Dr. Aswathy M

Dynamic Assistant Professor of Psychology with extensive experience at VIT-AP University, specializing in clinical supervision and student mentoring. Proven track record in enhancing learning through innovative course design and impactful community outreach. Skilled in psychotherapies and statistical analysis, fostering student success and engagement in psychological research.

• 5-Day FDP on “Quality Enhancement in Teaching-Learning, Research & Innovation” held during 30th November – 06th December 2023 organized by IQAC, VIT-AP University.
• 5-Day Faculty Development Programme on"Perspectives of Workplace Dynamics and Management : Recent Trends and Advancements organized by Amity Institute of Psychology & Allied Sciences(July 2023)
• Faculty Development Program on Statistical modelling
  and data analysis for research, organized by The School of Social Sciences & Humanities
  (VISH) & School of Computer Science and Engineering (SCOPE), VIT-AP University, from 3 -7 February 2025.
• 12-hour workshop on Research methodology 2018, Mysore university.
• Certificate course on diploma course on Management of Learning Disorder (TSSR council).
• Done internship and training program in Clinical psychology

• Translation work on progress on the scale 'Golden Mean Inventory'-Overuse, Underuse, Optimal-Use of Character Strengths (OUOU) by Ryan Niemac, 2025
• Title: Influence of Forgiveness and Gratitude on Family Cohesion, published in International Journal of All Research Education and Scientific Methods, (IJARESM), volume 9, issue: 12, Dec 2021.
• Title: Exploring Wisdom as cognitive character strengths and its influence on family environment, published in Indian Journal of Positive Psychology (IJPP), 2022, 13(2), 142-145.
• Awarded Best paper for the paper' SEXUAL OBJECTIFICATION ON FEMALES IN RELATION WITH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS VIOLENCE AMONG MALE EMERGING ADULTS' at a national conference held at Bharathiar University on February 20-21, 2014
• Awarded Best Inventor Award for Research Paper Presented at International Conference on Mental Health and Wellbeing (ICMW-2021).
• Paper presentation on research paper on the topic INFLUENCE OF HUMOR ON FAMILY COHESION at International Conference on Mental Health and Wellbeing(November-2021), Conducted by PSG Arts and science college , Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
  
• Presented research paper on the topic FAMILY TYPES AND BIRTH ORDER ON CHARACTER STRENGTHS at the Virtual International Conference on Hope, Efficacy, Resilience, Optimism towards Holistic Living (May 2021), conducted by Jain University, Bangalore.
  
• Presented paper on the topic DISPOSITIONAL MINDFULNESS, GRATITUDE AND AGGRESSION AMONG ADOLESCENCE at an international conference on Indian Association for Applied Psychology (IAAP, 2019), conducted at Kurukshetra University, Haryana
• Presented paper on the topic JOB SATISFACTION AND SELF ESTEEM AMONG UNMARRIED YOUNG FEMALE ADULT TEACHERS in a national conference held at Little Flower Institute of Social Sciences and Health on 23,24,25 January 2012

Guest lectures and invitation as recourse person

• Guest speaker on Management Development Program (MDP) titled "Leadership in Action: Communication, Culture, and Governance for the 21st Century" March 2025
• Guest speaker on topic " Character strengths and its applications" for Mangroves psychological services and research center organized as public event on January 2025.
• Panel expert on scale development of "Digital Attachment Style Scale (DASS)",2025.

Trainings and workshops

• Got training in school psychology from the three-day workshop on the International training program on school psychology jointly organized by the Indian school psychology association (InSPA) by Calicut University from Calicut University 2012.
  
• Attended a two-day national conference on POSITIVE BEHAVIOR: PERSPECTIVES AND APPLICATIONS on 21 and 22 September 2012
  
• Attended national conference on enhancing PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING on 20, 21 February 2014
  
• Attended a 3-day National level workshop on POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY EVALUATION AND REMEDIAL TRAINING IN CHILDREN WITH SPECIFIC LEANING DISABILITIES held from 21 to 23 December 2013 from the institute called AMMA psychological research center for differently abled children.
  
• Attended a one-day seminar on GENDER AND HUMAN RIGHTS organized by the Department of social work at Little Flower Institute of Social Sciences and Health
• Attended a two-day workshop on yoga PHILOSOPHY AND TRANSACTION ANALYSIS organized by Association for Psychological Research( APR)
  
• Attended a two-day national conference on CURRENT TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY organized by
  Calicut University
  
• Had four months clinical practicum at IMHANS, Calicut on Clinical Psychology