Dr. Garima Rajan is an accomplished Assistant Professor of Psychology at FLAME University. With a Ph.D. in Psychology from IIT Delhi, she possesses a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the field of psychology.
Dr. Rajan has a total of eight years of experience in teaching and research. Prior to joining FLAME, she was associated with IIT Delhi, India for five years as a Teaching Assistant and also had a one-year stint at Mississippi State University, USA. In her current role, she teaches Positive Psychology, Methods of Psychological Testing, and Social Psychology to undergraduate students. Additionally, she guides psychology dissertations for students enrolled in Postgraduate Diploma in Interdisciplinary Studies & Research.
Her research interests encompass psychometrics, positive psychology, and cognitive psychology. Her Ph.D. research focused on the psychological, affective, and cognitive benefits of yoga, meditation, and other positive practices, and involved the use of qualitative interviews, psychological assessments, cognitive tasks, and experiments. Additionally, she developed a smartphone application, PsyEx, for the purpose of data collection. She has examined executive functioning and emotion regulation in positive and negative symptom dimensions of schizophrenia for her Master’s thesis and self-conscious emotions and emotion regulation in depression and bipolar affective disorder for her Undergraduate Honours thesis. Along with her robust research aptitude, she has also demonstrated a strong scholastic orientation during her formal academic training in psychology. She has been a college topper in psychology and secured a second position at the University of Delhi.
Dr. Rajan has published numerous research papers in reputed national and international journals and has presented her work at several conferences. She is an active member of various professional organizations, including the National Positive Psychology Association (NPPA), the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA), the International Congress of Psychology (ICP), the National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), and the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology (IAAP). She is a highly motivated and dedicated individual who is committed to advancing the field of psychology through her research and teaching.
In her free time, Dr. Rajan enjoys singing, reading, and traveling.
To know more, please visit her webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/garimarajan/home
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