Co-Chair of the International Employee Resource Group (IERG), Inclusive Excellence Faculty Fellow, and Professor
Distinguished Visiting Professor, The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences in India
Adjunct Professor, Foundation for Organizational Research and Education, FORE School of Management
Recently Featured in Stories From Academia: Georgia Southern’s Women In Research Soar
Honoree for the 2023 Campus Museum of Service
Senior Editor of Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies published by Oxford University Press.
Nalanda Roy, M. Phil, Ph. D, ACUE, CDE (Certified Diversity Executive). Dr. Nalanda Roy is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Studies and the Coordinator of the Asian Studies Minor program at Georgia Southern University (GSU). She is the Certified Diversity Executive, and the Inclusive Excellence Faculty Fellow at GSU. Nalanda is the recipient of the Dr. Saba Jallow Inclusion Champion award, the Award of Excellence and Georgia Southern’s Women in Research Soar at GSU. Nalanda did her masters in Sociology and Anthropology from the University of Toledo, and a Ph. D. in Global Affairs from Rutgers University. She has an M. Phil, a master’s, and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from India. She has a certificate in Women in Leadership Program, Cornell University. Nalanda is the associate editor of the Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, and serves on several editorial boards, like the International Studies Review, Perspectives on Global Development and Technology, The Royal Society for Asian Affairs, South Asian Survey, etc. She is the author of numerous journal articles and books, including Bitter Moments — The Story of Indonesian Fragmentation, The South China Sea Disputes — Past, Present, and Future, Exploring the Tripod: Immigration, Security, and Economy in the Post-9/11, and Navigating Uncertainty in the South China Sea Disputes: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, and Nonviolent Resistances in the Contemporary World: Case Studies from India, Poland, and Turkey. Nalanda serves as a visiting scholar with the Center for Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University. She has been appointed as the Adjunct Professor, FORE School of Management, New Delhi, and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences in India. Nalanda has served on the board of directors with the City of Savannah and worked for the Greater Savannah International Alliance (GSIA) as the Chair of the Asian committee.
Dr. Nalanda Roy initiated and coordinates the Asian Studies collection, An Integral History: Asian Studies Digital Archive in Digital Commons @ Georgia Southern.
Awarded the 2022 Dr. Saba Jallow CBSS Inclusion Champion Award by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Awarded the 2021 Award of Excellence by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Her research interests lie in global and comparative politics, Area studies (South and Southeast Asia, Asia-Pacific), security and immigration, conflict resolution and international law, Globalization and social change, social movements, and human rights.
Authored LibGuides include:
Dr. Roy is a consultant for the University Libraries Guide to AAPI Resources
Inclusive Excellence Faculty Fellow: 2020- 2021 (Inaugural Team) Experience
· Initiated and Lead, (Chair), International Employee Resource Group (IERG), Georgia Southern University.
· Assisted in the development of sustainable goals and strategies to increase faculty recruitment, retention, and advancement.
· Actively ensured programs to achieve the goals of faculty recruitment, retention, and advancement, and also assess their impact.
· Lead in conducting research on ‘best practices’ from other universities that have examined issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
· Engage in strategic data collection from the faculty and administration in order to identify strategies to further cultivate and enrich an inclusive university community.
· Develop, facilitate, and evaluate DEI related training for faculty, staff, and students.
· Develop equity to encourage cognitive diversity in decision-making.
· Develop equity to prevent dissatisfaction, and ultimately employee attrition.
· Develop equity to strategically recruit and retain diverse and talented faculty, staff and students.
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About Nalanda Roy
Distinguished Visiting Professor, The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences in India
Adjunct Professor, Foundation for Organizational Research and Education, FORE School of Management
Recently Featured in Stories From Academia: Georgia Southern’s Women In Research Soar
Honoree for the 2023 Campus Museum of Service
Senior Editor of Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies published by Oxford University Press.
Nalanda Roy, M. Phil, Ph. D, ACUE, CDE (Certified Diversity Executive). Dr. Nalanda Roy is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Studies and the Coordinator of the Asian Studies Minor program at Georgia Southern University (GSU). She is the Certified Diversity Executive, and the Inclusive Excellence Faculty Fellow at GSU. Nalanda is the recipient of the Dr. Saba Jallow Inclusion Champion award, the Award of Excellence and Georgia Southern’s Women in Research Soar at GSU. Nalanda did her masters in Sociology and Anthropology from the University of Toledo, and a Ph. D. in Global Affairs from Rutgers University. She has an M. Phil, a master’s, and a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from India. She has a certificate in Women in Leadership Program, Cornell University. Nalanda is the associate editor of the Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, and serves on several editorial boards, like the International Studies Review, Perspectives on Global Development and Technology, The Royal Society for Asian Affairs, South Asian Survey, etc. She is the author of numerous journal articles and books, including Bitter Moments — The Story of Indonesian Fragmentation, The South China Sea Disputes — Past, Present, and Future, Exploring the Tripod: Immigration, Security, and Economy in the Post-9/11, and Navigating Uncertainty in the South China Sea Disputes: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, and Nonviolent Resistances in the Contemporary World: Case Studies from India, Poland, and Turkey. Nalanda serves as a visiting scholar with the Center for Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University. She has been appointed as the Adjunct Professor, FORE School of Management, New Delhi, and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences in India. Nalanda has served on the board of directors with the City of Savannah and worked for the Greater Savannah International Alliance (GSIA) as the Chair of the Asian committee.
Dr. Nalanda Roy initiated and coordinates the Asian Studies collection, An Integral History: Asian Studies Digital Archive in Digital Commons @ Georgia Southern.
Awarded the 2022 Dr. Saba Jallow CBSS Inclusion Champion Award by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Awarded the 2021 Award of Excellence by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Her research interests lie in global and comparative politics, Area studies (South and Southeast Asia, Asia-Pacific), security and immigration, conflict resolution and international law, Globalization and social change, social movements, and human rights.
Authored LibGuides include:
Dr. Roy is a consultant for the University Libraries Guide to AAPI Resources
Inclusive Excellence Faculty Fellow: 2020- 2021 (Inaugural Team) Experience
· Initiated and Lead, (Chair), International Employee Resource Group (IERG), Georgia Southern University.
· Assisted in the development of sustainable goals and strategies to increase faculty recruitment, retention, and advancement.
· Actively ensured programs to achieve the goals of faculty recruitment, retention, and advancement, and also assess their impact.
· Lead in conducting research on ‘best practices’ from other universities that have examined issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
· Engage in strategic data collection from the faculty and administration in order to identify strategies to further cultivate and enrich an inclusive university community.
· Develop, facilitate, and evaluate DEI related training for faculty, staff, and students.
· Develop equity to encourage cognitive diversity in decision-making.
· Develop equity to prevent dissatisfaction, and ultimately employee attrition.
· Develop equity to strategically recruit and retain diverse and talented faculty, staff and students.
| Present | Professor, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Political Science and International Studies | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2022 | Seed Grant |
| Office of Inclusive Excellence, Georgia Southern University | |
| Documentaries as a Pedagogical Tool in International Relations | |
| 2021 | Affordable Learning Transformation Grants |
| University System of Georgia | |
| 2021 | Faculty Development Grant, Research Travel Award |
| Center for Teaching Excellence, Georgia Southern University | |
| 2020 | Campus Life Enrichment Committee (CLEC) Grant |
| Office of the Provost, Georgia Southern University | |
| 2020 | Undergraduate Student Research Assistant Grant |
| College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Georgia Southern University | |
| 2019 - 2020 | Faculty Development Committee 2019- 2020 Summer Travel Awards |
| Center for Teaching Excellence, Georgia Southern University | |
| 2019 | SRAG-REP Undergraduate Student Research Grant |
| Georgia Southern University | |
| 2018 | ASEAN & Ocean Governance |
| CJSPS, Georgia Southern University | |
| 2017 | Silk Road |
| CJSPS, Georgia Southern University | |
| 2016 | Rise of China |
| CJSPS, Georgia Southern University |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2023 - Present | Editorial Board Member, Journal of Global Security Studies | 2023 - Present | Senior Editor, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies, Oxford University Press | 2021 - Present | At-Large Senate Alternate, College of Behavioral and Social Science, Georgia Southern University | 2021 - Present | Member, Climate Action Planning (CAP) Research Committee, Office of Leadership and Community Engagement, Georgia Southern University | 2020 - Present | Visiting Scholar, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights (CGHR), Rutgers,The State University of New Jersey | 2020 - Present | Member, Diversity and Sustainability Forum Committee, GSU | Present | Editorial Board, International Studies Review, International Studies Association, Oxford University Press | Present | Honorary Rosalind Member, London Journals Press, UK | Present | Editorial Board, South Asian Survey, Sage Publications. | 2024 | Guest Editor, Special Issue: South Asian Survey | 2021 - 2022 | Member Ph. D dissertation committee, Rutgers University | 2020 - 2022 | Elected, At Large Members, South Asia in World Politics (SAWP), Governing council, ISA | 2021 | Presenter, Holi celebration, Offices of Inclusive Excellence, Multicultural Affairs, and International Student Admissions Program | 2020 - 2021 | Initiated and Lead, (Chair), International Employee Resource Group (IERG), Georgia Southern University | 2020 - 2021 | Inclusive Excellence Faculty Fellow (Inaugural Team and IE Resource Group), Office of Inclusive Excellence, Georgia Southern University | 2019 | Member, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences Awards Committee | 2019 | Speaker, Diversity Week Brown Bag Lecture "Holi- The Festival of Colors" | Member of Editorial Board, Asian Affairs | Coordinator, Asian Studies Minor Program (interdisciplinary), Georgia Southern | Member of Advisory Board, Evolving Horizons: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Education, Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sc. |
Honors and Awards
- Annual Award, Alumni Association of the National Council of Education, Jadavpur University, India
- Scholarship, Ministry of Human Resources Development, The Government of India
- Research Fellow, (UGC-JRF) National Award, University Grants Commission, India
- Recipient of the M. L. Glen Sociology Outstanding Graduate Student Scholarship, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Toledo
- President, Graduate Student Association, University of Toledo
- Nominated for the Student Forum Advisory Board Member, American Sociological Association
- Nominated for the Outstanding International Student of the Year, University of Toledo
- Taft Graduate Enhancement Award, University of Cincinnati, Ohio
- Excellence Fellow Scholarship, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey
- Graduate Student Excellence Award in Recognition of Strong Academic Performance and Research, Rutgers University
- Nominated for Academic Excellence in the Prestigious Golden Key International Honor Society, Rutgers University
- Nominated for the Distinguished Service to the Discipline Award, Armstrong State University, Savannah, GA (2017)
- Nominated for the ISSS Emerging Scholar Award, International Studies Association, San Francisco, CA (2018)
- Nominated for the ISSS Annual Best Book Award, International Studies Association, San Francisco, CA (2018)
- Nominated for the Award for Excellence in Research and/or Creative Scholarly Activity, Georgia Southern University (2018)
- Recipient, Faculty Development Committee 2019-2020 Summer Travel Awards, Center for Teaching Excellence, Georgia Southern University (2019-2020)
- Invited, International Webinar, Paradigm Shift in Gender Equality During COVID-19- A Historical and Interdisciplinary Approach, SSLNT Mahila Mahavidyalaya, India (2020)
- Invited, International Webinar, E-Learning- Teaching Strategies and Teachers’ Stress in Post COVID 19, Satyapriya College of Education, India, (2020)
- Invited to join as the honorary Rosalind Member of London Journals Press, UK (2020)
- Nominated for the Emerging Scholar Award in Security Studies, ISA (2021)
- Recipient, Graduate Assistant funding, Summer Term A, College of Behavioral & Social Sciences, Georgia Southern University (2020)
- Graduate Assistant funding, Summer Term A, College of behavioral & Social Sciences, Georgia Southern University (2021)
- Featured story, CBSS IMPACT magazine on culture as a core value in the college, The Dean’s Office, College of behavioral & Social Sciences, Georgia Southern University (2021)
- Recipient, Award of Excellence, The Dean’s Office, College of behavioral & Social Sciences, Georgia Southern University (2021)
- Nominated, Office of the Provost - Faculty Center Professional Learning Opportunity to join the GS Faculty Center provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in partnership with the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) (2022)
- Recipient, Dr. Saba Jallow Inclusion Champion Award, Georgia Southern University (2022)
- Honoree, Campus Museum of Service, Georgia Southern University (2023)
Courses
- Human Rights in Asia
- Contemporary Issues in Asia
- Independent Study/Research Projects (International Relations, Asian Politics & Security)
- Seminar in World Politics
- Politics of East Asia
- Governments of East Asia
- First Year Experience
- World Politics
- Introduction to International Studies
- Introduction to Political Science
- Foundations of International Relations
- Asian Regional Security
- Asia and the United States
- Politics and Security in Southwest Asia
- Politics of East Asia
- International Studies
| 2019 | Women in Leadership Program, Cornell College | |
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| 2013 | Ph.D. in Global Affairs, Rutgers University | |
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| 2008 | M.A. in Sociology and Anthropology, University of Toledo | |
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| 2004 | M.Phil. in International Relations, Jadavpur University | |
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| 2001 | M.A. in International Relations, Jadavpur University | |
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| 1999 | B.A. in Political Science, Jadavpur University | |
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Contact Information
Georgia Southern University - Armstrong Campus
Savannah, GA 31419
Phone: (912) 344-3608
Office: University Hall - Room 217
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