Biography

Garima Jain is a psychologist and victimologist specializing in gender, narrative, and forensic psychology. She holds a Ph.D. from the International Victimology Institute, Department of Criminal Law, Tilburg University, Netherlands, where her doctoral research — grounded in narrative victimology and psychology, examined how survivors of rape construct meaning and identity in the aftermath of victimization. She also holds an M.Sc. in Applied Psychology from Bharathiar University and a B.A. (Hons.) in Economics from Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi.
Her scholarly interests encompass gender and psychology, social psychology, forensic psychology, gender-based violence, and the ethics of love and care. She has published extensively in leading international journals and with publishers such as Methods in Psychology, Springer Nature, Bloomsbury.

A founding faculty member of the Jindal School of Psychology & Counselling and the Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Dr. Jain has played a pivotal role in establishing both institutions at O.P. Jindal Global University. With over a decade of teaching and research experience, she has taught courses including Psychology of Gender-Based Violence, Social Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Introduction to Psychology, Personality Psychology, and Digital Skills in Psychology, alongside academic writing courses such as Essay Paper. As Director of Internships at JSPC, she secured over 50 MoUs for the school's internship programme, and she has served as Assistant Director of the Centre for Victimology & Psychological Studies. She has previously taught at the University of Delhi.

Her scholarship is deliberately practice-led. Working with Delhi-based NGOs such as Sampurna and in close collaboration with the Naz Foundation, she bridges academic research and grassroots advocacy on women's rights. She has trained investigators and personnel at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Delhi Police in gender-sensitive, trauma-informed approaches to forensic work. She is affiliated with the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS), also served as an Individual Consultant to the UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, and is a member of the World Society of Victimology.