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Ph.D., Psychology, Human Factors & Applied Cognition Lab, Indian Institute of Technology, Indore

Master of Science (M.Sc.), Mangalore University

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Bangalore University

Prof. (Dr.) Anantha Ubaradka

Assistant Professor & Assistant Dean, JGLS Doctoral Programme

Email anantha.ug@jgu.edu.in
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ORCID ID 0000-0002-7709-1073
Key Expertise Online Aggression, Social Media Behavior, Video Games & Aggression, User Experience & Virtual Reality Gaming

Ph.D., Psychology, Human Factors & Applied Cognition Lab, Indian Institute of Technology, Indore

Master of Science (M.Sc.), Mangalore University

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Bangalore University

Biography

Dr. Anantha has completed his Ph.D. in Psychology from the Human Factors & Applied Cognition Lab, IIT Indore. His work spans media psychology, social cognition, and human–computer interaction, examining how contemporary digital environments shape cognition, emotions, and social behavior. A central thread of his research focuses on the psychological antecedents and consequences of online aggression, including trolling, cyberbullying, and online sexual harassment. His doctoral work examined violent video game exposure and its impact on emotional information processing. Specifically, he investigated whether sustained engagement with violent games disrupts emotion recognition abilities and whether such disruptions reflect broader hostile cognitive and affective alterations.

Moving beyond conventional screens, Dr. Anantha also explores the emotional and cognitive effects of VR gaming, with particular attention to cognitive workload, cybersickness, and flow experiences. He adopts a multimethod approach, integrating electrophysiological and behavioral data, including eye-tracking metrics, HRV, EEG, field studies, and psychometric measures, to examine underlying psychological phenomena. A key strength of his work lies in the application of advanced statistical techniques, such as Structural Equation Modeling, General Linear Models, and Factor Analysis. He has published in some of the highly reputed journals, including Scientific Reports, Psychology of Popular Media, Current Psychology, and Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. He has also presented his work at international forums such as IEA 2024 in South Korea, ACED 2023 at IIM Mumbai, and MBCC 2025 at IIT Mandi. In his leisure time, Anantha enjoys playing cricket, both virtually and on the field. He is also an avid video gamer with a keen interest in first- and third-person open-world adventure genres. 
 

Psychology

Ubaradka, A., & Khanganba, S. P. (2026). Habitual engagement with violent video games does not translate virtual aggression to real-world emotional processing: insights from gaze behaviour metrics. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-06772-5

Ubaradka, A., Khanganba, S. P., Babu, K., & Jethwani, L. M. (2026). High trait emotional intelligence lessens the impact of the dark triad on trolling propensity. Current Psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), 45(7). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-026-09310-3

Ubaradka, A., Ferguson, C. J., & Khanganba, S. P. (2025). Video games as conduits for radicalization: Examining the political extremist tendencies and psychological profiles within the Indian gaming community. Psychology of Popular Media. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000642 (APA Portfolio, Scopus Indexed Q1 Journal)

Ubaradka, A., & Khanganba, S. P. (2025). Habitual violent media exposure does not bias facial emotional processing: a comparison of interactive vs. non-interactive content. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 42213. (Nature Portfolio, Scopus Indexed Q1 Journal)

Ubaradka, A., & Chandra, A., & Jayanth, D. (2025). Ideological exposure, authoritarianism, and the propagation of misinformation on social media. PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/q57jb_v1

Shivhare, Y. K., Khanganba, S. P., Ubaradka, A., & Sridharan, M. (2025, June 4– 7). Auditory perception-action coupling is sensitive to tone frequency at the peri-second range: Evidence from the Subjective Translation Index [Conference Presentation]. In the Mind, Brain, and Consciousness Conference (IIT Mandi, India). Indian Knowledge System and Mental Health Applications (IKSMHA) Centre, IIT Mandi.

Ubaradka, A., & Khanganba, S. P. (2024). The differential effect of psychopathy on active and bystander trolling behaviors: The role of dark tetrad traits and lower agreeableness. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 9905. (Nature Portfolio, Scopus Indexed Q1 Journal).

Khanganba, S. P., & Ubaradka, A. (2024). Immersion in the shadows: Physiological markers of flow experience in a virtual reality survival horror game. In Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (pp. 454–460). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore (Scopus Indexed).

Ubaradka, A., & Khanganba, S. P. (2024, August 25–29). Physiological markers of flow experience in a virtual reality survival horror game [Conference Presentation]. In the 22nd Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, ICC Jeju, Republic of Korea.

Ubaradka, A., & Khanganba, S. P. (2024, December 14–18). User experience in virtual reality exergaming [Conference Presentation]. In the 4th ACED, HWWE-2023, and BRICSplus HFE 2023 on Ergonomics and Design, Mumbai, India.

Ubaradka, A., Fathima, A., & Batra, S. (2023). Psychological correlates of perfectionistic self-presentation among social media users. International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning, 13(1), 1–13. (IGI Portfolio, Scopus Indexed Article).

Ubaradka, A., Bapu, V., Siby, A., & Chandra, S. (2023). The allegory of the glass ceiling and reverberance of women’s leadership in politics: The case of Arya Rajendran. In From Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0: Mapping the Transitions (pp. 183–189). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland (Scopus Indexed).

Ubaradka, A., & Khanganba, S. P. (in press). User experience in virtual reality exergaming: Psychophysiological framework of flow. In Human-Centered Digitalization: Proceedings of 4th ACED, HWWE-2023 and BRICSplus HFE 2023 (Vol. 1, Ed. 1). Springer Nature (Scopus Indexed).

Sinha, A., & Ubaradka, A. (2021). “Be who you needed:” The sustainability of parrying the menstrual stereotypes. Ilkogretim Online, 20(4).

Ubaradka, A., & Kachhi, Z. (2021, June 25–26). Paradigms of neglected mental health issues among adolescent boys: An exploratory review [Conference Presentation]. In the Humanities and Social Science Education in the 21st Century: Innovations, Disruptions, and Convergence, Bangalore, India.

Bhatt, R. K., & Ubaradka, A. (2021, March 8). Primal leadership in women: The case study of Golda Meir [Conference Presentation]. In the 7th National Level Conference on Women in Leadership, Bangalore, India.

Siby, M., & Ubaradka, A. (2021, January 22–23). Achieving sustainability in higher education through the development of a service-learning coursework model [Conference Presentation]. In the UN-SDG Conference on Translating Sustainable Development Goals into Action: The Power of Higher Education Institutions, Bangalore, India.

Bhatt, R. K., Ubaradka, A., Kiranbabu, N. C., & Veer, T. (2020). Creative behavior and entrepreneurial alertness among Indian students. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 8(1), 718–725.

Ubaradka, A. (2019). Perceived social support, daily spiritual experience, and life satisfaction among emerging adults: A developing country perspective. Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, 10(10), 349–352.
Email anantha.ug@jgu.edu.in
ORCID ID 0000-0002-7709-1073
Key Expertise Online Aggression, Social Media Behavior, Video Games & Aggression, User Experience & Virtual Reality Gaming