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.
Juilee Lele
Eyewitness Testimony
Email: 204083011@iitb.ac.in
Year : 2021 - 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.
Yengisetty Eswar Naveen
Emotion Mimicry: Through the lens of mirroring Mechanism
Email: eswar_naveen@iitb.ac.in
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 mimicry 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: titikshapathak15@iitb.ac.in
Year : 2023 - present
Titiksha Pathak is an IITB-Monash Research Academy PhD fellow, working on investigating human cognition on driving, specifically the role of Working and Prospective Memory in driving performance of Young and Old Drivers. Her current work can be applied in transportation policy making or designing safer road environments and vehicles. Her academic journey includes a B.Sc. Honours in Psychology from Christ University, Bangalore, followed by an M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology from Amity University, Mumbai. Her prior research has explored diverse topics such as cognitive metaphors and social stigma. Before her current research role, she enriched her experience as a visiting faculty member at Amity University.
