Undergraduate Courses:
Personality Development (LA1770)
Existential psychology: Living Authentically and Meaningfully (LA1420)
Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships (LA 1077)
Previous: AI and Behavioural and Mental Health, Risk Perceptions, Decision and Prevention, Introduction to Psychotherapy, Health Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Professional Ethics
Postgraduate Courses:
Cross-cultural Aspects of Health (LA5220)
Chronic disease management (LA 6270)
Advanced Topics on Interpersonal Relationships (LA 6015)
Advanced Topics on Psycho-oncology (LA 6015)
Previous: Advanced Health Psychology, Health & Society
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) - 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) - 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 - 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 - Unmet communication needs regarding sexual intercourse: Perspectives from healthcare professionals, cervical cancer survivors and their husbands (2021-2026) [international counterparts: Rebekah Laidsaar-Powell, University of Sydney, Australia & 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)
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: Unmet needs among geriatric cancer patients
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
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.Â
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