Introduction to Authors, PSYBER NEWS, 2,1,2011

JANUARY ISSUE: IN PROCESS

Shri Prasanta Roy is a clinical Psychologist and Guest faculty member in the Department of Psychology of the University of Calcutta. He obtained M.Phil degree in Medical and Social Psychology from the Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi. His research interests are in Child Mental Health, Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy, Hypnotherapy, Rorschach Test, Disaster Mental Health.

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The co-author Dr. (Ms.) Subrata Dasgupta is a Reader and Head in the Department of Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta. Her specialization is in the area of Applied Social and Cognitive Psychology. Her research interest includes gender studies, family relationship, cross-cultural studies and creativity.
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Sweta Sonthalia completed her Masters in Applied Psychology from the University of Calcutta. She worked as a Research Project Fellow in the DRS (Departmental Research Support) I, [SAP] UGC, Project on Students’ Mental Health and Health Seeking Behaviour in the Department of Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta. Presently she is working as a School Psychologist in one of the schools in North Kolkata. Her area of interest lies in Clinical, Social and Cognitive Psychology. Her research works, on social psychology and mental health, have been presented in conference in India, and have been accepted for national and international publications.
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This is Arpita Sen Gupta, from CALCUTTA UNIVERSITY M.A. 2ND YEAR. My special paper is experimental psychology. My area of research is related to colour and emotion.

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Updesh Kumar, Ph.D., is Scientist ‘F’ and in the chair of the Head, Mental Health Division at Defence Institute of Psychological Research, R & D Organization, Ministry of Defence, Delhi. After obtaining his doctorate degree from Panjab University, Chandigarh, he has 20 years of experience as a Scientist in R&D Orgn. He specialises in the area of suicidal behaviour, personality assessment and personnel selection and has developed a number of psychological tests and assessment tools. Dr Kumar has been a psychological assessor (Psychologist) in various Services Selection Boards for eight years for the selection of officers in Indian Armed Forces. He has to his credit many important research projects relating with the Armed Forces.
Dr Kumar has edited three quality volumes on ‘Recent Developments of Psychology’, ‘Counselling : A Practical Approach’ and recently ‘Suicidal Behaviour: Assessment-of-People at Risk’ published by Sage Publication. Dr Kumar has authored manuals on ‘Suicide and Fratricide: Dynamics and Management’ for defence personnel, ‘Managing Emotions in Daily Life & at Work Place’ for general population, ‘Overcoming Obsolescence & Becoming Creative in R&D Environment’ for R&D organisations and ‘Self-Help Techniques in Military Settings’. He has authored more than 30 other academic publications in the form of research papers, journal articles, and book chapters and represented his institute at national and international level.
He was conferred with the DRDO’s Best Popular Science Communication Award-2009 by Hon’ble Raksha Mantri. He has also been the recipient of DRDO Technology Group Award in 2001 and 2009, and Professor Manju Thakur Memorial Award-2009 by Indian Academy of Applied Psychology.
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Ms. Swati Mukherjee is Scientist ‘C’ at Defence Institute of Psychological Research, Delhi. She has obtained her M.Phil. Degree from University of Delhi. She has been a Gold Medalist through her undergraduate and post-graduate study in applied psychology. She is involved in many major research projects of the Institute. She has to her credit a few publications in the form of journal articles and book chapters. She has been the associate editor of a volume on Recent Developments in Psychology and has co-authored a field manual on Suicide and Fratricide. Her areas of interest are social psychology and personality assessment for personnel selection.
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Emily Z. Kleyman, PhD, is Research Coordinator at Touro College, School of Health Sciences in New York City, US. She obtained her Ph.D. degree in Experimental Cognitive Psychology from the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Research interests include learning, memory and cognition, as well as gender differences and evolutionary adaptation of emotional response. Current research focus is on educational techniques and incorporation of problem-based learning and information literacy. Dr. Kleyman is also a licensed and practicing clinical psychologist, working with institutionalized patients with significant psychological disturbance, schizophrenia and mood disorders.
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Dr. Mrinal Mukherjee completed his M.Sc in Zoology and later on he did M.Ed and subsequently completed Ph.D in Environmental education from University of Calcutta. He assisted in Research Work in the UPE project. Presently he is serving in the capacity of an Assistant Teacher in Govt. aided Higher Secondary school and also serving as a guest Lecturer in Sammilani Teachers’ Training College (B.Ed) and as an Academic Counselor of IGNOU. His major research interest is on Environmental Education along with Science Education. He has a long experience of Science & Environment movement, actively associated with few front runner local organizations like- Science Communicators’ Forum (SCF), Social Environmental and Biological Association (SEBA), All India Science Teachers’ Association (AISTA), Paschim Banga Vigyan Mancha (PVM). Being the president of ‘Human Environment Association of Rational Thinkers (HEART)’, he is actively engineering several projects targeted towards modifying Environment related behaviors. His research papers have been accepted for presentation in National and International Conference and also for publication in National and International Journal.

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Ms Madhumala Sengupta is Associate professor in the department of Education, Calcutta University. She did her MA in Psychology and M.Sc in Education and was awarded M.Phil and Ph.D in Education. Her research interests are in Environmental Education and Educational Management. At present she is the Principal Investigator in the UGC sanctioned UPE Project on Environmental Education.
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Amrita Panda is a U.G.C. Project Fellow in Department of Psychology, Calcutta University, India. She is pursuing PhD in Experimental Psychology from the same department. She worked as Project Assistant in multiple projects at the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.
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