Dr Sandhu is Mental Health Counselling Assn president
Tribune News Service
Patiala, January 1
Dr Damanjit Sandhu, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Punjabi University, has been elected as President of the Association of Mental Health Counselling by executive committee of the association in the meeting held at Kentucky, US.
Dr Sandhu is Doctorate in the field of Adolescent Psychology. She has the distinction of being first lady President of Indian origin. The multifaceted young scholar is contributing outstandingly in the field of research, particularly to address the problems of youth and adolescent children. She has participated and presented around 40 research papers in national and international conferences of repute in different countries, including England, Canada, Australia, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, France, South Africa, Belgium and Dubai. Her publications have also been referred by internationally known scholars across the globe.
Dr Sandhu has completed two major research projects given by the University Grants Commission (UGC), and the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. She is also Principal Investigator of highly-reputed Indo-European Network Project in social sciences which deals specifically with bullying, cyber bullying, pupil safety and well being.
She has received ‘Best Scientific Research Paper Award’ at the Global Mental Health Conference at Cape Town (South Africa) and ‘Young Women Excellence Award’ by the Government of India, New Delhi, and Navkiran Award by the Delhi Government. She is also member of academics bodies of different universities of India and ardently involved in motivational lectures organised by colleges and universities of the region.
