
Dr. Nibha Sinha is currently serving as Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida, since July 2023. With over 25 years of experience as a media educator, researcher, and journalist, she is a distinguished scholar in health communication and media studies.
An alumna of Patna Women’s College (Patna University) and the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC), Delhi, Dr. Sinha completed her Ph.D. on “Social Media and Breast Cancer Awareness: An Empirical Study in the Indian Context.” Her academic engagements span reputed institutions including IIMC Delhi, Hansraj College (Delhi University), Makhanlal Chaturvedi Patrakarita Vishwavidyalaya, and others. She has supervised nearly 100 MA dissertations and evaluated over 300 viva across premier media institutions.
Her professional career also includes journalistic contributions to Dainik Jagran and Samasyiki Mahasagar, and leadership in social development as Research Head at NGO Nav Jagriti, managing projects funded by UNDP, Plan International, and Save the Children.
Dr. Sinha has published extensively in high-impact journals indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed. She conducts research workshops for Ph.D. scholars and faculty on media research, qualitative and quantitative methods, and AI in research. She also serves as a reviewer for several academic journals and conferences.
A recipient of the International Women’s Excellence Award (2024) and International Youth Entrepreneurship Award (2021), she is affiliated with IAMCR, WICCI, and the International Association of Women Educators. She also serves on editorial and advisory boards of academic and social organizations.
