Dr. Raja is dazzling scholar and a profoundly empathetic person. I have known Dr. Raja for over a decade, during which time he has acted as a mentor and confidante. His words of wisdom have helped me through difficult times in both academia and life more generally. He is a beautiful flower growing in the often toxic environment of academia—someone who realizes that we are not just scholarship-producing automata, but human beings as well.

Andrew Smith, UNT

Dr Raja has been extremely helpful regarding my research project during PhD, and giving me valuable insight regarding the scholarship that I should engage with. He was instrumental when I applied for a postdoctorate and advised me to seek funding with different organizations. It was due to his guidance that I eventually searched for the right fit and bagged fellowship with AAUW for my postdoctoral studies.

Dr. Naila Sahar, SUNY, Buffalo

I started to work with Dr. Raja in 2013 as a PhD student enrolled in the University of North Texas. Since then, Dr. Raja has been my go-to person for advice on all matters related to academia. It was with his encouragement and guidance that I was able to complete and defend my dissertation in 2018. After that, he helped me navigate the academic job market and offered extremely valuable suggestions in drafting and organizing my application materials. As a mentor, Dr. Raja excels in playing to the strengths of his mentees. He could see my potential which I couldn’t see myself and pushed me to go beyond my limits in a way most beneficial to me. The five years working with Dr. Raja has been a time in which I grew the most as a scholar and person. He continues to inspire me as a colleague, friend, and mentor to this day and I am fortunate to have established a lifelong relationship with him.

 

Dr. Nick T. C. Lu, Southeastern Louisiana University

Dr.  Raja is a true mentor and one of the most brilliant minds in the field, who is always welcoming students and colleagues to foster a space of growth, critical thinking across boundaries. I highly recommend his classes to all beginning and advanced students of critical theory, literary studies and to scholars in the field to develop and extend a dialogue on critical issues pressing in our times.

I am, personally, especially thankful to him for  guiding me in the tough academic job market with his excellent advice and mentoring.

Dr. Amrita Ghosh, SASNET Lund university Sweden

Dr Raja’s guidance helped me secure a fully funded teaching fellowship at a tier one research university in the US. Once in the program Dr Raja also guided me through my research work, publication and the difficult job of balancing life and work. Many of these processes are extremely new and confusing for international students but Dr Raja’s mentorship made them easier to navigate. With Dr Raja’s guidance I hope to complete my research this year. I couldn’t have asked for a more committed, helpful and amazing mentor.

Anum Aziz, University of North Texas

It was in 2015 that Dr Raja managed to bring me in USA through a cultural exchange program, where he helped me polish myself further for my post doctoral research. Dr. Raja is an absolutely amazing person and an erudite scholar, and he is ever willing to extend a helping hand and to provide flawless coaching in academics. This effort (life Coach) of Dr Raja would go great lengths for future scholars in securing a viable connectivity with US institutions and scholars.
Thank you for being so helpful.

Dr. Zia Ahmed, Emerson University, Pakistan