In inspiration of his activist pursuits, Anuj began to immerse himself in the study of mental health through pursuing a Bachelors of Arts in psychology with a minor in biology. He has taken classes including Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology, Counseling for the Helping Professions, Introduction to Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Global Mental Health, and Spanish for Mental Health Professionals to understand the fundamentals in the research and practice of psychology along with expanding his knowledge of the sociocultural elements of mental health. His dedication to scholarship has been recognized by Saint Louis University who presented him with the annual Psi Chi Sayons Award for the most outstanding undergraduate in the Department of Psychology.

Concurrently with his experience in advocacy and scholarship, Anuj became involved with research in sociology and psychology to broaden his knowledge of mental health. He served as a research assistant on the Bosnian Family and Youth Study which investigated the mental health of first generation Bosnian-American youth. Anuj continued his research journey in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Stress Lab where he has learned more about the intersection of psychology and physiology in terms of stress responses. Most recently, Anuj joined the CARA/ABRA Project at New York University which investigates the mental health of Asian Americans in the context of COVID-19 and hate speech. He is most proud to announce his first journal publication which was supervised by the Quality Undergraduate Education and Scholarly Training program in New York University's Applied Psychology department. 

Through all of these experience and accomplishments, Anuj remains committed in advocating for mental health awareness and equity, and he continues his journey in scholarship and research to develop more culturally competent mental health care especially for the South Asian community.