Research and Writing Experience
Science News Writer, Mad in South Asia
January 2025 – Present
Writing about contemporary scientific research and debates from a critical psychology perspective, with a focus on mental health and social contexts.
Research Consultant and Documentation Lead, Sanjog
December 2021 – January 2022
Documentation lead for the project “Stories of Leadership,” documenting narratives of 13 leaders’ collectives of survivors of sex trafficking and labour trafficking across nine states of India.
November 2021 – December 2021
Research consultant for the project “Stories of Stigma,” involving in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with survivors of sex trafficking.
February 2021 – March 2021
Research consultant for the project “Revisiting Well-being,” focused on mapping mental health and well-being among survivors of sex trafficking and labour trafficking in rural West Bengal.
Mental Health Practice
MindPeers: March 2022 – July 2022
AtEase: October 2021 – July 2022
Edupsych: August 2021 – February 2022
The Mental Health Movement: June 2021 – October 2021
Provided online counselling sessions in non-clinical contexts to young adults, women, and queer and non-binary individuals
Early Research Experience
Research Assistant, Anjali Mental Health Rights Organization
August 2019 – November 2019
Conducted semi-structured interviews with patients attending the outpatient department of Calcutta Pavlov Mental Hospital. Analysed qualitative data and contributed to a detailed institutional report.