PROFILE
- Gender Studies
- Sociology of Health
- Sociology of Disability
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Research Area
- Gender Studies
- Sociology of Health
- Sociology of Disability
Featured Publications
- Inclusivity in Medical Access of Trans Person...
- Factors associated with decision-making on ...
- Accessibility and availability of maternal a...
- Perceived Family and Organisational Support a...
- Maternal Experiences of Caring for a Child wi...
- Disease Disruption among People Affected by ...
- A New Instrument to Measure Leprosy Internali...
- A New Instrument to Measure Family Support am...
- Disclosure of the Disease among People Affect...
- Influence of Child's Autism on Relationships:...
Courses Teaching
- Research Methodology
- Gender and Society
- Social Demography
- Medical Sociology
- Industrial Sociology
EDUCATION & CAREER
- Gender Studies
- Sociology of Health
- Sociology of Disability
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EDUCATION (Reverse Order)
Ph. D.
Subject : Sociology
Institution : Department of Sociology, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
Affiliated University : Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
Year of Award : December 2010
M. Phil.
Subject : Sociology
Institution : Bharathiar University
Affiliated University : Bharathiar University
Year of Award : January 1992
M.A.
Subject : Sociology
Institution : Bharathiar University
Affiliated University : Bharathiar University
Year of Award : June 1990
B.A.
Subject : Sociology
Institution : P.S.G. College of Arts & Science
Affiliated University : Bharathiar University
Year of Award : May 1988
CAREER (Reverse Order)
At
Designation : Professor and Head
Period : March 2017 - June 2025
Designation : Professor
Period : December 2016 - March 2017
OTHER INSTITUES
Designation : Assistant Professor
Institution Name : Bharathidasan University
Period : March 2011 - December 2016
Designation : Assistant Professor
Institution Name : Vellore Institute of Technology University
Period : July 2010 - March 2011
Designation : Assistant Professor
Institution Name : Sri Ramakrishna College of Nursing, Coimbatore
Period : February 1995 - July 2010
RESEARCH AREAS
- Gender Studies
- Sociology of Health
- Sociology of Disability
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Gender Studies
Gender Studies
Sociology of Health
Sociology of Health
Sociology of Disability
Sociology of Disability
PUBLICATIONS
- Gender Studies
- Sociology of Health
- Sociology of Disability
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Reverse Chronological Order
2025
Innovation and Integrative Research Center Journal 3 (5) : 629-642
Manoj Mathew, S. Sampath Kumar
2024
20. Unveiling the Day-to-Day Challenges of People with Dwarfism - a Qualitative Inquiry
Indian Journal of Natural Sciences, 14 (82):67276-67283
Zuvairiya,A.M. & S.Sampath Kumar
19. Inclusivity in Medical Access of Trans Persons in the Health Care System of Kerala
Indian Journal of Natural Sciences, 14 (82): 69451-69459
Silpa G Nair and S.Sampath Kumar
2023
18. STAKEHOLDERS VIEW ON WOMEN COMPONENT PLAN AND MICROCREDIT-SELF HELP GROUPS
Education and Society (शिक्षण आशण समाज) 47-2(22)
Shinshya P, Indhirapriyadharshini M & S. Sampath Kumar
17. Maternal Experiences of Caring for a Child with Autism : A Narrative Review of Qualitative Studies
Indian Journal of Natural Sciences 14 (79)
Akhila Johnson & S.Sampath Kumar
16. EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS OF MOTHERS CARING FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM IN KERALA: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY
Education and Society (शिक्षण आशण समाज) 47-2(3)
Akhila Johnson & S.Sampath Kumar
2021
15. Disease Disruption among People Affected by Leprosy
Indian Journal of Leprosy 94:23-31
G Pitchaimani , S Sampathkumar , J Darlong
Indian Journal of Leprosy 93: 157-165
Pitchaimani Govindharaj,& Sampath Kumar Srinivasan & Joydeepa Darlong
13. Disclosure of the Disease among People Affected by Leprosy
Indian Journal of Leprosy 93:361-367
Pitchaimani Govindharaj,& Sampath Kumar Srinivasan & Joydeepa Darlong
2020
Mukt Shabd Journal 9 (4): 1-12
Yasir Ashraf and S.Sampath Kumar
2019
11. Social participation of persons affected by leprosy in an endemic district, West Bengal, India
Leprosy Review 90:105–112
G Pitchaimani , S Sampathkumar , J Darlong
10. Personal Problems Faced By Muslim Girls In Higher Education
THINK INDIA JOURNAL 22(14):846-852
Yasir Ashraf and S.Sampath Kumar
2018
9. SOCIAL EXCLUSION OF VISUALLY CHALLENGED WOMEN IN TIRUCHIRAPPALLI CITY, TAMIL NADU
INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH 8(7):394-395
Rajathurai Nishanthi & S. Sampath Kumar
8. Quality of Life of Persons Affected by Leprosy in an Endemic District, West Bengal, India
Indian Journal of Dermatology 63:459‑64.
G Pitchaimani , S Sampathkumar , J Darlong
National Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development 3(1):786-792
V Brindha & S Sampathkumar
6. HEALTH ISSUES OF WOMEN CONSTRUCTION WORKERS: AN EVIDENCE FROM TRICHIRAPPALLI, TAMILNADU
INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH 8(7):372-373
S.Rasheedha Banu & Sampath Kumar
National Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development 3(1):799-802
J Geetha & S Sampath Kumar
4. Attitude on contraception among rural women: A descriptive study in Coimbatore
National Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development 3(1):827-831
S Girijakumari & S Sampath kumar
Leprosy Review89: 242–255
Pitchaimani Govindharaj & Sampath Kumar
2015
Ethno-Medicine 9(1): 127-131
Sampath Kumar & Maruthakutti
2014
1. Gender Inequity in Child Care- A Special Reference to Rural Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH 4(4):543-545
Sampath Kumar & Maruthakutti
Reverse Chronological Order
2025
International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research 7 (2): 1-10
Manoj Mathew, S. Sampath Kumar
2024
23. Community needs of adolescents from low socioeconomic background
IAHRW International Journal of Social Sciences 12(2): 124-132 Jun 2024
Annalakshmi, N, Aasa, T, & S. Sampath Kumar
BMC Primary Care 17:395
Geetha Jeganathan, Sampath Kumar Srinivasan , Senthilkumar Ramasamy and Pitchaimani Govindharaj
BMC Primary Care 25:145
Geetha Jeganathan, Sampath Kumar Srinivasan , Senthilkumar Ramasamy and Pitchaimani Govindharaj
2023
Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development 34(3): 104-121
Zuvairiya Nassar & S. Sampath Kumar
2022
International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S8), 3088-3103
Akhila Johnson & S.Sampath Kumar
2021
Palarch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology 17 (9):4957-4969
Yasir Ashraf and S.Sampath Kumar
2020
17. Activity Limitation of People Affected by Leprosy in an Endemic District in West Bengal, India
Disability, CBR &Inclusive Development 31 (3): 46-63
G Pitchaimani , Sampath Kumar Srinivasan, J Darlong
2018
International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development 2(3): 1369-1374
S.Rasheedha Banu & Sampath Kumar
15. Women's Autonomy and Fertility Control: Evidence from Rural Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
International Journal Social Sciences 6(6): 1215-1219
Girija Kumari & S.Sampath Kumar
International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts 6 (1): 1327-1331
Munwari Padmanabhan & S. Sampath Kumar
International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development 2 (2): 612-616
Pitchaimani Govindharaj,& Sampath Kumar Srinivasan
12. Support Network Tiruchirappalli City, Tamil Nadu of Visually Challenged Women in
International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development 2(3):1220-1223
Rajathurai Nishanthi & S. Sampath Kumar
11. Social Factors on Fertility Behaviour among Rural Women in Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu
International Journal of Health Sciences & Research 8 (10): 69-73
Geetha Jeganathan, Sampathkumar Srinivasan, Pitchaimani Govindharaj
10. Quality of Life of People Affected with Leprosy Disability Living in Purulia, West Bengal
International Journal of Health Sciences & Research 8(2):221-225
G Pitchaimani , S Sampathkumar & J Darlong
9. Perception toward the Disease of the People Affected by Leprosy
International Journal of Mycobacteriology 7:247‑50
Pitchaimani Govindharaj, Sampathkumar Srinivasan & Joydeepa Darlong
8. Women: A Comparative study of members and non-members of self-help group in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
International Journal of Social Sciences Reviews 6(6): 1075-1079
V. Brindha & S. Sampath Kumar
2016
International Journal of Research - GRANTHAALAYAH 4(6):119-130
Munwari Padmanabhan & S. Sampath Kumar
International Research Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 5(12), 1-7
R. Nishanthi and S. Sampath Kumar
2015
International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications 5(6):1-3
S.Sampath Kumar, S.Girijakumari & V.Brindha
International Research Journal of Social Sciences 4(9):1-4
R. Rajakala & Dr. S. Sampath Kumar
International Journal of Research - GRANTHAALAYAH 3(12):83-91
R. Rajakala & Dr. S. Sampath Kumar
2014
2. UNDERSTANDING GENDER INEQUITY IN FEEDING PRACTICES- REFERENCE TO RURAL COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU
International Journal of Research in Sociology and Social Anthropology 2(1):1-8
Sampath Kumar & Maruthakutti
1. Open Defecation: Awareness & Practices of Rural Districts of Tamil Nadu, India
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 3(5):537-539
Geetha Jeganathan & Sampath Kumar
7. Comparative Study between the SHG & Non-SHG Women Members on the Health Status & Decision Making
Sampath Kumar& Vijayalakshmi
published in the edited book entitled Social Problems in India, Pointer Publishers, Jaipur, India. (ISBN 978-81-7132-650-1)
November 2023
6. Parents on their Daughters' Higher Education: A Study of Muslim Families in Urban Coimbatore
Zuvairiya,A.M. & S.Sampath Kumar
Gender Justice. Edited by R.Maruthakutti & N. Poovalingam, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Tirunelveli, (ISBN: 978-93-81402-69-6)
November 2022
5. Understanding Dual Social Exclusion of Homelessness of Women in India
Nishanthi & Sampath Kumar
Gendered Development and Marginalization of Women Edited by Sunder Raj.T, Serials Publishers, New Delhi, (ISBN: 978-81-8387-737-4)
November 2015
4. Gender Disparityin Childhood Immunization in Rural Coimbatore Tamilnadu
Sampath Kumar & Maruthakutti
HEALTH,GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT. Edited by Lakshmi Narayana Das, Regal Publisher, New Delhi, (ISBN 978-81-8484-373-6.)
November 2014
3. MCQ's SOCIOLOGY & MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Sampath Kumar
Academa Publishers, New Delhi (ISBN:81-88511-24- 2)
November 2004
2. Gender Equity in Health Maintenance
Sampath Kumar
Lambert Academic Publishing, Omniscriptum Gmbh & Co,Deutschland, Germany ( ISBN: 978-3-659-86390-5)
November 2016
1. Living Arrangement Patterns of the Senior Citizens
Sampath Kumar
Lambert Academic Publishing, Omniscriptum Publishing Group, Balti, Republic of Moldova, (ISBN: 978-3-330-35235-3)
November 2017
COPYRIGHT
1. MARITAL SATISFACTION SCALE (MSS) : A NEW INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE MARITAL SATISFACTION OF MATERNAL CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
Copyright Author :AKHILA JOHNSON AND DR. S. SAMPATH KUMAR
Diary Number :16499/2022-CO/L
Date of Filling : 03-08-2022
Registration No : L-123273/2023
Date of Registration :02-06-2023
TEACHING
- Gender Studies
- Sociology of Health
- Sociology of Disability
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1.Research Methodology
2.Gender and Society
3.Social Demography
4.Medical Sociology
5.Industrial Sociology
6.Science, Technology and Society
7.Foundation of Sociology
8.Sociology of Aging
PROJECTS
- Gender Studies
- Sociology of Health
- Sociology of Disability
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National Level
1. TANSCHE
Title of the project : Promoting the Health and Resilience of under privileged adolescents: A Mixed method evaluation of multilevel intervention
Funding Agency : National Level
Amount : 1
Duration : November 2020 - November 2023
1. Others
Title of the project : Social Support and Reproductive Autonomy of Visually Challenged Women in the Rural Districts of Tamil Nadu - funded by Indian Council of Medical Research & Indian Council of Social Science Research
Funding Agency : National Level
Amount : 1
Duration : November 2017 - November 2019
RESEARCH GUIDANCE
- Gender Studies
- Sociology of Health
- Sociology of Disability
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Ongoing - 6
6. Reshma
Proposed Work: Assisted reproductive techniques: A Study on Surrogacy practices in Kerala.
Date of Registration: July 2024
5. Swethashri
Proposed Work: Childhood Neglect among men: A Retrospective Study.
Date of Registration: July 2023
4. Sipa G Nair
Proposed Work: Resilience in the Phase of adversity: A Sociological Inquiry into the lives of Transmen.
Date of Registration: December 2021
3. Nabaz Maml Naser
Proposed Work: Impact of globalization on Kurdish Society” A sociological study in Kurdistan region of Iraq
Date of Registration: July 2021
2. Sowmiya
Proposed Work: Social Resilience among Migrant women workers in Tirupur District, Tamil Nadu.
Date of Registration: October 2019
1. Zuvairiya
Proposed Work: Embodied Experiences of Women with dwarfism: A Feminist Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Date of Registration: October 2019
Completed - 11
11. AKHILA JOHNSON
Title of the thesis: Implications of Maternal Caregiving of Child with Autism Spectrum isorders in Kerala: A Mixed methods study
10. Brindha V
Title of the thesis: Social Empowerment and Health Seeking behavior of rural women-A Comparative Analysis between member and non-member in Self-help groups in Coimbatore
9. Geetha J
Title of the thesis: Fertility Behaviour and Support Network of Rural Women in Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu
8. Indhirapriyadharshini M
Title of the thesis: Social Inclusiveness of Women Microcredit Receivers in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu : Discernment of Embedded Factors
7. Munwari Padmanaban
Title of the thesis: Social Support and Career Progression among the women in Information and Communication Technology Sector, Bengaluru
6. Pitchaimani G
Title of the thesis: Social Participation and Quality of life of person affected with leprosy in Purilla District of West Bengal
5. Rajakala R
Title of the thesis: Social Support And Job Satisfaction Among The School Teachers Of Thiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu
4. Rasheedha Banu S
Title of the thesis: Status of Women in Unorganized Sector- A Sociological Analysis of Women in Construction Industry in Tiruchirappalli
3. S. Girijakumari
Title of the thesis: Fertility Control Behaviour and Contraceptive Usage of Rural Women in Coimbatore District,TamilNadu
2. SHINSHYA P
Title of the thesis: WOMEN EMANCIPATION AND WOMEN COMPONENT PLAN: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BENEFICIARIES AND NON-BENEFICIARIES IN MALAPPURAM, KERALA
1. Yasir Ashraf
Title of the thesis: Social Cultural Constraints on Muslim Girls in Achieving Higher Education in Kashmir Division
Ongoing - 1
1. Dr Manoj Mathew P
Proposed Work: Covid-19 and Unorganized Women Workers: A study on the Socio-Economic Impacts, Availability of Social Security Measures and the Coping Strategies
Date of Registration: March 2022
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Gender Studies
- Sociology of Health
- Sociology of Disability
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ADMINISTRATIVE (BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY)
Coordinator
Period : Apr 2020 to Sep 2023
Nature of Responsibility: Bharathiar University-Community College Consultancy Centre
Dean
Period : Jun 2023 to Sep 2024
Nature of Responsibility: College Development Council, Bharathiar University
AWARDS & MEMBERSHIPS
- Gender Studies
- Sociology of Health
- Sociology of Disability
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Awards
1. Best Faculty Award -
Nature Science Foundation, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Membership
Professional Bodies
1. Life Member
Organization : Indian Gerontological Society
VISITS / COLLABORATIONS / PROGRAM ORGANIZED
- Gender Studies
- Sociology of Health
- Sociology of Disability
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Visits
1. 7th ICSDAP Biennial Conference on “Social Unrest, Peace and Development”
Period : 15-09-2019 to 14-09-2019