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Dr. Pratibha Kumar is the Founder of Sungh Consultancy LLC. She is also an Assistant Professor of Communication at Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland. She holds a Ph.D. in Communication and Public Discourse, and has been teaching and doing research since 2004. Her teaching and research interests include diversity, immigration, multiculturalism, and gender.
Some of her research has focused on: cultural differences among astronauts on the International Space Station, social change and reform in developing countries, immigration issues, Muslims and Islamophobia, etc. Dr. Kumar has written and presented papers at national and international academic conferences as well as spoken at non-academic and community settings. Her terminal degree and academic appointments have given her access to the latest research on topics of diversity and inclusion.
Often times, organizations use the phrase “diversity and inclusion” in a clichéd manner to check a box or receive funding. Dr. Kumar approaches diversity from the perspective of competence. She advocates for a shift from attitudinal to behavioral change—the ways in which organizational culture needs to move beyond awareness and apply knowledge to tangible actions.