Name: Ms. Smriti Bhatia

Educational Qualifications: B.Sc in Home Science from Institute of Home Economics, University of Delhi, India (2015- 2018)

MSc. in Human Development and Childhood Studies (2020)

Ph.D, University of Delhi, India (Pursuing since 2021)

Current position - Ph.D. Research Scholar and Assistant Professor, University of Delhi, India

1. Where are you working currently?

   University of Delhi.

2. What are your areas of interest within your profession? 

   Family studies and cultural ethnography.

3. Things that you are passionate about concerning the clinical/research/current aspects of your profession: 

   The evolving Indian family and its expanding definition.

4. What made you choose teaching or mentoring as a profession?  

   Interest to share and connect.

5. According to your experience, what is more important: getting good scores or acquiring knowledge? 

   Acquiring knowledge.

6. Any 3 topics/subjects that you like the most: 

   Family studies, sociology, and social anthropology, human development, adolescent studies.

7. Any 3 topics/subjects that you dislike/ detest the most: 

   Math, physics, ECCE.

8. What are your fields of interest in Research/clinical practice?  

   Family ethnography.
   

9. What are your career goals or expectations? 

   Become a better researcher and grow in the field of academia.

10. What would you be doing if you were not pursuing your current profession?

    Dental studies.

11. What do you like to do in your leisure time?

    Paint.

12. What change would you like to bring about in the education sector?
    More diverse subject choices every at younger age or stage of development.

13. What is your mantra for success?
    Harder you work, luckier you get.

14. Who do you idolize and why?

    People working hard every single day to feed themselves and their family and get acknowledged for it.

15. Kindly mention your Publication(s), if any:

    The Evolving Indian Family.

16. Kindly mention your achievements or awards:

    Gold Medalist (First in class) in Bachelors in H.Sc (2018) Gold Medalist (First in Class) in Masters MSc. in Human Development and Childhood Studies (2020)

17. And finally, what message would you like to give to today's youth?

    There is still hope for tomorrow, work hard and keep the faith.

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