Department of Psychology

Ms. Anupama. N

Assistant Professor

  • Academic Experience:

    12 years

  • Qualification:

    Ph. D in Counselling Psychology (Ongoing)

Ms. Anupama. N

Assistant Professor


# Degree Subject University, place ,year
1 PhD (Ongoing) Counselling Psychology Avinashilingham Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore 2018-Present
2 Post-Graduate Diploma Human Resource Management Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) 2013
3 Post-Graduation Industrial Psychology Bangalore University 2009
4 Graduation Psychology, Economics, Sociology Bangalore University (Shree Jagadguru Renukacharya College for Women) 2007

Mindfulness Therapy, Counselling, and exploring innovative studies in psychological research

1. Anupama. N & Gayatridevi. S. (2022) “Performance anxiety and self-efficacy among hockey players” is published in the International Journal of food and nutritional sciences,Vo: 1 S issue 1, ISSN: 2320-7876
2. Anupama, N. & Gayatridevi, S. (2024) “A Brief Mindfulness Therapy for Managing Sports Anxiety in Women Hockey Players” is published in the Journal of Indian Academy of Applied Psychology Jan 2024, Vol. 50, No. 1, 319-328
3. M. Manjula, Roopesh, Maraimma & Anupama. N. (2018) “A brief school based, awareness program for depression and suicidal behaviours in Indian youth” is published in the MENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENTION, ISSN: 2212-6570, Vol: 11, Page: 47-53.
4. M. Manjula, Munivenkatappa & Roopesh, Bangalore & Philip, Maraimma & Anupama. N. (2018). “Depression, suicidal risk, and its relation to coping in Indian school-going adolescents”. Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour. 23. 125. 10.4103/jmhhb.jmhhb_11_19.

1. Presented a Research Paper on “Impact of a preventive intervention in depression and improving coping in youth” at International Conference on Contemporary Trends in Clinical Psychology: Training, Research and Practice (ICCTCP) NIMHANS, Bengaluru.
2. Presented a Research paper on “Self-concept and Impact of Recession in Relation to Gender” in the National Web Conference - Empowerment of Rural Community through NSS.
3. Presented a research paper on “A comparative study of social adjustment among young and old adults” in UGC sponsored National conference – Recent trends in Psychotherapy
4. Presented a research paper on “performance anxiety and self-efficacy among women hockey players” at the 8th World Conference on Women’s Studies 2022- Feminist Futures in Precarious Times: Decoloniality, Borderlands, and Transformative Visions.
5. Resource person for the workshop titled “Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Sexual Dysfunction” conducted by the Behavioral Medicine Unit, Department of clinical psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru.
6. Resource person for the workshop titled “Making a Difference: A Workshop on Youth Mental Health for College Counselors” conducted by the Behavioral Medicine Unit, Department of clinical psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru
7. Resource person for the workshop titled “Cognitive Behavior Therapy; Principles and Applications” conducted by the Behavioral Medicine Unit, Department of clinical psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru.

1. Participated in the workshop titled “Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Intervention: Applications in Clinical and Nonclinical Settings” conducted by the behavioral medicine unit, Department of clinical psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru.
2. Attended a workshop on Face Reading and Body Language at academy for skill and knowledge 2004
3. Attended a workshop titled “Cognitive Behavior Therapy; Principles and Applications” conducted by the Behavioral Medicine Unit, Department of clinical psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru.
4. Participated in the international workshop on innovative technology to assess mental health – Global mental health assessment tool {GMHAT) conducted by department od psychiatry, St. John’s medical college hospital (SJMCH), Bengaluru.
5. Participated in “DST-CURIE Sponsored Research Convention – sustenance of quality and innovation in research” organized by Avinashilingham institute for home science and higher education for women, Coimbatore Tamil Nadu.
6. Attended the forensic Neuropsychology workshop conducted by NeuroNet centre for Mind, Brain and Behaviour in association with Asia pacific Association for cognitive and behavioral neuroscience, Gujarat.
7. Participated in EBSCO Information Services and completed the training on EBSCO eBooks/ECM

1. Attended two-day National webinar on infrastructure augmentation for teaching, learning and research, organized by Avinashilingham institute for home science and higher education for women, Coimbatore Tamil Nadu.
2. Participated in the online webinar on Qualitative Research organized by department of psychology, Avinashilingham institute for home science and higher education for women, Coimbatore Tamil Nadu.
3. Participated in the National webinar on “Provisions for persons with Disabilities – NEP – 2020” organized by department of special education Avinashilingham institute for home science and higher education for women, Coimbatore Tamil Nadu.
4. Participated in the national webinar on national education policy 2020 – A paradigm Shift, organized by Avinashilingham institute for home science and higher education for women, Coimbatore Tamil Nadu.
5. Participated in the online webinar on Stress Management organized by department of psychology, Avinashilingham institute for home science and higher education for women, Coimbatore Tamil Nadu.
6. Participated in the 3-day webinar series on covid -19 and mental health, organized by the department of psychology, PSG college of Arts and science Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
7. Participated in the national webinar on exploring psychology the Indian way: role of Vedas, Upanishads and Yoga in personality development organized by Surana college, post graduate department of psychology, kengeri, Bengaluru.
8. Participated in the UGC Stride sponsored 5-day online training programme on “Environmental sustainability and research ethics” organized by department of psychology, Avinashilingham institute for home science and higher education for women, Coimbatore Tamil Nadu.
9. Participated in the national webinar on “Explore psychology the Indian way: The Indian versus western perspective of psychology” organized by Surana college, post graduate department of psychology, kengeri, Bengaluru.

PROJECT WORK
Academic Projects:
• Self-concept and attitude towards recession among employees working in private sectors with reference to gender as variable.
• A comparative study on motivating factors preferred by post-graduate students of Bangalore University.
Professional Projects:
1. A longitudinal study of progression of developmental milestones and executive functions in 2-year-old pre-school children. (GSK Promote Study)
2. Stress Management in Youth: a preventive intervention program for adolescents of school and college. (Indian Council of social sciences and Research)
3. Achieving and Maintaining excellence in Sports: A Positive Psychological Perspective for adolescent sports players (Government of Karnataka)
4. Family Relationship, Marriage related beliefs and expectations and its association with Mental Health in New Indian Middle Class: A Transgenerational Approach (Indian Council of social sciences and Research)
5. Managing depression in diabetes: A Multi-centre randomised controlled efficacy trial comparing Fluoxetine and mindfulness in primary care settings (Indian Council of Medical Research)