Areas of Interest / Specialisation:

Gender Studies, Agricultural Economics, Economics of Social Sector

Academic Affiliations:

1. Member of Board of Studies, MIT University of Meghalaya, Shillong w.e.f 1^st December 2025 to 31^st November 2027
2. Member of Research Advisory Committee, Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong w.e.f 16^th February 2026
3. Member Board of Studies, Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong w.e.f January 2022
4. Member Research Advisory Committee(RAC) of the Faculty of Economics, Commerce and Management, Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong.
5. Life Member of North-East Economic Association
6. Member of Meghalaya Economic Association
7. Member of Indian Society of Labour Economics
8. Life member of Indian Economics and Allied Sciences Association

Publications

Book Chapters/ Publications:

• Awomi, E.Z. and Tariang, W. (2025) Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on Rural Poverty in Nagaland: Evidence from Farm Household Data, International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research, ISSN: 2277-7881, Scopus Review ID: A2B96D3ACF3FEA2A
• Laloo, M. N. Pariat, A.Rissa (2023) Safeguarding Tribal Identity-Concept and Implications. Lakshi Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, ISBN: 978-81-94893-67-7.
• Kharchandy, D.A. (2022) A Retrospection Into Meghalaya’s 50 Years Journey of Statehood. Lakshi Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, ISBN: 978-81-94893-61-5 (HB).

Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshops:

• Resource Person in Refresher Course organised by Department of Economics on and 28^th February 2025 and 5^th March 2025.
• Resource person in Short Term Course in Gender Sensitization on 15^th February 2025 organised by UGC-MMTTC, NEHU
• Attended the 25^th Annual Conference of North Eastern Economic Association (NEEA) from March 10^th to March 11^th 2025 in Assam University Silchar
• Attended a Two-Day Symposium on Economy of Northeast India-The Road Ahead, celebrating 25 years of NEEA on 3^rd and 4^th October 2024 at OKDISCD, Guwahati.
• Moderated a session during the FDP programme organised by St. Anthony’s college, Shillong from 22^nd to 26^th June 2024.
• Participated in a National Workshop on Empowering the Youth through Financial Literacy Skills on 24^th March 2022 organised by the Department of Economics, NEHU, Shillong
• Participated in a Faculty Development Programme for Faculty of Higher Education Institutions of NER organised by IIM, Shillong, from 8^th May 2023-12^th May 2023.
• Attended the NEP 2020 Oreintation and Sensitization Programme Under Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MM-TTP) of UGC organised by Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong from 5^th December 2023 – 15^th December 2023.
• Attended an Online Workshop on Research Methodology in Social Sciences with Special Focus on NSSO Data Extraction from 1^st – 11^th December 2021 organised by ICSSR-NERC Shillong
• Coordinator, Refresher Course on “Sustainable Development” during 12^th -26^th October, 2022.
• Guest Speaker in the 1^st National Conference on “The Rise in Digitisation in Business/Organisationa- A Boon or Bane” organised by Department of Economics, Commerce and Management, Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong on 3^rd and 4^th March 2022.
• External Expert during the technical session in the 1^st National Conference on “The Rise in Digitisation in Business/Organisationa- A Boon or Bane” organised by Department of Economics, Commerce and Management, Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong on 3^rd and 4^th March 2022.