Riswana B


Faculty Profile – Riswana B

Faculty Profile – Riswana B

Riswana B

Assistant Professor

riswananasweef@gmail.com

Educational Qualification:

  • B.Sc Psychology, LISSAH College, University of Calicut, Kerala (2009) — Second Rank holder in B.Sc Psychology, University of Calicut
  • M.Sc Applied Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Calicut, Kerala (2011)
  • UGC-NET in Psychology (2012)
  • Ph.D in Psychology, School of Psychological Sciences, Christ University, Bengaluru (2025)
  • Topic: Life in the refuge on the inner psyche: Narratives of the Sri Lankan Tamil refugees

Research Areas:

  • Migration and Refugee Studies
  • Educational Psychology and Academic Policy Making
  • Socio-cultural Psychology
  • Psychoanalysis of Arts and Literature

Publications:

  • Riswana, B., & Gopal, B. (2025). Navigating Hope and Despair: The Agonizing Boat Journeys of the Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees. Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry. DOI Link
  • Riswana, B., & Gopal, B. (2025). Intergenerational Transference of Collective Trauma in the Exilic Lives of Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees. Journal of International Migration & Integration. DOI Link
  • Riswana, B., & Gopal, B. (2024). Experience of Psychic Restructuring among Refugees in the Context of Life in Refuge. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 38(1). DOI Link
  • Riswana, B., & Gopal, B. (2025). Mobilization of Effective Psychic Restructuring: A Workable Solution for the Social Integration of Refugees in India (Patent No. 202541049339). Indian Patent Office, Chennai. Patent Link
  • Solanki, M., George, S., Riswana, B., & Jishamol (2025). Changes in Indian Consumer Food Habits and Preferences during COVID-19: The Role of Social Media. South Asian Journal of Management, 32(3).
  • Riswana, B. (2022). Attitude Change in College Students towards Examination Patterns: A Qualitative Study. Research and Reflections on Education, 20(2), 63-66.
  • Riswana, B. (2022). The Diverse Impact of COVID-19 on the Life of Migrants and Refugees in Multiple Contexts. In P.C. Firdousia Hassan (Eds.), Empowering Human Life in a New Normal World: A Psychological Perspective (pp. 73-82). Amal College of Advanced Studies. (ISBN 978-1-68576-367-1)
  • Riswana, B. (2022, Dec 19). യാത്രികർ തിരികെ നടക്കുന്നവരോ: ഒരു മനശാസ്ത്ര അവലോകനം (“Whether Migrants are Returners? A Psychological Analysis”). Madhyamam.com. Read Article
  • Riswana, B. (2024, May 18). ‘മുള്ളിവായ്ക്കൽ ദിനം’ കൊന്നവരുടെയോ കൊല ചെയ്യപ്പെട്ടവരുടെയോ? ഒരു വംശീയ കലാപത്തിന്റെ ഓർമയ്ക്ക് (“Mullivaikkal Massacre Day: Is it the Day for the Killers or the Killed?”). Truecopy Think. Read Article

Teaching Experience:

  • July 2025 – Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Government Arts and Science College, Nadapuram.
  • 2021 – June 2025: Assistant Professor, Post Graduation Department of Psychology, Government Arts and Science College Mankada, Malappuram.
  • 2019 – 2021: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Government Arts and Science College Nadapuram, Kozhikode.
  • 2018 – 2019: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Government College, Chittur, Palakkad.

Review Activities:

  • Reviewer for various Scopus-indexed Q1 journals, including the British Journal of Educational Psychology, Journal of International Migration and Integration, Current Psychology, and Clinical Social Work Journal.

Professional Positions Held:

  • Member, Integrated Post Graduation Board of Studies, Kannur University, Kerala (2021 – 2024)
  • Member, Board of Studies (UG Psychology), University of Calicut since April 2023
  • Member, Board of Studies, Clinical Psychology, University of Calicut since Oct 2023
  • Chairman, Final Year B.Sc Psychology Examination, Malappuram Region (2023 – 2025)
  • District Level Coordinator, Board of Examination, FYUGP, University of Calicut since Nov 2024
  • Master Trainer for the Question Paper Setting Workshop, University of Calicut (FYUG Programme)

Membership in Professional Bodies:

  • Member, National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) India