SOA faculties and staffs

Ekku Maya Pun

Acting Dean/ Associate Professor
Address : Lalitpur-13, Bagdole
Qualification : M.Phil, MA (English)
Teaching Areas :

English Language and Literature, communication and Research skills, Text and Audience, Media, Culture and Society, Creative Writing

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Sagar Raj Sharma

Professor
Address : Tangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Qualification : PhD, Development Economics
Teaching Areas :

Entrepreneurship and Development, Human Dimensions of Development, Nepal's Plans and Policies

Area of Expertise :

Land Reform, Food Security, Migration Foreign Aid and Development

Mahesh Banskota

Professor
Address : 94/44 Shantinekan Marg, Gairedhara, Kathmandu 2
Qualification : PhD, Regional Development (Cornell University, USA)
Teaching Areas :

Development Practices, Public Policy, Social Impact

Area of Expertise :

Development Review, Public Policy, Economic Planning

Dhiraj Giri

Professor
Address : Bhupi Sherchan Marga 64, Old Baneshwor
Qualification : PhD (Statistics)
Teaching Areas :

Statistics, mathematics

Area of Expertise :

Survey Data Analysis

Nirmala Mani Adhikary

Associate Professor / Head of Department ( Department of Languages and Mass communication)
Address : Myagde-4 Pipaltar, Tanahun
Qualification : PhD (Communication)
Teaching Areas :

Communication Theory, Media Research, Journalism,  Media Ethics.

Area of Expertise :

Research, Theory, News reporting and editing, curricular process, communication strategy, and policy.

Ram Chandra Paudel

Associate Professor / Co-ordinator of KU Sama Center
Address : Kalyanpur-1, Harkapur, Nuwakot
Qualification : PhD (Nepali), Kathmandu University | MA (Nepali), TU, Sanskritacharya (NSU)
Teaching Areas :

Nepali Language and Literature, Creative Writing

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Megh Raj Dangal

Professor / Associate Controller of Examinations
Address : Urlabari, Morang
Qualification : PhD in Education
Teaching Areas :

Research Methodolody, Education and development, Educational Financing, Policy and planning

Area of Expertise :

Education and Development, Religious Education, Educational Policy and Planning, Qualitative Research

Sudhamshu Dahal

Associate Professor
Address : H.N. 20, Gopi Galli, Panchakumari Marg, Maitidevi, Dhobikhola, Kathmandu, Nepal
Qualification : PhD (ICT Development)
Teaching Areas :

New Media & ICT; Social Media, Culture & Society , Communication Theory

Area of Expertise :

ICT of Development, Qualitative Data Analysis, Community Communication

Uddhab Pyakurel

Associate Professor/ Acting Director, Global Engagement Division, Office of the Vice Chancellor, Kathmandu University
Address : Gerkhu-4, Nuwakot, Nepal
Qualification : PhD (Political Sociology )
Teaching Areas :

 Political Sociology, Social Inclusion

Area of Expertise :

Nepalese Society, Maoist Conflict, Dalits

Kashiraj Pandey

Associate Professor
Address : Nagarjun - 4, Kathmandu
Qualification : PhD (Murdoch University, Australia), MPhil (Kathmandu University, Nepal)
Teaching Areas :

English language, literature, research, and writing

Area of Expertise :

Creative/professional writing, Transformative learning and pedagogy.

Chandra Lal Pandey

Associate Professor/Head of the Department of Development Studies
Address : Phoolbari Tole, Changunarayan, 2, Bhaktapur
Qualification : PhD (Political Science/Public Policy—Climate Change Governance—University of Waikato, New Zealand)
Teaching Areas :

Public Policy, Development Theories and Practices, Climate Change and Development, Disaster Management, Research Methodology

Area of Expertise :

Public Policy, Environment/Climate Politics & Policies, Development Theories & Practices, Non-Traditional Security, Global Governance

Kaushal Joshi

Head of Department (Department of Art and Design)/ Associate Professor
Address : Hattiban, Lalitpur
Qualification : MFA, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China
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Sujan Chitrakar

Associate Professor
Address :
Qualification : Fulbright Fellow 2013-14 | MFA College of Arts, New Delhi | BFA Benaras Hindu University, Varanasi
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Sudarshan Prasad Dahal

Assistant Professor
Address : Maharajgung-3, Kathmandu
Qualification : MA in Media and Communication Science (Sweden), Masters in Journalism and Mass Communication (Nepal)
Teaching Areas :

Development Communication, Public Relation, Global Media

Area of Expertise :

Media, Journalism and Political Communication

Santosh Adhikari

Assistant Professor / Co-ordinator -Bachelor in Economics
Address : Kathmandu
Qualification : Ph.D. in Economics
Teaching Areas :

Econometric, Macroeconomics

Area of Expertise :

Econometrics, Macroeconomics,

Chandi Raj Dahal

Assistant Professor
Address : Hattiban, Lalitpur
Qualification : Master of Journalism / Master of Conflict, Peace and Development Studies
Teaching Areas :

Broadcasting, Radio and Television Production, Research Methodology, Introduction to ICT

Area of Expertise :

Visual Media (Video News, Documentary)

Bhuwan Thapa

Assistant Professor
Address : Dholahiti, Lalitpur
Qualification : MFA (Sculpture)
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Binayak Krishna Thapa

Assistant Professor
Address : Subidhanagar Marg, Koteshwor , Kathmandu
Qualification : PhD in Development Studies
Teaching Areas :

Development Discourses, Sustainable development, Computer Applications 

Area of Expertise :

Development Studies, poverty and inequality, migration, sustainable development , human development

Sagar Manandhar

Assistant Professor / Co-ordinator - Bachelor of Craft and Design
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Qualification : MFA, Banaras Hindu University, India | BFA, Banaras Hindu University, India
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Dipesh Khadka

Assistant Professor | Coordinator (Bachelor in Community Development)
Address : Thankot, Kathmandu
Qualification : Masters in Development Studies
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Pratima Thakali

Assistant Professor / Coordinator of Admissions and Students' Welfare
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Qualification : BFA in Visual Arts (2011) and MA in Art and Design Studies (2014) from Beaconhouse National University in Lahore, Pakistan.
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Sanjeep Maharjan

Assistant Professor
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Qualification : MFA, University of Wolverhampton, London, United Kingdom | BFA, Kathmandu University, Nepal
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Anil Shahi

Academic Lecturer
Address : Kathmandu, Nepal
Qualification : BFA from Kathmandu University and MFA from Tribhuvan University
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Kirti Man Shakya

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Shyam Prajapati

Teaching Assistant
Address : Bhaktapur, Nepal
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Ngima Gelu Lama

Lecturer
Address : Bouddha, Kathmandu
Qualification : MA - Film Direction and Production
Teaching Areas :

Film studies, Film production and Photojournalism

Area of Expertise :

Film making

Bharat Shrestha

Manager
Address : Tanahun
Qualification : MBA
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Padam Bahadur Karki

Librarian
Address : Sadananda Municipality 2 Bhojpur
Qualification : Masters'
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Masters' in Rural Development

Krishna Hari Neupane

Administrative Assistant
Address : Thokarpa-8, Sindhuplachowk
Qualification : MA (Political Science)
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Nirandira Shrestha Mulmi

Administrative Assistant - Account
Address : Lagankhel, Lalitpur
Qualification : I.Com.
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Alina Thapa

Support Staff (S1) - Receptionist
Address : Imadol, Lalitpur
Qualification : BBS (TU)
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