Juilee Lele
Eyewitness Testimony
Email: 204083011@iitb.ac.in
Year : 2018 - present
After completing graduation (B.A.) in Psychology from the University of Mumbai, I pursued a
post-graduation degree (M.A.) in Counselling Psychology from Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thackersey
Women's University (S.N.D.T.), Mumbai. Before entering the field of research, I enjoyed working as
initially a school counsellor and later as an assistant professor for a brief period.
Currently, I am pursuing Ph.D. in Psychology at the psychophysiology laboratory, IIT Bombay.
My work revolves around studying various cognitive factors associated with eyewitness testimony.
Presently, I am exploring the role of fake news in disseminating misinformation that can contaminate
eyewitness memory.
Ankit Mishra
Neurocognitive underpinnings of Mathematics Abilities
Email: ankit.psy97@iitb.ac.in
Year : 2019 - present
Completed graduation in Physics and Chemistry in 2016, followed by Masters in Psychology from
University of Allahabad.
I started my PhD journey in July 2019 from IIT Bombay. I am using
behavioural and neural measures to investigate the cognitive underpinnings of mathematics learning
in typically developing children and children with poor math ability.
Vanita Sharma
Emotion Recognition in children with Autism.
Email: 184083002@iitb.ac.in
Year : 2019 - present
Prior to pursuing her PhD at Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay(IIT-B), Vanita has worked as a psychologist(graduation & post-graduation in Psychology) in a school and ngo set-up working with children having diverse backgrounds and concerns. Amongst them, were some children with autism spectrum disorder who have contributed towards her perspective on the needs and concerns of children with autism. At present she is studying the behavioral and neural measures involved in the emotion recognition in children with and without autism spectrum disorder.
Vinay Krishna
Cognitive processes underlying fairness judgement.
Email: vinayiitb@iitb.ac.in
Year : 2019 - present
I have completed my Bachelors in Mathematics followed by Masters in Cognitive Science, from University of Allahabad. I am interested in understanding how psychological factors affect economic decision making. In my research area I am trying to understand how cognitive mechanisms regulate fairness judgments in economic transactions. In my spare time I like reading books (especially works of Chekhov), watching films and listening to music.
Anamika Banerjee
Language, semantic control and Bilingualism in Alzheimer’s Disease
Email: 204080002@iitb.ac.in
Year : 2020 - present
Before embarking on my journey as a Ph.D student at IIT Bombay, I
completed my Master's training in Psychology from Banaras Hindu
University and my Undergraduate degree in Psychology(Hons.) from
University of Calcutta.
My current work focuses on unravelling the semantic control
processes involved in lexical access among people with Alzheimer's,
also work aims to understand bilingualism as a protective factor in
the progression of Alzheimer's Disease. My other research interests
include healthy ageing, action control and food cognition.
Maitreyi Redkar
Cognitive Markers for predicting Distubed Emotional states in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): An survey-based and experimental empirical evaluation
Email: maitreyi.redkar@gmail.com
Year : 2020 - present
After her Masters, she practised in various capacities in the field of psychology for 2 years - as a
Clinical Psychologist, a Research Associate and Psychology teacher. Desirous of contributing to the
field representation within the governance system, she completed the M.Phil. in Planning and
Development (IIT Bombay).
Currently, she is pursuing her PhD (IIT Bombay) in the area of
psycho-endocrinology and health neuropsychology.
Her current doctoral research on the psychological impact of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is
multidisciplinary, as it seeks to evaluate this condition's emotional and cognitive impacts. She
conducts a multifaceted study through surveys and experiments to understand the different
implications.
Other than her thesis, she is a trained Odissi dancer and a licensed scuba diver.
Yengisetty Eswar Naveen
Emotion Contagion: Through the lens of mirroring Mechanism
Email: yenaveenpsy@gmail.com
Year : 2021 - present
I have done my Undergraduation in BSc Psychology from the Central University of Karnataka and in
post-graduation, I did my MSc. in Cognitive science from CBCS, Allahabad.
For my PhD, I am
studying emotion contagion through the lens of mirroring mechanisms. Simply put I want to understand
what might be the underlying mechanisms of how humans ‘understand’ each other’s emotions. Other than
my thesis and being a cinephile I also find time perception, attention and philosophy of mind very
interesting.
Karamjeet Kaur Sarna
Assessment and Prediction of Future Events in Younger and Older drivers by the means of Assistive Information
Email: 22d2023@iitb.ac.in
Year : 2023 - present
Karamjeet Kaur Sarna is currently pursuing a joint PhD program at the IITB Monash Research Academy. After obtaining her undergraduate and master’s degree at the Institute of Neuropsychology and Neuroscience, Amity University, she worked as a Research Assistant on a DST-sponsored project under the Cognitive Science Research Initiative, which helped her gain a fine perspective of approaching neuroscience from an interdisciplinary standpoint. Having groomed and nurtured her scientific temperament, she is focused on understanding the higher-order cognitive processes in a driving environment with the aim of improving the driving experience by integrating advanced assistive systems.
Titiksha Pathak
Working and prospective memory in the performance of young and old drivers
Email: titiksha.pathak@monash.edu
Year : 2023 - present
Working and prospective memory in the performance of young and old drivers.
