Madhumita Pandey

Research Scholar

Indian New Delhi, India

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ProfessionResearch Scholar
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth18/04/1991
Age35 years
BirthplaceNew Delhi, India

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Madhumita Pandey is an Indian Research Scholar and Senior Lecturer in Criminology known for her groundbreaking doctoral research on the perspectives of convicted rapists in Delhi's Tihar Prison. Her work, which involved interviewing over 100 convicted rapists since 2013, is one of the first studies in India to analyze the viewpoints of incarcerated sexual offenders. She was awarded the Ruskin Medal for Student Research by Anglia Ruskin University for the impact of her thesis.

Educational Qualification(s)

BA (Hons) PsychologyUniversity of Delhi, India, 2012
MSc Clinical PsychologyBangor University, Gwynedd, North Wales, 2013
Doctoral ThesisCriminology Department of Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom, 2014-present
PhDAnglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, Department of Criminology

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
Hobbies
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Travelling

Relationships & More

Marital StatusNot Known

Career

Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University
PhD research on perspectives of convicted rapists in Delhi's Tihar Prison, awarded the Ruskin Medal for Student Research by Anglia Ruskin University for its impact
Doctoral research student at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, Department of Criminology
Interviewed over 100 convicted rapists in Delhi's Tihar Central Jail since 2013
Contributor to Quartz and The New Humanitarian on sexual violence and criminology research
Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Internationalisation Lead in the Department of Law and Criminology at Sheffield Hallam University
Joined Sheffield Hallam University in June 2018 as a Lecturer in Criminology
Monthly contributor to The Observer discussing mental health, child sexual health, sexual violence, and societal transformation

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Madhumita Pandey was raised in New Delhi, India.
2. Post the Nirbhaya case in 2012, she gained a new perspective on her city.
3. The 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape led to massive protests against the prevalent culture of violence towards women in India.
4. During interviews with rapists in Tihar Jail, Madhumita discovered a lack of understanding of consent among many men.
5. She encountered a young girl who had been raped at the age of 5 by one of the interviewees.
6. Madhumita contributes monthly to the Observer, discussing topics such as mental health, child sexual health, sexual violence, and societal transformation.
7. Most of the men she interviewed were uneducated, with only a handful having graduated high school.
8. Her research is one of the first studies to take into account the perspectives of convicted rapists in India.
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