| Faculty Details: Aakanksha Bhatia |
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Aakanksha Bhatia |
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Assistant Professor |
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aakankshabhatia@lb.du.ac.in |
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| Educational Qualifications : PhD Psychology, M.A., B.Ed. |
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| B.A. (Honours) Psychology |
IP College for Women, University of Delhi |
2011 |
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| M.A. Psychology |
Department of Psychology (North Campus), University of Delhi |
2013 |
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| B. Ed. |
Central Institute of Education, University of Delhi |
2014 |
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| PhD (Psychology) |
Department of Psychology, University of Delhi |
2020 |
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| Career Profile |
| More than 4 years Teaching Experience at University Level. Previously taught at Daulat Ram College, Ramanujan College and Aditi Mahavidyalaya. Papers Taught - Lifespan Development, Counseling Psychology, Community Psychology, Social Psychology, Managing Stress, Psychology for Living, Managing Human Resource, Psychology for Education |
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| Areas of Interest / Specialization |
Social Psychology, Educational Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Gender, Inclusion, Cross cultural Psychology |
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| Publications Profile |
| • Author: Bhatia, A. The Dynamics of Love: Impact of Residential Setting and Gender on Intimate Relationships, Self Consciousness and Self Disclosure among Delhi University students. International Journal of Social Sciences Review, 4 (2), 159-162 (July 2016). ISSN 2347-3797. • Author: Bhatia, A. Expression of Social Inclusion and Exclusion in Adolescent Friendships. The Indian Journal of School Health & Wellbeing, 2 (3), 10-16 (May-August 2016). ISSN 2349-5464. • Co Author: Bhatia, A. & Kapur, P. Social Exclusion, Marginalization and Deprivation: The Other side of Well-being, Indian Journal of Society and Politics, 05 (1) Special Issue, 47-52 (2018). ISSN (PRINT) 2348-0084, ISSN (ONLINE) 2455-2127. • Co Author: Bhatia, A. & Kapur, P. From Personal Experiences to Classroom Teaching: A Socio- Psychological Study of Social Inclusion and Exclusion, Journal of Psychosocial Research, 13 (1), 141-151, (2018). ISSN (PRINT) 0973-5410, ISSN (ONLINE) 0976-3937. • Co-Author: Baniwal, V., Bhatia, A., Sahney, A. K., Sandhu, M., & Mahajan, V. Exploring the Transformative Potential of Education, Voice of Teachers and Teacher Educators, 8 (2), 28-36 (2019). ISSN 2455-1376 • Co-Author: Bhatia, A. & Misra, G. Establishing a Relationship with God: Role of Rituals from the Lens of Hindu Youth and Elderly, The Learning Curve, 9, 5-11 (2020). ISSN 2321 7057 |
| Conference Organization/ Presentations (in the last three years) |
| • “God Image and its correlates among developmental stages and genders among Hindus” at 24th Annual Convention, National Academy of Psychology, Bhopal (December, 2014). • “The Impact of Residential Setting and Gender on Intimate Relationships, Self- Consciousness, and Self Disclosure: A study of Delhi University students’’ at 3rd National and 1st International Conference, Indian Association of Positive Psychology, Delhi (February, 2015). • “Social Exclusion, Marginalization and Deprivation: The Other Side of Well-Being” at the National Seminar on Social Well Being and Harmony: Issues and Challenges, Dept. of Applied Psychology, Sri Aurobindo College (Evening), University of Delhi (March, 2016). • “Styles of Engagement: Intergroup Interactions” at the International Seminar on "Indian Mind and Societal Concerns: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue", Dept. of Psychology, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi (April, 2016). • “Positives of Being Marginalized: Strengthening Intergroup Relations in Contemporary India” at the 31st International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, Japan. (July, 2016). • “God Image and its correlates among developmental stages and genders among Hindus: A Socio- Cultural Perspective” at the 31st International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, Japan. (July, 2016). • “From Personal Experience to Classroom Teaching: A Socio-Psychological Study of Social Inclusion and Exclusion” at Young Scholar’s Conference, Faculty of Social Sciences, South Asian University. (October 2016). • “Understanding Social Inclusion and Exclusion: A Study of Peer Interactions among Primary School Children” at National Seminar, Department of Psychology, University of Delhi. (March 2017) • “Unheard voices of community workers: a study of social inclusion & exclusion” at the National Conference on “Psychological Applications and Interventions: Reaching Out and Making a Difference”, Department of Psychology, Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi (January 2018). • “Establishing a relationship with God: Role of rituals from the lens of Hindu youth and elderly” at 29th Annual Convention, National Academy of Psychology, Bhopal (December 2019). |
| Research Projects (Major Grants/Research Collaboration) |
| 1. “The Impact of Residential Setting and Gender on Intimate Relationships, Self- Consciousness, and Self Disclosure: A study of Delhi University students’’ (2010-11) • Submitted to University of Delhi for the partial fulfilment of Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. Project Supervisor - Dr. N. Deka, Associate Professor at Indraprastha College for Women, DU. • The abstract selected for a paper presentation at International Congress of Psychology, held in Cape Town in July 2012. 2. “God Image and its correlates among developmental stages and genders among Hindus” (2012-13) • Research findings were presented at National Association of Psychology (NAOP, 2014) and International Congress of Psychology (ICP, 2016). 3. “The Shared Spaces: Exploring the Boundaries, Barriers and Bridges in Contemporary India” (2014-2015) • Research findings were presented at International Congress of Psychology (ICP, 2016) as well as other national seminars and conferences. |
| Awards and Distinctions |
| · Selected as a PhD Research Scholar at Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HUSS), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi in 2014. · Brijbans Kishore Memorial Prize for securing 1st position in B.A. Hons. Psychology (Part III), University of Delhi. Felicitated by Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi, 2012. · Smt. Bhagwanti Kapoor Memorial Scholarship for achieving highest marks in B.A. (Hons.) Psychology Part I & II combined, University of Delhi. Felicitated by Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi. (2011) · Daya Kapoor Memorial Prize for standing 1st in B.A. Hons. Psychology in Part I, University of Delhi. Felicitated by Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi. (2009) · Certificate of Merit for securing 3rd position in M.A. Psychology (Part I), University of Delhi. Felicitated by Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi. (2013) · Mrs. E. Joseph Memorial Award for securing maximum marks in English in Queen Mary’s School at Delhi Senior School Certificate Examination held in 2008. Felicitated by Queen Mary’s School, Tis Hazari, Delhi. (2009) |
| Associated With Professional Bodies |
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· Developed a psychometric career assessment tool that is used by more than 10 lac students of government schools in Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and various other development projects. The projects have been supported by International Agencies like UNDP, Central Square Foundation. · Developed counselor-training modules for building the capacity of 220+ EVG counselors of Delhi government. The module helped the counselors to understand the basics of counseling and career counseling. · Developed an intensive 3-month online curriculum for the Career Counseling Certification Program that has been taken by around 500 participants from all over India and many other countries like Oman, UAE, Germany, etc. · Led a Covid-19 response socio-psychological project supported by UNICEF and YUWAAH. Conceptualized, designed and conducted weekly YouTube sessions ‘Dil Ki Baat’ on diverse socio-psychological themes which have been viewed by over 200k government school students from various states of India. Also, led a team of counselors for running a Covid-19 support helpline for students. Central Board of Secondary Education · Invited as a CBSE Resource Person to conduct a two-day Teachers’ Training Program on ‘Adolescence Education’ at St. PBN School, Gurgaon on 18th and 19th October, 2019. Diverse group of twenty teachers from schools across Delhi-NCR participated in the program. · As an active team member, contributed towards designing the curriculum of the Capacity Building Program for teachers on ‘Teacher as Counselor’.
SEEDS India · Led the socio-psychological project by SEEDS India supported by the Honeywell Safe Schools Program, that involved the psycho-social capacity building of the teachers, SMCs and parents of 56 DOE & EDMC Schools in East Delhi. Developed a 6-hour rigorous training curriculum for the primary as well as the senior school’s teachers that was based on need assessment with a focus to build the teachers’ capacity to deal with the ongoing covid-19 related challenges of the online classroom. Member, National Association of Psychology, India |
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