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Dr. Sumbl Ahmad Khanday

Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh Muslim University

ORCID iD 0000-0001-6267-9184
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Dr. Sumbul Ahmad Khanday is a sociologist with a Ph.D. in Sociology from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), India. He is qualified in the UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) and has been awarded the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF). He has four years of university teaching experience, including three years at Aligarh Muslim University and one year at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
His research interests include Sociology of Health, Youth Studies, Criminology, Sociology of Law, Gender Studies, Social Change, Social Inequality, and Qualitative Research. His doctoral research, titled Drug Addiction Among Youth: A Study of the Inmates of Selected De-addiction Centres in Kashmir, examined the social, cultural, and structural dimensions of substance abuse among young people in conflict-affected regions.
Dr. Khanday has authored and edited four books and published fourteen research papers in peer-reviewed journals. He has presented his research at national and international conferences and has actively contributed to teaching, student mentoring, curriculum delivery, and academic activities. His current research focuses on contemporary social issues, including youth, health, crime, technology, and public policy. He is committed to interdisciplinary research, high-quality teaching, and producing evidence-based scholarship that contributes to both academia and society.

Employment

  • Jamia Millia Islamia Faculty
    2025 - 2025
  • Aligarh Muslim University Faculty
    2022 - 2025

Education

  • Aligarh Muslim University PhD
    2017 - 2022
  • Aligarh Muslim University Masters
    2016 - 2017

Projects & Funding

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Publications (10)