32nd Annual Convention of the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP)

Building a Resilient and Responsible World: Emerging Trends in Psychology

The concern towards building a resilient and responsible world is amplified as human societies worldwide are confronted by a pandemic, conflict, and climate change, which have economic, social, and psychological consequences that challenge the sustainable development goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations. These challenges require profound behaviour changes for adaptation and mitigation. Psychological sciences have been working on the relationship between different aspects of these challenges, the cognitive, affective, motivational, interpersonal and organisational, and social responses and processes.

The Annual Conventions of the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) aim to provide a platform to present, discuss, and debate issues that confront individuals, groups, and communities in this fast-changing world. In this 32nd Annual Convention of NAOP, we invite the psychology fraternity and those from related disciplines to present their work, debate, discuss, and have a dialogue that contributes to building a more resilient and sustainable world. Technology is ubiquitous in our life. Its power can be harnessed by adapting it to increase human efficiency and well-being. The following sub-themes are planned along with the regular sub-disciplines of psychology in this Annual Convention.

Adopting Digital Technology for Better Mental Health Treatment
Artificial Intelligence and Behavioural Interventions
Recent Advances in Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology
Cyber Psychology and Cyberspace Behaviour
Gender Issues, Diversity, and Challenges in Contemporary India
Gerontology and Geriatric Psychology
Health Equity and Health Care Management
Media Psychology and Influence of Social Media Communication
Poverty, Deprivation, Vulnerable Groups and Their Psycho-Social Issues
Ethics in Psychology, Justice, Equity, and Wellbeing
Resilience and Behavioural Adaptation to Climate Change by Individuals and Communities
Sports Psychology
Terrorism, War, Military Psychology, and Peace Building
Traffic Psychology and Road Safety Behaviour
Diversity at Workplace and Performance Management

The list of topics is indicative and is not limited. Presentations on other socially relevant topics will also be considered.

For queries, please send an email to [email protected] or call on +91.9909907111 | Palak Binaikya or +91.9375225405 | Zinaz Dumasia

Please note that there will be very limited on-spot registrations for the convention from Friday, March 3, 2023. There will also be on spot registrations for workshops, but no group registration option is available for the same.
On-spot Group registrations will also be open for students, but kindly note that it will only be open for the convention i.e. from March 3-5, 2023.

Important Dates

Date	Timeline
October 20, 2022	Abstract Submission opens
December 30, 2022	Closing date for Abstract Submission
October 20, 2022	Opening date for Symposium Proposals
December 31, 2022	Closing date for Symposium Proposals
November 15, 2022	Opening date for pre-and post-Convention Workshop Proposals
December 31, 2022	Closing date for pre-and post-Convention Workshop Proposals

About Ahmedabad University

Ahmedabad University is a leading private, non-profit research university offering students a liberal education focused on interdisciplinary learning, practice orientation, and research thinking. The University, established in 2009, is rooted in the vision of one of India’s finest educational foundations, the Ahmedabad Education Society, which was founded in 1935 by nationalist leaders. Programmes at the University range from bachelors to doctoral levels in humanities and social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, and management through its 10 Schools and Centres.

An urban university, Ahmedabad promotes independent-mindedness and diversity across all dimensions of its activity and helps students mature into critical thinkers who are analytically equipped, practically oriented, and contextually aware global citizens. The University provides a contemporary educational framework that brings liberal arts, sciences, and the professions to engage together in creating new knowledge for addressing complex challenges of the society and in offering majors that merge the boundaries of disciplines to prepare students for the new economy.

About School of Arts and Sciences

The School of Arts and Sciences at Ahmedabad University has five divisions, spanning the liberal arts and sciences. It practices collaborative, interdisciplinary learning and helps students acquire the ability to analyse and synthesise ideas and information so they can form cogent arguments and creatively express themselves as they progress in academic life. With Majors in subjects ranging from Computer Science to Psychology, Life Sciences to Visual Arts, Physics to Philosophy, History, and Languages, the School's Undergraduate and Graduate Programmes offer a stimulating intellectual environment.

About NAOP

The National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) is a major national organisation of professional psychologists in India. Established in 1989, NAOP represents India in the International Union of Psychological Sciences (IUPS), a union of national bodies of Psychology from across the globe.

NAOP has about 550 registered members. On average, the Annual Conventions receive 200 to 250 delegates. The Annual Conventions include invited international speakers and keynote addresses by global leaders in Psychology. Every year, the Annual Convention has a distinct theme. The theme for this year’s Convention is “Building a resilient and responsible world: Emerging trends in Psychology”. The symposia and workshops reflect a wide variety of thematic areas in the discipline of psychology. The Annual Conventions allow the participants to interact with a wide range of researchers from India and abroad and form research collaborations and networks based on mutual interests.

General Guidelines for Abstract Submissions

All abstracts should be submitted via the online abstract submission system.
All abstracts must be submitted and presented in English.
When submitting the abstract, the author can choose the preferred presentation method and two relevant divisions or special tracks. The scientific committee will decide on the presentation method and about which division/special track the abstract will be presented in. You can submit more than one abstract in the same abstract category (format and divisions/special tracks) or different abstract categories.
The corresponding author and presenting author must be identified when submitting an abstract.
Authors may modify the saved draft but further changes cannot be made after the submission. Please ensure that your abstract does not contain spelling, grammar, or scientific mistakes, as it will be reproduced exactly as it is.

Presentation Mode

Oral Presentation: Duration - 15 minutes.
Brief Oral Presentation: Duration - 5 minutes.
Poster: Please follow the given format of the poster.

Symposium: Duration - Not more than 90 minutes. There must be at least four presentations and/or discussion sections under one topic. The author who submits the abstract is responsible for forwarding all received information to other authors. The presenting author must be registered for the Convention.

Abstract Requirement

For individual submissions

Title of presentation: Please avoid abbreviations in the title. Abbreviations may be used in the text if they are defined when first used.
Abstract: Please choose a brief title (a maximum of 100 characters) that clearly indicates the content of the abstract. The abstract must not exceed 250 words. The abstract should include objectives, methods, main results, and conclusion of the study. The abstract should be text only (no figure or image).
Keywords:Please indicate 3-5 keywords for your abstract.

For Symposia Submissions

The symposium organiser should submit the symposia abstract on behalf of all presenting authors. The symposium abstract should follow the requirement of individual submissions. The symposium organiser should also submit a supplementary file which contains information of each presentation, including the major theme of the symposium. Do not submit the Symposium Proposal if you do not have all presentations from your symposium participants.

Review Procedure

The abstract will be reviewed by two reviewers from the division that the abstract is submitted to. The division review manager will make the decision recommendation to the Scientific Committee of NAOP which reserves the right to accept or refuse the submission, and also holds the final decision on the method of presentation. There are no revision opportunities. However, a refused abstract can be revised and resubmitted as a new abstract.

The reviewer will score the abstract based on the following criteria:

Overall Quality (Originality, readability, question/objective clearly described, etc.)
Scientific/ Professional Value (Importance of the knowledge, idea, evidence, solution, issue, recommendation for science, and practice in applied psychology)
Relevance (Whether the submission has either academic, societal, practical, scientific, or professional relevance)
- Academic Relevance – The extent up to which the research performed by the investigators on specific topics assists in achieving the desired objectives.
- Societal Relevance – The extent up to which the information gathered through research or discussion helps in developing understanding about society.
- Practical Relevance – The degree up to which the findings of the research can be applied to real-life situations.
- Scientific Relevance – The degree up to which you can fill a gap in knowledge by performing research on a particular topic.
- Professional Relevance – The degree up to which the outcome of a research or discussion may help to improve the quality of professional or service activities.
Overall appropriateness for inclusion in the programme.

Guidelines for Poster Presentation

Dimensions for the poster: 36 x 24 inches

The poster must include the following:

Title of the Study
Author's Name and Affiliations
Abstract
Background Information
Method
Tools Used
Findings
Tables
Discussions and Conclusions

Professor Durganand Sinha Dissertation Award - 2022

Last Date of Application: January 15, 2023

Background: The Professor Durganand Sinha Doctoral Dissertation Award was instituted during the lifetime of Professor Sinha to promote and recognise quality scientific research in the form of a Doctoral Dissertation. After his death in 1998, the Award is being managed by the Professor Durganand Sinha Trust. The National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) India organises the Award competition during its Annual Convention. This year the Award competition will be organised along with the 32nd Annual Convention of NAOP that is being organised by Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, on March 3-5, 2023.

Eligibility for the Award: To be eligible for the Award, the candidate must have received a Doctoral degree (in Psychology or related areas of Psychological Sciences) not more than three years prior to the date of the Annual Convention of NAOP (i.e. January 2020 or later).

Application Procedure: Each aspirant must email the completed application along with all the documents to the Award Chair, Professor Ramacharan Tripathi ([email protected]), on or before the last date. The application document must be accompanied by the following:

A soft copy of the dissertation and a report from the plagiarism checker.
An abstract. (Not more than 500 words covering the summary of the doctoral work of the aspirant and its unique contribution to the discipline.)
A single-authored unpublished paper summarising the doctoral work of the candidate. (The paper should be based on the dissertation work of the candidate. The length of the paper should be between 5000 to 6000 words. The aspirant must submit a self-declaration that the paper is unpublished. The shortlisted candidate will be asked to present this paper in a special session at the Convention.)
A brief curriculum vitae. (Up to 2 pages.)
A duly filled information sheet. (Forwarded by the Head of Department or the Supervisor.)

Award Procedure:

The Trust will constitute a committee to select up to five scholars to attend the 32nd Annual Convention of NAOP and present their work based on their papers in a special session.
All the shortlisted candidates would get a participation certificate, and NAOP would waive their registration fee for the Annual Convention. The Trust will reimburse their travel expenses up to INR 2500/-
The scientific committee of the Convention will appoint an expert committee. The expert committee would review the candidates' theses and evaluate the overall quality of dissertations. The expert committee, based on these evaluations and the presentations made by the candidates, will recommend them for the Professor Durganand Sinha Best Dissertation Award.
The Best Dissertation Award carries a certificate and a medal from the Trust.

Date	Timeline
Day 1: March 3, 2023
8:20 AM - 10:00 AM	Inauguration by Dr Santrupt Misra, Chief Guest Venue: Multipurpose Hall, University Centre
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM	Breakfast
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Keynote Speech on the theme of the Conference Speaker: Professor Lori Foster Venue: Multipurpose Hall, University Centre
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	11:30 AM - 12:30 PM: Special Keynote Address Speaker: Professor Ramadhar Singh Topic: Building a Responsible Environment for Research: Little Things Mean Everything in Science 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Speaker: Professor Vindhya Undurti Topic: Integrating Mental Health in Development: Insights from Some Recent Initiatives Oral Presentation 1: Digital Technology, Mental Health & Cyber Psychology Brief Oral 1: Digital Technology, Mental Health & Cyberpsychology Brief Oral 2: Terrorism, War, Military, Traffic Psychology & Social Psychology
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM	Lunch Break
2:00 PM to 3.30 PM	Plenary Session Application of Psychological Sciences in Business and Organizations: Experience Sharing Speaker: Dr Sethu Madhavan, Mr Somdev Chaudhuri, Peeush Upadhyay, Dr T V Rao, Dr Udaya Kumar Reddy, Shailendra Singh, and Mohit Gupta Venue: Multipurpose Hall, University Centre/ Poster
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Tea Break
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Invited Lecture 1 Speaker: Professor Annika Harenstam Topic: Contextual and Methodological Perspectives on Work Psychology: Implications and Recommendations for Research and Application in Working Life Speaker: Professor Neharika Vohra Topic: The Case of the Missing Women Entrepreneurs: Investigating the Role of Biases among Men and Women Invited Lecture 2 Speaker: Professor Lotta Delve Topic: Organisational Silence or Voice - and Sustainability Speaker: Professor Meena Hariharan Topic: Status of Health Psychology: Research and Application in India Oral Presentation 2: AI & Cyber Psychology Oral Presentation 3: Social Psychology Oral Presentation 4: Developmental & Educational Psychology Oral Presentation 5: Workplace Diversity
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Symposium 1: Qualitative Research Practices and the Question of Representation Speaker: Dr Sonali De, Dr Rituparna Chakraborty, Dr Dolon Dawn, Ms Arpita De, and Ms Mahua Chatterjee Symposium 2: Juxtaposition between Psychology and Technology in Health Communication Speaker: Dr Mayuri Duggirala, Professor Urmi Nanda Biswas, Aditi Hazra Ganju, Parisha Jijina, Debjani Roy, Nishtha Rikhi, Priti Dhongani, Tanima Jajoo, Sowmya Chandrasekaran Symposium 3: Healthy Lifestyle: Support, Effort, and Promote Speaker: Dr Meera Padhy, Professor Surendra Kumar Sia, Professor Bhaswati Patnaik, Dr C V Usha, Ms Oindrila Mukherjee, Ms Prachi Pandey Oral Presentation 6: Workplace Diversity Oral Presentation 7: Workplace Diversity Oral Presentation 8: Workplace Diversity
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Interaction with Senior Professor / Executive Council
Poster presentations will take place in two slots from 8:00 am to 12:45 pm and from 1:00 pm to 6:30 pm
8:30 AM - 12:45 PM	General Psychology
1:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Recent Advances in Psychology
Day 2: March 4, 2023
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM	Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Invited Lecture 3 Speaker: Professor Sunil Shukla Topic: Psychology and Entrepreneurship Speaker: Professor Saswata Narayan Biswas Topic: A Case of Toilet Adoption in Rural India: Overcoming Psychological and Social Barriers Through Planned Intervention 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Presentation by Title Sponsor (Tobii Eye Tracking Demo) Symposium 4: Adverse Childhood Experiences (Childhood Trauma) & Mental Health Speakers: Riri G Trivedi, Gunjan Y Trivedi, Hemalatha Ramani, Heer Vaghela, Neha Pandya Oral Presentation 9: Ethics, Justice, Equity & Wellbeing Oral Presentation 10: Ethics, Justice, Equity & Wellbeing Oral Presentation 11: Social Psychology Oral Presentation 12: Poverty, Deprivation, Vulnerable groups & their Psychosocial issues Oral Presentation 13: Gender Issues, Diversity & Challenges in Contemporary India
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Keynote Speech: Nature and Dynamics of Social Influence Speaker: Professor Janak Pandey Venue: Multipurpose Hall, University Centre/ Poster
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Invited Lecture 4 Speaker: Dr S L Vaya and K Sanjaykumar Topic: State of Art of Forensic Psychology in India Invited Lecture 5 Speaker: Ven Geshe Dorji Damdul and Professor Shilpa Pandit Topic: Buddhist Philosophy and Neuropsychology Invited Lecture 6 Speaker: Professor Rabindra Kumar Pradhan Topic: Organisational Resilience Speaker: Dr Updesh Kumar Topic: Contemporary Issues and Emerging Trends in Military Psychology Brief Oral Presentation 3: Developmental & Health Psychology Brief Oral Presentation 6: Diversity at Workplace Oral Presentation 14: Gender Issues, Diversity & Challenges in Contemporary India Oral Presentation 15: Poverty, Deprivation, Vulnerable groups & their Psychosocial Issues
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch Break
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Durganand Sinha Award Venue: Multipurpose Hall, University Centre Invited Lecture 7 Speaker: Professor Narayanan Srinivasan Topic: Time consciousness: Hierarchy and time perception Speaker: Professor Rama Ratnam Topic: Auditory Perception and the Cocktail Party Problem: Insights from the Neurobiology of Hearing Springer workshop Brief Oral presentation 5: Education, Ethics & Media Wellbeing Brief Oral Presentation 6: Resilience & Behavioural Adaptation to Climate Change Oral Presentation 16: Poverty, Deprivation, Vulnerable Groups & their Psychosocial Issues Oral Presentation 17: Health Equity & Health Care Management
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Tea Break
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Durganand Sinha Memorial Lecture Speaker: Professor Minati Panda Venue: Multipurpose Hall
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Invited Lecture 8 Speaker: Professor Belinda Leach Topic: Gendered Work, Women's Agency: Reflecting on the Past, Engaging the Present, and Imagining the Future Speaker: Professor Sadhana Natu Topic: Psychology and Gender in India: Challenges and Possibilities Symposium 5: Vipassana Meditation: Exploring its contribution for Mental well-being Speakers: Neelam Oswal, Pranita Jagtap, Dr Melvin Chagas Silva, Vipul Shaha Symposium 6: Women and Leadership in Organizations Speakers: Dr Shubhra Gaur, Dr Satish Pandey, Dr Ritu Sharma Brief Oral presentation 7: Gender Issues, Diversity & Challenges in Contemporary India Brief Oral Presentation 8: Health Equity & Health Care Management Oral Presentation 18: Health Equity & Health Care Management Oral presentation 19: Terrorism, War, Military, Sports Psychology
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM	NAOP General Board Meeting/ Cultural Programme
Poster presentations will take place in two slots from 8:00 AM to 12:45 PM and from 1:00 PM to 6:30 PM
8:00 AM - 12:45 PM	Life Span Development Psychology
1:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Health Care Management
Day 3: March 5, 2023
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM	Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Plenary Session Confronting Colonialistic Hegemonic Ideas in Psychology in India, and Indian Psychology as a viable Alternative Speakers: Professor Girishwar Mishra, Professor Suneet Varma, Professor Kundan Singh, Professor Robinder Singh, Professor Aashish Pandey, Dr Rajshekar Krishnan Venue: Multipurpose Hall, University Centre
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Plenary Session: Research Ethics: Navigating Cultural Challenges Speakers: Professor Shagufa Kapadia, Professor Kumar Ravi Priya, Dr Deepika Sharma, Prama Bhattacharya, Professor Arpita Gupta, Professor Sangeeta Yadav, Dr Mrinmoyi Kulkarni
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Symposium 7: Rethinking Grief and Death in Psychology Speaker: Professor Sukanya Ray, Neha Aggarwal, Archana Raghavan, Shashwat Gulati Invited Lecture 9 Speaker: Professor Patryk Stecz Topic: Positive Suicidology - Reviewing and Revision of Understanding of Suicidal Behaviour and Prevention Speaker: Professor D M Pestonjee Topic: Importance of Psychology as a Discipline for Addressing Mental Health and Wellbeing at Workplace in the Post Pandemic World Oral Presentation 20: Gender Issues, Diversity & Challenges in Contemporary India Oral Presentation 21: Recent Advances in Cognitive psychology & Neuropsychology Oral Presentation 22: Recent Advances in Cognitive psychology & Neuropsychology Oral Presentation 23: Recent Advances in Cognitive psychology & Neuropsychology Symposium 8: Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in reshaping Psychometric Assessments in 21 st Century Speakers: Professor Rajesh Nair, Dr Sapna Sachdeva Nair, Dr Lokesh Gupta, Mr Jitender Kumar, Dr Priyanka Verma, Dr Sneha Gupta, Mr Mayukh Santara, Dr A A S Azam, Dr Fouzia A Shaikh
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM	Lunch Break
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Keynote Speech: Problem of Transforming Psychology as a Responsible Science in the Indian Context Speaker: Professor Girishwar Misra Venue: Multipurpose Hall, University Centre Symposium 9: Shifting frames of Social Diversity: Implications for Intergroup Relations Speakers: Professor R C Tripathi, Professor Rashmi Kumar, Professor Roomana Siddiqui, Professor A K Tewari, Professor Vivekanand Tripathi, and Professor Vaibhav Dwivedi Symposium 10: Journeys of Self-Refinement: Indian Worldviews on Suffering Speakers: Dr Rachana Bhangaokar, Niyati Pandya, Zoya Z Mohammedi, Anushree Gokhale, Rutu Kharva Oral Presentation 24: Recent Advances in Cognitive psychology & Neuropsychology Oral Presentation 25: Recent Advances in Cognitive psychology & Neuropsychology Oral Presentation 26: Resilience & Adaptation to Climate Change Brief Oral Presentation 9: Poverty, Deprivation, Vulnerable groups & their Psychosocial Issues Brief Oral Presentation 10: Recent Advances in Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Tea Break
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Valedictory Address Speaker: Professor Rama Charan Tripathi
Poster presentations will take place in two slots from 8:00 am to 12:45 pm and from 1:00 pm to 6:30 pm
8:00 AM - 12:45 PM	Gender Issues, Diversity, and Challenges in Contemporary India
1:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Social Psychology

Schedule for Abstract Presentations

Dear Presenters, please follow the below-mentioned guidelines to find out the specific timings and days for your presentations.

Click on the button below named 'Schedule for Abstract Presentations' to access a Google sheet containing the specific time and day of your presentation.

Search the specific theme of your presentation from the ‘overview’ sheet.
Find the Session number corresponding to the theme and then click on that specific session sheet.
Please use the search option (Ctrl+f) and type in your name or the title of your presentation to find the specific time and day for your session. In case you are unable to find your name (since we have reduced the themes and merged a few), please search through all sheets to find your name. Your cooperation is highly respected!

Schedule for Oral Presentation Schedule for Brief Oral Presentation Schedule for Poster Presentation

Workshops

Date	Title of the Workshop	Name of the Facilitator
March 1-2, 2023	Self-Emotional Regulation through Music	Dr Durgesh Upadhyay
March 1-2, 2023	Biofeedback Therapy Training Workshop	Dr K Jayasankara Reddy
March 1-2, 2023	Fundamentals of Assessment and Development Centre	Dr Priyanka Behrani, Dr Ankita Sharma, and Mr Krishnadas J
March 1-2, 2023	Life Skills Training Programme for Self-development and Well-being to fulfil the United Nations Organisation Sustainable Development Goals and the National Education Policy 2020 Goals	Mr Sumit Dutta
March 2, 2023	Using Gender Analysis: The importance of qualitative methods in psychological research.	Dr Sadhana Natu
March 2, 2023	Professional Supervision in Mental health	Dr Vasuki Mathivanan
March 2, 2023	Stress Safety Net and Agile Performance Management for Organisational Excellence	Dr Udaya Kumar Reddy
March 2, 2023	Psychological data analysis and data visualisation Using R-Studio	Professor Murshida Khatoon
March 2, 2023	Swaparichaya: Enhancing our mental health and well-being	Professor Swati Patra
March 2, 2023	Developing and Empirically Testing Constructs in Indian Psychology	Professor Ashish Pandey and Professor Ajinkya Navare
March 2, 2023	Tools, Techniques and Templates For Self-Reflection and growth For Psychologists	Dr Sudipta Roy and Shobha Managoli
March 2, 2023	Experiential learning - Sharpen your Skills with Edge (Understanding Adult Learning Principles and their Therapeutic Use)	Mr Sanjiv Deshpande
March 2, 2023	Designing Surveys and Behavioral Experiments in Psychology	Mr Shubham Pandey, Professor Nithin George, Ms Manvi Jain
March 2, 2023	Emotional Intelligence: Applications at Home, School and Workplace	Professor Rabindra Kumar pradhan
March 6, 2023	Hands-on Training on the “Application of Item Response Theory in Test Construction using R studio"	Dr Sumona Datta
March 6, 2023	Introduction TEAM-CBT: A New Model for Psychotherapy	Dr Dipti Joshi
March 6-7, 2023	Clinical Hypnotherapy And Practice	Professor Urmi Nanda Biswas and Dr Parisha Jijina
March 6-7, 2023	RORSCHACH psycho-diagnostic (Understanding the Basics and Beyond)	Pragna Desai

Keynote Speakers

LORI FOSTER

Professor of Industrial-Organisational Psychology
North Carolina State University, USA
University of Cape Town, South Africa

A former member of the White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team, Lori Foster serves as a Behavioural Sciences Advisor to various United Nations entities. In her academic role, she oversees the 4D Lab, which focuses on research at the intersection of work, psychology, technology, and sustainable development.

JANAK PANDEY

ICSSR National Fellow

Professor Janak Pandey is Former Head, CBCS, University of Allahabad; Former First Vice Chancellor, Central University of Bihar; and Former Head, Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad.

GIRISHWAR MISRA

Psychologist
Former National Fellow (ICSSR)

Professor Girishwar Misra served as the Head of the Department at the University of Delhi for two decades. He has been one of the pioneers of the emerging field of Indian Psychology. He has also been working as the Chief Editor of Psychological Studies, Springer for 16 years. His major publications include Psychological Consequences of Prolonged Deprivation and Deprivation: Its Social Roots and Psychological Consequences. He has authored many books, including Handbook of Psychology in India. He has been the recipient of many notable national awards. Professor Misra was the Vice Chancellor of the Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University.

Chief Guest

SANTRUPT MISRA

Group Director, Birla Carbon
Director, Chemicals
Director, Group Human Resources
Aditya Birla Group

Dr Santrupt Misra is currently the Group Director at Birla Carbon; Director, Chemicals, and Director, Group Human Resources, at the Aditya Birla Group, a global Indian conglomerate in the league of Fortune 500. He is a business leader and an HR professional with over three decades of experience in international business leadership, corporate governance, organisational transformation, non-profit leadership, and Human Resource development.

Invited Speakers

BELINDA LEACH

Professor in Sociology and Anthropology
University of Guelph

SADHANA NATU

Associate Professor and Head
UG and PG Department of Psychology
Modern College Ganeshkhind
Savitribai Phule Pune University

ANNIKA HARENSTAM

Professor Emerita
Department of Sociology and Work Science
University of Gothenburg, Sweden

NEHARIKA VOHRA

Professor in Organisational Behavior
IIM Ahmedabad

S L VAYA

Director
School of Criminology & Behavioural Sciences
Rashtriya Raksha University

K SANJAY KUMAR

DIG, Crime Branch
Kerala

GESHE DORJI DAMDUL

Director
Tibet House, New Delhi

SHILPA PANDIT

Associate Professor
School of Arts and Sciences
Ahmedabad University

LOTTA DELLVE

Professor in Work Science
Gothenburg University, Sweden

MEENA HARIHARAN

Director
Centre for Health Psychology
University of Hyderabad

MAHESH SRINIVASAN

Associate Professor of Psychology
Director
Language and Cognitive Development Lab
University of California, Berkeley

NANDITA BABU

Department of Psychology
University of Delhi

RABINDRA KUMAR PRADHAN

Professor
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
IIT Kharagpur

UPDESH KUMAR

Former Scientist ‘G’ and Head
Mental Health Division
Defense Institute of Psychological Research

MINATI PANDA

Director
National Multilingual Resource Consortium
Jawaharlal Nehru University

VINDHYA UNDURTI

Former Professor of Psychology
Deputy Director
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Hyderabad

NARAYANAN SRINIVASAN

Professor and Head
Department of Cognitive Science
IIT Kanpur

RAMA RATNAM

Professor
Neuroscience and Psychology
School of Arts and Sciences
Ahmedabad University

SUNIL SHUKA

Director
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India

SASWATA NARAYAN BISWAS

President, NAOP
Professor
Institute of Rural Management Anand

PATRYK STECZ

Professor
Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology
Institute of Psychology
Faculty of Educational Sciences
University of Lodz, Poland

D M PESTONJEE

Ex. Professor, IIMA
Honorary Professor
Dr. Albert Schweitzer International University
Geneva

RAMADHAR SINGH

Distinguished University Professor
School of Arts and Sciences
Ahmedabad University

Advisory Committee

Professor Pankaj Chandra, Vice Chancellor, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad
Professor Girishwar Misra , Ex Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha, Maharashtra
Professor Janak Pandey, Ex Vice Chancellor, Central University of Bihar, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
Professor Manas K Mandal, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal
Professor Prakash Padkanaya, Christ University, Bengaluru
Professor Komila Thapa, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

Organising Committee

Professor Urmi Nanda Biswas, Ahmedabad University (Convenor)
Professor Shilpa Pandit, Ahmedabad University
Professor Divita Singh, Ahmedabad University
Professor Nithin George, Ahmedabad University
Professor Nagireddy Neelkanteswar Reddy, Ahmedabad University.
Professor Rama Ratnam, Ahmedabad University

Scientific Committee

Chair

Professor Ramacharan Tripathi, University of Allahabad, Centre for Advanced Study in Psychology, Emeritus

Members

Professor Vindhya Undurti, Tata Institute of Social Sciences Hyderabad, Telangana
Professor Narayanan Srinivasan, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Professor Minati Panda, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
Professor Saswata Narayan Biswas, Institute of Rural Management Anand, Gujarat
Professor Manjari Srivastava, NMIMS University, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
Professor Shagufa Kapadia, M S University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat
Professor Roomana N Siddiqui, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Professor Nandita Babu, University of Delhi, Delhi
Professor Neena Kohli, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
Professor Mewa Singh, University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka
Professor Sonali De, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal
Professor Surendra Kumar Sia, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
Professor Suchi Sinha, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Dr Govind Swaroop Pathak, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad
Dr Jitendra Singh, Defense Institute of Psychological Research, DRDO, Delhi
Dr Ramakrishna Biswal, NIT Rourkela
Dr R.K. Biswal, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
Dr Vijender Pandey, SB University, Gulbarga, Karnataka
Dr Sanjay Kumar, Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
Dr Rabindra Kumar Pradhan, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Dr Dharmendra Nath Tiwari, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi
Dr Sumitava Mukherjee, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi