Nikita Ghodke (She/her/ella) | Founder

Nikita is a queer disabled student from India. She is a Research Assistant at New York University, Ashoka University working remotely & Research Contributor at ManyBabies Consortium. 

She is an aspiring Speech-Language Pathologist and a Developmental Cognitive Neuroscientist. Her research interests include but not limited to economic inequality/poverty and the impact it has on brain and cognitive development in infants and toddlers from LMICs. She is an advocate for open science, mentorship & disabled community. She is also the co-founder of #Dev-ersity in academia (#DIA) which is another open science initiative dedicated towards developmental psychology enthusiasts. 

Anushka Kumar (She/her) | Co-founder

Anushka believes that the best way to succeed is to help others succeed. She is:

• Incoming Master's Student at the University of Chicago.

• Consultant at the Centre for Social and Behavioral Change.

Graduate of Psychology (Honors) from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi, India.

• Research Intern at the University of Cambridge. 

Medha Kulkarni (She/her) | Core Team

Medha holds a B.A in Psychology, Literature and Communication Studies from Christ University, Bangalore. 

Nainika Hira (She/her) | Core Team

Nainika holds a B.A. Honors in Psychology from Lady Shri Ram College, DU, M.A. Clinical Psychology from University of Delhi. She is currently pursuing M.S. Clinical Mental Health Counselling at Wright State University. She is a Research assistant at UCLA Stress Lab, Purdue University & IIM-Indore.

Pooja Kulkarni (She/her) Core Team

Pooja is pursuing MA in Applied Psychology from University of Mumbai. Her Research interests include self-regulation and self-control. She's also the Founder of Psych #rstats Club, an open science peer based learning platform for R & statistics. Click here for more info on the Psych #rstats Club. 

Shruti Bora (She/they) | Core Team

Shruti holds a BA (Honours) in Psychology from Asutosh College, University of Calcutta, and an MA in Psychology from Cotton University, Guwahati. As a marginalized indigenous individual from Assam, my experiences with queerness, caste, and psychosocial disability have spurred my interest in research and advocacy in the areas of mental health equity, social determinants of development, psychology of social inequalities, racial/ethnic stress, minority stress, perceived discrimination, and intergenerational trauma. I'm passionate about open science and breaking down systemic barriers that prevent underrepresented Psychology students from accessing higher education and research opportunities in India.

Sneha Jha (She/her)
Core Team

Sneha is a second Year Psych Hons student at Lady Shri Ram College, DU. Fulbright Research Intern with PI Samantha Plezia (Fulbright Scholar) in collaboration with Sangath ARG. Interested in social and applied psychology, behavioural decision making, and body image issues. Active advocate for inclusivity and equal opportunities for all.

Soumyabrata Deb (He/him) Core Team

Soumyabrata holds a B.A. Hons. in Sociology from the University of North Bengal. Presently pursuing M.A. in Psychology from IGNOU