Faculty Profile

Srenwantee Bhattacharjee

Srenwantee Bhattacharjee

Assistant Professor

Social Work

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Srenwantee Bhattacharjee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at St. Xavier's University, Kolkata (SXUK). An alumnus of Miranda House, University of Delhi, she holds an M.A. and an M.Phil. in Social Work from the University of Delhi, and a Ph.D. from Visva-Bharati, specializing in the sexual health and marginalization of transgender communities.

​At St. Xavier’s University Kolkata, Dr. Bhattacharjee actively balances her teaching and research with vital institutional roles. She has served as the Professor-in-charge of the Xavier’s University Cultural Arts Society (XUCAS), been a part of the University Magazine Editorial Team and a member of the Research Development Cell. Her teaching and research expertise spans gender and sexuality, child rights, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability. A recipient of the prestigious UGC Junior Research Fellowship, she has been widely recognized for her research, winning awards for research papers from the National Association of Professional Social Workers in India (NAPSWI) and the GNSU International Conference. She has published extensively on healthcare disparities, child abuse disclosure, and LGBTQ+ community barriers in India. She has served as Co-Principal Investigator in a funded baseline study on child marriage in West Bengal and has co-authored a policy landscape report on men and boys for TALASH Society.

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Social Work (2021) – Visva-Bharati Thesis Title:
  • M.Phil. in Social Work (2014) – University of Delhi Thesis Title:
  • M.A. in Social Work (2011) – University of Delhi
  • B.A. (Honours) in Sociology (2009) – Miranda House, University of Delhi

Areas of Specialisation

Gender-Sexuality studies Child Rights and Protection Sustainability

Teaching Experience

  • Assistant Professor in Social Work, St. Xavier's University, Kolkata (August 2021 – Present)

Top 5 Publications

  • Bhattacharjee, S., Sarkar, I., & Kumari, A. (2025). Occupational Health Hazards among Migrant Canteen Workers in Select Higher Education Institutions of Rohtas District in Bihar. Wisdom Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2(1), 33–45.
  • Gupta, I., Bhattacharjee, S., & Sarkar, I. (2024). Challenges of Women Entrepreneurs in the Fashion Industry: A Study in Kolkata. Adhyayan: A Journal of Management Sciences, 14(2), 10-15. https://doi.org/10.21567/adhyayan.v14i2.03
  • Bhattacharjee, S. (2023).
  • Bhattacharjee, S. (2019).
  • Bhattacharjee, S. (2018).

Awards & Recognitions

  • First Position for paper presentation titled
  • Dr. Mukul Srivastava Award for Best Research Paper by a Young Practitioner/Academician, awarded by the National Association of Professional Social Workers in India (NAPSWI) and Indian Social Science Association (2018).

Academic / Researcher Profile

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