Name: Dr. Kapila Khemundu
Designation: Associate Professor & Head of the Department 
Qualification: M.A., M. Phil, Ph.D., UGC-NET/RGNF
Research Area: Sociological Theories and Methodologies, Social Change and Development, Tribal/Indegenous Studies, Social Movements, and Sociology of Crime and Deviance
E-mail Id: kapilacuo@gmail.com

Name: Dr. Deepthi Shanker
Designation: Associate Professor
Qualification: Ph.D.
Research Area: Social Stratification; Globalization & Society; Sociology of Entrepreneurship; Sociology of India.
E-mail Id: deepthis@cuo.ac.in ; deepthis2020@gmail.com

Name: Dr. Nupur Pattanaik
Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification: M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D., UGC NET
Research Area: Sociological Theories, Gender, Migration, Development, Diaspora, Nomadic Studies, Tribal Studies, Health, Crime and Deviance, Social Change & Movements.
Phone: 8327771542
E-mail Id: npattanaik@cuo.ac.in

Name: Dr. Saubhagya Laxmi Singh
Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification: M.A, Ph.D.,UGC- NET/JRF
Research Area: Gender Studies, Tribal Studies, Agrarian Studies
E-mail Id: slsingh@cuo.ac.in

Name: Dr. Elisa Mohanty
Designation: Assistant Professor
Qualification: M.A. (University of Hyderabad), UGC-NET & JRF, Ph.D. (Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee)
Research Area: Sociology of Science, Technology & Society (STS), Sociology of Gender, Sociology of Development, Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD), Gender & Entrepreneurship, Disability Studies
E-mail Id: emohanty@cuo.ac.in

Name: Dr. Aditya Keshari Mishra
Designation: Lecturer on Contract
Qualification: M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D., UGC-NET
Research Area: Sociological Theories, Development Studies, Sociology of Health, Sociology of NGOs, and Sociology of Tribal Society
E-mail Id: adityakesharimishra@gmail.com

Name: Dr. Manas Kumar Malik
Designation: Guest Faculty
Qualification: Ph.D., UGC-NET
Research Area: Sociology of Education, Dalit Studies, Rural Development and Social Capital
Phone: 9489148014
E-mail Id: manaskumarmalik@hotmail.com