Dr. Nisha Phakey is an Assistant Professor at the Jindal School of Psychology and Counseling, specializing in Clinical Psychology. She holds a Ph.D. in Behavioral Sciences from O. P. Jindal Global University and an M.Phil. in Clinical Psychology from IMH, PGIMS, Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences. Dr. Phakey has extensive teaching experience, having previously taught at institutions like Christ University NCR, Amity University, Punjab, and Chitkara University, Punjab. She has also worked with Lady Hardinge Medical College in the Pediatrics and Psychiatry departments on ICMR and DST-funded projects, where she was also actively involved in providing clinical services. Dr. Phakey is dedicated to bridging theory and practice, mentoring students, and advancing the field through her comprehensive teaching and research efforts.
Research Experience
Dr. Nisha Phakey is a researcher and educator specializing in clinical psychology and behavioural sciences, with a keen interest in mental health, psychological assessment, and evidence-based interventions. Her academic journey reflects a commitment to understanding psychological processes across different stages of development. Her M.Phil. research explored the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and generalized anxiety disorder, while her doctoral research focused on developing and validating a scale to assess social cognition among adolescents and young adults.
She has also contributed to ICMR-funded research projects addressing working memory deficits in children with epilepsy. Her work involved the development of an intervention module combining a mobile-based application and an interactive play kit to enhance working memory functioning in children.
Beyond her research contributions, Dr. Phakey is actively engaged in teaching, academic mentoring, and research supervision, having guided undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral dissertations. She has published her work in peer-reviewed journals and academic book chapters. Her academic interests lie in connecting psychological theory with meaningful real-world applications, with an emphasis on advancing mental health research, psychological assessment, and interventions that can make a tangible difference in people's lives.
Teaching Experience
Dr. Phakey has an extensive background in teaching psychology at institutions like Christ University NCR, Amity University, and Chitkara University Punjab. She has taught various courses, including psychopathology, clinical neuropsychology, and child and adolescent mental health, psychotherapy.