
4 Sphoorthi Adolescent Health Karnataka Health Promotion Trust Network,  Regional Invited Resource Person/Trainer 29/03/2022
5 Sphoorthi Adolescent Health Karnataka Health Promotion Trust Network,  Institutional Organiser & Presenter 09/03/2022
Consultancy
Sl.No. Faculties Theme of Consultancy Type
1 SNEHA SAHA,,ADITI ASHOK ARUR A cross-sectional study on phenomenology of student life in COVID 19 Lockdown
2 ADITI ASHOK ARUR Girl Rising Project
3 ADITI ASHOK ARUR Monitoring Evaluation and Learning MOU_BASED