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B.A. (MOP Vaishnav College for Women, University of Madras);

M.S.W. (Christ University, Bengaluru) ;

M.Phil. & Ph.D. in Psychiatric Social Work (National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru)

Dr. Vasundharaa S Nair

Assistant Professor and Deputy Director (CCMH)

Email vasundharaa.nair@jgu.edu.in
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ORCID ID 0000-0002-5632-1108
Key Expertise Social determinants of health, brain infections, neuropsychiatry, Child and the family, School mental health, mixed methods research.

B.A. (MOP Vaishnav College for Women, University of Madras);

M.S.W. (Christ University, Bengaluru) ;

M.Phil. & Ph.D. in Psychiatric Social Work (National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru)

Biography

Dr.  Vasundharaa S Nair is an Assistant Professor at the Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences (JIBS), O. P. Jindal Global University, and Deputy Director for the Centre for Community Mental Health (CCMH) at JIBS. She completed her MPhil and PhD in Psychiatric Social Work from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences  (NIMHANS) in 2023. Her doctoral research focused on developing a checklist on the different social determinants of health associated with brain infections along with guidelines to care using a mixed methods. 

She is a trained psychotherapist for providing care for psychiatric and neurological conditions at individual and family levels. She currently is engaged in researches focussed on infections, child development, youth mental health, social determinants of health in NCD’s, climate change and inclusive education. She has received grant from NIHR, APYE, UGC etc to name a few. She has been awarded at various national and international platforms for her papers and contributions and has published papers in PubMed/Scopus indexed national and international journals of repute. Other than her academic interests, she is a trained dancer, is a team leader and is always up for a good laugh.  

JIBS - Family, Group and Community Interventions I- Core

JIBS - Psychology of Mental Health - Core

JIBS - Indigenous Knowledge practices - Core

JIBS - Building Resilience - Elective

NIHR PTTA GHR Grant 2022

Honorary Fellow at University of Liverpool (2021-2023)

Asia Pacific Youth Exchange Grant 2021

Emerging Field Specialist - 2024

Nair, V. S., Joseph, M., Ealias, N. M., Mohan, S., & Sreedaran, P. (2024). How do young adults deal with suicidal ideation? A qualitative study of the experiences of stakeholders. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 66(9), 796–804. https://doi.org/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_488_24

Ugargol, A. P., & Nair, V. S. (2024). Intersectionality and cumulative disadvantage in access to healthcare for older adults in India. In Handbook of Aging, Health and Public Policy (pp. 1–26). Springer Nature Singapore.

Nair, V. S., Thomas, P. T., & Netravathi, M. (2023). Barriers and facilitators to seeking care for persons with acute brain infections: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 10(5), 1905–1910. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20231294

Nair, V. S., Thomas, P. T., & Netravathi, M. (2022). Psychosocial factors in brain infections research in the last decade: A scoping review. Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 47(4), 495–500. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_321_22

• Rajagopalan, J., Arshad, F., Hoskeri, R. M., Nair, V. S., Hurzuk, S., Annam, H., Varghese, F., Br, R., Dhiren, S. R., Ganeshbhai, P. V., Kammammettu, C., Komaravolu, S., Thomas, P. T., Comas-Herrera, A., & Alladi, S. (2022). Experiences of people with dementia and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic in India: A mixed-methods study. Dementia (London, England), 21(1), 214–235. https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012211035371

• Rajagopalan, J., Arshad, F., Thomas, P. T., Varghese, F., Hurzuk, S., Hoskeri, R. M., Ramappa, R. B., Nair, V. S., Paplikar, A., Mekala, S., Manae, T. S., Ramanna, D. B. P., Rakesh, G., Ganeshbhai, P. V., Dhiren, S. R., Komaravolu, S., Kammammettu, C., Rao, G. N., & Alladi, S. (2022). Cognition, behavior, and caregiver stress in dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic: An Indian perspective. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, 51(1), 90–100. https://doi.org/10.1159/000519616

Balasubramanian, B., Nair, V. S., George, N., Reddy, A., Thomas, P. T., & Kulkarni, G. B. (2021). A bio-psychosocial framework for chronic daily headaches: A mixed methods study. Journal of Patient Experience, 8, 23743735211049670. https://doi.org/10.1177/23743735211049672

Nair, V. S., & Banerjee, D. (2021). Vulnerabilities due to COVID-19 pandemic among military personnel: A psychosocial perspective. Indian Journal of Psychiatric Social Work, 2(11), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.29120/ijpsw.2020.v11.i2.236

Banerjee, D., & Nair, V. S. (2020). Handling the COVID-19 pandemic: Proposing a community-based toolkit for psycho-social management and preparedness. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 51, 102152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102152

Nair, V. S., Moorkath, F., & Vranda, M. N. (2020). Effect of socio-cultural factors in therapeutic intervention. Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences, 11(1), 26. https://doi.org/10.5958/2394-2061.2020.00006.3

Nair, V. S., & Banerjee, D. (2020). The heterogeneity of grief in India during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the national lockdown. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 54, 102249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102249

Nair, V. S., Warrier, M., Arun, S., & Thomas, P. T. (2020). Telephonic follow-ups during COVID-19 pandemic in Chronic Illness: Lessons learnt. International Federation of Social Workers. https://www.ifsw.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Covid19_NIMHANS.pdf

Banerjee D, Nair VS. (2020). “The Untold Side of COVID-19”: Struggle and Perspectives of the Sexual Minorities. Journal of Psychosexual Health, 2(2), 113-120. https://doi.org/10.1177/2631831820939017
Email vasundharaa.nair@jgu.edu.in
ORCID ID 0000-0002-5632-1108
Key Expertise Social determinants of health, brain infections, neuropsychiatry, Child and the family, School mental health, mixed methods research.
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