Academic profile
Appointments, education & recognition
Academic appointments, visiting assignments, qualifications, fellowships and leadership roles.
Academic appointments
Academic appointments
- Special Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi — Professor of Public Policy and Management, and Chairperson (current)
- Department of Social Work, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Central University of Tamil Nadu — Associate Professor, Professor and Head (2016–2023); also Dean, School of Behavioural Sciences (2022–2023), Coordinator, Department of Applied Psychology, and Coordinator, Centre for Happiness
- Department of Social Work, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi — Assistant Professor (2006–2016)
- Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi — Research Assistant, in collaboration with the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague (2004–2006)
Earlier professional experience
- Project Officer — Chittoor Multi-Purpose Social Service Society, Andhra Pradesh (2002–2003)
- Medical Social Worker and Researcher — St. Thomas Hospital and Leprosy Centre, Chetpet, Tamil Nadu (2001–2002)
Visiting assignments
National and international appointments
- Honorary Visiting Expert — The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University), 2025–2027
- Honorary Visiting Research Fellow — INTI International University, Nilai, Malaysia, 2024–2025
- Mentor Professor — Department of Social Work, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 2021–2022
- Visiting Professor — Department of Management Studies, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Tirupattur, 2015–2020
- Visiting Research Professor — School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, USA, 2013–2018
- Visiting Professor — College of History and Culture and Advanced College of Applied Anthropology, Jishou University, China, 2015–2018
- Guest Professor — Centre of Business Anthropology, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, China, 2015–2018
Education
Degrees and qualifications
- D.Litt. (2025) — Department of Social Work, Assam University, Silchar
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (2013) — School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, USA
- Ph.D. (2011) — Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, JNU (New Public Management in Healthcare – Drug Management)
- M.Phil. (2005) — Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, JNU (New Public Management in Healthcare)
- M.A. Public Administration (2003) — University of Madras
- M.A. Social Work (Community Development, 2001) — Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), University of Madras
- Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration (2002) — Pondicherry University
- Diploma in Hospital Administration (2002) — Indian Institute of Management and Technology, Chennai
- B.A. Economics (1999) — Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), University of Madras
- Qualified the UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) for lectureship in Public Administration and Social Work
Recognition
Fellowships and honours
- Fellow, Royal Society for Public Health (FRSPH), London — 2022 and 2026
- Fellow, Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA), London — 2022
- Raman Postdoctoral Fellowship (Obama–Singh 21st Century Knowledge Initiative), University Grants Commission — 2013–2014
- Co-recipient, Global Spotlight International Research Major Grant, University of Minnesota — 2014
- Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for Ph.D., University Grants Commission
Professional development
Selected programmes attended
- Empowering Academic Leaders in the Era of Artificial Intelligence — IIT Mandi (2026)
- Leadership Development Programme for Senior Teachers — UGC-HRDC, Bharathidasan University (2022)
- Executive Education in Digital Transformation (Government Transformation) — Indian School of Business, Hyderabad (2021)
- Mentor Orientation Training Programme — NITTTR Chennai (2021)
- Society for Epidemiologic Research Workshop — Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2013)
- International Summer School: Beyond New Public Management — Universities of Turin and Milan, and Collegio Carlo Alberto, Italy (2011)
- International Summer School in International Public Health — University of Bielefeld, Germany (2007)
- Faculty Development Programmes in Corporate Governance (IIM Bangalore, 2007) and Strategic Management (IIM Kozhikode, 2012)
Leadership
Selected administrative responsibilities
- Member (as Head of Department), Academic Council, Central University of Tamil Nadu
- Fulbright Campus Representative, CUTN and United States-India Educational Foundation
- Director, Field Work, Placement and Corporate Relations, Department of Social Work, CUTN
- Chairperson, Ph.D. Regulation and Revision Committee, CUTN
- Chairperson, Board of Studies and Department Research Committee, Department of Social Work, CUTN
- Member, National Education Policy Implementation Committee, CUTN
- Member and sub-committee Chairperson, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), CUTN
- Advisory committee member, Strategic Competency Framework for Digital India Healthcare (ICSSR)
- Faculty selection committee member and subject expert for several universities and institutes
Global & national engagement
Mapping academic work and visits
Universities and institutions where Prof. Panneer has held appointments, visiting positions, research collaborations and academic engagements, in India and around the world.
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International
- School of Public Health, University of Minnesota — Minneapolis, USA
- Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, USA
- College of Health and Human Services, University of North Carolina — North Carolina, USA
- Winston-Salem State University — Winston-Salem, USA
- Midwestern State University — Wichita Falls, USA
- University of Texas at Arlington — Arlington, USA
- York University — Toronto, Canada
- King's College London — London, UK
- Solent University — Southampton, UK
- University of Central Lancashire — Preston, UK
- University College Cork — Cork, Ireland
- Institute of Social Studies — The Hague, Netherlands
- Catholic University; University of Bielefeld — Bielefeld, Germany
- University of Turin; University of Milan — Turin and Milan, Italy
- Nelson Mandela University — Gqeberha, South Africa
- INTI International University (Honorary Visiting Research Fellow) — Nilai, Malaysia
- Jishou University (Visiting Professor) — Jishou, China
- Shantou University — Shantou, China
- Minzu University of China — Beijing, China
- Tianjin University of Finance and Economics (Guest Professor) — Tianjin, China
- Hokkaido University — Sapporo, Japan
- James Cook University — Townsville, Australia
- University of Canterbury — Christchurch, New Zealand
- Jawaharlal Nehru University and institutions across India (see the India map) — New Delhi, India
India
- Jawaharlal Nehru University; Jamia Millia Islamia; Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi — New Delhi
- Central University of Tamil Nadu — Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu
- St. Thomas Hospital and Leprosy Centre — Chetpet, Tamil Nadu
- Chittoor Multi-Purpose Social Service Society — Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh
- The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Honorary Visiting Expert) — Gandhigram, Tamil Nadu
- Bharathiar University (Mentor Professor) — Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
- Sacred Heart College (Visiting Professor; B.A. and M.A.) — Tirupattur, Tamil Nadu
- University of Madras; Loyola College; Sri Ramachandra Institute; SRM Institute — Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Pondicherry University — Puducherry
- Assam University (D.Litt.) — Silchar, Assam
- NIMHANS; IIM Bangalore — Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Alagappa University — Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu
- Fatima College; M.S. Chellamuthu Trust — Madurai, Tamil Nadu
- Bishop Heber College; Bharathidasan University — Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
- Tamil University — Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
- Manonmaniam Sundaranar University — Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
- Periyar University — Salem, Tamil Nadu
- Vellore Institute of Technology; Thiruvalluvar University — Vellore, Tamil Nadu
- Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development — Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu
- Rajagiri College of Social Sciences; Mahatma Gandhi University — Kochi and Kottayam, Kerala
- University of Kerala — Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
- IIM Kozhikode — Kozhikode, Kerala
- Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management — Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
- Indian School of Business; Telangana State Public Service Commission — Hyderabad, Telangana
- Tata Institute of Social Sciences — Mumbai, Maharashtra
- IIT Mandi — Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
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