UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA

FACULTY ACADEMIC PROFILE/CV

Name : PRITHA MUKHOPADHYAY

Designation : Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta

Coordinator of Centre with Potential for Excellence in Particular Area

(CPEPA), UGC, University of Calcutta

Specialization : Cognitive Psychology, Neuropsychology, Psychophysiology.

Contact information :

92, A.P.C ROAD, KOLKATA-700009,

Email id: prithamukhopadhyay@gmail.com,

Phone no.- +919433331666,

Academic qualifications :

College/ university from which the degree was obtained Abbreviation of the degree

University of Calcutta Ph.D. in Psychology

University of Calcutta M.A in Psychology

University of Calcutta B.A in Psychology

7. Positions held/holding :

Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta,

Coordinator of Centre with Potential for Excellence in Particular Area(CPEPA), UGC, University of Calcutta

Research interests :

Encompasses employment of the Methods of Psychophysiology, Psycho endocrinology, Neuropsychology for

the clinical and diagnostic research in the domains of Clinical Psychology, including,

Brain lesion cases

Parkinson’s disorder

Wilson’s disorder

Schizophrenia

Gynecological disorder, like infertility

Anxiety related disorder with special mention of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Personality disorder.

Externalized and internalized disorder in children

Research guidance :Number of researchers awarded M.Phil/Ph.D degrees : 14 Number of researchers pursuing M.Phil/Ph.D : 8 Ph.D.Thesis submitted: 1

Projects :Completed projects:

Construction of Battery of Cognitive functions for Defense Personnel- Defence Institute for

Psychological Research (DIPR), New Delhi, 2011-2013. Fund amount- RS.15 lakhs ( Fifteen lakhs)

Development of a Diagnostic tool for Clinical Assessment of Specific Learning Disability and

Prevalence of Specific Learning Disability in Bengali, Hindi and English medium primary school going

children in West Bengal, Department Science &Technology (STATE), 2011-2013. Fund amount- Rs. 29

lakhs( approx)

Validity of Piaget's Cognitive Developmental Stage: A Cognitive Approach to identify Academic

Readiness in Children (2007). DST (STATE)

Emerging Trends of Personality Disorders among patients in Psychiatric Out-Patient Departments of

Health Institutions in Kolkata Metropolis, Indian Council of Social Science Research, 2010-2012. Fund

amount- Rs. 6.5 lakhs (approx.)

Detection of Neuropsychological Impairment in Psychiatric Disorders through Neuroimaging and

Neuropsychological Techniques” DST State, 2004-2005.

“Psychophysiological Approach for enhancement of performances Efficiency of Industrial Personnel”.

A. I. CT.E

“A comparative Evaluation of the Neurobehaviour and Cognitive Behaviour Therapies in the

treatment of Problem Behaviour in children. U. G. C. Major Research Project

Current projects:

Centre with Potential for Excellence in Particular Area (CPEPA) - awarded in 2011. UGC funded

project on “Electrophysiological & Imaging studies including mathematical modeling” the title of the

project is “Formulation of cognitive, emotional and behavioural tasks and intervention programme for

the development of Executive Functions in Children”

Select list of publications :a) Journals :

1. Mondal, A., Mukhopadhyay, P., Basu, N., Bandyopadhyay, S., Chatterjee, T (2016). Analysis of

Euclidean Distance to Complement Qualitative Analysis of Facial Expression during

Deception. Industrial Psychiatry Journal (accepted for publication)

2. Das, G., Saha, P., Mukhopadhyay, P., Saha, S.P (2016). Cognitive Outcome in Epileptic Patients in a

Tertiary Care Center in Kolkata, India. International Journal of Epilepsy. Accepted for publication.

3. Tarafder, S., Mukhopadhyay, P., Das, S. (2016)Effectiveness of Multimodal Intervention in a Case of

Dementia. International Journal of Case Studies, 5, 1,25-30.

4. Saha, P., Chakraborty, P., Mukhopadhyay, P., Bandhopadhyay, D., Ghosh, S(2015)· Computer-Based

Attention Training for treating a Child with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: An Adjunct to

Pharmacotherapy -A case report. Journal of Pharmacy Research, 9(11), 612-617.

5. Tarafder, S., Mukhopadhyay, P (2015) Exploring the Possibility of Shared Familial Diathesis for

Personality in OCD Probands. Psychological studies, 60(4) pp 455-461

6. Bilimoria, D., Mukhopadhyay, P., Das, S (2015) Psychoparthology of Emotionaly Unstable Disorder:A

Neuropsychosocial Perspective Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology,42,1,25-34.

7. Ghosh, S., & Mukhopadhyay, P (2015) Females’ Appraisal of own Ego Function by Self and Spouse and

its Relation to their Quality of Marital Life. The International Journal of Humanities & Social

Studies,3(7) , 222-231.

8. Bhattacharjee, A., Mondal, A., Chakraborty, M; Chatterjee, T; Poria, S., & Mukhopadhyay, P (2015).

Informal Caregivers’ Psychological Distress and Coping Style during Cancer Care. Scholars Journal of

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 3(1B):144-152.

9. Roy, P.K., Bhattacharya, L., & Mukhopadhyay, P (2014). Understanding of Specific Learning Disability:

An Explanatory Approach. Indian Journal of Deveopmental Disabilities; 2; 253-263.

10. Ghosh, S., & Mukhopadhyay, P (2015). Self-image, temperament and character profile of junior

reality television show performer. Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing. 6,(1)p1-7.

11. Mukhopadhyay, P., and Tarafder, S (2012). Assessment of Executive Functions in Armed Forces. In:

Psychometric Testing in Armed Forces: Issues and Challenges. Gurpreet Kaur, Soumi Awasthy, Manas

K Mandal (Ed.s),Pentagon Press, New Delhi.ISBN 978-81-8274-702-

12. Mukhopadhyay, P., Tarafder, S., Bilimoria, D., Paul, D., &Bandyopadhyay, G. (2010). Instinctual

Impulses in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Neuropsychological and Psychoanalytic Interface. Asian

Journal of Psychiatry; 3; 1779-185.

13. Bhattacharya, L., Roy, P. K., Roy, S. & Mukhopadhyay, P. (2010). Piagetian Concept of Cognitive

Development in Urban Elementary School Students. Journal of Psychometry, 24(1):10-21.

14. Mukhopadhyay, P., Tarafder, S., Blimoria, D., Paul, D. &Bandopadhyay, G. (2010). Instinctual impulses

in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: A neuropsychological and psychoanalytic interface. Asian Journal

of Psychiatry, 3, 177-185.

15. Mukhopadhyay, P., Dutt, A., Das, S. K., Basu, A., Hazra, A., Dhibar, T., &Roy, T. (2008). Identifcation of

neuroanatomical substrates of set-shifting ability: evidence from patients with focal brain lesions.

Progress in Brain Research, 95, 104 168 .

16. Mitra, A.,& Mukhopadhyay, P.(2007) appraisal of spouse's ego-syntonic personality characteristics

and quality of marital life: a preliminary report. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 23, 3-4, 120-126.

17. Mukhopadhyay, P.(2007). Impact of signal modality on the biofeedback treatment outcome: An

investigation on Anxiety and anxiety with depression groups Social Science International. 23, 2, 52-60.

18. Das, B., Mukhopadhyay P., Tarafder S., Pal, D., Bandyopadhyay G. &Biswas T.K. (2007-2008). Affective

Dysregulation in Somatoform Disorder and Headache: ASmall Sample study.Bengal Journal of

Psychiatry, 14, 2, 24-28.

19. Dogra, A., & Mukhopadhyay, P. (2007).Organizational climate. Social Science International.23,2,3-11.

20. Tarafder, S., Mukhopadhyay, P.,& Roy, P. (2006). Executive Dysfunction in the Siblings of Children with

Autism: A Peer Control Study. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry 22, 3-4, 124-8.

21. Mukhopadhyay, P., Das, S., Nandi, S. &Bandopadhyay, G. (2006). Executive ability at different levels

of severity of obsessive compulsive disorder. Journal of Personality & Clinical Studies, 22.1&2,7- 11.

22. Mukhopadhyay, P., Dutt, A.,Das, S. K., &Tarafder, S. (2005). Neuroimaging & Psychometric

Correlation of Cognitive Functions: An Idiographic Approach. Journal of Association Neuroscientist of

Eastern India, 10, 1&2,45-52.

23. Tarafder, S., Bhattacharya, P., Paul, D.,Bandopadhyay, G., &Mukhopadhyay, P.(2006).

Neuropsychological Disposition and Its Impact On Executive Function And Cognitive Style In Patients

With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 48, 2,102-106.

24. Chakravarty, C.,Mukhopadhyay, P., & Sur, P.K. (2005). Psychological aspect of perception of pain by

female cancer patients and its impact on quality of life. Indian Journal of Pain, 19, 1,25-30.

25. Mukhopadhyay, P., &Ghosh, S. (2005). Menopausal symptom severity: Impact of attitude towards

menopause. Journal of Psychometry, 19, 28-37.

26. Singh, C., Das, S., & Mukhopadhyay, P. (2004). Parenting Style and Conduct-Disorder Children's

Perception of Parenting, Social Science International (20), 2-7.

27. Tarafder, S., Mukhopadhyay, P., & Basu, S. (2004). Personality Profile of Siblings of Children With

Autism: A Comparative Study. SIS Journal of Projective Psychology and Mental Health.

28. Mukhopadhyay, P., & Das, S. (2003) Problem solving ability in Psychiatric patients: A

neuropsychological approach, Psychological Research Journal, 26 (1 & 2)26 - 34.

29. Dutta, A., Mukhopadhyay, P., Das, S. K., &Sengupta, P., (2001) Architecture of immediate memory:

Evidence from Neuropsychological Performance and Neuroimaging findings in patients with Brain

lesion, Journal of association Neuroscientist of Eastern India, 6 (1), 410-416.

30. Chakrabarti,S., Saha, S., Mukhopadhyay, P., Chattopadhyay, P. K., &Biswas, D. (2001). Swimming and

anxiety amelioration in children: A study using self report and physiological indices, Bangladesh

Journal of Sports Science 1, 1, 44-53.

31. Saha, S., Saha, S., Mukhopadhyay,P., &Chattopadhyay, P. K. (2001) . The Nature of Skin Conductance

Orienting Activity in High Soccer Performers. Bangladesh Journal of Sports Science 1, 1,54-65.

32. Mukhopadhyay, P., & Mukherjee, S. (2000). A closer look on the Behavioural Inhibition System and

personality interrelationship: A psychophysiological study. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied

Psychology, 26, 1-2, 141-146.

33. Mukhopadhyay, P., &Chattopadhyay, P. K. (2000). Menstrual distress and self regulation: An

experimental approach. Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology, 27, 1,104-111.

34. Mukhopadhyay, P. et. al. (1999). Determination of lobe function in brain damaged and psychiatric

patients: Role of Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt test. Indian Journal of clinical Psychology 26, 2,223-227.

35. Mukhopadhyay, P., & Dash, B. B. (1999). Cognitive Style: It’s relationship to intelligence and locus of

control in children. Social Science International 15, 1.

36. Mukhopadhyay, P., & Kumar, J. (1999). Academic Pressure: It’s impact on the mental health of

children - Social Science International, 15, 2,39-45.

37. Mukhopadhyay, P., & Turner, R. M. (1999). Biofeedback treatment of essential hypertension: Review

and enhancement. Social Science International 11, 1.

38. Sanyal, S., Chattopadhyay, P. K., Biswas, D., & Mukhopadhyay, P. (1998). Electrodermal arousal and

self – appraisal in patients with somatization disorder. Indian J.ClinicalPsychol, 25, 2, 144 – 148.

39. Mukhopadhyay, P., Dutta, A., &Sanyal, N. (1998). Is Conditionability A Determinant Of Therapeutic

Responsivity? : An Investigation with Dysthymic and Personality Disorders. Indian J. Clinical Psychol

25, 82.

40. Mukhopadhyay, P., & Kumar, J. (1997) . Impact of achievement motivation and academic pressure on

the mental health of the children. Our Education 5&6, 20.

41. Mukhopadhyay, P., &Chattopadhyay, P. K. (1997). Stress Hormone AndElectrodermal Response

Habituation As Diagnostic Indices In Ideopathic Infertility. Indian J. Clinical Psychol. 24, 117.

42. Mukhopadhyay, P., &Ghosh, S. (1997). Efficacy of behavioural treatment to control stuttering. J.

Applied Psychological issue 2&3, 23.

43. Mukhopadhyay, P., De, S., &Roychoudhary, A. (1997) . Arousal modulation capacity in attention –

deficit and sensory – deficit disorder. Social Science international 13, 25.

44. Mukhopadhyay, P., De, S., Chattopadhyay, P. K., &Biswas, D. (1996). Deprivation it’s impact on arousal

modulation and adjustment: A psychological approach. Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology, 23, 142.

45. Mukhopadhyay, P., &Chakraborty, M. (1996). Token-economy and cognitive therapy in the treatment

of study behaviour problem in children: A comparative study. Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology, 23,

142.

46. Chattopadhyay, P. K., Som, B., & Mukhopadhyay, P., (1995). Air pollution and health hazard in human

subject Psychological and self – report indices. J. Environmental Psychol 15, 327.

47. Mukhopadhyay, P., &Chattopadhyay, P. K. (1995). LIV in Psychological research: The concept

revisited. Social Science international 11, 1.

48. Mukhopadhyay, P., &Chattopadhyay, P. K. (1994). Psychological And Endocrinal Characteristics Of

Idiopathic Infertility. Indian J. Clinical Psychols. 21, 12.

49. Mukhopadhyay, P. (1994). A Psychological Evaluation of Amenorrhic Cases Indian J. Psychol. Issue 2,

16.

50. Mukhopadhyay, P., (1992). Arousal in unexplained infertility: A psychological approach- Indian Journal

of Physiol. Allied Science, 46, 190.

51. Mukhopadhyay, P., Basu, J., & Banerjee, M. (1992). Apperception and ego function in the creatives: A

preliminary report. Psychological Studies. 37, 57.

52. Mukhopadhyay, P., (1992). Psychobiological approach to premenstrual tension syndrome. Indian

Journal of Clinical Psychol. 19, 68.

53. Mukhopadhyay, P., &Ghosh, K.K. (1984). Nature of arousal in unexplained infertility: A study with

some autonomic and endocrinological measures. Indian Journal of Psychophysiol. 2, 21.

54. Chattopadhyay, P. K., Pal, S. K., &Ghosh, K.K. (1982). Hormone profile and trait anxiety in female

infertility- Mukhopadhyay, P.IRCS Medical Science. 10, 228.

b) Books/ book chapters :

1. SwarupPoria, Ananya Mondal,& Pritha Mukhopadhyay. (2014). Evaluation of the Intricacies

of Emotional Facial Expression (EFE) of Psychiatric Patients using Computational Models. In:

Understanding Facial Expressions in Communication: Cross Cultural and Multidisciplinary

Perspectives. ManasKumar Mandal&AvinashAwasth (eds) Springer, India.

2. PrithaMukhopadhyay&SanchitaGhosh. (2014). Stress and its Management. In Behavioural

Science in Management Practice: A collection of Articles. SitanathMajumdar and Sharmistha

Banerjee (eds), Academic Staff College and Dept of Business Management, University of

Calcutta.

3. Mukhopadhyay, P. &Tarafder, S. (2012). Assessment of Executive Functions in Armed Forces. In:

Psychometric Testing in Armed Forces: Issues and Challenges,GurpreetKaur, SoumiAwasthy, Manas K

Mandal (ed.s), Pentagon Press, New Delhi.ISBN 978-81-8274-702-9.

4. Mukhopadhyay, P. (2010). SUICIDE: Its Assessment and Prediction as book chapter entitled Suicide:

Assessment & Diagnosis. Professor Manas Kumar Mandal& Dr. Updesh Kumar (ed.s) by SAGE

Publication, India.

5. Singh, C. & Mukhopadhyay, P. (2007) .Mothers self perception and conduct disordered children’s'

perception of mothers In Psychology Matters. M.B. Saran & D. Suar (eds) Allied Publishers Private

Limited., New Delhi.

6. Mukhopadhyay, P. & Tarafder, S. (2005). Brain -Behaviour Relationship: An Overview. In: Glimpses

Into behavioural Sciences: methods & Themes of Practice. J. Basu&H.N.Gupta (eds), UGC Academic

Staff College, Calcutta University.

7. Datta Gupta, J., Chattopadhyay, P. K., Mukhopadhyay, P., Biswas, D., and Saha, S. (1998). Arousal and

Adjustment in Delinquent children – Perspective on psychology and social development, Ed. U. N.

Dash and Uday Jain, Concept publishing company, New Delhi.

8. Mukhopadhyay, P. (1998). Intervention programme for enhancement of attention and cognitive

competence in ADHD children. Readings in Applied Psychology. , 99-102. 3.

b) Conference/ seminar:

1. P. Saha , P. Chakraborty , P. Mukhopdhyay , S. Poria , C. R. Mukundan , S Sharma, P. Ghosh, M. Vijay ,

S. Nath , S. Ghosh . Neural oscillations in resting state EEG in ADHD children awarded Best Paper in

National conference of Cognitive Neuroscience Society of India (CNSI) held at Institute of

Behavioural Science, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 4th - 5th April,

2016

2. S.C. Gupta Best Paper award

a. Psychopathology of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder: A Neuropsychosocial

Perspective’ S.C. Gupta Best Paper in 41st National Conference of Indian Association of

Clinical Psychologists, 2015 , held in Department of Psychology, Raksha Shakti University

Ahmedabad, Gujarat

3. Prof. Durganand Sinha award ( Best thesis award )

a. Award"A Searchfor An OCD Probands & Endophenotypic Model Of Obsessive Compulsive Dis

order : A Study with Their Unaffected First Degree Relatives" received Prof. Durganand

Sinha Award at 24th convention of conference National Academy of Psychology (NAOP)

2014, held in AIIMS, Bhopal. she has done her phd thesis with me.

4. P. Mukhopadhyay et. al., (2012). Different Facets of Perseveration: An Analysis from Brain Lesion

Cases. In 120th Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, Florida, USA

5. P. Mukhopadhyay & S. Tarafder (2012) Association of Metacognition in Executive functions in

Patients with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, In 120th Annual Convention of American Psychological

Association, Florida, USA.

6. P. Mukhopadhyay & S. samanta (2011)“ Co-morbidity of Personality Disorders with Depressive

Disorder: A Study In India,” 3rdBangladesh Clinical Psychology Conference, held in October, 2011,

Dhaka University

7. “Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Traits and Higher Cognitive Functions: A Correlational Study with

OCD“, S. Tarafder, D. Bilimoria, P. Mukhopadhyay & S. Das. Best paper award in respective session. In

International Conference on Recent Advances in Cognitive Science-2010, Department of Psychology,

Banaras Hindu University.

8. N. Chatterjee, S. Tarafder and P. Mukhopadhyay .“Metacognitive and Neuropsychological Profiling of

Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorder: A Comparison with OCD” by. The paper has been awarded

best paper award in the respective session In International Conference on Recent Advances in

Cognitive Science-2010, Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University.

9. D. Bilimoria, S. Tarafder, S. Das, S. Roychoudhury and P. Mukhopadhyay. “A Comparative study of

personality, coping and executive functions in Autogenous and Reactive Obsessions” awarded Best

Paper in Anxiety Disorders Section in National Conference of Indian Association of Clinical

Psychologist , Sweekar Institute Hyderabad, India (2009).

10. S. Tarafder, D.D. Bilimoria, P.K. Roy and P. Mukhopadhyay. “Study of Metacognition in OCD from a

Neuropsychological Perspective ” has been awarded Best Paper in Clinical Case Studies Section in

National Conference of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (2009) , held in Sweekar Institute,

Hyderabad, India.

11. "Neural network underlying nonspatial attention: evidence from patients with focal brain lesions"

prepared by A Dutt, S. Das., A., Hazra, A Basu., S. K. Das & P. Mukhopadhyay has been awarded S.C.

Gupta Best Paper in National Conference of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (2008) , held

in Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta.

12. S. Tarafdar, P. Mukhopadhyay&P.K.Roy. "Comparison of obsessive traits, meta cognitive beliefs,

executive functions and working memory among OCD and their first degree relatives" awarded Best

Paper in Clinical Case Studies Section in National Conference of Indian Association of Clinical

Psychologists (2008) , held in Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta

13. S. Tarafder& P. Mukhopadhyay. “Neuroanatomical and metacognitive aspects of set- shifting.”,

International Conference on Psychology, Department of Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta

(2008).

14. A., Hazra, A Basu., S. K. Das &P.Mukhopadhyay. “Neural network underlying nonspatial attention:

Evidence from patients with focal brain lesions,” A Dutt, S Das. (2008), National Conference of

Indian Association of Clinical Psychologist , held in Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta.

15. S. Choudhury. P. Mukhopadhyay & S. Tarafdar, (2008), “An investigation of the personality disposition

and executive functioning of the mediators.” National Conference of Indian Association of Clinical

Psychologists held in Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta.

16. S. Tarafdar, P. Mukhopadhyay & P.K. Roy, (2008) “Comparison of obsessive traits, meta cognitive

beliefs, executive functions and working memory among OCD and their first degree relatives.”

National Conference of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists, held in Department of

Psychology, University of Calcutta.

17. Determination of Psychological Disposition of Hindu, Unmarried, Bengali Overweight Women of

Kolkata, by B. Banerjee, P. Mukhopadhyay & S. Tarafder in XXXII Indian Social Science Congress,

Jamia Milia Islamia University (2008).

18. Attended International Symposium on "OCD: Current Understanding and Future Directions."

NIMHANS, Bangalore (2007).

19. A Dutt, S Das., A., Hazra, A Basu., S. K. Das & P. Mukhopadhyay. Neural network underlying nonspatial

attention: evidence from patients with focal brain lesions National Conference of Indian Association

of Clinical Psychologists (2008), held in Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta.

20. P. Mukhopadhyay, A. Dutta, S.K. Das et. al., (2006) Set-shifting ability: in patients with focal brain

lesions. International conference on 'Mind- : Physical, Computational and Psychological

Approaches', Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata.

21. S. Tarafder, D Paul, P. Bhattacharya, D. Bilimoria, G Bandyopadhyay& P. Mukhopadhyay (2005). The

Impact Of Instinctual Impulses Of Sex And Aggression On Performance Of Cognitive Tasks: Assessing

Processing Speed And Fluid Set Shifting In OCD. National Conference of Applied Psychology

organized by the Department of Applied Psychology, University of Calcutta.

22. S Tarafder, P Bhattacharya, D Paul, P Mukhopadhyay& G Bandyopadhyay (2005). Guilt of Aggressive

and Sexual Impulses in OCD ASCIPS 2005, 18th Annual Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society

(W.B.)

23. S. Tarafder, D. Paul, D. Bilimoria, P. Bhattacharya, G. Bandyopadhyay and P. Mukhopadhyay (2005).

The Impact of Sexual Guilt and Aggression of OCD on the performance of Fluid Cognitive Tasks. Poster

Presented at the INA India Symposium, Chennai.

24. D. Paul, P. Bhattacharya, P. Mukhopadhyay, S. Tarafder& G. Bandyopadhyay (2005). The Impact Of

Instinctual Impulses On Executive Function In Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. West Bengal Science

Congress, organized by the Department of Science & Technology.

25. C. Singh & P. Mukhopadhyay (2004). Parenting and conduct disorder. Accepted for presentation in

18th Biannual Conference on Human Development. George Mason University, Washington, DC.

Membership of Learned Societies :

American Psychological Association

Executive member(Life) of Neuropsychological Society of India (NPSI)

Life Associate Member-Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists

Life Associate Member- Indian Psychiatric Society

Acted as Member in different selection committees: Academic institutions, corporate houses,

state government ( Tripura PSC, Tripura University, Utkal University, Sikkim University, IOCL)

Convener of Ph.D. committee in CPEPA, University o Calcutta

Member of Ph.D. committee in Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta

Chair Person of Undergraduate Board of Studies in Psychology, University o Calcutta

Post Graduate Board of studies in Psychology , West Bengal State University

Board of Studies of Post -graduate Diploma in Sports Management , IISWBM, Kolkata

Post graduate Diploma Course in Counseling/Social Work, Vidyasagar University.

Organizing Secretary:

CPEPA SLD outreach programme for assessment , detection and certification of SLD in West

Bengal

Cognitive Rehabilitation Workshop for the Brain Injured Patients 2013 conducted by renowned

scientists from UK (National level)

National conference of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists.

National Conference on Cognitive Psychology,

National Workshop on Behaviour Therapy

Invited lectures delivered :

“Mindfulness Meditation in Psychotherapy” in ICSSR sponsored seminar ‘Psychotherapies –

Contemporary Approaches In 21st Century India’, November 25, 2016, Loreto College, Kolkata

Workshop on “Psychosocial Management Of Dementia And Cancer’’ , 27th August 2016

“Learning and Neuroplasticity” In monthly extension lecture organized by Department of Education,

University of Calcutta on 27th June 2016.

Learning & Adaptive Brain in Prof.S.Chatterjee memorial session in one day Symposium on '' School

Psychology: clinical issues and challenges’’. Organized by Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, 30th May,

2016.

Freud Viewed from the Lens of a Neuropsychologist, In Seminar entitled “Psychoanalysis: A Journey

from Classical to Contemporary Perspectives” organized by West Bengal State University on 2nd -3rd,

March, 2016.

“Mindfulness Meditation: Perspectives from Affective Neuroscience”. 41st National Conference of

Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists, 2015 , held in Department of Psychology, Raksha Shakti

University Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Difficulty in set shifting in brain lesion, OCD & BPD patients (2013) the National Workshop-‘ Cognitive

Rehabilitation Workshop for Brain Injured Patients’, University of Calcutta, Kolkata

“Readings on executive function,” 2nd World Federation of Neurology Teaching Course in Cognitive

Neurology held on 6th and 7th January, 2012.

Neuroanatomical and Metacognitive Aspects of Set- shifting- 1st National Conference on

Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neurosciences (NCNCN-2011), NIMHANS, Bangalore.

A Profile of Cognitive Function in Focal Brain lesion Patients. Indian Statistical Institute , Kolkata.

Acted as a Facilitator in Pre-Conference Workshop

“Executive function in OCD: Concept and Assessment,” in the 3rd Bangladesh Clinical Psychology

Conference, held on October, 2011.

Invited symposium:

Chair : Pritha Mukhopadhyay

o Set shifting: A Pathophysiological Perspective Panelists : Pritha Muhopadhyay, Sreemoyee

tarafder, & Dinaz Bilimoria ( 2012). In: XXII Annual Convention of the National Academy of

Psychology (NAOP), Bangalore, India

Chair : Pritha Mukhopadhyay

o Executive Functions in Patients with OCD, Their First Degree Relatives& Borderline

Personality Disorder(2013) Panelists : Pritha Muhopadhyay, Sreemoyee tarafder, & Dinaz

Bilimoria National Conference of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists AIIMS, New

Delhi.

Other lectures:

Stress Management. in Refresher course in Applied Behavioural Science for Management

Practice(2013), Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta.

Stress Management in Sports. Laxmibai National University of Physical Education, Gwalior

(2009)

Training of the Trainers from Behavioural Perspective- in Pune Football Academy.

Invited Lecture in Retraining course of College Teachers under University with Potential for

Excellence Scheme of Jadavpur University (2007)

Invited Lectures on facilitation of session in the Refresher/ Orientation Training Programme

for the Counsellors of Family CounsellingCentres in West Bengal & Assam (2007)

A series of Lecture on HIV/AIDS Counselling organized by NACO in collaboration with West

Bengal AIDS Control Society (2007)

Invited Lecture on Anxiety Disorder for College Teachers organized by Manindra Chandra

College, Kolkata (2007)

Invited lectures on Behavioural Intervention in Geriatric Population (2006) NGOs for Aged,

Kolkata Invited lectures on Cognitive behaviour Therapy in Cognitive Science wing of

Philosophy Department , Jadavpur University

Invited lectures on Adolescent problems in National Conference of aAolescent Pediatric

chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (2005), Kolkata

Invited lectures on Stress and Its Management (2005) Department of Physical Education,

Kalyani University.

Invited lectures on Cognitive Functions in Aged Population (2004) Department of Physical

Education, Kalyani University.

Resource person/ Facilitator in workshops (in Industries )

GAIL, NTPC, IOL, IOCL, DVC, Jindal Power Limited

Different programmes of Jayprkash Institute of Social Change.

Productivity Council of Govt. of West Bengal

West Bengal Police.

Working with NGOs in relevant field, like during Sunami in Andaman.

Awards :

J. William Fulbright Scholarship (U. S. A) (1994)

Gold - Medal of the Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research for best

seminar talk.

Post graduation- First class with first position.

National scholarship (National Scholarship scheme of Government of India) for H.S. and B.A.

examinations.

Award for best paper in conferences

Neural oscillations in resting state EEG in ADHD children. P Saha , P Chakraborty , P Mukhopdhyay , S

Poria , C. R. Mukundan , S Sharma, P Ghosh, M Vijay , S Nath , S Ghosh . Awarded Best Paper in

National conference of Cognitive Neuroscience Society of India (CNSI) held at Institute of

Behavioural Science, Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 4th - 5th April,

2016

S.C. Gupta Best Paper award

Psychopathology of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder: A Neuropsychosocial Perspective’ S.C.

Gupta Best Paper in 41st National Conference of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists, 2015 ,

held in Department of Psychology, Raksha Shakti University Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Prof. Durganand Sinha award ( Best thesis award )

Award"A Searchfor An OCD Probands & Endophenotypic Model Of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder : A

Study with Their Unaffected First Degree Relatives" received Prof. Durganand Sinha Award at 24th

convention of conference National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) 2014, held in AIIMS, Bhopal.

she has done her phd thesis with me.

“Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Traits and Higher Cognitive Functions: A Correlational Study with

OCD“, S. Tarafder, D. Bilimoria, P. Mukhopadhyay & S. Das. Best paper award in respective session. In

International Conference onRecent Advances in Cognitive Science-2010, Department of Psychology,

Banaras Hindu University.

“Metacognitive and Neuropsychological Profiling of Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Disorder: A

Comparison with OCD” by N. Chatterjee, S. Tarafder and P. Mukhopadhyay. The paper has been

awarded best paper award in the respective session In International Conference on Recent Advances

in Cognitive Science-2010, Department of Psychology, BanarasHindu University.

“A Comparative study of personality, coping and executive functions in Autogenous and Reactive

Obsessions” D. Bilimoria, S. Tarafder, S. Das, S. Roychoudhury and P. Mukhopadhyay (2009) awarded

Best Paper in Anxiety Disorders Section in National Conference of Indian Association of Clinical

Psychologist , Sweekar Institute Hyderabad, India.

“Study of Metacognition in OCD from a Neuropsychological Perspective ” S. Tarafder, D.D. Bilimoria,

P.K. Roy and P. Mukhopadhyay has been awarded Best Paper in Clinical Case Studies Section in

National Conference of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (2009) , held in Sweekar Institute,

Hyderabad, India.

"Neural network underlying nonspatial attention: evidence from patients with focal brain lesions"

prepared by A Dutt, S. Das., A., Hazra, A Basu., S. K. Das & P. Mukhopadhyay has been awarded S.C.

Gupta Best Paper in National Conference of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (2008) , held

in Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta.

"Comparison of obsessive traits, meta cognitive beliefs, executive functions and working memory

among OCD and their first degree relatives" prepared by S. Tarafdar, P. Mukhopadhyay&P.K.Roy has

been awarded Best Paper in Clinical Case Studies Section in National Conference of Indian

Association of Clinical Psychologists (2008), held in Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta

Other notable activities :

Head of the Department

2001-2003

2009-2011

Introduced CUIIPP, in Department of Psychology in 2002.

First Coordinator of M. Phil in Clinical Psychology course in Calcutta University from 2006-2012

Teaching Experience

Psychology (Honours) in graduate level in Department of Psychology

Psychology in Post Graduation. Special paper/ Dissertation taught and supervised- Clinical Psychology,

Developmental Psychology

M.phil Clinical Psychology- Neuropsychology, Biological foundation. Supervision of cases requiring

Neuropsychological Assessment.

Taken classes for DPM students of Psychiatry.