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Faculty Profile Last Modified Time: 10:49:00 PM Sun, 22 May 2011   Contact Information Dr Pankaj Jain Assistant Professor-Philosophy, Assistant Professor-Anthropology     1155 Union Circle, Denton, TX 76203     Mail Box: 310920    pankaj.jain@unt.edu     940-369-6980    UNT-Philosophy & Religion    UNT-Anthropology   Academia    Hinduism Jainism India "Religion and Ecology" Bollywood Sanskrit    Graduate Faculty Membership Status: Full Membership-Permanent    Associated Profiles Professional Preparation Courses Taught By Semester Student Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness Research and Expertise Appointments Faculty Workload Publications Lectures/Symposia News External Funding Intramural Funding Consulting Activities Affiliations Teaching Committees Memberships Honors and Recognitions Professional Community Engagement Short Biography  Professional Preparation  Degree Major/Thesis/Dissertation Institution Year  Ph.D. Dharma and Ecology University of Iowa 2008  M.A. South Asian Religions Columbia University 2003  B.S. Computer Science Karnatak University 1992  Courses Taught By Semester --- Organized Classes will be uploaded from THECB Data file Semester Subject Course Number Section Course Name Calculated Semester Credit Hours Syllabus   Spring 2011 ANTH 4701 17 Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology 3 Download Syllabus Fall 2010 ANTH 1100 1 World Cultures 3 Download Syllabus Fall 2010 PHIL 3585 1 South Asian Philosophy and Religion 3 Download Syllabus  Student Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness -- SETE scores are based on a 1000 point scale Semester Subject Course Number Section Course Name % Participation Organization and Explanation of Materials Learning Environment Self-Regulated Learning Overall Teaching Effectiveness Score Teaching Classification Fall 2010 ANTH 1100 1 WORLD CULTURES 23% 661 845 784 688   Fall 2010 PHIL 3585 1 SOUTH ASIAN PHIL 49% 737 884 788 799    Research and Expertise Environmental Issues and Movements in India   Hindi/Urdu Language and Literature   Hinduism   Jainism   Religion and Film of India   Sanskrit Language    Appointments Duration (YYYY - YYYY or Present) Rank Department / School College / Office University / Company 2010-Present Assistant Professor Philosophy and Religion Studies College of Arts and Sciences University of North Texas 2010-Present Assistant Professor Anthropology College of Public Affairs and Community Service University of North Texas 2008-2010 Teaching Assistant Professor Foreign Languages and Literatures College of Humanities and Social Sciences North Carolina State University 2007-2008 Part Time Lecturer Departments of Asian Languages College of Arts and Sciences Rutgers  Faculty Workload Duration (YYYY - YYYY) Percentage Teaching Percentage Research Percentage Service 2010-2011 20 20 10 2010-2011 40 40 20  Publications   Type AllRefereed(Peer reviewed) JournalsBook chaptersMagazine/newsletter articlesMonographBook reviewsPopular press articlesJournal ArticlesScholarly NoteVideos/Audiovisual materials Publications per page    1  2 3 4 5 6    Year Publication   Type 2011 Accepted/In-press From Padosi to My Name is Khan: Portrayal of Hindu Muslim Relations in South Asian Films Author Journal of Visual Anthropology Refereed(Peer reviewed) Journals 2011 Accepted/In-press Such a Long Journey: Portrayal of Parsis in Hindi Films Author Journal of Visual Anthropology Refereed(Peer reviewed) Journals 2011 Published Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability Author Ashgate Monograph 2011 Published Hinduism and Ecology Interviewee Progressive Radio Network Videos/Audiovisual materials 2010 Published Bishnoi: An Eco-Theological “New Religious Movement Author Journal of Vaishnava Studies Refereed(Peer reviewed) Journals  Lectures/Symposia Year Title Role Organization 2010 Origin of Indian Ecofeminism: Amrita Devi and the Bishnois Presenter AAR 2010 Religion of the Bishnoi Presenter AAS SouthWest Chapter 2009 Treetemples of Swadhyaya Presenter AAR 2008 Dharma, Religion, and Environmental Ethics Presenter AAR  News Articles Sanskrit gaining popularity in US, Europe Times of India Festival marks renewal of life Thousands enjoy music, dance and food at Diwali in Cary News & Observer Ten Key Hindu Environmental Teachings www.GreenFaith.org  External Funding  Performance Period (YYYY - YYYY or Present) Title Sponsor Funding Role Status 2010-2010 Everyday Religion and Sustainable Environment New School University   Other Completed  Intramural Funding  Performance Period (YYYY - YYYY or Present) Title Sponsor Funding Role Status 2011-Present Junior Faculty Summer Research Fellowship UNT 5000 Principal Investigator Active 2010-2011 Roving Professor Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity 1000 Principal Investigator Active 2010-2010 Travel Grant College of PACS and Dept of Anthropology 1000 Principal Investigator Completed  Consulting Activities  Performance Period (YYYY - YYYY or Present)* Company/Organization Role Funding Work Performed 2010-Present GreenFaith Other     2008-Present International Summer School for Jain Studies Other      Affiliations Pluralism Project, Harvard University http://www.pluralism.org/affiliates/jain/  Teaching Online Course on Film and Religion of India   Web Link Online Course on Sanskrit   Web Link  Committees Duration (YYYY - YYYY or Present) Committee Position Classification 2010-Present Undergraduate Curriculum     2010-Present Departmental Speaker     2010-Present Society for Hindu Christian Studies, AAR Board of Directors    Memberships Duration (YYYY - YYYY or Present) Organization Position Classification 2010-Present South & Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion     2008-Present International Summer School for Jain Studies Adviser   2002-Present American Academy of Religion      Honors and Recognitions Year Title Honoring Organization 2009 Education and Discovery Grounded in Engaged Scholarship North Carolina State University 2009 Course Development and Research Travel Award North Carolina Center for South Asia Studies  Professional Community Engagement Year Organization Role Type of Service 2010 GreenFaith Indic Traditions Scholar-In-Residence Consultant  Biographical Sketch Pankaj Pankaj is the author of Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities: Sustenance and Sustainability (May 2011) and has also published articles in journals such as Religious Studies Review, Worldviews, Religion Compass, Journal of Vaishnava Studies, Union Seminary Quarterly Review, and the Journal of Visual Anthropology. He also contributes to the Huffington Post, Washington Post’s forum On Faith, and Patheos.com. He is currently editing an international journal of Hinduism and other Indic traditions. His research and teaching interests include Hinduism, Jainism, Environmental Ethics, Indian films, Sanskrit, and Hindi/Urdu languages and literatures. Before joining UNT, he taught at North Carolina State University, Rutgers, Kean, and New Jersey City University. Interested in connecting ancient practices with contemporary issues, he is exploring the connections between religious traditions and sustainability in Hindu and Jain communities in India and the Indian diaspora. He serves as a research affiliate with Harvard University’s Pluralism Project, as scholar-in-residence with GreenFaith, as a board member of the AAR's Society for Hindu Christian Studies, and as a board member of the Executive Advisory Council of Hindu American Seva Charities, an NGO working with the White House Office for the faith-based initiatives. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and an M.A. from Columbia University (both in Religious Studies). In his “previous life” he had also earned a B.S. in Computer Science from India and had worked as a software engineer in India and in New Jersey.