Dr. Hoimawati Talukdar is a distinguished academician with expertise in Communication and Journalism. She holds a PhD from Gauhati University and two Master’s degrees—one in Development Studies from IIT Guwahati and another in Mass Communication and Journalism from Tezpur University. Her scholarly interests focus on Journalism Studies, Communication Theories, Media and Gender, and Development Studies. She Qualified UGC National Eligibility Test (NET): Lectureship (for Assistant Professor) in July 2016 and was a Fellow of Commonwealth Researchers Boot Camp 2020. She was also awarded a foreign exchange programme in the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, New York University, US.