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Prof. (Dr.) Shilpa Bandyopadhyay

Assistant Professor & Associate Dean (Capacity Building and Outreach)

Email shilpa.bandyopadhyay@jgu.edu.in
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ORCID ID 0000-0002-4026-2633
Key Expertise Aging, Geriatric Psychology, Wellbeing, Positive Psychology, Body Image

PhD., IIT Delhi

M.Sc., University of Calcutta

B.Sc., University of Calcutta

Biography

Dr. Shilpa Bandyopadhyay is an Assistant Professor (Psychology) and Associate Dean (Capacity Building & Outreach) at the Jindal Institute of Behavioural Sciences, 91探花. She qualified UGC NET-JRF in 2016 and holds a PhD in Psychology from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi). She is also a Gold Medalist in Applied Psychology from the University of Calcutta. In her doctoral research, she explored the aging experience, well-being, and the social media representation of older adults in the Indian context.  

She has published in reputed international peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging, Frontiers in Psychology, Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, and the Journal of Aging and Environment, among others. In 2025, she received the Silver Award for Innovative Research in Aging from the Mather Institute, USA, for her published work on the experience of gerotranscendence in India. Her research interests span geropsychology, positive psychology, and interpersonal relationships. Currently, she also serves on the Executive Committee of the National Positive Psychology Association, India. 

At JGU, she teaches interdisciplinary courses such as Body Image and Mental Health and Creating Positive Workplaces to undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as core courses like Foundations of Applied Psychology for postgraduate students. 

Beyond teaching and research, Dr.  Shilpa has designed Management Development Programmes (MDPs) for various institutions including the Border Security Force, the Central Tibetan Administration, the Common Services Centres, and educators from the Government of Bhutan, among others. 

  • Body Image & Mental Health
  • Creating Positive Workplaces
  • Foundations of Applied Psychology - History and Systems
  • Practicum

Bandyopadhyay, S., & Singh, K. (2026). Old age homes in India: YouTube narratives of aging away from family. In F. Fang, S. L. Blair, & T. J. Madigan (Eds.), Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research Elder Care and the Family: Relationships, Support, and Strain (Vol. 36, pp. 151鈥�173). Emerald Publishing Limited. https://doi.org/10.1108/s1530-353520260000036007

Singh, K., Saxena, G. & Bandyopadhyay, S. (2026). Development and Validation of the Pursuit of Happiness Scale, International Journal of Wellbeing. 16(1), 1-28. https://doi.org/10.5502/ijw.v16i1.4807

Bandyopadhyay, S. & Singh, K. (2025). The Experience of Gerotranscendence in the Indian Context, Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging. https://doi.org/10.1080/15528030.2024.238626

Opinion piece: 鈥楳y Body, my body image and the media lens鈥� in The Wire (September 2024). Link to the article: https://thewire.in/society/my-body-my-body-image-and-the-media-lens

Bandyopadhyay, S. & Singh, K. (2024) Beyond Family Care: Exploring Perspectives on Old Age Homes in Contemporary India, Journal of Aging and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2024.2302187

Bandyopadhyay, S., & Singh, K. (2023). Aging in contemporary India: A qualitative inquiry. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 1鈥�29. https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2023.2267102

Bandyopadhyay, S., & Singh, K. (2023). Successful aging in the Indian socio-cultural milieu. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10823-023-09476-4 [Indexing 鈥� Scopus].

Bandyopadhyay, S., & Singh, K. (2023). Happiness and well-being in old age. In K. Singh & G. Saxena (Eds.), Religious and Spiritual Practices in India. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2397-7_14

Bandyopadhyay, S. and Singh, K. (2022). The Portrayal of Older Indians on YouTube. Educational Gerontology. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03601277.2022.2052494.

Singh, K., Bandyopadhyay, S. and Tyagi, K. (2022). The Brief 35-item ARQ: Validation of the Adolescent Resilience Questionnaire in India. Psychological Studies. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12646-022-00643-0

Singh, K., Bandyopadhyay, S., & Raina, M. (2022). Validation of the Child and Youth Resilience Measure-28 (CYRM-28) in India. Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 18(3), 218 225. https://doi.org/10.1177/09731342221141453

Singh, K., Bandyopadhyay, S. and Saxena, G. (2022). An Exploratory Study on Subjective Perceptions of Happiness from India. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.823496

Singh, K., and Bandyopadhyay, S. (2022). Perceived Happiness Determinants and Areas of Perceived Need for Future Intervention Programs: A Qualitative Study on Indian College students. Youth Voice Journal. https://www.rj4allpublications.com/product/perceived-happiness/

Singh, K., and Bandyopadhyay, S. (2021). Enhancing College Students Well-being: The Psycho-Spiritual Well-Being Intervention. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment. https://doi.org/10.1080/10911359.2020.1823294.

Singh, K., Dangi, S., and Bandyopadhyay, S. (2020). Well-being of Married Migrant and Non-migrant Women of Rural Haryana, Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 46 (1), 83-94. https://www.jiaap.in/public/uploads/2024/07/10-Kamlesh.pdf

Bandyopadhyay, S. and Singh, K. (2019). Web-based Interventions to Improve Quality of Life. In K. Singh and S. Sigroha (Eds.) Translational Research and Applied Psychology in India (pp. 285 - 340). New Delhi: SAGE Publications. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9789353287795.n8

Singh, K. and Bandyopadhyay, S. (2019) Research Methods in Applied Psychology - An Evaluation. In K. Singh and S. Sigroha (Eds.) Translational Research and Applied Psychology in India (pp. 59 - 94). New Delhi: SAGE Publications. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9789353287795.n3

Bandyopadhyay, S., & Singh, K. (2019). Web-based interventions to improve quality of life. In K. Singh & S. Sigroha (Eds.), Translational Research and Applied Psychology in India (pp. 285鈥�340). New Delhi: SAGE Publications.

Singh, K., & Bandyopadhyay, S. (2019). Research methods in applied psychology 鈥� An evaluation. In K. Singh & S. Sigroha (Eds.), Translational Research and Applied Psychology in India (pp. 59鈥�94). New Delhi: SAGE Publications.
Email shilpa.bandyopadhyay@jgu.edu.in
ORCID ID 0000-0002-4026-2633
Key Expertise Aging, Geriatric Psychology, Wellbeing, Positive Psychology, Body Image