The Centre for Experimental Social Sciences (CESS) Nuffield - FLAME University is pleased to welcome Sunil Bhatia, Professor of Human Development at Connecticut College. Professor Bhatia will be presenting his new book "Decolonizing Psychology: Globalization, Social Justice and Indian Youth Identities." His research focuses on the development of self and identity within the postcolonial contexts of migration, globalization, neoliberalization and formation of transnational diasporas. His scholarship specifically examines how concepts such as culture, power, and representation shape theories of acculturation, racial, and cultural identity in human development, critical and cultural psychology. 


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Sunil Bhatia is a Professor of Human Development at Connecticut College. His research focuses on the development of self and identity within the postcolonial contexts of migration, globalization, neoliberalization and formation of transnational diasporas. His scholarship specifically examines how concepts such as culture, power, and representation shape theories of acculturation, racial, and cultural identity in human development, critical and cultural psychology. His publications include the book, American Karma: Race, culture and identity in the Indian diaspora (2007, New York University Press) and the forthcoming book, Decolonizing Psychology: Globalization, Social Justice and Indian Youth Identity (Oxford University press).

His articles have appeared in journals including: American Psychologist, Human Development, and Theory and Psychology. Sunil Bhatia also served as the director of the Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy from 2008-2011 and is an associate editor of Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology. In 2014, the American Psychological Association elected Sunil as a Fellow for his outstanding contributions to the field of psychology. In December 2014, The American Psychological Association (APA) also selected Sunil for the prestigious APA 2015 Humanitarian of the Year award. This special recognition is given to one psychologist annually amongst its 137,000 members is “the highest honor the association has to recognize humanitarian services by psychologists, particularly those working in the field under trying circumstances and with underserved populations." In 2006, Professor Bhatia received the 2006 Sigmund Koch Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology, also by the APA. In 2011, Campus Compact, a national organization, selected Sunil as one of the runners-up for the nationally known Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award. This award is bestowed annually to recognize faculty for exemplary leadership in advancing students’ civic learning and community engagement.