Undergraduate Courses:
Personality Development (LA1770)
Existential psychology: Living Authentically and Meaningfully (LA1420)
Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships (LA 1077)
Psychology of Decision-making (LA 2150)
Previous: AI and Behavioural and Mental Health, Risk Perceptions, Decision and Prevention, Introduction to Psychotherapy, Health Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Professional Ethics
Postgraduate Courses:
Chronic disease management (LA 6270)
Relational influences on health (LA 6860)
Advanced Topics on Interpersonal Relationships (LA 6015)
Advanced Topics on Psycho-oncology (LA 6015)
Previous: Advanced Health Psychology, Health & Society, Cross-cultural Aspects of HealthÂ
Fellowship in Psycho-oncology with the Indore Institute of Head and Neck Oncology (IIHNO)
Please note that this is the only academic programme outside of IITH which is officially supported by our group.
PhD
Subha Gomathy (graduated) - Diabetes self-management (2012-2020) [international counterpart: Tracy Epton, University of Manchester, UK]
For a YouTube link for the study findings, please click here and for the meta-ethnography, please click here.
Appointment after PhD: BIRAC Fellow at the Atal Incubation Centre - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology [AIC-CCMB], Hyderabad
Shravanthi Maya (graduated) - Prognosis disclosure vs nondisclosure among Indian cancer patients, caregivers and oncologists (2014-2020) [international counterpart: Patricia Parker & Smita Banerjee, MSKCC, USA]
For a YouTube link for the study findings, please click here
Appointment after PhD: Head of Psycho-oncology at Cancer Clinics, Hyderabad
Shweta Chawak (graduated, currently working as an Assistant Professor, IIT Bombay) - Development of a QPL for cancer patients receiving radiation therapy (2015-2021) [international doctoral committee member: Prof. Phyllis Butow & Dr. Haryana Dhillon University of Sydney, Australia]
Prathyasha George (graduated, currently working as an Assistant Professor, OP Jindal) - Relational, dating and sexual intimacy during a pandemic (2017-2022) [international counterpart: Tracy Epton, University of Manchester, UK & David Rodrigues, Centre for Psychological Research and Social Intervention, Portugal]
Matsungshila Pongener (graduated, currently working as an Assistant Professor, OP Jindal) - Representations of cervical cancer literacy: A qualitative study with men and women living in Nagaland (2017-2024) [international counterpart: Smita Banerjee, MSKCC, USA]
Hiba Siddiqui (external doctoral student) - Unmet communication needs regarding sexual intercourse: Perspectives from healthcare professionals, cervical cancer survivors and their husbands (2021-2027) [international counterparts: Smita Banerjee, MSKCC, USA]
Shraddha Namjoshi - Unmet supportive care needs among parents of children receiving chemotherapy versus enucleation treatment for retinonblastoma (2021-2026) [international counterpart: Claire Wakefield, University of New South Wales, Australia; clinical counterpart: Swathi Kaliki, LVP Eye Institute, India]
Yuvraj Singh - Beliefs, experiences and needs in relation to menopause from the perspectives of women experiencing menopause, their male partners, and doctors (2023-2027) [international counterpart: Nirmala Rathnayake, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka; clinical counterpart: Prof. Rakesh Sahay, Osmania Medical Hospital, India]
Vedanti Ghuge - Unmet supportive care needs among older patients with cancer (2025-2030) [clinical counterpart: Prof. Vanita Noronha & Prof. Kumar Prabhash, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai]
Vineet Meena - Decision making and vulnerability among men with cancers and Type 2 diabetes (2026 - 2031)
MPhil
Navya Sumabathini - Parental stress when the mother has advanced chronic kidney disease: A mixed method study (2018-2020)
For a YouTube link for the study findings, please click here.
Appointment after MPhil: Assistant Professor, Villa Marie College, Hyderabad
Shweta Chawak - Patient-physician communication in cancer (2013-2015)
For a YouTube link for the study findings, please click here.
Master's
Arya Rajendran: Barriers and facilitators of communication regarding insulin initiation for patients with type 2 diabetes: Perspectives from Indian endocrinologists
Sayantan Mitra: Supportive care needs of survivors of oral cancer: A mixed methods study
Shubham Singh: Student lived experiences of using AI digital mental health apps: A qualitative study
Sinchan Jha: Multi-stakeholder perspective of cancer care: An exploratory study with trans patients and healthcare providers
External
Reshma A (JIPMER Puducherry, guide: Dr. Prasanth Ganesan): A mixed methods study on treatment abandonment in patients with cancer
Thanvita Thutika (IISER Mohali): Unmet supportive care needs of parents of children with cancer
Tamil Selvan (JIPMER Puducherry, guide: Mahalakshmy T): Developing a QPL for rural cancer patients
Prachi Joshi (AIIMS Rishikesh; guide: Prof. Anindya Das): Cultural aspects of cancer communication
Priyanka Rao (SRM University - AP, guide: Dr. Aswathy Gopi): topic to be decided
Mentorship
Ama Ampofo (PhD student, University of Newcastle, Australia): Designing a cervical cancer prevention programme for Ghanaian adolescents (funding: Health and Behavior International Collaborative Award)
Interns who work(ed) with our group since 2021 are all focussed on various research and clinical skills per their query/needs. We have several internship and training programmes for those who are interested in health and medical psychology research - please write to me, if you want to learn more.
2021 summer : Tarushi Kaur - Bachelor's (Honours) in Psychology at University of Delhi (skills taught : qualitative research design, data collection, data analysis, and writing up)
2020 winter : Niveditha Akula - Master's in Health Psychology at University of Hyderabad (skills taught : mixed methods research design, data collection, data analysis, and writing up)
2020 summer : Anupriya - Master's in Food Science student at University of Madras (skills taught : transcribing and survey development)
2020 summer : Akash Rajoriya - Master's in Psychology student at Banaras Hindu University (skills taught : qualitative research methods)
2019 winter : Siddharath Nelluri & Navya Khetarpal - 12th Grade students at Oakridge and Sreenidhi International schools, respectively (skills taught : qualitative research methods & engaging in all stages of a study on food talk)
2019 summer : Sanchita Sobti - BA student in Psychology at St. Francis Degree College (skills taught : quantitative and qualitative research methods & engaging in all stages of a study on food talk)
2019 summer : Sevgi Demiroglu - Master's student at IIT Gandhinagar (skills taught: qualitative research methods & engaging in all stages of a study on empathy among oncologists)
2015 summer : Hiral Nibjiya - MBBS student with a specialization in homeopathy (topics covered: psychology & health)
2015 autumn : Swathi Jakkula - BTech student pursuing a research position in psychology (topics & skills taught: quantitative research methods in health psychology, data collection, data entry, and analyses for a project)
2015 autumn : Aishwarya Krishna Priya - BA psychology student at Osmania University (topics & skills taught: quantitative research methods in health psychology, data collection, data entry, and analyses for a project)
Department level:
Department Funds Committee (2024 - ongoing)
Faculty advisor for the PhD programme of 2023-2024
Faculty coordinator for French, German and Japanese language courses (2018 - 2023)
DPGC member for the MPhil programme (2017 - 2020)
Convener of the weekly seminar series (2014-2015, approx. 15 talks)
Faculty-in-charge of the Psychology Lab (2012 onwards)
Set up the faculty websites (2011-2012)
Prepared the Dept. Brochure (2012)
Institute level:
Faculty Representative, Sunshine Counseling Cell (2022 - 2023)
Member, Wellness Committee (2022 ongoing)
Member, Research Advisory Committee (2021 ongoing)
Faculty Innovation Mentor (Incubation Cell & Research park; 2021-2024)
Recruitment committees (posts of Counsellor & Assistant Librarian in 2020)
Member and Theme Coordinator (Convergence), Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 (2020 onwards)
Faculty-in-charge, TEDxIITHyderabad (2016 onwards)
Member, Institute Ethics Committee (2014-2017)
Member, Early Intervention Committee (2015 onwards)
Prepared the Institute Orientation Pack for Faculty (2012)
Coordinated the Institute's first YouTube video. For a sample video, please click here.
Convened national (5) and international (2) workshops and seminars