Pranati Misurya

My research work focuses on the role of self-compassion in recovery from psychological trauma 

I have previously worked as a research apprentice in projects such as 'National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)(UK) funded project ‘Empathica -Empathy and Expectation Management for Patients in Primary Care which involved designing a digital intervention to improve empathy and expectation management in general practitioners for a period of 11 months (February–December 2019), as well as the Indian Council of Social Sciences (ICSSR) funded research project carried out by Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi titled ‘The Capabilities Approach to Education: Access, Equity, and Quality’, for a period of six months(May’16–Oct’16), aside from other short term research experiences such as providing research design, literature review, data collection and other research management assistance in small scale projects.

Besides research apprenticeships, I have also been a volunteer in projects such as National Social Service Scheme (NSS), IIT Delhi(India) which involved teaching children from underprivileged backgrounds in India, I have also worked as a student ambassador for the University of Southampton, UK in 2018. Most recently, I worked as a Postgraduate Teaching Associate in the Department of Psychology(2021-2023) and a Postgraduate Research Associate(2023-2024) at the University of Exeter, UK.

Qualifications:

B.A(Hons.) Psychology- University of Delhi, India

MA Psychology- University of Delhi, India

MSc Research Methods in Psychology- University of Southampton, UK.