The Psychology Department at Sister Nivedita University

Dr. Sweta Sah

Assistant Professor and Head of Department - Psychology

PhD in Psychology from the Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta

Email: sweta.s@snuniv.ac.in

Dr. Sweta Sah is Assistant Professor and Head in the Department of Psychology, Sister Nivedita University. She was initially associated with Adamas University as Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology for 2.5 years. She has completed her graduation in Psychology from Bethune College and Post graduation from Department of Applied Psychology in Science College, University of Calcutta. She has finished PG Diploma in Rehabilitation Psychology from University of Calcutta. She has finished her PhD in Psychology from the Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta. She scored 7th rank in graduation in the University, scored 5th rank in the post graduation level and stood 1st in the PG Diploma in Rehabilitation Psychology. She has acted as Guest faculty in the course of PG Diploma in School Counselling for the last five years. Dr. Sah has clinical experience of the last 10 years where she performed therapy, psychometric testing and diagnosis for adults and children. Her specialization is in the field of  clinical psychology, counselling psychology, developmental psychology, rehabilitation psychology, educational psychology. Her research area interest includes, attachment style, aggression, depression. She has received best paper awards in international conferences for her research paper.  Her journals have also been published in UGC care reputed journals. 

Dr. Raj Shekhar Aich

Professor - Psychology

Two PhDs in marine anthropology, and applied psychology

Email: raj.sa@snuniv.ac.in

Having two PhDs in marine anthropology, and applied psychology, Prof. Raj’s research focus is the holistic study of cultural and natural-scapes shaped by physical and symbolic interactions of humans with the marine environment and life forms. His expertise encompasses, social psychology, epistemology, anthrozoology, multispecies Ethnography, marine Social Science, and am currently working on a new methodology of Transdisciplinary Human- Shark research.

In his psychological research he had investigated evolutionary and aesthetics psychology. Furthermore, due to the unique positionality of his research, he contributed to the pioneering field of marine social sciences and human-shark research. He is the first scientist to conduct white shark cage diving ethnography (New Zealand); written the first narrative shark book from India; the first Indian scientist to conduct White shark research; first to conduct multispecies ethnographic research with sharks; first to create a sensory documentary of White shark cage diving and the first to conduct scholarly investigation of Sundarbans shark attacks (India). He is now creating a citizen science initiative about Western Australian Great White sharks.

DR. ANINDITA MUKHERJEE

Assistant Professor - Psychology

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Email: anindita.m@snuniv.ac.in

Area of Research:
Clinical psychology, psycho-immunology, psycho-oncology, psychotherapy

Employment / Education / Miscellaneous:

Dr. Anindita Mukherjee holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Sister Nivedita University (SNU). She has also completed an M.Phil in Clinical Psychology (RCI registered), an M.Sc in Applied Psychology with specializations in Clinical and Forensic Psychology and B.Sc. (Honors) in Psychology from the University of Calcutta.

She holds a Diploma in Graphology from the Kolkata Institute of Graphology and has qualified the UGC NET examination twice. Dr. Mukherjee has presented research papers at numerous national and international conferences, earning several Best Paper Awards. Her research work has been published in indexed journals.

With over 10 years of experience in mental health services, she has served as a clinical psychologist and faculty member at various government medical colleges and private neuropsychiatric hospitals across India. Since 2020, Dr. Mukherjee has been the Head of the Department of Psychology, leading the department from its inception.

Awards and recognition:

1. First class 7th rank in Bsc (Hons) in Psychology from University of Calcutta.
2. First class 2nd rank in Bsc (Hons) in psychology from Victoria Institution college, University of Calcutta
3. Best paper award in 3rd International And 5th National Psychological Science Congress, Chandigarh, 2016
4. Best paper award in RCI recognized 3 days International Seminar cum /continuing Rehabilitation Education Programme, Jadavpur University, West Bengal, 2020.

Selected Publications :

1. Adhya, S. & Mukherjee, A. (2025). Roots and Relationships: A  Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Interpersonal Attachment in Adopted and Biological  Young Adults. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 13(3), 2619-2630.  DIP:18.01.241.20251303, DOI:10.25215/1303.241
2. Das, S., Guha, S. & Mukherjee, A. (2025). Comparative Analysis of Sexual Satisfaction and Partner Satisfaction Among Married and Unmarried Women. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 13(3), 424-431. DIP:18.01.038.20251303, DOI:10.25215/1303.038.
3. Mukherjee, A. and Ghosh, A. (2025). From Struggle to Relief: Qualitative Accounts of Symptom Reduction in Mixed Anxiety and Depression after Three Months of CBT. South Eastern European Journal of Public Health. (Jan. 2025), 2911–2923. DOI:https://doi.org/10.70135/seejph.vi.3360.
4. Mukherjee, A., & Ghosh, A. (2024). Effect of Home-made curd on Quality of Life of patients with mixed anxiety and depression.AJBS,6(9), 3182-3189
5. S Sawoo, A Mukherjee. (2024)".Impact of pets o Anxiety, Depression and Quality of life: A Comparative Study", The International Journal of Indian Psychology 12 (2).
6. Habib, T., & Mukherjee, A. (2024). Exploring the interrelation of family environment and work and social adjustment in young adults: A correlational study on family cohesion, expressiveness, conflict, and acceptance and caring. The International Journal of Indian Psychology, 12(4), Article 118. https://doi.org/10.25215/1204.118. 
7. Das, S., & Mukherjee, A. (2024). Understanding physical aggression in neuro-atypical children: A comparative study. International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, 11(6)
8. S Ganguly, A Mukherjee (2023). Mental Health States of Working Vs Non-Working Mothers: A Post Covid Phase Comparative Study. International Journal of Engineering, Management and Humanities (IJEMH). Volume 4, Issue 5, Sep.-Oct., 2023 pp: 34-43
9. Mukherjee, A., Kanakalakshmi, R.  Rani. R, S. Karthika, Suchitra.M. R.  (2023). Ethical Issues Faced by Psychologists in Medical Settings and Ways to Deal with Them. Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities, 6(8s), 598–604. Retrieved from https://jrtdd.com/index.php/journal/article/view/966
10. Mukherjee, A., Mazumder, K.,  & Ghoshal, S. (2023). Comparison of SIS-I and BDI II for assessing depression in recurrent breast cancer patient. SIS Journal of Projective Psychology & Mental Health, 30(2), 85-89
11. BakiBillah, A. H., Wani, M. A., Muhammad, F., Akram, M., & Mukherjee, A. (2023). Parenting in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Tackling Juvenile Delinquency among Bangladeshi Urban Teenagers. OIRT Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences2(5), 15–17.
12. Mukherjee A, Mukherjee T (2020). Anxiety, Depression and counseling awareness among women with breast carcinoma. Skills for counseling parents of students with special needs. Renova International Publications, New Delhi.
13. Mukherjee A, Mazumder K, Ghoshal S (2018). Impact of different socio-demographic factors on mental health status of female cancer patients receiving chemotherapy for recurrent disease. Indian J Palliat Care;24:426-430
14.  Mukherjee A, Mazumder K, Kaushal V, Ghoshal S (2017) Effect of supportive psychotherapy on mental health status and quality of life of female cancer patients receiving chemotherapy for recurrent disease. Indian J Palliat Care;23:399-402.

Research Interests :
Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology, counseling and psychotherapy, cognitive and neuro psychology, Psycho-Oncology, social psychology.

DEBANGANA BHATTACHARYA

Assistant Professor - Psychology

Pursuing Ph.D (Final Year)

Email: debangana.b@snuniv.ac.in

Area of Research: Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, Genetic Predisposing, Positive Psychology, Personality development.

Employment / Education / Miscellaneous: Debangana Bhattacharya is currently pursuing her PhD in Psychology. She has completed her B.A and M.A in Psychology from Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta with specialization in Developmental Psychology. She has experience of working under Indian Council of Medical Research for three years. She has experience in working on a research project under University of Calcutta for 1 year. She is associated in teaching psychology for the last 8 years. She has also experience in behavior modification interventions of children with learning disability and special needs. She has numerous publications in international per review journals.

Research Interests: Developmental Psychology, Personality Development, Positive Psychology, Research Methodology and Statistics.

Bipasha Chatterjee

Assistant Professor - Psychology

Pursuing her PhD from the Department of Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta

Email: bipasha.c@snuniv.ac.in

Bipasha Chatterjee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata, India.

Currently Ms. Chatterjee is pursuing her PhD from the Department of Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta. She holds a First Class Master of Science degree in Applied Psychology (specialization in Organizational & Environmental Psychology), University of Calcutta. 18^th West Bengal SET - 2014 (conducted by WBCSC) in June 2015. She has a total teaching and research experience of more than 9 years till date. Her area of interest is work life balance, occupational/job stress, communication in organizations, cognition and language, employee assistance program and exploring the emerging research areas in her respective field. She is the editor for two books (“Gender Equality in a Modern Perspective: Moving beyond Diversity”and “Human Resource Management in a Post Pandemic Global Environment: Roles, Strategies, and Implementations”, both published by Apple Academic Press, partnered with CRC Press, a member of the Taylor & Francis Group and the former book is Scopus Indexed). She has also chaired scientific session in national conferences, and has also delivered invited lectures. She has published four research papers out of which two are in Scopus Indexed Journals. She is also the author of three chapters in a book on Industrial Psychology and Social Psychology for undergraduate students and has also written book chapters in other books. She has presented research papers in various international/national conferences and seminars. Her PG Dissertation was published as a book from Lambert Academic Publishing in 2014. She is also, a Life Member of Indian School Psychology Association (InSPA). She is a sincere and committed academician who strives to explore the different aspects of Industrial Psychology and Organizational Behavior.

Sumita Palit

Assistant Professor - Psychology

M.Sc in Psychology from the Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta., B.Sc in Psychology from Gokhale Memorial Girls College.

Email: sumita.p@snuniv.ac.in

Sumita Palit is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology at Sister Nivedita University.

Presently, Sumita is also a Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta. Her research interests include social cognition, applied social psychology, Socio-affective domain, cognitive psychology, qualitative research, human-computer interaction, organizational behaviour, and user experience research. She has completed her B.Sc in Psychology from Gokhale Memorial Girls College and did her M.Sc in Psychology from the Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta. She qualified for GATE in 2022 with an All-India-Rank of 154. She also qualified for UGC-NET in June 2023. She has an experience of more than 1.5 years of working in academics as a Trainee Teaching Associates at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and as a guest lecturer at the Department of Psychology, Loreto College Kolkata. She presented her research work as a paper presentation at the 27th Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) in 2017. Her research was also accepted for poster presentation at the 24th International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP 2018), held at the University of Guelph, Canada. She has published in a reputed journal. She loves to read detective novels, books on science fiction and Harry Potter.

Paramvir Singh Chohan

Assistant Professor - Psychology

MSc Psychology from Rajabazar Science College, University of Calcutta in 2023, qualified GATE in 2021, WB SET in 2024.

Email: paramvir.sc@snuniv.ac.in

I am Paramvir Singh Chohan, a recent post graduate from Rajabazar Science College, University of Calcutta in MSc Psychology (2021-23). I completed my graduation from Asutosh College, University of Calcutta in BSc Psychology, Hons (2018-21). Completed  my schooling from Abhinav Bharati High School in 2011-2018, Class 12 (Commerce). I have qualified GATE in 2021, WB SET in 2024. Published a paper in 2020 during Covid lockdown due to my interest in covering current events within my research. I also hold a Diploma in Digital Business Management since 2019 and have been engaged in the domain of Social Media and Digital Marketing. I have keen interest to work for social causes for which I have been associated with various NGOs since 2018. Recently I have been certified as an oral historian by the 1947 Partition Archive in 2024. Whereas I also have various certifications from platforms like Coursera and Hubspot for courses related to Psychology, Health, Finance and Marketing. I had also been associated with a start-up based on research as a Researcher. As a Clinical Psychologist Intern at Pavlov Hospital. In the past few years I have worked in various capacities such as Mentor, Freelancer, Researcher, Social Media Manager, Volunteer and interned as a Clinical Psychologist which I pursued along with my Studies. I have keen interest in Qualitative Methodology and worked with Focus Groups and Interviews during my time as a Postgraduate student in University of Calcutta. I have also focused my work on emerging adulthood during my work on my postgraduate dissertation. My other interest areas include but are not limited to Social psychology, Qualitative Methodology, Cognition and Emotion, Coping mechanism, Indian Psychology and Clinical Psychology. My hobbies include writing poems and working with literature which I have tried to showcase on various platforms.

Ms. Ankita Biswas

Assistant Professor - Psychology

M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology from University of Calcutta and is currently pursuing PhD in Positive Psychology.

Email: ankita.b@snuniv.ac.in

Ms. Ankita Biswas, is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, teacher and researcher with around 8 years of experience in the field of Psychology. She completed her M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology from University of Calcutta and is currently pursuing PhD in Positive Psychology. Her prior work experience includes holding a faculty position at the Institute of Psychiatry Centre of Excellence (IOP-COE), IPGME&R SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, along with part time faculty in Bethune College and University of Calcutta. She also served as Clinical Psychologist in the National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, National Institute for the empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (Divyangyan) Regional Centre-Kolkata, and Directorate of Child Rights and Trafficking, Government of West Bengal, alongwith other private organisations. She has several publications in peer reviewed national and international journals. She also conducts several workshops with children and adults on various relevant topics. She is proficient in dealing with a wide array of psychiatric illness, behavioural disorders and critical life problems. She is proficient in providing Psychotherapy and Counselling for a wide array of Child and Adult psychiatric disorders, emotional and behavioural problems, critical life issues, family & couple problems, Behavioural and academic difficulties. Her treatment expertise lies in the empirical and evidenced based practices in the areas of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Behaviour Therapy & Modification, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Positive Psychotherapy, Grief Therapy, Supportive Therapy, Behavioural Marital Therapy & Gottman method Couple Therapy.

Kaustav Manna

Assistant Professor - Psychology

M. Sc in Psychology, Ph. D (Ongoing)

Email: kaustav.m@snuniv.ac.in

Brief Bio

Mr. Kaustav Manna is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Psychology at Sister Nivedita University. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Psychology at the University of Calcutta. He completed his B.Sc in Psychology from Asutosh College, University of Calcutta and earned his M.Sc in Psychology from the Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, specializing in Experimental Psychology. He has over six years of teaching and research experience and was previously associated with the Department of Psychology, Maharani Kasiswari College, University of Calcutta.

His academic and research interest include cognitive psychology, facial perception, social cognition, and neuropsychology. He has contributed to several research and consultancy projects, including those funded by UNICEF and the Samagra Shiksha Mission, focusing on psychological motivation, mental health, and child development.

Mr. Manna is actively involved in academic research and dissemination, with publications in national and international peer-reviewed journals. He has presented his work at prestigious forums such as the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) annual conventions, Regional Science and Technology Congress, organized by University of Calcutta and Department of Science and Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal and regularly contributes as a resource person in seminars, workshops, and training programs.

Recent Publications:

• Paul, I., & Manna, K. (2024). Mere Exposure: The Implicit Route to Attitude Change. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 12(3), 237–244.
• Manna, K., Palit, S., Nag, M., Dogra, A.K., & Mukhopadhyay, P. (2024). Impact of Ethnic Prejudice on Perceived Proximal Interpersonal Relationship: A Mixed Method Approach. IAHRW International Journal of Social Sciences Review, 12(2), 184–191.
• Manna, K., & Mullick, S. (2023). Perception of Students without Disability towards Students with Disability (SWD): A Qualitative Exploration. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 11(4), 3139–3146.
• Mukhopadhyay, P., et al., including Manna, K. (2022). Cognitive dysfunction in Basal ganglia and thalamic stroke patients: A case study approach. Act Nerv Super Rediviva, 64(4), 1–7.

Mr. Samir Khan

Assistant Professor - Psychology

M.Sc. in Applied Psychology at the University of Calcutta

Email: samir.k@snuniv.ac.in

Conference Papers & Invited Addresses

• Exploring Traumatic Stress, Hope, Happiness, Resilience and Coping with Grief Among Palliative-/Paediatric-Care Nurses – International Conference on Health Sciences 2023 (Indian Academy of Health Psychology & PIB, Bangladesh). 

Sravasti De

Visiting Faculty - Psychology

pursuing Ph.D in Applied Psychology from University of Calcutta

Email: sravasti.dey2@gmail.com

M. Sc in Applied Psychology, Specialization in industrial and organizational behavior, Currently pursuing Ph.D in Applied Psychology from University of Calcutta Total work experience in the field of academy: 10 years

MS. SHRESTHA ASH

Lecturer - Psychology

MSc Psychology, B.Ed, pursuing Ph.D

Email: shrestha.a@snuniv.ac.in

She has completed her B.Sc (Hons.) in Psychology [University Rank 5^th] [First Class] from the University of Calcutta and M.Sc Psychology [First Class] from the University of Calcutta, with a specialization in Experimental Psychology. She has interned at the Psychology Research Unit at the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D in Psychology and her areas of research interest include Cognitive Psychology, Applied Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Positive Psychology, and Biopsychology. She also holds a B.Ed degree from WBUTTEPA and has completed the Psychology Category 1 Diploma Programme (For Developing Leaders in International Education) certified by the International Baccalaureate Organization, USA. She is an experienced faculty of Psychology having worked in reputed educational institutions in Kolkata, for the last 6 years.

She has expertise in working with adolescents and young adults. She has been involved with student awareness programmes and workshops on different social and psychological issues. She has published research articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals and has a keen interest in reading, writing, poetry, painting, and public speaking. Her articles have been published in popular newspapers, magazines, and online. She is a life member of the Breakthrough Science Society, Kolkata, and a Full Member of the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), India.