Name: Everlyn Norman
Qualification:
Designation: Senior Lecturer, School of Economics and Development Studies
Ms. Everlyn Iniga Norman is currently employed as a Lecturer in the School of Economics and Development Studies at IBS University. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and a Master’s Degree in Economics and Public Policy from the University of Papua New Guinea.
In addition to her academic qualifications, Everlyn has obtained a Diploma in Leadership and Management offered by Federation Training – Australian, and a Diploma in Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) from the University of Goroka. She is also a certified MSME Digital Literacy Facilitator and a Financial Literacy Trainer. Prior to her current role, Everlyn served as a Senior Lecturer and a Head of Department at Goroka Technical College and Port Moresby Business College. She brings with her extensive teaching experience spanning more than 10 years. With her diverse educational background, professional certifications, and substantial teaching experience, Everlyn is well-equipped to contribute to the field of economics and development studies at IBS University.
Name: Dr. Periyasamy Palani
Qualification: M.A., Ph.D., PDF., PGCBAA(IIMT)
Designation: Senior Lecturer – School of Economics and Development Studies
Dr. Periyasamy Palani is currently working as a Senior Lecturer at the School of Economics and Development Studies, IBS University, Papua New Guinea and being part of handling lectures for Southern Cross University, Australia at Port Moresby Centre. With 12 years of academic experience, including 10 years of research and 6 years of teaching. His areas of interest in teaching and research are: Environmental Economics, Development Studies, Econometrics, Business Analytics, Behavioral Economics, Migration and Gender Studies. Dr. Periyasamy has contributed to National, International journals, seminars and conferences, focusing on the Impact of Water Pollution, Economic Valuation of Non-Market Goods, and WASH projects. He served as a Project Director in a major research project funded by ICSSR, New Delhi under the ICSSR IMPRESS Scheme Rs. 6,00,000/- entitled, ‘Estimating Economic Valuation of Environmental Degradation through Revealed Preference Method: A Case Study of Sago Industrial Pollution in Tamil Nadu’, and Principal Investigator in a minor research project funded by University of Calicut Research Grant Rs. 1,98,000/- entitled, ‘Economic Value of Solid Waste Management through Contingent Valuation Method – A Case Study of Amini Island, U.T of Lakshadweep’. He is a lifetime member of Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE), The Indian Econometric Society (TIES), Association of Economist of Tamil Nadu (AET) and has actively participated in various roles in the previous institutions such as Project Lead – NM Centre for Public Policy, Chief and Additional Examiner, Research Associate and District Co-Ordinator. He acts as a reviewer in reputed journals like Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources (Scopus), Canada.
