... what Bengal thinks today...

Saswati Nath

Saswati is currently working as a Research Assistant in Psychology Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. She has done her Masters in Psychology with a specialization in Clinical and Counselling Psychology from West Bengal State University, India. She has previous research experience in the field of mental health awareness research and menstrual awareness research. Her research interest involves application of various quantitative and qualitative methods to understand human psyche and to collaborate in activism through research.

Current and previous affiliations

  • Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata

  • West Bengal State University, India

Notable publications

  • Awarded as best paper presenter for paper titled “UNDERSTANDING OF MENTAL ILLNESS THROUGH THE LENS OF RURAL PEOPLE OF FIVE VILLAGES OF BARASAT- AN EXPLORATORY STUDY”, in a two-day ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on ‘Psychotherapies Contemporary Approaches in 21st Century India’, organized by Department of Psychology, Loreto College, Kolkata in collaboration with Department of Psychology, West Bengal State University on November, 2016.

  • Paper titled “Menstrual Bodies: Discrimination versus Celebration- The Gaze of Patriarchy”, presented at the 27th Annual Conference of National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), 2017.

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Contact

email: for.saswati@gmail.com

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