Dr. S. Kanagaraj currently serves as Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Work, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Deemed to be University), Coimbatore campus. He has an overall work experience of 12-1/2 years after completing master’s in social work, while simultaneously pursuing higher studies and research. He has qualified in UGC – NET and SET (State Eligibility Test) in Social Work. He has a rich field experience and a strong network with stakeholders at the grass-root level for effective interventions in a community. His major achievements include sustainable livelihood creations for disabled, formation of youth groups in tribal villages and conducting awareness programs in the community on societal and economic issues. He was also instrumental in formulating field projects in rural areas and guiding post-graduate social work students for open setting fieldwork.
He has a few publications in journals and conference proceedings.
He has taught courses on Foundations of Social Work, Working with Communities, Rural and Tribal Community Development, Technological Intervention for Community Development for the Post-Graduate Social Work students. His doctoral dissertation was on Social Mobilization and Women Empowerment within Urban SHGs in Coimbatore City, Tamil Nadu, India.
He has organized and participated in several Faculty Development Programs, Workshops and conferences
He taught Foundations of Social Work, to the Post Graduate Social Work students. He has also cleared He also completed Post Graduate Diploma in Geospatial Applications in Rural Development (PGDGARD) from NIRDPR, Hyderabad. He completed Ph.D in Social Work on Women Empowerment in Urban areas.
Year : 2022
Cite this Research Publication : Kanagaraj, S., "Inclusive Growth for Self-Reliant India," Coimbatore Institute of Information Technology (1st ed., pp. 1 – 243). ISBN Number: 978-93-91347-08-06. [Supported by ICSSR, New Delhi] [Published on 13th August 2022]
Year : 2022
Cite this Research Publication : Kanagaraj, S., "Concurrent Fieldwork in Macro Practice : Cases from the South Indian Context," in R. Baikady, S. M. Sajid, V. Nadesan, & M. R. Islam (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Field Education in the Global South (1st ed., pp. 65–75). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003270119-7 [Book chapter], (Scopus Indexed) [Published on 8 July 2022].
Publisher : Routledge
Year : 2021
Cite this Research Publication : Kanagaraj S., presented a paper titled “Sports as a source for nurturing tribal youths: Challenges and opportunities” in the National Seminar on “Tribal Livelihood Opportunities and Tribal Medicinal Plants” held on 23rd and 24th December 2021 organised by Tribal Research Centre at Udhagamandalam, Tamilnadu, Supported By Ministry Of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), Government Of India, New Delhi.
Year : 2021
Cite this Research Publication : Kanagaraj S., presented a paper titled “Health care practices among tribes in Attapady, Palakkad District, Kerala” in the National Seminar on “Tribal Livelihood Opportunities and Tribal Medicinal Plants” held on 23rd and 24th December 2021 organised by Tribal Research Centre at Udhagamandalam, Tamilnadu, Supported By Ministry Of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), Government Of India, New Delhi.
Year : 2019
Cite this Research Publication : Kanagaraj S. & V. Priya, "Modern Social Change and Rapid Urbanization: Causes and Challenges on Disaster Risk Management," The 4th World Congress on Disaster Management (WCDM-2019) Organised jointly by the Government of Maharashtra, Disaster Management Initiatives and Convergence Society (DMICS), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Mumbai, 2019
Year : 2017
Cite this Research Publication : Kanagaraj S., “Mental Health Among Unskilled Working Women”, in International Conference on Nurturing Global Mental Health-A Paradigm Shift, Jointly organized by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University Coimbatore, India & University at Buffalo, NY, USA , 2017.
Publisher : University at Buffalo, NY
Year : 2021
Cite this Research Publication : Sathishkumar T, Rangasami P. & Kanagaraj S., (2021), A Study On Alcoholism Triggers to Mental Disorder (Preliminary Assessment Model), The Journal of Oriental Research Madras, Vol.XCII-XVIII, ISSN: 0022-3301, May 2021, (UGC Care-listed).
Year : 2021
Cite this Research Publication : Kanagaraj S, "Field instruction in social work education: the Indian experience," Social Work Education, The International Journal, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2021.1988486. (Book Review) Published on 11.10.2021.
Publisher : Routledge
Year : 2020
Cite this Research Publication : Kanagaraj S., Priya V. (2020), Skill and Capacity of Women through Social Mobilization: Analysis of Urban Women Self Help Groups in Coimbatore City, Medico Legal Update, 20(3), 1532-1537. https://doi.org/10.37506/mlu.v20i3.1624, July-September 2020 issue (Scopus Indexed).
Year : 2019
Cite this Research Publication : Kanagaraj S., V. Priya, Krishna Gayathri, “Influence of Poverty on Health among Tribes in Nilgiris District, Tamilnadu: Pattern of Diseases and Health Care Practices” Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development, Volume 10, No 11, November 2019 issue (Scopus Indexed)
