I believe that teaching is a process of guiding learners to acquire knowledge and values and is an opportunity for skill advancement. Through this interactive teaching-learning process, I can apply my skills and expertise to meet the needs of individuals and society.

Education

• Ph.D. from Department of Geography, Jadavpur University
• M. A.  in Geography, Department of Geography, Aligarh   Muslim University, Aligarh, India, 2010
• B. A. (Hons) in Geography, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, 2008

Teaching Experience

Worked as Guest Lecturer of Geography, Kabi Nazrul College (Burdwan University), Murarai, West Bengal, from August 2012 to January 2015.

Field of Specialization

Environmental Geography, Urban Geography, Social Geography

Courses Taught/Teaching

Environmental Geography, Urban Geography, Social Geography, Remote Sensing and GIS, Geography of Resources, Geography of India, Climatology

Research Area

Environmental Geography, Urban Geography, Social Geography

Journal Papers Published

1. Ali, M. J., Ali, L.& Khatun, M. (2024, December) A GEOSPATIAL STUDY OF POPULATION DENSITY AND URBAN GREEN SPACE DYNAMICS IN KOLKATA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, WEST BENGAL. The Deccan Geographer. 62(6). 1-14
2. Trivedy. A., Khatun, M. (2023, January) Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) condition in West Bengal, India: Exploring geospatial inequality, patterns, and determinants. GeoJournal, 89:32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-024-11034-5
3. Trivedy. A., Khatun, M. (2023, September) Estimation of Spatio-temporal Changing Nature of Population and Forest Cover in West Bengal, India. Geographical Review of India, 85(3). 241-257
4. Trivedy. A., Khatun, M. (2023, July) Importance of BRICS as a regional politics and policies. GeoJournal, 88. 5205–5220. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-023-10883-w
5. Khatun, M., Sivaramakrishnan, L. (2019, January) Socio-Economic Changes of Existing Villages of New Town, Kolkata. Asian Journal of Multidimensional Research, 8(1). 136-145,ISSN: 2278-4853
6. Khatun, M., Sivaramakrishnan, L. (2018, August). Assessment of LULC Changes in New Town, Kolkata. Indian Journal of Regional Science, Special Volume, 30-46.ISSN: 2456-6519
7. Sivaramakrishnan, L., Khatun, M., & Majumdar, S. (2015, November). Diversification of Growth Opportunities in Seven Sister States. International Journal of Development Research, 5(11).ISSN: 2230-9926
8. Ali, M. J., & Khatun, M. (2015). Agro-Economic Facilities and Micro-Level Planning for Agriculture Development: A Case Study of Malda District of West Bengal, India. Regional Symbiosis, 23, 43-54.0972-2041
9. Islam, J., & Khatun, M. (2014, August). Demographic Variation between Slum and Non-Slum Area: A Case Study of Kolkata. International Research Journal of Human Resources and Social Sciences, 1(3).ISSN: 2349-4085

Books Published

1. Khatun, M., Sivaramakrishnan, L. (2023). Consequences of Agricultural Land Transformation on the Natives of a Planned Town. In Rukhsana, A. Alam, A.R. Siddiqui (Eds.), Agriculture and Climatic Issues in South Asia. Taylor & Francis. ISBN: 9781003377825
2. Trivedy. A., Khatun, M. (2023). Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Condition in India: A State-Level Analysis. In A. Alam, Rukhsana, N. Islam, B. Sarkar, R. Roy (Eds.), Population, Sanitation and Health A Geographical Study Towards Sustainability. (pp 275–296). Springer Cham. ISBN: 978-3-031-40128-2
3. Khatun, M. (2022). Accessibility assessment of sanitation services in slums of Kolkata: A study of public perception. In A. L. Singh and S. Jamal (Eds.), Sanitation for the Urban Poor in Indian Cities: Issues and Challenges (pp 69-84). Delhi: B.R. Publishing Corporation. ISBN: 9789391123055
4. Islam, J., & Khatun, M. (2015).  Geographical Review of Demographic Urban Poor: A Comparative Household Study in Kolkata. In M. Ismail, & A. Alam (Eds.), Life and Living Through Newer Spectrum of Geography (pp. 217-240). New Delhi: Mohit Publications.ISBN: 978-81-7445-690-8
5. Khatun, M. & Gupta, R. (2015). Beggers may be choosers: A Case study of Tarapith of Birbhum District, West Bengal. In S. Bose, & J. Mondal (Eds.), Urbanization, Environmental Change and Sustainable Development (pp. 286-295). Damodar Group. ISSN 978-81-925800-81.

Ph.D. Thesis Guidance

MASTER Thesis Guidance

Invited Lectures

1. Special Lecture on 'Geographies of Tourism and Environment'  organized by Darjeeling Governmnet College, Darjeeling, West Bengal, held on 21st September, 2024.
   

2. Special e-lecture On “Urbanization & Environmental Challenges in India” organized by the Department of Geography, Bankura Sammilani College, Bankura, west Bengal, on 25th September 2020.

Membership Of Learned Societies

Life member of Economic and Political Weekly

Life member of Indian Association for the Study of Population 

Orientation/Refresher/QIP CourseAttended/Organized

1. Refresher Course on Research Methodology, UGC-MMTTC Jawaharlal Nehru University, 22 Nov- 6 Dec, 2023
2. UGC-HRDC online Academic writing, UGC-HRDC_ University of Hydrabad, 21st-26th March, 2022
3. UGC sponsored online refresher course in Geography and Environmental Studies from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 9th – 24th November, 2020i
4. 129 Orientation Programme from HRDC University of Calcutta, 04-24th February, 2020
5. Attended Orientation Programme on Social Science Research sponsored by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi from 24^th to 29^th March 2014.

Seminar/Conference/Workshop

International Seminar

National Seminar

1. Seminar/Conference	On	Organised by	Held on	Year	Presented on
   U.G.C. Sponsored National Seminar	Human Dimensions of Environmental Change	Kazi Nazrul Islam Mahavidyalaya. Churulia, West Bengal, India	8-9th Februay, 2013	2013	Risk Assessment with Biomedical Waste Problem and Management in West Bengal: A Behavioral Approach
   U.G.C. Sponsored National Seminar	Dimensions of Urbanization, Environmental Change and Sustainable Development in Developing Countries	Department of Geography, Dr. Bhupendra Nath Dutta Smriti Mahavidyalaya, Hatgobindapur, Burdwan (In Collaboration with Chandrapur College, Chandrapur, Burdwan)	17th & 18th February, 2014	2014	Beggars may be Choosers- A Case Study of Tarapith of Birbhum District
   National Seminar	‘Research Frontiers in Man-Nature Interface’	Department of Geography, Visva-Bharati, West Bengal	1st and 2nd March, 2014	2014	Education and Risk of Marriage Dissolution in West Bengal
   National Seminar	Changing Physico-cultural Landscape: Threats and Opportunities, under UGC-DRS Phase-II (SAP-I) Programme	Department of Geography, Calcutta University	29th -30th March, 2017	2017	Occupational transformation and urbanization: case of census towns in Rajarhat Block of North 24 Parganas
   National Seminar	‘Environmental Change, Human Adaptation and Sustainability’	Department of Geography in collaboration with Department of Physic PRMS Mahavidyalaya, Baragari, P.O. Jamboni, Bankura	24th February, 2018	2018	Assessment of sanitation facility in slums: A case study of 64 ward, KMC
   National Seminar	Inclusive Society for a Sustainable Future	Department of Education, Aliah University Sponsored by ICSSR	29-30th March	2023	Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Condition in India:A State Level Analysis

Participation

Session chaired

Co-Chairperson of Special Lecture Session 1 in A Two-Day International Conference on Urban India: Problems and Prospects, Organized by Foundation of Practising Geographers, held on 27 & 28 September 2024. 

Other Notable Activities

1. Member of BoS committee in the Department of Geography, Aliah University. 
2. EC Member of Aliah University Teachers' Association.
3. Convenor of Departmental NEP Committee,  Department of Geography, Aliah University. 
4. Board Observer of National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (UG)-NEET (UG)-2019, WBJEE_2024, WBJEEB_2024, WBJEE_ANM-GNM_2024
5. Confidential appointment in West Bengal Madrasa Service Commission in 2024.
6. Paper setter in East Calcutta Girls' College
7. Evaluator and viva voce examination in Rabindra Bharati University (Distance)