Grants & Awards
Grants
Indian Council of Medical Research ad-hoc project grant: Study of calcium channel expression and calcium dynamics in cells derived from Indian breast cancer patients
Sree Padmavathi Venkateswara Foundation (SreePVF) Grant: 3D imaging based vein intrusion guide system for pediatric and geriatric healthcare (2021)
ICSSR Special Call: 'Home' work in the time of COVID-19: A longitudinal qualitative study of lockdown on mothers in Hyderabad, Telangana (2021)
Research Associate : Pallavi Kunuku (MA in Counselling Psychology, Tata Institute of Social Sciences)
Rural Development Projects, IIT Hyderabad: Improving personal health and hygiene in rural schools through interactive installations (2020)
Research Assistant : Naresh Khatroath (MA Development Studies, IIT Hyderabad)
University of Sydney International Joint Research Project: Psychosocial concerns in head and neck cancer: A cross-cultural study of Indian and Australian patients (2019)
Apollo Sugar Private Limited Research Grant: What do doctors expect from their patients? A qualitative study exploring doctors’ expectations of and experiences caring for patients with a chronic disease (2018)
Research Assistant : Siri Sinchana (MSC in International Business Economics, Oxford Brookes University)
Osaka University International Joint Research Promotion Program: Medical technology innovation in India (2018)
Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India small grant: The relationship between using diabetes euphemisms, illness beliefs and adherence among patients with type 2 diabetes in India (2018)
Research Assistant : Niveditha Akula (MSc in Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad)
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia collaborative grant: The changing landscapes of survivorship: A psychosocial study of cancer from a multi-stakeholder perspective (2015)
Research Assistant : Nagesh Muppavaram (MSc in Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad)
Indian Institute of Technology Start-up Grant: How do patients make sense of their illness? An assessment of illness representations across different medical conditions (2014)
Research Assistants : Nagesh Muppavaram & Ravali Tanikella (MSc in Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad)
Dept. of Science and Technology, India grant for Cyber Physical Systems Rural Healthcare Project: Attitudes towards healthcare and health-related technology in rural population in Andhra Pradesh (2011)
Cancer Council Australia: Attitudes towards End-of-life and Do-Not-Resuscitate issues in Indian terminal cancer patients (2009)
Awards
Research Excellence Award for faculty awarded by IITH (2022)
Synergy Travel Grant to attend the Synergy Expert Meeting and the EHPS conference, Aberdeen, U.K. (2016)
University of New South Wales Collaboration Award sponsored by the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (2016)
Health and Behavior International Collaborative Award sponsored by the Society for Health Psychology (American Psychological Association Division 38) (2016)
Young Investigator Award sponsored by Asia Pacific Psycho-Oncology Network (2014)
JICA Travel Fellowship to Visit Japan (2014 & 2015)
International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) Travel Scholarship to attend the IPOS 14th World Congress in Brisbane, Australia (2012)
University of Sheffield Excellence Exchange Scheme for advanced research training for qualitative research methods and analysis at University of Sydney, Australia (2009)
University of Sheffield PhD Studentship & Departmental Bursary (2007-2010)