Editorial Team Member – Shreya

EMPLOYMENT & EDUCATION

Employment FOUNDER – IKSHA EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CENTRE, INDIA Education PhD : Linguistics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India MA : Linguistics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

ERL FIELD OF EXPERTISE

Neuro-cognitive linguistics, development of linguistic test tools and batteries, ELT course modules, linguistic well-being, linguistic diversity, socio-linguistics, language and thought, multiculturalism

PROJECTS & PUBLICATIONS

Ph.D in Linguistics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Topic: Assessment and Therapeutic Test Batteries for the Autistic; Language and Communication Development under Professor Vaishna Narang, Centre for Linguistics, JNU. For my research work, I completed longitudinal case studies on 42 autistic children in Special Education Centres across Guwahati (Assam). I have also counseled parents of children with special needs towards the socio-economic and personal challenges they have to face on a daily basis.

Selected publications  

2024 Published an Article ‘Baat Bhaona, Assamese Street Play’ in “Dengrali Tides, The Concept” an e-magazine published by Dengrali Tides, An Eco-theatre Festival released on 29th December, 2024

2024 Published an Article ‘Mayong Indrajaal Magic Festival’ in “Tea-Break” the Newsletter published by Tour Operators Association of Assam, released on 28th November, 2024

2018 Challenges in Implementing the Ethical Norms in Research on Autistic Children in the Indian Context; Shreya Barbara, Vaishna Narang; Joint Paper Publication at International Journal of Advanced and Innovative Research (2278-7844); Volume 7, Issue 2, Page No. 69 – 78, February 2018

2016 Book Article; “Development of Communication Intent in the Autistics; A Study on four Autistic Children”; in Perspective on Applied and General Linguistics; Ed. Deepti Gupta & Deepshikha Misra; Vijaya Books, New Delhi

Presentations 

2025 Significance of oral traditions in shaping our language, beliefs and thoughts; Perspectives from the Karbi ethnic community in Assam, India. Joint Paper Publication with  Dr Rupanjoli Hazarika at the 8th International Pedagogic and Linguistic ERL Conference at the Adam Mickiewicz University held in Poznań, Poland.  

2023 Research Ethics in Psychometric Assessment on Children with Development Disorders, Paper Presentation, Ethics in Human Sciences Research and Publication, organized by Centre of Social Medicine & Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on 21st September, 2023

2023 Assessment test battery for the Indian Autistics; a neurolinguistic study on 45 children from Assam, Paper Presentation, National Conference on Language and Linguistics, Tezpur University, Assam

2022 Strategies for Comprehensive Cognitive Intervention for Autistic Children, Virtual Paper Presentation, ERL Session 6 – TEACHING AND LEARNING AT A CHALLENGING TIME held by International Association for the Educational Role of Language (ERLA), Poland

2021 Importance of Therapeutic Strategies with focus on Linguistic Well-being for Home Management of Children with Language and Communication Disorders at the time of COVID-19 Pandemic, Virtual Paper Presentation, ERLA Session 4 – LINGUISTIC WELL-BEING (before, during, and after the pandemic), International Association for the Educational Role of Language (ERLA), Poland

2014 Intervention Strategies to Nurture Immediate Echolalia in the Autistic Child for Linguistic and Cognitive Development; Paper Presentation 11TH International Conference of South-Asian Languages & Literatures at Banaras Hindu University ,on 23-25 January, 2014

ERL INVOLVEMENT

2025 Conducted a Joint workshop on ‘Research involving Ethnic Community’ at the 8th International Pedagogic and Linguistic ERL Conference at the Adam Mickiewicz University held in Poznań, Poland.

2025 Significance of oral traditions in shaping our language, beliefs and thoughts; Perspectives from the Karbi ethnic community in Assam, India. Joint Paper Publication with  Dr Rupanjoli Hazarika at the 8th International Pedagogic and Linguistic ERL Conference at the Adam Mickiewicz University held in Poznań, Poland.

2022 Strategies for Comprehensive Cognitive Intervention for Autistic Children, Virtual Paper Presentation, ERL Session 6 – TEACHING AND LEARNING AT A CHALLENGING TIME held by International Association for the Educational Role of Language (ERLA), Poland

2021 Importance of Therapeutic Strategies with focus on Linguistic Well-being for Home  Management of Children with Language and Communication Disorders at the time of COVID-19 Pandemic, Virtual Paper Presentation, ERLA Session 4 – LINGUISTIC WELL-BEING (before, during, and after the pandemic), International Association for the Educational Role of Language (ERLA), Poland