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Name Dr. Priyanka Halder Mallick Designation Associate Professor , Head Department Name ZOOLOGY Office Phone No +91 3222 298-290 / Centrex Extn. 290 Email ID priyanka@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in Fax - Mobile No 9433326767 Personal Website http://vidyasagar.ac.in/zoology/CV_priyankahalder.pdf Address Department of Zoology,Vidyasagar University,Mednipur Pin 721102

Educational Qualification Degree Name Institute Year of passing/awarded Ph.D. Vidyasagar University 2016 M.Sc. Calcutta University 2001 B.Sc. Calcutta University 1999 Title of the Ph. D. Thesis Diversity and Community Interactions of Zooplankton in Freshwater Wetlands of West Midnapore District, West Bengal

Career Profile / Teaching Experience Associate Professor, Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University since 1.2.2019. till date Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University since March 2005 till 31.1.2019. Lecturer in Zoology at Sundarban Hazi Desarat College, from July 2003 to March 2005.

Specialization/Research Area Field of Specialization Research Area/ Areas of Interest Neurobiology Ecology Zooplankton Biodiversity, Aquatic ecotoxicology, Community dynamics Forest Ecology Socio-economic status, Ecosystem services. Turtle conservation

Course/ Subject Taught Microbiology Adaptation Ecology Bioinformatics Biodiversity conservation Animal Physiology Neuroendocrinology

Conference/ Symposium /Journal Paper / Books Published International Publication Title Published in Published on Published by Role Details Indigenous beliefs benefit freshwater turtle conservation in West Bengal, India The Herpetological Bulletin 171, 2025: 25–26 Mar, 2025 British Herpetological Society Co-Author Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: SCOPUS Article's Web Link: People’s perceptions and attitudes towards human-elephant conflicts and mitigation practices in the western part of southern West Bengal, India. GeoJournal 89: 175 . Aug, 2024 Springer-Nature Co-Author Impact Factor: 2.00000 Indexing: SCOPUS Article's Web Link: Exploring livelihood dependency on provisioning ecosystem services in a protected tropical forest area of eastern India: keys to sustainable forest management. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-23. Apr, 2024 Springer-Nature Co-Author Impact Factor: 4.08000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCIE Article's Web Link: The trend of forest ecosystem services assessment in eastern India: a review for future research insights Environmental monitoring and assessment, 195(5) Apr, 2023 Springer-Nature Co-Author Impact Factor: 3.30000 Indexing: SCOPUS, SCIE Article's Web Link: Aspects of the reproductive behaviour of Onychargia atrocyana (Odonata: Platycnemididae) Notulae odonatologicae 9(9): 429-440. (ISSN: 0166-6584) Jun, 2022 Odonatologica Corresponding Author Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: Others Article's Web Link: Triple connection and female takeover in Copera marginipes (Odonata: Platycnemididae) Notulae odonatologicae 9(9): 461-468. (ISSN: 0166-6584) Jun, 2022 Odonatologica Corresponding Author Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: Others Article's Web Link: Effects of Silver Nanoparticles on the Reproduction of Male Indian Minor Carp Labeo bata (Hamilton, 1822) Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 10(2), 65-68 Mar, 2022 SciEP Co-Author Impact Factor: 0.60000 Indexing: UGC CARE Article's Web Link: Cladocera as a substitute for Artemia as live feed in aquaculture practices: a review Sustainability, Agri, Food and Environmental Research 2021 Catholic University of Temuco Co-Author Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: UGC CARE Article's Web Link: Study on diversity of cladocerans (Cladocera: Branchiopoda) in some selected wetlands of West Midnapore district, West Bengal, India Environmental and Experimental Biology 19: 151–160, ISSN: 1691–8088 2021 Acta Universitatis Latviensis ser. Biology Co-Author Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: Others Article's Web Link: Adopting Bioeconomy with Forest Ecosystem Services for Sustainable Development International Journal of Zoology and Animal Biology 2021 MedWin Publishers Corresponding Author Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: Others Article's Web Link: A study on the community structure of damselflies (Insecta: Odonata: Zygoptera) in Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 13, 7, 18809–18816 2021 OJS/PKP   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Freshwater Cladoceran (Cladocera: Branchiopoda) Diversity of Lateritic Rarh Belt of West Bengal, India: a Review. Advances in Zoology and Botany 2020 HRPB   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Forest, Wetland and Biodiversity: revealing multi-faceted Ecological Services from Ecorestoration of a degraded tropical landscape. Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology, 18 (3): 278-296. doi:10.1016/j.ecohyd.2018.04.002 2018 Elsevier   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Trend of changes in Annual Forest Cover of South West Bengal, India. International Journal of Zoology and Animal Biology 1 (5): 000130. DOI: 10.23880/izab-16000130 2018 Medwin publishers   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Mallick, P.H. and Chakraborty, S.K. "Does Intra-site Connectivity influence theDynamics of Zooplankton Metacommunity in Freshwater Habitats?" Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 15: 661-675. 2015 Central Fisheries Research Institute (CFRI) Trabzon, Turkey in cooperation with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Halder, P.M., Jana, P.K., Chakraborty, S.K., and Banerjee, S. "Relative tolerance of some tropical freshwater microcrustaceans to acidification." Turkish Journal of Zoology 37: 228-237 2013 Central Fisheries Research Institute, Trabzon, TURKEY (doi:10.3906/zoo-1204-36)   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Chatterjee, S., Datta, S., Mallick, P.H, Mitra, A., Veer, V. and Mukhopadhyay, S.K. "Chapter 7: Use of Wetland Plants in Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals." D.K. Gupta (ed.), Plant-Based Remediation Processes, Soil Biology: 35 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg (DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-35564-6_7)   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: National Publication Title Published in Published on Published by Role Details Notes on Extended Distribution of Eranthemum roseum (Acanthaceae) in the State of West Bengal, India FLORA AND FAUNA 2024 Vol. 30 No.2 PP 233-236 Dec, 2024 Scientist Unique Researchers Yare Association (SURYA) Co-Author Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: Others Article's Web Link: Traditional harvesting practices employed for freshwater turtles by the indigenous communities along Shilabati River, West Bengal, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 16(5): 25147–25156. May, 2024 Zoo outreach organi9zation Co-Author Impact Factor: 0.49600 Indexing: SCOPUS Article's Web Link: Eco-ethological attributes of the Indian Giant Squirrel Ratufa indica in Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, India. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, 12(1), 42-53. (ISSN 2278-7666) Jul, 2023 TCRP FOUNDATION- India Co-Author Impact Factor: 0.40000 Indexing: SCOPUS, UGC CARE Article's Web Link: Participatory Rural Appraisal for Assessing Freshwater Wetland Status and Fishery Potential in West Midnapore, West Bengal, India Proceedings of the Zoological Society, 76(2): 134-145 Jun, 2023 Springer-India Co-Author Impact Factor: 0.71200 Indexing: SCOPUS, UGC CARE Article's Web Link: Effects of Ag Nanoparticles on the growth and spawning reproductive phases of the female Indian minor carp Labeo bata. Research Journal of Recent Sciences , 8(3), 12-18. 2019 Intl. Science community Association   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Paria, S., Bhattacharyya, M., Mallick, P.H. and Chakraborty, S.K. Positive impact of a bio-invasive host plant on butterfly diversity: the other side of the coin. ENVIS Newsletter, March 2017; 23(1):5-8. 2017 ZSI   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Mallick, P.H., Datta, T. K. and Bhattacharya, T. "Temporal variation in the density and diversity of plankton in two contrasting freshwater wetlands of Paschim Medinipur, Paschim Banga, India." In: Sustainable Biodiversity in the 21st Century (Eds. B. K. Dutta & P. Choudhury). pp. 16-29. 2015 Assam University, Silchar.   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Halder, P., Bhunia, G., Pradhan, P., Banerjee, S. and Chakraborty, S. K. "Zooplankton Diversity of freshwater wetlands in the lateritic tracts of South-West Bengal, India." In: Zoological Research in Human Welfare, Paper-5: 63-74. 2008 Zoological Society, Calcutta. (ISBN: 9788181712011)   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Other Publication Title Published in Published on Published by Role Details Mallick, P.H., Mukherjee, S. and Bhattacharya, M. "Common Folkloric Medicinal Practices among the Kora – Mudi Tribes of Paschim Medinipore, West Bengal." Proceedings of the National Seminar on Traditional Knowledge and Social Practices Promoting Biodiversity Conservation,101-108 2014 ZSI & SEBA (ISBN: 978-81-71-368-1)   Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link: Book Published Book Chapter Published

Ph. D. Thesis Guidence Ongoing / Submitted Ph. D. Thesis Scholar Name Thesis Title Co Supervisor Status Complete in Year Abhishek Das Assessment of Ecosystem Services of Tropical Forestsof Paschim Medinipur district, India for conservation management   Ongoing 2025 Pathik Kr. Jana (M.Phil. - Ph.D.) A study on reproductive ecology of some common Damselflies of Paschim Medinipur   Ongoing 2023 Sontu Paria Butterflies of South Eastern India : diversity, metapopulation, mud- puddling and threats Prof. S.K. Chakraborty Ongoing 2023 Prasun Mandal Diversity, Ecology and Threats of Freshwater Turtles in South-West Bengal   Ongoing 0 Amit Mahata Some Ecobiological Characterizations of the Breeding Habitats of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in Southern West Bengal, India, through Metagenomic Analysis and their Insecticide Resistance Status   Ongoing 0 Awarded Ph. D. Thesis Scholar Name Thesis Title Co Supervisor Status Complete in Year Souraditya Chakraborty Studies on diversity and community dynamics of Cladocerans (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) in some selected freshwater wetlands of West Midnapore district, West Bengal   Awarded 2024 Subir Mal Effect of nanoparticles (Gold and Silver) prepared using fish bile on Labeo bata.   Awarded 2023

Project Work Ongoing Project Works Project title Worked as Funding Agency Amount in Rs. Duration in years Period Year to Year Status Empowering Women of Midnapore with Training of Handicrafts and Upskilling Principal Investigator Incubation Center, Vidyasagar University 20000 0 year and 6 months 2024 2025 Ongoing Completed Project Works Project title Worked as Funding Agency Amount in Rs. Duration in years Period Year to Year Status Empowering Women of Jangalmahal with Training and Marketing of Handicrafts Principal Investigator Incubation Center, Vidyasagar University 10000 0 year and 6 months 2023 2024 Completed Cytogenetical and immunological analysis of Tilapia exposed to heavy metals. Co-Investigator UGC 125500 2 year 2012 2014 Completed

Invited Lectures  Title Organized by Venue Year ‘Citizens for Turtles’ Department of Environmental Science & Eco Club, Pachhunga University College Campus, Mizoram University online 2021 ‘Revisiting our wetlands’ ITCAN (West Bengal) online 2021 ‘Citizen science, conservation & its application for turtles’ Eco Club of Vivekananda College, Thakurpukur, Kolkata online 2020 ‘Mantra for adjusting effectively’ North Bengal University and HMMC college online 2020 “Importance of natural and artificial feed in aquaculture- present status” Directorate of Fisheries, Paschim Medinipur Meen Bhawan, Sepoybazar, Medinipur 2019 ‘The Necessity of Monitoring Water Bodies’ Midnapore City College Midnapore City College 2018 The Necessity of Monitoring Water Bodies National seminar titled ‘Environmental Change: Adaptation Challenges by Sustainable Development’ Midnapore City College 2018 "The Legendary Charles Darwin" Breakthrough Society, Kolkata on 17th Feb Sukumar Sengupta College, Keshpur, Midnapore 2018 "Aquatic health indicators" seminar for Awareness on Snake-bite as Golden jubilee celebrations at Panchkhuri Deshbandhu High School, on 28th September. Paschim Midnapore 2016 "Zooplankton – role in Ecotoxicology and Bioindication" Golden jubilee lecture series in Biological Sciences at Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya on 7th February Paschim Medinipur 2015 Role of Zooplankton in Aquaculture Directorate of Distance Education Vidyasagar University 2013 Self, role and identity Capacity building of women managers in higher education: SAM workshop Vivekananda College, Kolkata 2013 Personal and Professional roles (Manual IV) Capacity building of women managers in higher education: SAM workshop Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata 2011

Membership of Learned Society  Life member of the Zoological Society Kolkata • Life member of Institute of Science, Education & Culture (ISEC) since 2014. • Life member of Social Environmental and Biological Association (SEBA) since 2017.

Association with Professional Bodies Type of Professional Activity Period Reviewer for Elsevier journal – Environmental Pollution 2016 to 2016

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop Year Role Held at and Organiser Attended the 23rd International Biennial Conference and AGM 2023 of the Zoological Society of Bangladesh 0 Co-author Dhaka University One day International seminar on Frontiers of Science 2024 0 Paper Presenter Jhargram Raj College and Mahisadal Raj College Biocolloq- a one-day conference on interdisciplinary biological sciences 0 Paper Presenter Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centenary College (Autonomous) 6th Regional Science and Technology Congress (region 6) 0 Co-author University of Calcutta and the Department of Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal Opportunities and Challenges of Quality Research and Teaching in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) 0 Paper Presenter I.Q.A.C., Vidyasagar University 4th ESP LAC 2023 0 Paper Presenter ESP Bodoland International Knowledge Festival, (BIKF 2023) 0 Paper Presenter Bodoland University 5th Regional Science and Technology Congress (region 4) 0 Co-author Maulana Azad College, Kolkata and the Department of Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal ECOHYDROLOGY FOR WATER SECURITY, the 5th International Symposium on Healthy Rivers and Sustainable Water – HRSWRM 0 Paper Presenter European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences Integrated approaches towards sustainable management of environment for safe food-nutrition and improved health 0 Paper Presenter University of Kalyani Online Education in the Changing Times: Problems and Prospects 0 Paper Presenter Vidyasagar University Teachers’ Association (VUTA) State-level seminar on “Coastal Biodiversity & it’s conservation’ 2020 presenter Egra SSB college 2-day National Webinar on ‘Online Education in the Changing Times: Problems and Prospects’ 2020 presenter Vidyasagar University Teachers’ Association (VUTA), Vidyasagar University Two-day National Seminar on ‘Animal Research Today: Basic and Applied Arena (ARTBAA) 2020 presenter Midnapore College (Autonomous) National seminar on ‘Water Conservation & Harvesting: Focussing Biodiversity issues & management’ 2020 presenter Jadavpur University Kolkata; SEBA, WBBB, WBPCB & BSED Young Scientists’ Conference as a part of India International Science Festival (IISF) 2019 presenter Ministry of Earth Sciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, and Vijnana Bharati (VIBHA) at Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata 2-day National seminar on ‘Biodiversity Management & Ecosystem Services (NSBMES)' 2019 presenter Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University 3rd Regional Science & Technology Congress (Western zone) 2018 presenter GoWB; SKBU, Purulia Theme ‘Biodiversity and Environment’ at YOUNG SCIENTISTS’ CONFERENCE (YSC) 2018 poster Presenter Lucknow. India International Science Festival (IISF) DST sponsored one week training workshop on “Biodiversity conservation” 2018 Participant Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun during 19.3.18.-23.3.18. International Conference: INTZOOCON 2018 2018 Paper presenter Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta during February 1-3. National Seminar on Forest Resources: Conservation Issues and Management 2017 Paper presenter & Rank holder SEBA in collaboration with West Bengal Biodiversity Board, held at Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, Jadavpur University on September 9. UGC-sponsored National Seminar on "Crosstalk on Zoology" 2017 Paper presenter Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University on March 9. one-week training programme on "ICT components and Smart campus services" 2017 Participant Computer centre, Vidyasagar University during 24-28 July. NRDMS & DST sponsored Winter School on "Geospatial Technologies" equivalent to Refresher Course 2016 Participant Vidyasagar University during 16th November-6th December UGC-sponsored national symposium on Bioresource Management 2016 Participant Vidyasagar University during 26th-27th April UGC-sponsored national workshop on "Application and deployment of e-learning platform in University: Moodle" 2016 Participant Computer Centre, Vidyasagar University during 9-10th March National symposium NCCT 2016 Co-author R.N.L. Khan Women’s college, Midnapore on 26th October 5th International Ecosummit: Ecological Sustainability- Engineering Change 2016 Paper presenter Elsevier at Montpellier, France during 29th August –2nd September 23rd West Bengal State Science & Technology Congress 2016 Paper presenter & Best Oral winner Presidency University, Kolkata, during 28-29th February Seminar on Research Innovations in Aquatic Genomics & Biotechnology- an Indian Perspective (National level Young Scientists meet) 2016 Poster presenter CRNN, University of Calcutta during 5-6th February. UGC sponsored National Seminar on "Zoological Research: Past present and future" 2015 Paper presenter Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University on 26th March. Microsoft-sponsored one week program on "Teaching with Technology" 2015 Participant Computer centre, Vidyasagar University during 1st–9th October 7-day workshop on "Capacity Building for Women Managers in Higher education" 2015 Participant RGNIYD and University of Kalyani during 17th -22nd February 1 week faculty development training programme on "Use of ICT in teaching-learning process" 2014 Participant NITTTR, Kolkata and Computer centre, Vidyasagar University during 4th-8th August UGC-sponsored National seminar on "Trafficking of women and girls: a serious human rights violation" 2014 Participant Women’s Studies Centre, Vidyasagar University on 19th March National seminar on "Climate change, Bioresource & Green Biotechnology" 2014 author Vidyasagar University during 12-13 March, sponsored by Ministry of Earth Sciences, DST, DBT & UGC Faculty development training programme on "Use of ICT in teaching-learning process" 2014 Participant NITTTR, Kolkata & Vidyasagar University Workshop on Self Defence 2014 Participant Women’s Studies Centre, Vidyasagar University & Midnapore Karate Institute Refresher Course in Life Science 2013 Participant A.S.C., Calcutta University Workshop on "Current trends of Biological Research at Crossroads of Science" 2013 Participant Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility Center, Vidyasagar University International Conference "GISKCCC-2013" 2013 Paper presenter Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University International seminar on "Problems and prospects of coastal aquaculture and application of biotechnological tools for rural development" 2013 Paper presenter Vidyasagar University International Conference on "Global Ecosystems, Biodiversity and Environmental Sustainability in the 21st Century" 2012 Paper presenter Assam University, Silchar International "Rotifer Symposium" 2012 Paper presenter North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong National Seminar cum workshop on "Application of advance techniques in Biomedical laboratory science" 2011 Participant Vidyasagar University 3rd Science Conclave- "A congregation of Nobel laureates" 2010 Participant IIIT, Allahabad National symposium on "Emerging Perspectives – Zoological Research" 2010 Paper presenter Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University Training programme on "Communication & Presentation skills" 2009 Participant Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar SAM Workshop- Capacity Building for Women Managers in Higher education 2009 Participant Vidyasagar University & Narajole Raj College, Midnapore Symposium on Neorealistic approaches in Zoology 2004 Poster presenter Department of Zoology, Calcutta University Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised Title of the Conference/Seminar/Workshop Year Role in the Event Funding Agency National seminar on ‘Biodiversity Management & Ecosystem Services (NSBMES)’ 2019 Organiser WBB & Vidyasagar University National Seminar on "Crosstalk on Zoology" 2017 Organising Secretary UGC-sponsored; Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University on March 9, 2017 National Seminar on "Zoological Research: Past present and future" 2015 Treasurer UGC; held at Department of Zoology, Vidyasagar University on 26th March. Vocational Training on "Vermitechnology and its Applicability to Aquaculture, Horticulture and Sericulture" 2014 Joint Organizing Secretary DEC "Women’s health: recent trends in research" 2011 Member Secretary UGC-sponsored; organised by Women’s Study Centre at Vidyasagar University held on 17th March

Awards Award Name Awarded By Year 3rd in best oral presentation National Seminar on Forest Resources: Conservation Issues and Management organized by SEBA, held at Jadavpur University on September 9 2017 Best oral presentation prize in the Animal Science category the 23rd West Bengal State Science & Technology Congress 2016 R.K. Sur Memorial Medal 2011 in Young Scientist category for unpublished original piece of research work in Animal Science The Zoological Society, Kolkata 2011 State Level Eligibility Test Govt. of West Bengal 2002

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