Gender Studies
Development Studies
Implementation Sciences
Social Data Science
Environment and Disaster Management
Cultural Studies and Social Change
Mental Health and Well-Being
Public Health
Child Rights and Child Protection
Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology
Cognitive, Hard, Soft, and Social Skill Analysis/Processes
Enhancing Cognitive and Motor Skills Through Emerging Technologies: Neurotechnology, AI, XR, Haptics, Robotics, and Wearables
Innovative Pedagogies and Next-Gen Learning: Advancing AI, XR, and Simulation Technologies in Education
Rural Empowerment Technologies
Amritapuri and Coimbatore Campus
Focus Research Areas
- Reducing mental illness stigma
- Mental health/mental disorders literacy
- Suicide prevention
- Mental resilience and strength
- Neuroscience in mental health
- Technological support for mental health interventions
- Lay people’s mental health perceptions
- Psychological coping strategies
- Protective factors (e.g., social support)
- Cross-cultural mental health research
- Neurodiversity and promoting the mental health of autistic (and other neurodivergent) individuals
- Strengths-based approaches
- Addiction and resilience
- Parenting and early childhood mental health
- Trauma's impact on brain development
- Mental health of children and adolescents
- School mental health initiatives
- Elderly mental health
School of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Department of Social Sciences, Amritapuri; and Department of Social Work, Coimbatore
MEMBERS
Dr. Malini L. Frey
TAG Lead
Dr. J. Sophie von Lieres
TAG Member 1
Dr. Parvathy V.
TAG Member 2
Dr. T. Asha Priya
TAG Member 3
Dr. Harikrishnan U.
TAG Member 4
Dr. Rajalakshmi S A
TAG Member 5
Dr. Yamuna N. K.
TAG Member 6
Dr. Puneeta Miriam Silverman
TAG Member 7
Dr. Matthijs (Ties) Fakkel (Gaurang)
TAG Member 8
Dr. Prasath Selvaraj
TAG Member 9
Sasvat Alexandr Ostrovik
TAG Member 10
Rupesh Ranjan
TAG Member 11