Mangaluru: Saritha D’Souza, Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Criminology and Forensic Science, School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangaluru was awarded Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) by Mangalore University on its 38th convocation held at Mangala Auditorium of Mangalagangothri Campus, Konaje, Mangaluru on February 27.
D’Souza had presented her PhD thesis on ‘‘Working Conditions, Job Satisfaction and Social Life of Civil Police Constables of Dakshina Kannada District, Karnataka; A Sociological Study’, in the month of May 2019. She was successfully guided by Professor (Dr.) Jogan Shankar, Vice-Chancellor, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta, Shivamogga.
Saritha D’Souza is the daughter of Manvel D’Souza and Sevrin D’Souza and Wife of Valvin D’Souza, Manager, HDB Financial Service in the city. D’Souza basically hails from Andhagar village of Koppa taluk, Chikkamagalur District until her schooling at G.J.C, Koppa. Rest of the studies are continued at Dakshina Kannada District till her Post-Graduation in Police Administration. She enrolled for the PhD Program at Post-Graduate Department of Sociology, Mangalagangothri, Konaje, after successfully completing the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and National Eligibility Test for Lectureship in Criminology conducted by University Grant Commission (UGC), New Delhi. For having the teaching experience for about 12 years in the Department of Criminology and Forensic Science, presently heading the department since 2014. Late. Dr. B. Ashoka, former head of the Department was the eminent mentor behind the success of Dr. Saritha D’Souza.
