About the Faculty

Education

1. Ph.D. (Psychology) from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (2015)
2. M.Phil. (Social Sciences) from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai (2009)
3. M.Sc. (Medical Psychology) from University of Calcutta (2004)
4. B.Sc. (Psychology honours) from University of Calcutta (2002)
5. Qualified UGC-NET (Psychology)

Research Expertise

• Health and Mental Health, Qualitative Research, and Social Psychology 

Research Interests

• Health and Mental Health Promotion; Caregiving; Illness Narratives; Community Psychology; Public Mental Health; Stigma; Social Cognition; Maternal Health; Family Studies; Neurodiversity

Professional Development & Others 

1. Editorial board member of The Qualitative Report (TQR) from 31st January 2022-Present 
2. Reviewed manuscripts for Journal of Community Psychology, Journal of Human Behaviour in the Social Environment, etc. 
3. Nucleolus member of Academic Undergraduate Studies Division (AUGSD) at BITS Pilani Goa since 2018-2023. 
4. Academic Editor forPLOS One from 2023–present  

Professional Affiliations

1. Member of National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), India, from 2015 to 2020.
2. Member of International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (2019-2020).
3. International Affiliate of American Psychological Association (APA) and Division 5 since  2015 – present.
4. American Psychological Association (APA), Division 2 member since December 2023.
5. International Member of Association for Psychological Science (APS), USA, since 2019-Present.

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AGECGtwAAAAJ&hl=en

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5551-192X