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B.A. (Hons.) (University of Delhi);

M.A. (University of Delhi)

PhD in Psychology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Dr. Nishtha Jain

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ORCID ID 0000-0001-6957-5660
Key Expertise Public health, health psychology, cancer research, decision research, AI technologies in decision-making, digital research methods

B.A. (Hons.) (University of Delhi);

M.A. (University of Delhi)

PhD in Psychology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Biography

Nishtha Jain is a PhD Candidate at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. Her research focuses on exploring the kinds of critical decisions that arise in the treatment of cancer and how such decisions are taken within the Indian healthcare context. 

Apart from her thesis work, Nishtha has been actively updating herself with newer research methods. She has expertise in software such as R and Python, and in natural language processing analysis techniques, including sentiment analysis. Using such techniques, she recently published a paper analysing the crisis communication tweets of political leaders during the pandemic. She believes it is important for psychology researchers to realise the potential of Big Data in exploring human behaviour and posing critical questions to such data repositories. 

Before joining JSPC, Nishtha has also worked as the editorial assistant for the prestigious Psychological Studies journal, and as research associate at IIT-Delhi. She has also received various awards such as UGC-JRF, UGC-SRF, and ICSSR Travel Grant Award. 

In her academic journey, Nishtha aims to bridge the gap between psychological research and practical applications in healthcare, contributing to more effective decision-making processes and improved patient outcomes.  

PCCU-02-BAP-RMQP2082 / RM Quantitative Practicum

PCCU-02-BAP-RMQN2014 / RM Quantitative

PCCU-02-BAP-RMQL2023/ Research Methods: Qualitative Theory

PCCU-02-BAP-RMQP2092/ Research Methods: Qualitative Practicum

Recipient of the ‘Emerging Psychologists’ Award at 34th Annual Convention of National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR Campus, 17-20th February, 2025.

Recipient of The Gary Klein Award for Best Contribution to NDM Theory for the paper titled ‘Understanding the complexity of the decision process for doctors in the treatment of cancer’ at 17th International Conference on Naturalistic Decision-Making, Auckland University of Technology, Auck- land, New Zealand, July 2024.

Senior Research Fellowship, University Grants Commission, Government of India, India, 2020

Junior Research Fellowship, University Grants Commission, Government of India, India, 2017
 

Jain, N., & Singh, P. (2025, Feb 17- 20). Doctors’ sensemaking of the use of AI technologies for decision-making in critical illness: Exploring the role of social and contextual factors. 34th Annual Convention of National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi NCR Campus, India.

Jain, N., & Singh, P. Understanding the complexity of the Decision Process for Doctors in the treatment of cancer. Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making. Sage. Under Review. Selected for Special Issue by reviewers of NDM Conference 2024.

Jain, N., & Singh, P. (2024). Exploring the influence of decision-making style and financial status of cancer patients on varied cultural aspects of decision process. Psychology and Developing Societies, 36(1), 91-124. https://doi.org/10.1177/09713336241233715

Jain, N., & Singh, P. (2024, July 1-July 5). Understanding the complexity of the Decision Process for Doctors in the treatment of cancer. [Paper Presentation]. 17th International Conference on Naturalistic Decision-Making, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.

Jain, N., & Singh, P. Doctors sensemaking of the use of AI technologies for decision-making in critical illness: Exploring the role of social and contextual factors. Journal of Decision Systems. Taylor & Francis. Under Review. Submitted in June 2023.

Veraksa, A., Chursina, A., Singh, P., Ramakrishnan, M., & Jain, N. (2023). Russian and Indian preschool educators beliefs about play activities: a comprehensive study. Frontiers in Education, 8. doi:10.3389/feduc.2023.1091562

Jain, N., & Singh, P. (2023, July 31-August 5). Cultural Factors in Decision Process: Study on cancer patients and family members in India. [Paper Presentation]. 27th International Congress of the International Association for Cross Cultural Psychology, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.

Jain, N., & Singh, P. (2022, July 12-16). To treat or not to treat: Decision-making in cancer treatment by Oncologists in India. [Paper Presentation]. 26th International Congress of the International Association for Cross Cultural Psychology, Online.

Jain, N., Malviya, P., Singh, P., & Mukherjee, S. (2021). Twitter Mediated Sociopolitical Com- munication During the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis in India. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 784907. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.784907

Veraksa,A., Singh,P., Gavrilova, M., Jain, N., & Veraksa, N. (2021). Russian and Indian Preschool Educators Beliefs about Distance Education for Preschoolers. Education Sciences, 11, 814. doi: 10.3390/educsci11120814

Jain, N., & Singh, P. (2021, July 18-23). Relationships, Responsibilities, and Distress: Medical Decision- making by Cancer Patients and Caregivers. [Paper Presentation]. 32nd International Congress of Psychology, Prague, Czech Republic, Online.

Jain, N., Malviya, P., Singh, P., & Mukherjee, S. (2021, March 19-21). Usage of Microblogging platforms during crisis for Socio-political communication. [Paper presentation]. 30th Annual Convention of National Academy of Psychology, IIT Kanpur, India, Online.

Singh, P., & Jain, N. (2020, September 16-17). Challenges to Education during pandemic: Inclusion, access, and Equity. [Conference session]. Role of psychology in fighting COVID-19 pandemic: interna- tional perspective, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, Online.

Jain, N., & Singh, P. (2019, December 20-22). Understanding moral dilemmas in critical Illness. [Paper presentation]. 29th Annual Convention of National Academy of Psychology, Puducherry, India.

Jain, N. (2018, December 19-21). Layers of vulnerability: Understanding systemic barriers to com- munities [Conference session]. 28th Annual Convention of National Academy of Psychology, Delhi, India.

Organized symposium on Compounded Vulnerabilities: The Question of Agency and Autonomy at 28th Annual Convention of National Academy of Psychology, Delhi, India, 2018, December 19-21.

Shankar, A., & Jain, N. (2017). Construction of Meaning of Life: A Qualitative Study on a Subaltern Individual. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 4(4), 123-135. doi:10.25215/0404.033

Ranjan, N., Jain, N., & Gupta, V. (2014, December 12-14). Contemporary view of the institution of marriage and tracing its ancient roots in India[Paper presentation]. 24th Annual Convention of National Academy of Psychology, Bhopal, India.
ORCID ID 0000-0001-6957-5660
Key Expertise Public health, health psychology, cancer research, decision research, AI technologies in decision-making, digital research methods
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