Department of Psychology

Dr. Pooja Raju

Assistant Professor

  • Academic Experience:

    3.5

  • Qualification:

    MSc. Counselling Psychology, PhD

Dr. Pooja Raju

Assistant Professor


# Degree Subject University, place ,year
1 PhD Psychology CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 2026
2 M.Sc. Counselling Psychology CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 2019
3 B.A. Psychology Honors CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 2017

Raju, P., & Sudhesh, N. (2025). Tolerance of Ambiguity, Perfectionism, and Counselling Self-Efficacy among Trainee Counsellors in India. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 25: e70013. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.70013
Raju, P. (2023). Acculturative Stress: Psychological Health and Coping Strategies. In H. Chandan, Strategies for Cultural Assimilation of Immigrants and Their Children: Social, Economic, and Political Considerations (pp. 1-24). New York: IGI Global Publishing. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-4839-7.ch001
Raju, P., & Sudhesh, N. (2023). Perfectionism and Self-Compassion in Emerging Adults: The Role of Disciplining Experiences. Current Psychology, 43, 4191–4197. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04531-2

Year

Conference

Venue/ Location

Research Title

2024

International Congress of Psychology (ICP-2024)

Prague,
Czech Republic

‘Tolerance of Ambiguity, Perfectionism, and Counselling Self-Efficacy among Trainee Counsellors in India’

2023

5th International Conference on Counselling, Psychotherapy & Wellness (ICCP-2023)

Bengaluru, Β India

‘Attitude towards Usage of Smartphone-based Mental Health Apps in Practice – A Promising Survey among Practitioners’

2019

7th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference 2019

Bengaluru, Β India

‘Perfectionism and Self-Compassion in Emerging Adults: The Role of Disciplining Experiences’

- Awarded with the 120-hour TEFL/TESOL Certification in 2020 by Asian College of Teachers, Bengaluru, India.
- Awarded the Merit Scholarship in 2019 for academic excellence in M.Sc. Counselling Psychology program.
- Qualified the UGC-NET (Psychology) in 2018
- Achieved First Rank in 12th CBSE for South Zone India (Humanities Stream) in 2014 with a percentage of 96.4%