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I am an assistant professor at Jindal School of Psychology and Counselling at OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat.
I am a mental health researcher interested in lived experiences of mental illness, loss and grief, the sociocultural situatedness of human experiences, and qualitative research methodologies.
I am a clinical psychologist, registered with the Rehabilitation Council of India, who believes in recruiting Narrative Practices techniques and people's knowledge and wisdom
Severe Mental Illness | Loss & Grieving | Recovery | Qualitative Methods | Reflexivity
2022 Ph.D. Department of HSS, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Committee: Kumar Ravi Priya (Chair), Devpriya Kumar, Vineet SahuDissertation: Re-situating the Person in the Patient: Exploring Loss, Grieving, and Recovery in Severe Mental Illness2014 M. Phil., Department of Clinical Psychology, Central Institute of Psychiatry Ranchi
Supervisors: Daya Ram and Sakshi Rai Dissertation: Role of Childhood Maltreatment, Attachment, Emotion Regulation, and Quality of Life in Depression2010 M.A. in Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Delhi
Supervisor: Honey Oberoi Vahali Dissertation: Beyond the Working Window: A Glimpse into the Lived Experiences of Retirees2008 B.A. (Hons.) in Psychology, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi
Supervisor: Renu Kishore Dissertation: Mental Health Concerns of Caregivers of Persons diagnosed with Schizophrenia2018-2020 Counselor. Counselling Service.
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Head of Counseling Service: Nandini Nilkanatan, PhD Individual Counselling. Crisis Intervention. Group therapy. De-addiction clinic. Supervised the student volunteers in sensitizing the campus community towards mental health issues. Organized events, workshops, and a lecture series-‘SAMVAD’.2019 Ethical Practices in Humanities and Social Sciences Research
Department of Humanities and Social Science. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. February 16.2019 Trainee in Narrative Practices
One year Mental Health Training Program. Ummeed Child Development Centre, Mumbai.2018 Clinical Applied Anthropology I: Critical perspectives on mental health theory and practice in India
Global Initiative of Academic Networks course by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. Department of Liberal Arts. Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad. November 1-8.2014 Trainee Clinical Psychologist and Psychotherapist
Central Institute of Psychiatry (Central Government Psychiatric Hospital), Ranchi.2009 Clinical Psychology Intern
Delhi Psychiatry Centre, Cosmos Hospitals, New Delhi. [2 months].2009 Clinical Psychology Intern
IHBAS (Delhi State Government Psychiatric Hospital), New Delhi. [2 months].2007 Clinical Psychology Intern
Delhi Psychiatry Centre, Cosmos Hospitals, New Delhi. [2 months].2018-2019 PSY451— Application of Psychology to Life. Course Tutor.
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Primary Instructor: Kumar Ravi Priya, Ph.D. I Semester. 27 students Facilitated weekly tutorials. Graded quizzes, exams and papers.2018 Cognition, Transformation and Lives. Teaching Assistant
NPTEL— MOOC by Ministry of Human Resource Development, GOI Primary Instructor: Alok Bajpai, PhD Responded daily to individual discussions. Created weekly quizzes and final exam papers. Handled the online activities.2018 Psychiatry: an overview. Teaching Assistant
NPTEL— MOOC by Ministry of Human Resource Development, GOI Primary Instructor: Alok Bajpai, PhD Responded daily to individual discussions. Created weekly quizzes and final exam papers. Handled the online activities.2018 How the Brain creates Mind. Teaching Assistant
NPTEL— MOOC by Ministry of Human Resource Development, GOI Primary Instructor: Alok Bajpai, PhD Responded daily to individual discussions. Created weekly quizzes and final exam papers. Handled the online activities.2017-2018 PSY451— Application of Psychology to Life. Course Tutor.
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Primary Instructor: Kumar Ravi Priya, Ph.D. II Semester. 24 students Facilitated weekly tutorials. Graded quizzes, exams and papers.2017 Cognition, Transformation and Lives. Teaching Assistant
NPTEL— MOOC by Ministry of Human Resource Development, GOI Primary Instructor: Alok Bajpai, Ph.D.Responded daily to individual discussions. Created weekly quizzes and final exam papers. Handled the online activities.2015 COM 200 – Communication Skills: Composition. Course Tutor.
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Primary Instructor: Suchitra Mathur, Ph.D. I Semester. 20 students Facilitated weekly tutorials. Graded quizzes, exams and papers.2010- 2011 International Diploma Course in Guidance and Counselling. Junior Project Fellow.
NCERT project in collaboration with Commonwealth of Learning, Canada. Regional Institute of Education, Ajmer.Primary Instructor: Krutibash Rath, M. Ed.Facilitating the selection, admission, and training. Conducted psychological assessment training. Coordinating with professionals and resource persons. Supervised school visits of trainees. Reviewed assignments and reports.Gupta, A. (2019). Qualitative Research and Severe Mental Illness: Situating Reflexivity and Agency amidst Healing Practices. Indian Journal of Psychology. Special Issue on Mental Health, pp. 115-121, UGC Care list, ISSN-0019-5553.
Gupta, A., Bhattacharya, P., & Priya, K. R. (2019). Revisiting the Paradigm Shift in Trauma Studies: Twenty-Five Years of Veena Das’ ‘Our Work to Cry: Your Work to Listen’. The Journal of Anthropological Survey of India. 68(1), 70-84. https://doi.org/10.1177/2277436X19844898
Pandey, R., Khanna, A., Sharma, D., Gupta, A., Bhattacharya, P., Kukreja, S., & Priya, K. R. (2019). Getting Close to the Context and Experience of Illness: Critically Reflexive Fieldwork in Qualitative Health Research. Journal of Health Studies. 1 (1), 96-127. https://ahpsy.in/all-issues.html
Gupta, A. (2019). Illness Identity in a Gendered World: Exploring Intersectionality using Phenomenological Approach. [Paper; Symposium on “Making Psychology Deliverable To Society: On Campus And Off Campus Endeavors”]. 29th Convention of National Academy of Psychology (India). Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University.
Gupta, A., & Priya, K.R. (2019). “What is lost?”: A Qualitative Inquiry into Narratives around Severe Mental Illness. [Feinsilver Award Paper]. 21st International ISPS Conference. The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis. Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Gupta, A. (2019). “Being an Expert” and Psychosis: Encounters with Lives on the Margins. [Poster]. 21st International ISPS Conference. The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis. Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Gupta, A., & Bhattacharya, P. (2019). ‘Being a Resource’ and ‘Being with Resources’: Living with Mental Illness in a Neo-liberal World. [Paper; Symposium on "Self and Social Identity in Neoliberal Globalization Era: Implications for Mental Health and Societal Development"]. Department of Humanities and Social Science. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.
Gupta, A. (2018). Being in the Room: Severe Mental Illness, Therapeutic spaces, and Possibilities. [Paper; Symposium on ‘Interrogating the Dynamics of Diversity and Equality: A View from the Field’]. XXVIII Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology (India). Ramanujan College, University of Delhi.
Gupta, A. (2018). Collecting or Receiving? Reflexivity and other Struggles during Data Collection. [Paper]. Research Scholar Day. Department of Humanities and Social Science. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.
Gupta, A. (2017). Loss and Grieving in Severe Mental Illness: A Qualitative Enquiry into Perceptions of Mental Health Professionals. [Poster]. 43rd National Annual Conference of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists. Coimbatore.
Gupta, A. (2016). Childhood Maltreatment and Depression: Exploring Difficulties in Emotion Regulation in the Indian Context. [Poster]. 22nd World Congress of the World Association of Social Psychiatry. New Delhi.
Gupta, A. (2016). Re-authoring Mental Illness: Loss as an Alternative to Mental Illness Discourse in the Indian Scenario. [Poster]. International Narrative Therapy Conference. Ummeed Child Development Centre, Mumbai.
Gupta, A. (2016). Storied Widows of India: Challenges of Doing Qualitative Analysis of Women’s Narratives. [Paper; Symposium on ‘Qualitative Health Research: Process and Rigour’]. 25th Silver Jubilee Convention of National Academy of Psychology (NAOP). University of Allahabad, Allahabad.
Gupta, A., Bhattacharya, P & Priya, K. R. (2016). Twenty Five Years of “Our Work to Cry: Your Work to Listen”: Veena Das’ Contribution in the Paradigm Shift in Trauma Studies. [Paper]. 25th Silver Jubilee Convention of National Academy of Psychology (NAOP). University of Allahabad, Allahabad.
Gupta, A. & Priya, K. R. (2016). Understanding Self & Loss in the Material World: A Qualitative Enquiry. [Poster]. 25th Silver Jubilee Convention of National Academy of Psychology (NAOP). University of Allahabad, Allahabad.
Gupta, A. (2013). Empathy in Psychotherapy: From the perspective of theory of Mind. [Poster]. 39th National Annual Conference of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (NACIACP). AIIMS, New Delhi.
Gupta, A. & Kishore, R (2008). Mental Health Concerns of Caregivers of Persons diagnosed with Schizophrenia. [Paper]. Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology (NAOP). IIT, Guwahati.
2019 The David B. Feinsilver Award for the best research or clinical paper on the psychotherapeutic treatment of the severely disturbed. The International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis.
2016-2019 Senior Research Fellowship. University Grants Commission, Government of India.
2014-2016 Junior Research Fellowship (FELLOW/2015-16/UGC/114). University Grants Commission, Government of India.
2019 Travel Grant to 29th Convention of National Academy of Psychology (India), Puducherry.
Dean of Academic Affairs, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.2019 Travel Grant to the ISPS International Congress at Rotterdam 2019.
ISPS-US.2019 Travel Grant to ASA19: Anthropological Perspectives on Global Challenges, Norwich.
Dean of Academic Affairs, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.2019 Travel Grant to ASA19: Anthropological Perspectives on Global Challenges, Norwich.
Excellence Fund: Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.2016 Travel Grant to XXII Congress of the World Association of Social Psychiatry, New Delhi.
Dean of Academic Affairs, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.2016 Travel Grant to International Narrative Therapy Conference – Room Full of Stories.
Dean of Academic Affairs, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.Regional Member, ISPS India . International Society for Psychological and Social Approaches to Psychosis
Registered Clinical Psychologist. Rehabilitation Council of India. RCI/CRR-NO. A44483
2018-2019 Student Representative.
Institute Level Anti-Ragging Squad, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.2016-2017 Maintenance Committee member.
Hall Executive Committee, Hall VI, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.2015-2016 Student Representative.
Departmental Post Graduate Committee, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.2015-2016 Girl Representative.
Hall Executive Committee, Hall VIII, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.2013-2014 Student Representative.
Anti-Ragging Cell, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi.2007-2008 Editor. ‘Psy-Track’, departmental magazine.
Department of Psychology, Daulat Ram College. University of Delhi.2006-2007 Member. Fine Arts Society.
Daulat Ram College. University of Delhi.Arpita Gupta
Department of Humanities & Social Science6th Floor, Faculty BuildingIndian Institute of Technology KanpurKanpur - 208016 (India)