Dr. A. Shahin Sultana is Associate Professor in Department of Social Work, University of Delhi. She is M.A. (Social Work), M.Phil (Social Work) from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore; M.A. (Human Rights and Duties Education) from University of Madras, Chennai and Ph.D (Social Work) from University of Madras, Chennai.  She is University Rank Holder in both Graduation (1995) and Post Graduation (1997) and won the UGC (JRF and SRF Fellowship) for Doctoral Studies, (2002 -2005).

Dr. Shahin Research studies are titled ‘Dalit Girl Child’ for National Entity for Social Action (NESA – CHOLAI), Chennai, for the Dept. of Social Work, Loyola College, Chennai and  ‘Assessing the Quality of Institutional Child Care Providers in Delhi’ for the SOS Children’s Villages of India, 2007 for the Dept. of Social Work, University of Delhi in 2004 and  2007 and respectively.

Dr. Shahin is associated with TN-FORCES (Tamil Nadu Forum for Creche and Child Care Services), Chennai; Association of Writers and Illustrators for Children, Delhi; Indian Sociological Society, Delhi and is on the Editorial Board of Women’s Link (Journal), Delhi and  Journal of School Social Work, Chennai.

Her areas of interest are Family and Child Welfare, Early Childhood Care and Development (Nutrition, Health, Education, Protection), Case Work, Counselling, Youth Welfare and Disaster Management.

Some of her major publications are: Maternal Mortality: A Gross Violation of Women’s Right to Health, Women’s Link, Vol. 13, No. 4, October – December 2007;  Quality in Early Childhood Care and Education – Are we really concerned, Social Welfare, Vol. No 53, No.6, September 2006;   ‘To compare is to destroy’, Journal of School Social Work, June 2005, Volume II, Issue 01; The Role of the Social Worker in rehabilitating women and children in the ‘Tsunami’ tragedy, Social Welfare, Vol.51, No.12, March 2005.; Commercialisation of Early Childhood Education, Journal of School Social Work, January, 2005, Volume II, Issue 01;  Enhancing knowledge about AIDS among college students, Social Welfare, Vol. 52, No.8, November, 2004; Earlier the better – Nurturing Human Values in children, Journal of School Social Work, October, 2004; Burgeoning Fitness centers, Metro Plus, The Hindu, 6th August, 2003; CHEN NUTRICON 2003 – Men in Child Nutrition and Care, 13th July, 2003 and Father’s role in Child Care, Area News, 20th June, 2003; Talking Heads.