Ms. Arathi Sarma U

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology

@  arathisarma19-at-gmail.com

Academic Qualifications

  • UGC-JRF (2017)
  • UGC- NET (2015)
  • M.Sc. Applied Psychology from the Department of Psychology, University of Calicut with 1st rank (2013-2015)
  • BSc Psychology from Prajyoti Niketan College, University of Calicut (2010-2013)

Area of Interest (Teaching)

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Personality
  • Child development
  • Research Methodology

Area of Interest (Research)

  • Cognitive Development
  • Self-regulation
  • Early childhood
  • Gender studies

Experience

  • Assistant Professor, University College Thiruvananthapuram (2024 – till date)
  • PhD Scholar (UGC-JRF) in the Department of Psychology, University of Kerala (2018-2024)
  • Research Associate in a Government-funded major research project conducted by the Department of Psychology, University of Kerala (2018)

Journal Publications

  • Thomas, T. M., George, S., Sarma, U. A., Prabhakar, B. & Menon, J. A. (2022). Predictors of resilience among survivors of child sexual abuse in institutional care in Kerala, India. Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 18 (1), 54-62. https://doi.org/10.1177/2F09731342221096497
  • Thomas, T. M., Sarma, U. A. & Sasidharan, T. (2021). Prajna, prajnaparadha and sthitaprajna: Conceptualising a therapeutic approach from wisdom perspective. Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology, 48(2), 73-79
  • Sarma, U. A. & Thomas, T. M. (2020). Breaking the limits of executive functions: Towards a sociocultural perspective. Culture and Psychology, 26(3), 358-368. https://doi.org/10.1177/2F1354067X19898673
  • Sarma, U. A. & Sasidharan, T. (2017). An exploration of obsessive beliefs and their personality correlates in female young adults of Kerala. Guru Journal of Behaviour and Social Sciences, 5(2), 645-653.

Books (edited/chapter)

  • Thomas, T.M. & Sarma, U.A. (2022). Gender Studies. In J. Zumbach, D. Bernstein, S. Narciss & G. Marsico (Eds.), International Handbook of Psychology Learning and Teaching. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26248-8_31-1 2.
  • Thomas, T. M. & Sarma, U. A. (2022). Gender challenges and issues in counselling and psychotherapy. In Navin Kumar (Ed.), Counselling Psychology: Indian and Western pathways. New Delhi: Cengage Learning India Pvt Ltd.

Awards / Recognition

  • University of Calicut Topper Award in M.Sc. Applied Psychology examination (2015)
  • Best paper award for a research paper presented in the International Conference organized by the Centre for Geriatric Studies, University of Kerala (2023)