DR. VRINDA DATTA
Associate Professor and Chairperson

Centre for Human Ecology
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Qualifications

• M.Sc., University of Mumbai
• Ph.D., SNDT Women’s University

Areas of Interest

• Human Development and Family Relations
• Early childhood care and development
• Child Adoption
• Child rights

Teaching

• Early childhood

Research

• Actively doing research in the area of early childhood with reference to quality of programmes and child outcomes, effectiveness of intervention programmes(ICDS), personnel in early childhood programmes.

Recent /Significant Publications

• Early Childhood Intervention in India. In J. Patnaik (Ed.), Childhood in South Asia, USA: Information Publishing, 2005.
• Vulnerable Adolescents in the Urban Context. In B. D’Souza, R. Sonawat and D. Madangopal (Eds.), Understanding Adolescents at Risk. Mumbai: Multitech Publishing Co, 2004.
• Street Boys: A Need to Move Towards a Better Life. In B. D’souza, R. Sonawat, and D. Madangopal (Eds.), Understanding Adolescents at Risk, Mumbai: Unitech Publishing Co, 2004. (Co-author)

Additional Relevant Information

• Co-Convenor of the Advocacy Network, Maharashtra Forces.
• Convenor of the National Core Committee to develop a National Standardised tool to measure Quality of Early Childhood Programmes.