Child Safety, Welfare and Well-being

Sibnath Deb is currently professor at the Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University (A Central University), Puducherry, India and Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia has 26 years of teaching and research experience. Currently he is coordinator of UGC SAP project. In 1994, Prof. Deb did an intensive course on 'Qualitative Research' from the University of Western Australia, Australia. During April 2009 to Aug. 2009, Prof. Deb visited the School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia as Visiting Faculty. Prof. Deb has produced ten Ph. D.'s and successfully coordinated more than 50 large-scale qualitative and quantitative studies in addition to publishing more than 100 research papers, writing eight books and editing four. Prof. Deb is in the editorial board of the 'Journal of Interpersonal Violence', published by the University of Washington, USA and consulting editor of a number of journals. During 2004-'08, he served the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) as Councilor Member. In 2009, Prof. Deb received 'Endeavour Executive Award' from the Australian Government. His current areas of research interest include child protection, students' mental health, adolescent reproductive health, and HIV/AIDS.