Dr SUJA MOL JOHN
MTTM, MA, MPhil, PhD
PROFESSOR
MTTM, MA, MPhil, PhD
PROFESSOR
Articles in Journals
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Journal / Vol. No. / Issue No. / Page Nos | ISSN No. | Date Published |
| 1 | Exploring College Students behavioral intentions towards reducing Microplastic pollution in Marine environments | Seybold Journal / 15 / 7 / 1656 - 1671 | 1533-9211 | 30-Nov-2020 |
Books/ Book Chapter/Case Study
| Sl.No. | Title | Author Names(s) | ISBN No. | Month Year |
| 1 | Handbook of Research on Sustainable Tourism and Hotel Operations in Global Hypercompetition | MALLIKA SANKAR M,SUJA MOL JOHN,BRYAN CHRISTIANSEN, GLOBAL RESEARCH SOCIETY, USA, HAKAN SEZEREL, ANADOLU UNIVERSITY, TURKEY, PRIYANKA MICHAEL | 9781668446454 | / |
| 2 | Building Community Resiliency and Sustainability With Tourism Development | SUJA MOL JOHN,WASSWA SHAFIK | 13: 9798369354056 | / |
| 3 | International Handbook of Skill, Education, Learning, and Research Development in Tourism and Hospitality | PRIYAKRUSHNA MOHANTY,NIRANJAN L R, SUJA MOL JOHN,ANUKRATI SHARMA, SHRAY BIJAY TULSHYAN | 978-981-97-4318-6 | / |
| 4 | Building Community Resiliency and Sustainability With Tourism Development | SUJA MOL JOHN | 9798369354056 | / |
| 5 | Greener Future: Building Sustainable Tourism Communities | SUJA MOL JOHN | 978-1-83608-989-6 | / |
| 6 | Agripreneurship, Digital Inclusion and Sustainability: Rural Innovation and Growth in the Global South | ANURADHA S,SUJA MOL JOHN,SHUAIBU CHIROMA HASSAN | ISBN : 978-1-83699-2 | / |
| 7 | Building Community Resiliency and Sustainability With Tourism Development | SUJA MOL JOHN | 9798369354056 | / |
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 | Business and Management of Tourism | SEMINARS | A study on Jain Pilgrim sites for promoting tourism in Gujarat | PRESENTER) | Bangalore | 08/02/2013 |
| 2 | Water Cooperation , Conservation and Management - | SEMINARS | PARTICIPANT) | Jyothi Nivas College AutonomousBangalore | 06/08/2013 | |
| 3 | Strategic Planning | CONFERENCES | Research - Cluster Level | PRESENTER) | Bangalore | 31/05/2012 |
| 4 | Human Excellence through Holistic Education | CONFERENCES | PARTICIPANT) | Christ UniversityBangalore | 30/05/2011 | |
| 5 | 4th International Congress of Environmental Resear | SEMINARS | Development of an Eco-friendly Backwater Tourism in Kerala With Special Reference to Thannermukam Barrage | PRESENTER) | Journal of Environmental Research and Development and Gujarat Pollution Control BoardSurat | 15/12/2011 |
| 6 | Trends in the Management of Tourism Industry | SEMINARS | PARTICIPANT) | Christ UniversityBangalore | 06/02/2012 | |
| 7 | Water Climate And Tourism - Is It a Boon Or Bane To Mankind and Economic Environment | SEMINARS | Role of Responsible Tourism In Communities With Special Refernce To Kumarakom | PRESENTER) | Bangalore | 11/09/2013 |
| 8 | Tourism Hospitality and Management- An interdeciplinary approach towards advanced reserach | CONFERENCES | Community based Waste Management: A case study on Backwater Regions | PRESENTER) | Bangalore | 18/02/2014 |
| 9 | Tourism Hospitality and Management- An interdeciplinary approach towards advanced reserach | CONFERENCES | Waste Management and Sustaianble Tourism - A case Study on Hospitality Sector | PRESENTER) | Bangalore | 08/02/2014 |
| 10 | A Guide to Getting Published | SYMPOSIUM | PARTICIPANT) | Emerald LiteratiNetwork | 17/09/2012 | |
| 11 | Internatioinal seminar on Tourism Sector | SEMINARS | PARTICIPANT) | Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and IndustryBangalore | 04/09/2015 | |
| 12 | 3rd international Conference on Global Crisis: Management Strategies for Sustainability & Development | CONFERENCES | Sustainable Tourism and its advantages to the hospitality sector in Wayanad | PRESENTER) | RV Institute of ManagementBangalore | 12/12/2013 |
| 13 | Sustainable Tourism-New Directions, Challenges & Applications | SEMINARS | PARTICIPANT) | Bangalore | 18/02/2010 | |
| 14 | Leading Beyond Horizon:Engaging Future. | SEMINARS | Festival Tourism and its Socio-cultural impacts: A study on Namdapha eco-cultural festival. | PRESENTER) | Annamali UniversityAnnamalainagar, Tamil Nadu | 28/07/2011 |
| 15 | International Youth symposium | SYMPOSIUM | Analyzing the demand of Black Art Bidriware among tourist and its impact on the local artisans | PRESENTER) | Marian International Institute of ManagementBangalore | 04/09/2015 |
| 16 | Pro-poor Tourism: Strategies to ensure sustainable growth | CONFERENCES | From Gods Own country to your moment is waiting- A literature review on the factors influencing the new Kerala tourism branding policy | PRESENTER) | Pondycherry UniversityPondicherry | 18/03/2016 |
| 17 | Pro-poor Tourism: Strategies to ensure sustainable growth | SEMINARS | Operational risks in International tour operations: A conceptual approach towards tourism industry in Bangalore | PRESENTER) | Pondycherry UniversityPondicherry | 18/03/2016 |
| 18 | Asia's Tourism potential- Path to Economic Development | CONFERENCES | A study on Accessible Tourism with special reference to Differently abled | PRESENTER) | OtherBangalore | 01/02/2017 |
| 19 | Asia's Tourism potential- Path to Economic Development | CONFERENCES | Waste Disposal and its impact on Tourism- A special reference to Mandur Village | PRESENTER) | OtherBangalore | 01/02/2017 |
| 20 | Global interdiciplinary Business- economics Advancement Conference | CONFERENCES | Visitor Satisfaction of Muzuris Heritage Site, Kerala. | PRESENTER) | OtherUSA | 15/05/2014 |
| 21 | 5th international conference of the department of Hotel Management | CONFERENCES | Service quality and Passenger experience at Kempegowda International Airport | PRESENTER) | OtherBangalore | 10/03/2017 |
| 22 | Transition- 5th international conference of the department of Hotel Management | CONFERENCES | A study on Economic significance of resorts for Local fishermen in Maldives | PRESENTER) | OtherBangalore | 10/03/2017 |
| 23 | International Conference on Economics,Business Management, and Business Analytics | CONFERENCES | An Empirical Study on Wine Tourism in Karnataka | PRESENTER) | Lavasa | 17/02/2018 |
| 24 | Synthesize: An International Interdisciplinary Conference on Business Studies and Social Sciences | CONFERENCES | Mass Tourism- Issues and Challenges Faced by Tribal Communities in Himachal Pradesh | PRESENTER) | Bangalore | 18/12/2018 |
| 25 | International Conference on Environment, Agriculture and Bio-technology(ICEABT) | CONFERENCES | Analyzing the role of Service Providers in Conservation of Coral Reef | PRESENTER) | World Research forum for Engineers & ResearchersBangalore | 25/11/2018 |
| 26 | International Workshop on Sensitization on the inclusion of students with disabilites- Towards an inclusive culture and pedagogy | SEMINARS | PARTICIPANT) | Center for Research and decision support, IFCU parisBangalore | 01/10/2018 | |
| 27 | 5th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Management | CONFERENCES | Role of You Tbe in promotion of Tourism Destination | PRESENTER) | Marian International Institute of ManagemntKerala | 12/12/2018 |
| 28 | 4th International conferenec on Economic Growth and Sustainable Development | CONFERENCES | Environmental Knowlege and Sensitiveness of youths towards Environmental Responsibility | PRESENTER) | Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara institute for Management DevelomentMysore, Karnataka | 23/11/2018 |
| 29 | Economic Growth and Sustainable Development: Emerging Trends | CONFERENCES | Indigenous Tourism Development: Challenges for Spitians in Himachal Pradesh | PRESENTER) | Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management DevelopmentMysore | 15/11/2019 |
| 30 | Asian Tourism Research | CONFERENCES | State Tourism Policies and its focus on Sustainable Tourism Development | PRESENTER) | School of ltourism Studies I Mahatma Gandhi University, lndiaKerala, India | 01/12/2020 |
| 31 | e International Conference- ?Renaissance: Challenges & Prospects of New Normal of Life in Various Spheres Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic Era? | CONFERENCES | Conservation Vs Health Risk: An analysis of tourists' behaviour towards plastics | PRESENTER) | Bangalore | 06/08/2021 |
| 32 | International Conference- ?Renaissance: Challenges & Prospects of New Normal of Life in Various Spheres Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic Era? | CONFERENCES | Role of Community-Based Ecotourism in Community Development -A review of literature | PRESENTER) | Banaglore | 06/08/2021 |
| 33 | International Conference on Interdisciplinary Engagement and social innovations in Business and Tourism | CONFERENCES | Promoting the Indian dance festivals using social media as a tool | PRESENTER) | Bangalore | 05/10/2023 |
| 34 | International Conference on Interdisciplinary Engagement and Social Innovations in Business and Tourism | CONFERENCES | MODERATOR) | Bangalore | 05/10/2023 | |
| 35 | International Conference on Interdisciplinary Engagement and Social Innovations in Business and Tourism | CONFERENCES | MODERATOR) | Bangalore | 05/10/2023 | |
| 36 | International Conference on Technology Disruption in Business and Tourism: Decisive Strategies, | CONFERENCES | Enhancing Customer Engagement during some Indian Dance Festivals with the help of Big Data | PRESENTER) | Bangalore | 24/01/2025 |
| 37 | International Conference on Technology Disruption in Business and Tourism: Decisive Strategies, | CONFERENCES | Sustainable Tourism Technologies in Tourism: Leveraging Technology to Promote Community-Based Ecotourism | PRESENTER) | Bangalore | 24/01/2025 |
| 38 | Empowring Educators | CONFERENCES | Empowring Educators | PARTICIPANT) | Institute of Company secretariesBangalore | 20/08/2025 |
| 39 | 10th International Economic Conference-Economic Growth and Sustainable Development: Emerging Trends | CONFERENCES | Empowering Communities through Sustainability initiatives: A study on Women led Tourism practices in Damami | PRESENTER) | SDMIMD, MysuruMysore | 27/11/2025 |
| 40 | Global Conclave on Sustainable Development | CONFERENCES | Global Conclave on Sustainable Development | PARTICIPANT) | (NFED)National Foundation for Entreprenuership devCoimbatore | 14/03/2026 |
Invited Talks
| Sl.No. | Titel of the Program | Name of the Program | Date | Name of the Institution |
| 1 | Music and Dance Forms of India and fairs and Festivals of India | Tourism Officers Workshop | 21/07/2009 | IHM Bangalore |
| 2 | Experience for a Life Time. | Orientation programe | 20/10/2014 | Christ University, Academic Staff College |
| 3 | Rapporteur | UGC Sponsored One day National Workshop on Creative Teaching for Global competence | 23/02/2017 | St Francis De Sales College |
| 4 | Sustainable Tourism Practices in Indian States | Faculty Development Programme | 17/02/2025 | YENEPOYA(Deemed to be University) |
| 5 | Invest In Oneself | Womens Day | 08/03/2025 | Apollo Hospital, Bannerghatta Road |
MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Student | Institution | Role | Status | Month Year |
| 1 | Exploring Avitourism in Assam | Chandanjyothi Gohain | SUPERVISOR | Awarded | May 2013 | |
| 2 | Sustainable Tourism and its advantages to the Hospitality Sector in Wayanad | Rithu Bejoy | SUPERVISOR | Awarded | May 2014 | |
| 3 | Community Based Decentralised Waste Management for Sustainable Tourism in the Backwater Regions | Emilda K Joseph | SUPERVISOR | Awarded | May 2014 | |
| 4 | Social Media Travel on Holiday Travel | Ponny Thomas | EXAMINER | Ongoing | ||
| 5 | The role of stake holders in Rural Tourism- A case study on Kumbalangi Village Tourism Project | Mary Ann Joe | EXAMINER | Ongoing | ||
| 6 | A study on Nandapha Eco-cultural festival in promotion of Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh | Pinky Jacob | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Awarded | May 2012 |
| 7 | A study on the role of resorts in the revitalization of Artforms of Kerala | Anu A | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Awarded | May 2012 |
| 8 | A study on operational risks in International Tour operations in Bangalore | Ronita Rozarious | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | June 2015 |
| 9 | Role of Visual and Print media in promoting Eco-tourism destinations of Kerala | Eldhose Thomas | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | June 2015 |
| 10 | Using classical dance forms & major temple festivals in India to attract global audience. | SRESHTAA S KUMAR | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | July 2021 |
| 11 | TRIBAL WOMEN EMPOWERMENT THROUGH COMMUNITY BASED ECOTOURISM IN VAZHACHAL FOREST DIVISION | SMITHA A M | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Notification Issued | |
| 12 | . | ANAGHA KEERTI J | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | October 2025 |
Patents
| Sl.No. | Title of Invention | Inventor(s) | Filing Date |
| 1 | ASSESSING TRIBAL WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT: A TAILORED FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ECOTOURISM | SUJA MOL JOHN | 15-May-2024 |
| 2 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING USER - GENERATED CONTENT TO ENHANCE BRAND ATTACHMENT | POORNIMA PURUSHOTHAM, SUJA MOL JOHN | 25-Aug-2025 |
Research Project
| Sl.No. | Name of the Research Project | Investigator(s) | Sponsors | Internal/External |
| 1 | A Longitudinal Study of State tourism policies ? A special focus on the southern states of India | SUJA MOL JOHN | Internal |
Workshop/FDP/Training programme
| Sl.No. | Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme | Name of Organiser | Level | Role | Date |
| 1 | Case Writing | Christ University, | Institutional | Participant | 07/08/2025 |
| 2 | Real Time Trading | Christ University, | Institutional | Participant | 14/07/2025 |
| 3 | Research Structuring & Publication Process | Centre for Research & Training, National Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development (NFED), Coimbatore, Centre for Research & Training, National Foundatio | National | Participant | 23/06/2025 |
| 4 | Mastering the Art of Creating Online Course | Christ University, | Institutional | Participant | 16/06/2025 |
| 5 | Science of Exercise | University Of Colarado Boulder, Coursera | International | Participant | 01/12/2024 |
| 6 | Transformative Teaching Toolkit for Management Educators | Christ University, | Institutional | Participant | 13/11/2024 |
| 7 | Archaeology and Heritage of Africa | Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona | International | Participant | 01/11/2024 |
| 8 | Enhancing Research Activities in Higher Education | Christ University, | Institutional | Participant | 28/09/2024 |
| 9 | Demystifying AI and Case Study writing for Business Educators | Christ University, | Institutional | Participant | 01/06/2024 |
| 10 | Certificate Course on Museology | THE UNIVERSITY OF TRANS-DISCIPLINARY HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY, The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Scienc | National | Participant | 11/05/2024 |
| 11 | Christ University Higher Education Leadership institute | Christ University, | Institutional | Participant | 14/03/2024 |
| 12 | Christ University Higher Education Leadership institute | Christ University, | Institutional | Participant | 06/03/2024 |
| 13 | Acadedmic Research in travel and Tourism; Recent trends and Future directions | Amity Institute of Travel and Tourism, Kolkata, Amity University | National | Participant | 19/07/2021 |
| 14 | "Heritage Management" | AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy, Amity Institute of Travel & Tourism, Amity Univers | National | Participant | 05/07/2021 |
| 15 | "Beginner ? s Workshop on Research in Social Science-II? | e Nodal Office, CHRIST [Deemed to be University] Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, | National | Participant | 27/06/2021 |
| 16 | Ourigina | 30M Training, and powered by Media Studies & IT Services in association with Teaching Learning Enhancement Cell, | Institutional | Participant | 21/06/2021 |
| 17 | Planning for the future of Tourism & Hospitality | GNA University, GNA University | National | Participant | 19/06/2021 |
| 18 | Faculty Development Programme-1,2021 | Christ University, | Institutional | Participant | 16/06/2021 |
| 19 | Research and Publication Ethics | Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, MP, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkant | Participant | 15/06/2021 | |
| 20 | ?Advance Teaching, Learning, Research Methodology and Innovations? | Saint Francis De Sales College, Nagpur, Saint Francis De Sales College, Nagpur | National | Participant | 01/06/2021 |
| 21 | "Erudition to do Academic Research in Marketing Management: For Publishing in Top-Tier Journals and Doctoral Dissertations | AICTE Training And Learning (ATAL) Academy, Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur | National | Participant | 31/05/2021 |
| 22 | Hybrid Teaching | Staff Development College, | Participant | 02/03/2021 | |
| 23 | Awarness programme on Nature and Eco-tourism | India Tourism Bangalore, India Tourism bangalore and Dharthi | Regional | Participant | 06/01/2021 |
| 24 | ?Use of Elsevier Tools in Research Workflow? | Department of Commerce, University of Madras, Chennai and Elsevier, Department of Commerce, University of Madras, Che | Participant | 05/05/2020 | |
| 25 | International Faculty Development Programme on Develop the ability to write Research proposal | Adarsh Group of Institutions, adarsh, AIMIT, Adarsh Group of Institutions | International | Participant | 24/04/2020 |
| 26 | Develop the Ability to Write Research Proposal | Adarsh Group Of Institutions, Adarsh group of Institutions | Participant | 24/04/2020 | |
| 27 | Science of well Being | Yale University, | International | Participant | 23/04/2020 |
| 28 | Supply Chain Logistics | RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY | International | Participant | 23/04/2020 |
| 29 | International Travel Preparation, Safety, & Wellness | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, | International | Participant | 23/04/2020 |
| 30 | Synthesize 2018 on Phenomenology and Grounded theory | School of BUsiness Studies and Social Sciences, | Institutional | Participant | 02/10/2018 |
| 31 | Creative Teaching for global Competence | St: Francis De Sales College/ UGC sponsored, St: Francis De Sales College | National | Participant | 23/02/2017 |
| 32 | Quality Improvement zProgram | Department of Business studies and Social sciences, | Participant | 23/05/2016 | |
| 33 | Data Analysis using EXCEL | Center for advanced research & Training ( CART), | Institutional | Participant | 18/04/2016 |
| 34 | Quality Improvement Program | Department of Tourism Studies, | Institutional | Participant | 30/09/2015 |
| 35 | NME-ICT Project | EMRC, Mysore, | National | Participant | 02/07/2015 |
| 36 | Quality Improvement Programme | Department of Tourism Studies, | Participant | 18/03/2014 | |
| 37 | Academic Publishing : Publishing Research Work and Using Statistics in Research | Department of Hotel Managemnt, Christ University , | Institutional | Participant | 13/11/2013 |
| 38 | Faculty Development Programme | Christ University, | Institutional | Participant | 01/10/2013 |
| 39 | Emerging Trends In Business | CU-Academic Staff College, | Participant | 03/10/2011 | |
| 40 | Management Of Training | IATA, | Participant | 05/03/2010 |
Awards/Achievements/Others
| Sl.No. | Name of the Awards/Achievements/Others | Description | Organisation | Month/ Year |
| 1 | IATA/UFTAA Foundation & EBT Course | IATA Training & Development Institute | 01 March 2006 | |
| 2 | NME-ICT project | The National Mission on Education through ICT is a project of MHRD which provides a momentous opportunity for all the teachers and experts in the country to pool their collective wisdom for the benefit of every Indian learner and, thereby, reducing the digital divide. Under this Mission,Developing a course content - Hygiene and Sanitation. | MHRD | 30 March 2016 |
| 3 | NME-ICT project | The National Mission on Education through ICT is a project of MHRD which provides a momentous opportunity for all the teachers and experts in the country to pool their collective wisdom for the benefit of every Indian learner and, thereby, reducing the digital divide. Under this Mission,Developing a course content Geography for Tourism | MHRD | 28 February 2017 |
| 4 | Facilitator Training Programme in Basic SPSS | Completed Facilitator certification programme organized by the center for advanced research and training | Christ University | 01 July 2013 |
| 5 | Young Researcher in research symposium | Received young researcher award in the 4th International research symposium in service management for the paper Analyzing the demand of Black Art Bidriware among tourists and its impact on the local artisans | 4th international Research symposium in Management. | 02 July 2013 |
| 6 | Yoga Instructor Course | Complted a Yoga Instructor course offered by Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana(S-VYASA) | Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana(S-VYASA) | 25 September 2020 |
| 7 | Global Conference on Srvices Management | Member of the Scientific Commitee of Global Conference on Services and Retail Management,2021 | University of South Florida | 16 February 2021 |
| 8 | Certificate Programme in Intangible Cultural Heritage | Successfully completed the Certificate Programme in Intangible Cultural Heritage | Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala | 29 August 2020 |
| 9 | Outstanding Educator & Environmental Scientist Award | I had received an award as "Outstanding Educator & Environmental scientist award. The award felicitation includes Medal of Honour, Citation Plaque, Certificate, Compendium, Participation Certificate in the GCSD. | National Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development (NFED), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. | 11 March 2026 |
Copyright
| Sl.No. | Applicants | Title | Date Published |
| 1 | SUJA MOL JOHN | BAMBOO THE GREEN GOLD A STRATEGIC RESILIENT TO CONTROL CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES AND CATALYST TO ATTAIN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS | - |