Emotion Regulation and Behaviour Modification Lab

Dr. Parwinder Singh, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Dr. Parwinder Singh is an Associate Professor of Psychology at IIT Ropar and the founder of the Emotion Regulation and Behaviour Modification Research Lab, established in 2023. His research broadly examines the interplay between emotion, cognition, and behaviour, with a particular focus on how emotion regulation influences behavioural and psychological outcomes. His research programme integrates experimental, applied, and intervention research, using diverse methodologies to understand psychological processes and their potential for change. His research interests include emotion regulation and emotion regulation flexibility, health-risk behaviours, psychological well-being and behavioural change. A central aim of his work is to understand the mechanisms through which emotions shape behaviour and how these processes can be modified to promote adaptive functioning and well-being. His research spans diverse populations and contexts, with an emphasis on translating psychological science into evidence-based interventions and practical applications.

Ms. Ruchira Gangopadhyay

Research Scholar (UGC-SRF)

Date of Joining: January 02, 2023

Research Interest: Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Relationships, Experimental Psychology, Qualitative Research

My work broadly focuses on the cognitive and affective factors shaping interpersonal relationships, particularly the role of emotion regulation in healthy relationships. My doctoral research examines interpersonal hate, focusing on its development, maintenance, and manifestation in close relationships, its psychological mechanisms and links with aggression, and processes that may help regulate hate and prevent relationship deterioration.

Ms. Divya Kumari

Research Scholar (GATE)

Date of Joining: July 18, 2024

Research Interest: Emotion Regulation Flexibility, Digital Well-being, Social Psychology

My work focuses on improving well-being in young adults through different domains, viz., emotion regulation and digital well-being. I am currently investigating how beliefs about emotions and regulatory motives shape flexible and adaptive emotion regulation at both dispositional and dynamic levels. This work shall advance insights into the factors that facilitate emotion regulation flexibility (ERF) and help develop individual and contextual interventions to promote adaptive ER, thereby leading to better emotional well-being.

Ms. Deeksha Sahu

Research Scholar (UGC-SRF)

Date of Joining: July 18, 2024

Research Interest: Suicide Prevention, Emotion Regulation, Applied Positive Psychology

My research focuses on entrapment, a proximal risk factor for suicidal ideation characterized by the perception of being trapped from which there is no perceived escape, and examines how emotion regulation and other factors shape entrapment in young adults’ everyday lives using ecological momentary assessment. Building on these findings, I aim to develop an intervention to reduce entrapment. This work may inform primary preventive approaches and support mental health practitioners working with young adults in community settings.

Ms. Palak

Research Scholar (GATE)

Date of Joining: January, 1 2025

Research Interest: Interpersonal Emotion Regulation, Positive Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Interventional Approach, and Quantitative Research

My research focuses on Interpersonal Emotion Regulation (IER), Positive Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Interventional Approaches, and Quantitative Research. I am especially interested in how people regulate their emotions during interpersonal interactions and the effects of such regulatory processes on psychological and social outcomes. My work adopts an experimental and quantitative approach, with an emphasis on developing and evaluating interventions that can be adaptive emotion regulation and improve interpersonal functioning.

Ms. Tanya Sharma

Research Scholar (GATE)

Date of Joining: July, 21 2025

Research Interests: Cultural Psychology, Positive Psychology, Sikh Studies, Psychology of Religion

My work is situated within the Psychology of Religion, with a particular interest in Sikh Studies, and the psychological dimensions of Sikh thought. I am interested in understanding how religious and cultural traditions shape experiences of meaning, well-being, and flourishing, as well as ways of engaging with life. In my doctoral research, I hope to bring psychological inquiry into conversation with Sikh intellectual and spiritual traditions, with an emphasis on developing a culturally grounded perspective on religion and human flourishing.

Mr. Brij Lal Sharma

Date of Joining: January 2026

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