Professional activities

Executive Committee Member, Psycho-oncology Society of India (POSI), India

Founder member, Hyderabad Psycho-oncology Working Group (HPWG), India

Founder member, Association of Health Psychologists, India

Member, Institute Ethics Committee, IIT Hyderabad, India

Active member of the International Psycho-oncology Society (IPOS)

Special Interest Group Committee Member of the Early Career Psycho-Oncology Professionals (ECPP) within IPOS

Active member of the Asia-Pacific Psycho-oncology Network (APPON)

Member, European Health Psychology Society (EHPS)

Member, Society for Cancer Research and Communication

Member, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC)

Domain Expert in Psycho-oncology in the Indian Journal of Medical and Pediatric Oncology

Review Editor in Health Communication, part of the journal Frontiers in Communication

Reviewer for:

Cancer Reports

Child: Care, Health & Development

Global Qualitative Nursing Research

Gynecologic Oncology

Indian Journal of Cancer

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism

European Journal of Cancer Care

Journal of Cancer Research & Therapeutics

Journal of Social Health & Diabetes

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

PLOS ONE

Psychological Studies

Psycho-Oncology

Psychology & Health

Palliative & Supportive Care

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Journal

Wellcome Trust

International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) conference to be held virtually (2021)

International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) conference to be held in Hong Kong (2018)

National Association of Psychology (NAOP) conference held in IIT Kharagpur, India (2017)

International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) conference held in Dublin, Ireland (2016)

Early Career Psycho-Oncology Professionals (ECPP) poster presentations at the IPOS conference held in Lisbon, Portugal (2014)

Xerox Research Centre India (XRCI) Open 2015, Bengaluru, India (2015)

Faculty for a conference workshop on Having Difficult Conversations: Building Counselling Skills in Psycho-oncology held at the annual conference of Max Institute of Cancer, Delhi NCR (topic: Easing Conversations around Death and Dying) (May, 2023)

Faculty for a workshop on Qualitative Health Research held by the Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Center, Bengaluru, India (April, 2023)

Faculty for a Communication Skills Training for Nurses held by the College of Nursing, AIIMS Rishikesh, Uttarakhand (March, 2023)

Invited faculty for a Psycho-oncology Masterclass on Genitourinary Cancers as part of a conference held by Society of Genitourinary Oncologists, Bengaluru (August, 2022)

Invited faculty for a one-day workshop on "Self-care for doctors" followed by another one-day workshop on "Empathic communication skills for doctors" held by Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Puducherry (July, 2022)

Invited faculty for a workshop on "Communication skills training for oncologists dealing with young adult patients" supported by CIPHER Healthcare, Hyderabad, India (March, 2022)

Invited faculty for a two-and-a-half-day workshop on “Methods in Qualitative Research” sponsored by ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha (April, 2019)

Chair, convener and faculty for a two day IPOS Academy workshop on Psychological distress in cancer: Identifying it and Providing Support (30th & 31st January, 2016)

     - You can find an introduction to the workshop here.

Coordinator and faculty for a two day TEQIP workshop on Teacher Effectiveness: Nurturing your well-being (6th & 7th May, 2015)

Chair of Hyderabad Psycho-oncology Working Group's (HPWG) first interactive seminar on Oncologists' experiences and attitudes towards training in psychosocial care (5th September, 2015)

Chair of Hyderabad's (India) first Psycho-oncology Working Group Meeting (20th June, 2015)

Coordinator and faculty for a two day TEQIP workshop on Teacher Effectiveness: Nurturing your well-being (1st & 2nd May, 2015)

Coordinator of a half-day workshop on Mindfulness for Everyday Living (11th March, 2015)

Chair of India's first Psycho-oncology Working Group Meeting (12th February, 2015)

Chair and convener of an IPOS Academy workshop on Communication Skills Training for Healthcare Professionals in Cancer Care (11th February, 2015)

Coordinator of a two day TEQIP workshop on Teacher Effectiveness (5th and 6th December, 2014)

Coordinator of a one-day seminar on Health practices and engagements in India, along with Dr. Haripriya Narasimhan and Dr. Shubha Ranganathan (5th April, 2014)

Committee member for the Institution Committee on Stem Cell Research, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana 

Member of an expert panel for recruiting faculty in Psychology at the Assistant and Associate Professor level for VIT-AP School of Social Sciences and Humanities (VISH), VIT-AP University, Amravati, Andhra Pradesh, India (May, 2021)

Board of Studies member for several private universities in India

Texas School of Mental Health, Pune, India (2023 - 2024)

Division of Psycho-oncology, Mazumdar Shaw Cancer Center, Bengaluru, India (2022-ongoing)

I’m Beside You, Bengaluru, India (2020-ongoing)

Heka Solutions, Hyderabad, India (2018-2019)

Juno Clinics, Mumbai, India (2018)

Apollo Sugar Pvt Limited, Hyderabad, India (2018-2020)

Cancer Clinics, Hyderabad, India (2017-ongoing)

Cancer Helpline, Hyderabad, India (2016)

Patient Focus, Hyderabad, India (2016)

St. Jude India Childcare Centre, Hyderabad, India (2015)

Wild Mandarin Cancer Connect, Bengaluru, India (2015)

Madras Cancer Care Foundation, Chennai, India (2014-2015)

MSc Psychology programme, Dept. of Psychology, St. Francis Degree College for Women, India (2014)

Health Awareness & Promotion Project in India (HAPPI) (2011 - 2014)